Welcome to your guided relaxation for creating body awareness.
Take your time finding a place to pause that feels comfortable and supported for you.
You may choose to lie on your back with a pillow underneath your legs.
You may choose to place your legs up against a wall.
Or you may choose to sit up tall with support behind your back.
Once you've found a comfortable,
Sustainable position,
Bring your attention to your breath.
Begin consciously breathing in through your nose and out through your nose.
Allow moments of space between each inhale and exhale.
Allow for pause.
Breath by breath,
Getting to a point where your breath feels deep and complete.
Slide your breath into your lungs and belly.
Bring awareness to the slow,
Gentle rise and fall of your belly.
Bring your attention to your mind.
Notice any thoughts or chatter that may be happening here.
Notice the thoughts,
But attach a visual of a cloud and let the thoughts glide through your mind as clouds float across a sky.
Use your breath to blow the clouds away,
Allowing you to enjoy the clear blue sky,
If only for a moment.
As new thoughts or images enter your mind,
Acknowledge them briefly,
Then watch them float across the sky like a cloud.
Use your breath to blow the clouds away,
Clearing your mind to enjoy longer moments of clear blue sky.
You in this way creating more and more space in the sky between the arrival of the clouds.
You in this way creating more and more space in the sky between the arrival of the clouds.
You in this way creating more and more space in the sky between the arrival of the clouds.
You in this way creating more and more space in the sky between the arrival of the clouds.
You in this way creating more and more space in the sky between the arrival of the clouds.
You in this way creating more and more space in the sky between the arrival of the clouds.
Gently bring your attention back to the rise and fall of your belly,
Which is softly receiving and releasing your breath.
Allow each breath to be full and complete.
Now,
Bring your attention to your physical body.
Slowly begin to make small movements.
Feel your fingers,
Perhaps stretch your toes.
I invite you to gently bring yourself to sitting.
Sitting in an easy pose,
Remain calm and smooth in your breath.
Remember you are a critical part of the universe.
Allow yourself to notice the feelings of calm and happiness.
Give gratitude for the times when you have these feelings of calm and happiness throughout your day.
Use this awareness to create more opportunities for a calm and happy life.
You in this way are a critical part of the universe.
