This is Sonia with an easeful relaxation practice.
Take a moment to take a nice deep breath in through your nose,
Feeling the air as it enters in through your lungs,
Noticing and feeling the chest as it expands to receive the air,
And then feeling and easing into the recoil as the body easefully exhales.
Feel in and ease into the natural flow and rhythm of your breath without excessive effort or actual forceful use.
Just allow yourself to settle in into a natural state where you pull your attention back away from any and all distractions that may be outside of your inner self.
So if closing your eyes feels natural and comfortable to you,
I invite you to do so,
Or lower your gaze to a comfortable stance.
Just breathe.
And as you breathe,
Allow yourself to really tune in to the easefulness of the breath.
Notice how the body naturally goes into a rhythmic flow with the chest rising up and down,
All within one synchronous fluid motion.
Allow yourself to settle in and completely be observant of all that's taking place within your inner world.
And as you're tuned in,
Really feel into what's taking place,
Noticing any sensations,
Gentle aches,
Discomfort,
Whatever makes itself aware,
Bringing itself to the forefront of your mind.
Should you feel any discomfort in any particular location,
Breathe through it.
Gently breathe through it.
As you sit and observe,
Or just regardless of whether you're sitting or in a standing or walking position,
As you tune inward,
Feeling all that is within your physical space,
Notice what's making itself prominent within your mind.
Thoughts are ever-present,
Ever-flowing in and out.
At times,
Thoughts may appear to have a mind of their own,
Constantly flowing and moving in,
Oftentimes garnering our attention in a way that it seems that we're at the mercy of our thoughts.
So as you observe,
Allow yourself to objectively look at the thoughts that are flowing through your mind.
You may very well have thoughts that bring into question the manner in which you are going about this practice.
As you're observing those thoughts and any other thoughts that may be flowing in and out of your awareness,
Allow yourself to shift your perspective to that of one who was observing the thoughts almost in the way that you would observe thoughts through looking through a window.
As you're observing the thoughts,
Subtract judgment.
So as you release judgment from your thoughts,
Just simply watch what's passing through.
In the nature of the way that thoughts flow in and out,
Capturing our attention and thrusting it either back to the past or head to the future,
Allow yourself to just see what's taking place.
And any and every time your,
Any thoughts arrives that trigger or stimulate a memory or recollection of something that you'd rather not focus on,
Just simply redirect your attention back to observing and feeling the breath.
Each and every second of the day,
We are breathing,
We are exchanging and taking in every single nutrient that our bodies need.
Oftentimes we're immersed in activity to a point where we may not notice the very faculties that are taking place on a moment by moment basis.
So as these thoughts flow through your awareness,
Just simply observe.
And as you're observing,
Accept it as is.
So you're seeing and observing what's flowing through and you're redirecting your attention back to observing the breath.
Acknowledging that different thoughts may elicit a sense of a feeling toned within you.
So as you sit,
Observe and feel,
Breathe into whatever makes itself apparent.
Bringing your attention back to the breath as many times as need be.
Release the need of judgment as well as the urge to keep score of the amount of times that you must redirect your attention.
Know that you're right exactly where you need to be.
And that there is no right or wrong way to do the practice.
However you're showing up in this moment is sufficient.
You are enough.
Always have been,
Always will.
With everything that you do,
You are more than sufficient.
So as you feel into the breath,
Feel into the release,
Inhaling ease and exhaling any tension,
Allowing stillness to come into play and allowing yourself to just be within your natural state of being.
It's okay to rest.
It's okay to put aside any feelings or thoughts that may be gnawing for your attention.
Feel into the intention of this practice,
Just easeful rest.
In the same manner in which our bodies need rest,
A restful sleep at night,
So does our inner being need time to reconnect with your higher self.
Allow the rhythm of the breath to soothe you as you continue to breathe.
I would like to extend my gratitude and appreciation for you being in practice.
And I would like for you to do the same for yourself.
Know that your mind,
Body,
And spirit all thank you for it.
Have a great day.
