IRest Practice 13: Noticing Flows Of Sensation & Energy

iRest Practice 13: Noticing Flows of Sensation & Energy from the iRest Program for Healing PTSD: A Proven Effective Approach to Using Yoga Nidra Meditation & Deep Relaxation Techniques to Overcome Trauma.

This iRest session offers a Breathsensing practice, where one is specifically invited to notice the felt sense of one's breath. This tool offers a host of benefits: it improves concentration, balances the nervous system, releases tension, and invites a sense of ease into the mind and body, which improves our ability to sense and respond to our body's messengers. Our ability to sense and respond to our messengers allows us to be responsive, compassionate, and caring toward ourselves and others.

Written by Richard C. Miller, PhD. Recorded by Erin Finck, TCTSY-F, RYT 500, Level 1 iRest Teacher.

Guided Meditation, Yoga Nidra, Breathsensing, Relaxation Technique.

Transcript

All the movement in your body, Thoughts, Emotions, Sensations, Images, Etc. Are actually flows of energy. Your breathing patterns are also flows of energy. At first, These flows may be subtle and challenging to feel. With practice, However, These flows become easy to feel and experience. In this practice, You're invited to note and experience your breathing as flows of sensation and energy. In a place where you won't be disturbed, Set aside 5 to 10 minutes to experience this practice. Sit or lie down in a comfortable position. With your eyes gently open or closed. Allow your senses to open to the sounds around you. The touch of air on your skin. The sensations where your body touches the surface that it's resting on. Notice the feeling of letting go into being at rest and at ease throughout your entire body and mind. Bring attention to sensations in your jaw. Eyes forehead. Shoulders. Arms. Palms. Chest. Belly. Upper and lower back. Pelvis. Hips. Legs feet. Welcome your entire body. As a field of radiant sensation. Front and back. Left and right sides. Inside and out. Welcome your entire body. As a radiant field of sensation. Bring your attention to your body breathing. Inhaling belly midsection and chest rising. Feel your entire body expanding. Letting go into the surface that's supporting you expanding and letting go. Relax. Grounded. At ease Bring attention to your body breathing. Exhaling. Belly, Midsection, And chest releasing. Your body letting go into the surface that's supporting you. Releasing Relaxing. Grounded. And that ease. With each exhalation. Sense a gentle flow of sensation and energy moving up the back of your body. Flowing along the back of your legs. Back of your spine. Back of your neck. And up and out through the top of your head. With each exhalation. Sense the flow of sensation and energy up the back of your body. As your body settles ever more deeply. Into the surface that's supporting you. With each inhalation. Sense a gentle flow of sensation and energy traveling down the front of your body. Flowing down through the top of your head. Throat. Chest pelvis. Legs and feet. With each inhalation, Sense a flow of sensation and energy. Traveling down the front of your body as your body settles ever more deeply into the surface that's supporting you. Notice this circulating current of sensation and energy. With each inhalation. Sensation and energy flowing down the front of your body. From head to toes. With each exhalation. Sensing an energy flowing up the back of your body from your heels to head Welcome and nourish the feeling of your inner resource of well-being. As you continue noting your body breathing. Every cell in your body welcoming the feeling of well-being with each breath. Continue noting and experiencing this circular flow of sensation and energy with each breath. Your body settling. Relaxing. Grounded. At ease. Inviting in your inner resource of well-being. Peace and ease with every breath remaining here as long as you feel comfortable. When you're ready. Allow your eyes to slowly open and close several times. Since the surface is supporting your body. The feeling of the environment around you. Sounds. Objects. The sensations of your body. Emotions. Thoughts? And the feeling of well-being. As you're ready. With your eyes open. Feel yourself present to this moment. Aware of your body breathing. Your inner resource. Sensations of well-being. Peace and ease as you come fully back to your wide awake state of mind and body. Present. To this moment.