Good morning friends and welcome to another morning mini here on Insight Timer and a few minute movements as well.
I've got my coffee in hand,
Feel free to gather a drink if you like.
You can do this practice seated,
Nothing that you need.
We're just going to take a few minutes of quiet,
Quiet before the day fills up with messages and conversations and expectations.
And for this whole practice you can close the eyes if you like but I'm here with you to sit with you as we begin our day.
We're taking a moment just for this,
Just for our breath.
Let it come naturally,
No effort,
No performance,
Finding this quiet rhythm.
You can bring your hands to your heart if you like or your belly to feel the breath.
The simplest of movements with the breath,
We're just going to lift the shoulders up on the inhale and let them fall away on the exhale.
Up on the inhale and fall on the exhale.
Just take a few of these movements as we find the rhythm,
The quiet pace of the breath,
Letting any noise that might be creeping into the mind of to-do lists or schedules or running ahead with the rest of the day.
We'll just notice,
Maybe bring the awareness back to the breath for a moment.
We use the word quiet.
We know that the world around us and within us is never truly silent and that's okay.
Perhaps though as we bring our awareness inwards,
We find a little peace,
A little pause just to ask ourselves perhaps,
What would we like to meet today?
Not what you need to get done or what is expected of you,
But what would we like to meet or how would we like to meet the day?
Perhaps with steadiness or patience,
Perhaps with a little more peace or space between things.
The answer can be as simple as you wish.
Maybe it's something we can return to as the noise of the day begins to grow.
We can pause here in this moment,
But also throughout your day,
You can take a breath,
A moment,
A little piece of quiet in a busy day and in a busy world.
Maybe just bringing the hands to the heart for a moment and we'll just take a lovely deep inhale,
Sigh a breath out.
You can open the eyes if they're closed,
And I welcome you to a brand new day.
Thank you so much for joining me.
I'll see you again soon.
Farewell for now.
