Hi everyone.
Today we'll be doing a mindful meditation focused on checking in with your mental health.
We tend to live our lives quickly and often don't prioritize checking in with ourselves or taking a pause.
This meditation is for you to turn inward and with self compassion give yourself what you need.
Find a comfortable position whether it's standing,
Sitting,
Or laying down.
Eyes can be closed or soft and give yourself a sense of grounding.
Begin to check in and notice how you feel in your body.
Is there any tension?
Breathe into those spaces.
Maybe starting from your feet,
Your legs,
Your hips,
Your center,
All the way up to your shoulders and down your arms,
Into your hands,
To your neck,
The space between your brows and soften the jaw.
Diving further into the self,
Bring your awareness to your heart space.
Is there anything heavy here?
And what about in your head?
Any thoughts or stories playing in your head?
And how can you exhale those just for this moment as you ground yourself?
Imagining them floating by and continuing to root down with compassion.
Meet your thoughts and feelings with kindness and if available to you bring one hand to your heart and one hand to your stomach to feel more deeply that sense of connection.
Use your breath for a few moments to explore this sense of groundedness.
Give yourself as much time as you need.
Breathing into your belly,
Exhaling it all out,
Deepening your connection to yourself,
Checking in with each part of you.
Continue to give yourself as much time as you need,
Tuning inward with the breath with compassion and kindness,
Grounding with a breath into the body.
You can even repeat to yourself,
I am connected and grounded.
I am connected and grounded.
If you're ready to be guided out,
Take a big breath in the nose then exhale everything out.
Slowly open your eyes,
Invite movement into the body and give yourself gratitude for taking this time for this mini check-in.
Remember you can always tune in,
Turn back to this practice whenever you need.
Have a wonderful day!
