The Power Of The Present Moment

We energise and relax with Vyana Vayu and then settle into our awareness. We explore the present moment with whatever it holds, physical sensations, sounds, mental commentary. We then recognise this present moment is where our power lies, we cannot change the external world without changing our internal world, so we begin to sculpt our internal world. Love and respect to Louise Hay for her inspiration.

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Transcript

Let's find a comfortable place for our body where we can be relaxed and alert. So taking a deep breath and lengthening our spine a bit and exhale and softening into our seat a little bit. So we've got plenty of room for our breath to move but we're not rigid or tense either. Let's bring our attention inwards, Feel how we feel in this moment. Let's see how it feels to do that, How our body feels, How our mind feels, How our emotional self feels. And we're going to use Vyana Vayu to relax and energize us. But before we do, Let's see if we can get a sense of how our energy feels before we do that. So the energy in our body, Around our body, May be anywhere from inspired and energetic to lethargic, Dull, Tired. Let's notice. Then after the Vyana Vayu we'll see if we feel our energy feels different. So we can place our hands on our heart center. As we inhale we open our arms and we fill our lungs with air, With prana. And when we're ready to exhale we bring our hands back into our heart center and imagine all that energy focusing on our heart. So we can imagine that any way we like. Inhale, Long deep inhalation, Arms come out, Chest expands. Exhale, Focusing on the heart, Hands come back in. Let's take three more of those in time with your breath. As we finish, We'll let our arms rest, Relax our body once more. Notice if our energy feels different. So let's sit and experience the present moment. So what that means is, Try and keep our mind in the present. If it wanders off to the past or the future, We bring it back as soon as we've noticed. We notice any sensations in the body, Any sounds in the external world, And any mental chatter and we just sit as if we're sitting in our cinema seat or a deck chair and watch it all happen. So it can be difficult to keep our mind in the present moment. So don't worry if yours wanders. It's actually quite useful because it gives us an opportunity to notice how we react to it wandering. Whether we give ourselves a little telling off or we just come back. So let's see if that happens, We can notice our internal reaction, Our internal commentary. If we notice any criticism of ourself, Let's not judge that, Judging the judgment. We'll just notice it. Think, Ah, That's useful information to know. I tend to do this. I tend to tell myself this. That's useful to know. Experiencing everything. If we hear a sound, Is it our tendency to say, Oh, That shouldn't be here? Or is it just a sound that's happening? All useful information. Just resting and experiencing it all. Nothing else to do. Sit and notice. And if we've managed to catch any mental commentary, Any self-judgment, We may decide that we'd like to change that. The present moment is the only time in which we can take any action. So it's where our power lies. That's why we aim to spend more time in it, Less time wandering in the past. And in the future, Our time to choose and act is now. So we cannot necessarily shape the external world into a more pleasing form. But by shaping our internal world, We change. And then our external world changes with us. And if you're not sure about that, Then I suggest you run the experiment and find out. So I'm going to suggest some positive, Life-affirming declarations. Some healthy thoughts, Healthy thought patterns, Healthy beliefs. And what I would like you to consider is if they were true, How would it feel? Because they may not be true for you. But that can be our direction of travel. That is what we would like to have for ourselves. So we consider, Oh, If that were true for me, Oh, That would feel wonderful. And so you sit in that, How wonderful it would feel. If they trigger us, If we react strongly to any of these declarations, Affirmations. So you find your mind saying, Oh my goodness, I wish that were true for me. That's not true for me. I'm just not that fortunate. That is a strong suggestion. There is still healing for you to be done in that area. So I suggest you keep your awareness tuned to any strong reactions that you may experience. So please rest. Let these life-affirming declarations wash over you. Feel how it feels if it were true for you. I appreciate my body. I appreciate and love every part of my body. So we can feel our response. Notice if it's a big trigger for us. And then enjoy appreciating our body. I enjoy the food that is best for my body. I look forward to a long and healthy life because I take care of my mind and body now. My body is healthy and I am grateful for that. I provide the conditions for my body to heal itself. So noticing how we reacted, And almost taking a leap, A mental leap to us being those things, Enjoying being those things, Being healthy. And if a belief is a thought we think often, Then we choose carefully the thoughts we think often. If I blame someone else for my experience, For my mood, I give my power away to them. So I notice if I have a tendency to blame, I recognize that it's an old way of thinking, And I may choose again. I change my beliefs and the world changes around me. I choose thoughts that feel good. The thoughts I choose now create, Shape my future. So I carefully choose what stays in my head. I let go of old negative thought patterns easily. Abundance flows freely through me. I change my thoughts from those of poverty to prosperity, And my finances reflect this change. I receive the unlimited abundance of the universe. I am free. I am powerful. I am good. I am loved. I have value. I have purpose. All is well. I am free. I am powerful. I am good. I am loved. I have value. I have purpose. I have value. I have purpose. All is well. Feeling our reaction. See if we can sculpt our thoughts into that positive shape that agrees with those positive affirmations, That can hold those positive affirmations in our mind as true, If they feel true for us. And noticing where we're triggered, Where we may yet be wounded. Resting for a few more breaths in our present moment. Taking a moment to notice how our body feels, How our mind feels, And how our emotional self feels. And noticing it all. Let's take a few deeper in-breaths and allow those breaths to energize our body. Wiggle our toes and our fingers, Our wrists and our ankles, Arms and legs, And take any stretch that you might like. Gradually coming back to the state of awareness in which we meet the external world. Thank you for practicing with me.