To begin this grounding exercise,
I'll invite you to gently allow the eyes to fall shut or you can keep your gaze downwards,
Settling into your space,
Finding a comfortable seat and I'll invite you to find your breath.
Notice how the body expands with the inhale and how it constricts with the exhale.
See if you can spend more time with each breath,
Lengthening the inhale,
Lengthening the exhalation,
Noticing the pace of your breath,
Noticing the speed of your breath,
Noticing any body sensations that the breath can bring you.
Just noticing how this feels in your body and if thoughts start to enter the mind,
Allow them to.
Just notice,
Notice them,
Let them pass by without attachment,
Without fixation,
Without attachment.
Noticing the thoughts coming into your awareness like a conveyor belt.
You just notice,
Letting them pass by,
Allowing the breath to soften the body,
To soften any tension or heaviness that you may be holding on to.
Allow there to be space as the body inhales and exhales,
Allowing for expansion,
Allowing for space and openness.
Allowing for softness,
Allowing for grace and compassion and noticing now if the breath has changed pace,
If the breath has changed speed.
Noticing what that does to the body sensations.
I'll invite you to take a few more rounds of breath and whenever it feels right for you,
You can slowly re-enter the space,
Slowly blinking open the eyes,
Taking your time,
Gently,
Slowly and to close,
We'll take one more breath together,
Take a deep,
Long inhalation and a nice long exhalation out.
We have come to the end of the practice.
Thank you so much for joining me today.