In love with life.
Wherever you are,
Make yourself as comfortable as possible.
Let this practice be completely effortless.
Don't strive for a perfect seat or even complete stillness.
I encourage you to lie down on your bed or couch and allow your body to sink into the softness that surrounds you.
Once you find the position that is right for you,
Close your eyes.
Take a few moments to inventory your body.
Look for areas of tightness or rigidity and ask those areas to let go.
Once you have completely relaxed your body,
Begin to direct your attention to your sense organs.
Your eyes and ears and tongue and nose.
See can you relax them completely.
Feel as though their vibrating energy recedes away from the external surface of your skin,
Settling back into the seat of yourself.
You should feel as though your eyes sink deep into their sockets.
Your inner ears sink into your skull.
Your nostrils relax completely.
Your tongue settles into the very back of your throat.
Allow the sense organs to let go of the desire to look out as you begin the process of looking in.
Now direct your attention to your breath.
Feel yourself breathe.
Be fully present with the sensation of your breath from the inside.
Feel the breath move in and out as your lungs expand and contract.
Experience each breath as though for the very first time.
Savor each inhale as you feel the energy of your body lift up slightly with the expansion.
Settle more deeply with each exhale as you feel the energy of your body contract from the outside in.
As you watch and feel yourself breathe,
Let a small smile come to your lips.
Repeat the words inside your mind.
I love to breathe.
I love to breathe.
As you repeat the words,
Let yourself explore the miracle of your breath.
Keep this small smile on your lips and feel what it's like to love to breathe.
Continue to repeat the words inside of your mind.
I love to breathe.
I love to breathe.
Keep your awareness on your breath and now expand your attention to the comfort of your body wherever you have chosen to be.
Make an attempt to sink even more into this comfortable space.
If it feels good,
Allow your body to move slightly as you get more and more comfortable.
Observe what it's like to feel so much comfort,
To feel so protected and relaxed.
As you observe yourself being comfortable,
Bring a smile to your lips.
Repeat the words inside of your mind.
I love to be comfortable.
I love to be comfortable.
As you repeat the words,
Let yourself explore the feeling of comfort.
Continue to smile as you experience the gift of comfort,
All the while repeating the words,
I love to be comfortable.
I love to be comfortable.
Now expand your awareness.
Continue to feel your breath,
Experience your comfort as you begin to visualize yourself inside of your home.
Even if you are not currently at home right now,
Imagine that you are.
Explore your house completely with your mind.
See all the rooms and furniture,
The art on the walls.
Notice all of the things about your home that you love the most.
Special spots you like to read or rest,
The kitchen,
A bathtub.
Allow yourself to visualize whatever you love most about your home.
Take a moment to really see it.
As you observe your home,
Bring a smile to your lips.
Repeat the words inside of your mind.
I love my home.
I love my home.
As you say these words inside of your mind,
Take time to pause on all the aspects of your home that you love the most.
Keep a smile curling up on your lips and observe what it's like to love your home.
Maintaining an awareness of your breath,
Your comfort,
Your home.
Expand your attention now to include your city or town.
Mentally take a walk around your city or town and allow your mind to wander to all of the places that you love the most.
Parks,
Your favorite coffee house,
Museums,
The homes of friends or loved ones.
Linger in the images of the places in your community that you love the most.
As you walk around your city or town,
Bring a smile back to your face.
Repeat the words inside of your mind.
I love my town.
I love my town.
Continuing to smile,
Let yourself call to mind all of the best aspects of the place that you live.
See all of the people who live there who you love.
Playfully imagine your favorite parts of your town as you continue to repeat the words.
I love my town.
I love my town.
Without losing your awareness of your breath,
Your comfort,
Your home and your town,
Expand your attention now to include the entire planet.
Visualize your town,
Your home,
Yourself as small specks on the earth and allow your mind to indulge in exploring the planet and all of your favorite places that exist on it.
Take time to see places you have traveled to or desire to travel to.
See the people you love scattered around the earth.
See your favorite animals in the wild.
See flowers and trees.
Hear the songs of birds from all around the world.
See the ocean and rivers and lakes.
Allow yourself to openly experience all of your favorite things about the planet.
As you observe the planet and all of the aspects of it that you love,
Bring a smile to your lips.
Keeping that smile on your face,
Repeat the words inside of your mind.
I love this planet.
I love this planet.
I love this planet.
Continue allowing this small smile to grace your lips as you let yourself fully experience what it feels like to be in love with this planet as you continue to repeat the words inside of your mind.
I love this planet.
I love this planet.
Continue to feel your breath,
Your comfort,
Your home,
Your town,
The earth,
And now expand your awareness to include time.
Go back in time to the day that you were born.
See yourself as a baby.
Begin to visualize your life as it unfolds across time.
See yourself as a child,
A teenager.
Keep going until you get to the age you are now.
Then go beyond.
See yourself getting older.
See yourself at the very end of your life.
Now bring a smile to your lips and say to yourself inside of your mind,
I love my life.
I love my life.
As you experience your life from birth to death,
Savor all of the best memories.
See all the most important moments.
Feel the best feelings.
Savor these as you continue to smile and repeat the words inside of your mind.
I love my life.
I love my life.
Be with your breath,
Your comfort,
Your home,
Your town,
The planet,
Your life as it unfolds across time.
And now begin to include into your awareness the beat of your heart.
Feel the beat of your heart right now.
Feeling the beat of your heart,
Say the words inside of your mind.
I am alive.
Smile and say to yourself,
I am alive.
Keep smiling.
Be with the smile.
Be with the beat of your heart.
Be with your life as it unfolds across time.
Be with the planet.
Be with your town.
Be with your home.
Be with your comfort.
Be with your breath.
I am alive.
Say it louder inside your mind.
I am alive.
Smile bigger.
I am alive.
Breathe deeper.
I am alive.
Now let go.
Let go of your breath,
Of your comfort,
Of your home.
Let go of your town,
Of the planet,
Of your life as it unfolds across time.
Let go of the beat of your heart.
Just be.
Take a few more moments here.
When you feel ready,
Open your eyes and return to your day.
Namaskar.
