Good morning,
Thank you for joining me for this short morning meditation.
As you're getting yourself ready,
Settling into whatever position feels most comfortable,
You could stay in bed if you like,
Or sitting up.
Just take a moment to make yourself comfortable.
And then closing the eyes.
We'll start by setting an intention for our day today.
Setting an intention is really powerful to help you stay connected to how you want to show up in your life.
So your intention for today could be something like kindness,
Presence,
Gratitude,
A word or phrase that means a lot to you,
That can help anchor you throughout the rest of your day.
So just take a moment now and set that intention.
And now we'll begin to focus on the breath.
So we're going to breathe in through the nose and out through the nose to a count of four.
We'll continue to do this breath for a few minutes.
So go ahead now,
Breathing in through your nose,
Inhale,
Two,
Three,
Four.
And exhale,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Again,
Inhale,
Two,
Three,
Four.
And exhale,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Continue on your own,
Counting to four on the in-breath and four on the out-breath.
Notice how you feel and continuing to breathe in and out to a count of four,
A few more rounds.
Noticing what's happening in the body as you breathe.
Doing one more round now and exhaling for four.
And you can let go of the counting now.
And I want you to visualize your entire day from everything you're going to be doing after this meditation,
All the way through your morning,
Your lunchtime,
Your afternoon,
And your evening.
And visualize going into each of these activities using the intention that you set at the beginning of your practice.
So I'll leave a few minutes here now to go ahead and visualize your day with your intention.
See yourself moving through each of the activities with this intention.
Now finishing up the afternoon,
The evening,
See yourself going to bed.
See yourself whole and complete and settling in.
And now letting that day fade away,
Fade off into the distance.
And you arrive here in the present,
Alert but relaxed.
Breath is calm.
Mind is calm.
But if there happened to be any additional thoughts racing around,
See if you can just let them go,
Watch them leave like leaves blowing in the wind and back to the present moment.
And now we're just going to leave a few moments of stillness and silence for you to be present.
And again,
If thoughts start to pop up,
Just come back to your breath,
Back to your intention.
Find your anchor and sit in the stillness and the silence to bring forth the peace that is always there.
And now as we get ready to go back to our day,
Just taking a moment here for gratitude,
For showing up today,
For taking the time to set up your day with intention,
With mindfulness and stillness.
Thank you for joining me this morning.
Namaste.
