Hi,
This is Susie.
Thanks for joining me today.
This is going to be a very quick meditation to help reset your nervous system so that you can get on with your day or have a relaxing sleep,
Having let your body know that it's safe to feel calm.
So,
Find yourself a comfortable seat.
Make sure that you're as comfortable as you can be.
Make any adjustments you might need.
And then feel the weight of your body.
So,
Feel where there is contact with the chair or the floor or the bed or sofa,
Wherever you're sitting or lying.
And then give your mind a rest for a minute.
Notice your breath.
Drop down into the body.
Come out of the head.
See what's happening with your breath.
And then take a sigh.
And consciously start to deepen your breath,
Expanding the out-breath.
So,
By deepening the breath and lengthening the exhale,
You're signaling to your body that you are safe,
Your body is safe.
And bring both of your hands to the centre of your chest,
Cross your heart chakra.
Apply some slight pressure here because this also signals to your body that you're safe.
Just feeling the weight and the warmth of your hands across your heart on your chest.
And again,
Consciously lengthening your out-breath here.
Then you can start to gently tap around your chest.
So,
Across the ribcage,
Just with both hands,
Using the fingertips to lightly tap across the chest,
Down the centre of the chest,
The sternum,
Just to help move any tension,
Any stress that you might be holding here.
So many of us hold that tightness in our chest when we're getting stressed,
When there's too much to do,
Too much to think about.
So,
Just gently tap here now to help disperse any energy that's sticking here.
And if you like,
You can visualise anything that's heavy and stuck in the chest just dissipating as you lightly tap all around here with both hands,
Keeping your breathing steady,
Remembering to keep that out-breath as long as it's comfortable.
And then let's bring the hands back to the centre of the heart chakra to once again feel that warmth and notice,
Hopefully,
Some stillness in your body.
So,
Just saying to yourself,
Either out loud or in your mind,
Right now,
I'm safe,
My body is safe,
Right now,
Everything is okay.
And let's just take one final breath.
Thank you for joining me today.
Namaste.
