So glad that you are here for this short meditation.
And just as a reminder,
I feel like meditation has such a heavy connotation to it.
That you have to be seated.
There has to be quiet.
There has to be non-thinking in this complete state of relaxation.
For me,
That is the desired outcome.
The things I could take with me as I go into my day,
Into my rest.
That motivation can cultivate the quiet,
The stillness that I desire in my life.
So wherever you are today,
However much time you have,
Let that be enough.
I do ask that you close your eyes,
Just signaling to the body that this is a time for internal reflection.
It's a time for the outer body to relax and the inner body to find more purpose.
Place your hands on your body,
Navel and chest.
And take breath here,
Each breath a little bigger than the one before.
Through the nose,
Inhale.
Open mouth,
Exhale.
As you feel your body settle,
Notice more of the rise and the fall of your chest.
The expansion and the release right behind your navel.
I give these spaces permission to move,
The breath to express itself right behind your skin.
So that's the focus question.
The focus question for today's practice is,
What do I need right now to feel whole and complete?
What do I need right now to feel whole and complete?
No doubt that many things start to bubble up.
Let the mind be active for these next few moments.
Permission to receive any messages,
Any requests.
And then use the inhale and exhale breath to make sense of all of it.
And then take each breath a little bigger than the one before.
And then use the body to settle and also the thoughts to settle so that you can just sit and watch as each need that your body,
Your mind,
Your heart has comes in,
Rest right next to you.
What do you need?
And then breathe,
Breathe to notice more of what it all means.
What does the story of those thoughts,
Those messages tell you?
What do you need to feel whole and complete?
Inhale and exhale when things don't make sense.
Take bigger breaths now.
Using the movement of this energy that is your breath to break up the accumulation of intensity.
Using breath to sweep away some of the feeling of uncertainty that you have been experiencing.
Use this breath to build more trust in how you take care of yourself.
Three more times.
Breathe through your nose.
Open mouth exhale.
Two more times.
Inhale.
Soften the jaw permission to receive this breath fully.
Breathe.
Bring your hands together so that they cover your heart space by your chin down to your chest.
Remember this breath right here right now.
It holds the power to move you into that space of wholeness.
It's always there within you.
Even if you just find it for a moment.
As this breath settles as your body settles.
Namaste.
