Finding Ground Meditation.
Welcome to the Mindful Life Practice.
I'm Shelley Sowell and I'm hosting this grounding meditation in order to help us find our sense of balance,
Alignment by connecting with our bodies and our breath.
We all have these moments in life where we feel like we've lost our ground.
We can feel anxious,
Tired,
Overwhelmed,
Or we're just transitioning from one thing to the next.
Maybe the busyness of life is just getting in.
So in these moments we begin again and we find our ground.
For this practice I recommend sitting in a chair.
Begin by finding a comfortable position in your chair with your feet on the ground.
Definitely pressing your feet into the ground,
Sending a message to your mind that in this moment you're okay.
Rest your body to feel a bit more relaxed and open.
You may want to rest your hands on your lap.
You may want to close your eyes or leave them open,
Softly gazing at the floor or a point in front of you.
The idea is to limit distraction.
If you experience tension in your neck,
Jaw,
You may want to try slightly lowering your chin,
Allowing your tongue to maybe touch the roof of your mouth.
And now as you are settling in,
We find our breath.
Checking in,
Going inward,
Gently observing how you're breathing.
Adjust the breath until it feels supportive in your body.
We want your breathing to feel good.
You may want to try one hand on your heart and the other hand on your belly to feel your body expand on the inhale and release on the exhale.
Breathing in,
I expand.
Breathing out,
I release.
And with every breath,
You are allowing the chair to support your body just a little bit more.
If focusing on the breath is challenging today,
Then I invite you to try bringing your awareness to the space where your body meets the chair.
Realizing that space of connection where your body is supported.
In this practice,
If you have thoughts come in or distractions of any kind,
That is completely normal.
So on the inhale,
We notice our experience.
On the exhale,
We gently invite it to release.
Breathing in,
You may notice a sound or a thought or a feeling,
Anything in your experience.
And breathing out,
You may ask it to gently release,
Bringing your attention back to your breath or your body in the chair.
I invite you in the final moments of this practice.
To set an intention for your day or maybe just for your next hour.
An intention of how you want to show up in the world,
The quality,
The clarity.
And just take a moment to see yourself fully present,
Moving into this next part of your day with intention and aliveness.
When you are ready,
Take three intentional breaths to begin to bring your attention back to the room,
Back to the task in front of you,
Back to the people around you,
Ready to move forward in your day with more ground.
Relaxed,
But not too stiff.
