Find your way to a comfortable space where the spine is long,
Seated,
Lying down,
Whatever feels best to you.
Take the next few moments to mentally arrive in this space,
Allowing the eyes to close.
Take a deep inhale,
Sigh it out,
Letting go of anything outside.
Perhaps repeat this a couple more times until you feel as though you're able to leave everything else outside the door for just this time.
You've reserved to practice your self-care,
Focusing only on the breath,
Sensations as they arise within the body,
Being fully present in this moment.
Nothing else will wait,
Nothing to do,
Nowhere to be but here,
Present,
With the mind,
With the body,
With the breath.
And now begin to deepen and lengthen the breath,
Noticing where the breath travels in the body,
Noticing as the collarbones,
The ribcage,
The belly expand,
Allowing space for each inhale.
Notice the belly,
The ribcage,
The collarbones contract,
Sinking with each exhale.
Inhale fresh new life.
Exhale anything no longer serving you.
Inhale love,
Gratitude,
Peace.
Exhale judgment,
Expectation,
Worry.
Exhale everything you need.
Exhale anything you don't.
Staying with the breath,
Staying in this moment,
Allowing yourself to just be.
And now bring the mind's awareness to all of the points of contact the body makes with the earth beneath,
Allowing yourself to feel fully supported here,
Envisioning bright silver cords of energy traveling down from each point of contact of the body with the earth,
All the way down,
Down,
Down,
Down to the diamond center of Mother Earth,
Where these bright silver cords of energy connect with the warm,
Stable,
Grounding and loving energy of Mother Earth,
Anchoring you here,
Maybe with a big metal anchor.
Maybe these silver cords wrap around a great big rock,
Or maybe these silver cords wrap around great roots from trees from an ancient forest that have traveled all the way down to the center of the earth to anchor you.
Whatever it is,
Whatever your anchor,
Set it here,
Allowing it to hold you,
Allowing you to always feel this grounding and stability,
This loving presence that envelops you,
Knowing that you always have the support of the earth beneath.
The support and that stability is unwavering and always present just for you.
And as you slowly make your way back up,
Using the mind's eye to travel all the way up these bright silver cords of energy from the center of the earth,
Through the many many layers of the earth,
All the way up through the crust of the earth and the ground,
All the way up to each point of contact your body is making with the earth beneath,
Allowing your physical body to fill with this warm,
Stable,
Grounding and loving energy,
Allowing it to completely surround you,
Bringing the mind's awareness back to your physical surroundings,
To the breath,
Taking your time,
Whenever it feels right to you,
Whenever you're ready,
Slowly bring back gentle waves of movement,
Waking the body,
Allowing the eyes to flutter open and taking this grounding,
Stable,
Loving energy with you for the rest of your day.
I hope it's beautiful.
