From Shein Pinyata,
I'm Colleen Thomas.
This is Daily Magic for Peace.
Today we will honor the spirit of Ukraine.
Welcome to the circle.
So today it would be wonderful if you could grab a candle if you have one nearby or you can also imagine one if it's impractical to actually hold on to one right now.
And as we gather I welcome you as you settle into the circle,
Settle into our time together,
Maybe consider taking a breath to transition into our time together.
To calm our nervous systems today we're going to activate that vagus nerve.
We're going to activate it very gently by looking to one side for about 20 seconds and then to the other side.
So see if you'd like to join me in this.
What you need to do is just keep your head facing forward but let your eyes drift to the left.
Kind of like you're looking,
Stealing a glance at somebody sitting next to you but you're gonna keep that gaze.
If this is stressful on your eyes at all just find a way to make it easier on your body,
Stimulating that vagus nerve and I invite you to look forward maybe blink a few times and let's look to the right this time.
The vagus nerve is the main nerve in our parasympathetic nervous system and it's a wonderful nerve to get to know.
You can read all about the vagus nerve and polyvagal theory and then you can see different ways you can apply this in your own life.
And looking back to the front maybe blinking and just maybe noticing if your body feels any different now.
And as you're ready I invite you to consider connecting down with the earth,
Filling beneath you,
Connecting down,
Down,
Down,
Finding your grounding and maybe simultaneously connecting up through your scalp and up at the top of your head,
Connecting up with the cosmos.
So you find yourself between heaven and earth balanced very gently balanced between heaven and earth.
And as you are connected to the earth see if you might like to join me in noticing what's going on at the level of your earth star chakra.
It's about six feet beneath your body right along your divine line that earth star chakra where we connect in with our ancestors and our past lives if that idea resonates for you.
And then floating up to our first chakra at the base of the spine where we connect with our safety and with sustainability.
And then gently up to our second chakra at the womb center at the lower belly where we connect with flow and abundance and connection.
And now we're just going to drift up to our third chakra at our solar plexus.
This is where we have our will and our power.
This is kind of our life force.
People see it at a yellow.
It can be a place where our Leo energy is,
Our Sun energy is,
Our strong energy is.
It's connecting with that space in yourself if that feels good to you.
Maybe putting a hand on your solar plexus.
Just noticing how your third chakra feels today.
Are there any places where you feel like your power is not able to flow?
Are you feeling limited or held back in any way?
Are you feeling strong and centered in this area?
Just noticing and let's take a breath together into that third chakra.
And from this place of the third chakra I invite you to grab your candle,
Light your candle,
Imagine a candle.
Today from this place,
This place of power and strength,
I invite you to join me in honoring the spirit of Ukraine and the spirit of the people of Ukraine and the spirit of the people not only living right now in Ukraine but the spirit of all the people who have ever lived in the region that we call Ukraine.
To see if you can feel into that in this moment.
What we are seeing,
What is unfolding in front of us right now is such an incredible boldness and strength and pride and courage and connection and unity.
And as we sit together in circle with our intention today to honor the bravery of the people of Ukraine,
The people now and the people then of Ukraine,
I invite you to look at your candle and to see that spirit in that flame and to drop into your own heart in your own space and see what it is that you feel called to contribute.
How you feel called to support this flame.
You're already here in circle so I know you care,
I know you are connected and I invite you on a daily basis to notice this flame right.
Notice this won't be the flame but it'll be whatever you're hearing in the news about the pride and the strength that is happening continuously in Ukraine.
When you notice that,
What do you feel called to do?
How do you feel called to show up?
Is it sending a prayer?
Is it sending magic?
Is it something more physical in the physical world?
What do you feel called?
How do you feel called to support this?
And also how do you find it reflected in you when you look at this incredible strength?
Do you feel emboldened?
Do you feel stronger?
Do you feel allied?
I invite you to think about this the next time you hear a story on the news or you run into something that reminds you of what's going on in Ukraine and notice how you feel.
What is this awakening you?
This is an incredibly powerful moment on our planet and I would love it if we each had strategies for getting around the numbing that can happen when something is so intense for so long,
Right?
Bringing in play,
Bringing in joy,
Bringing in moments where we find the beauty,
Staying human,
Staying flexible.
And as we close today,
I invite you to join me in sending love and deepest respect to the people living now in Ukraine and the people who have lived in Ukraine,
The ancestry,
The land,
The pride,
The history,
The strength.
May it be so.
Thank you so much for being with us today.
Your presence,
Your energy,
And your heart make all the difference in healing our world.
Remember to breathe today.
Breathe and expand.
I hope you join us again next time and please consider inviting a friend.
That's it for Daily Magic for Peace.
Our music is by Terry Hughes.
I'm Colleen Thomas.
Thanks for listening.
