Taking these just few moments to connect to our breath mindfully consciously.
So please get comfortable whether it's laying down on your back or you want to stay spine erect and alert.
Pick how you feel to kind of move with your day,
Right?
So maybe you stay down relaxed if you're going to bed and maybe you keep your spine alert if you're gonna go ahead with your day after this.
Wherever you are,
I want you to shake off your hands.
Just release any energy from there and once you feel ready,
Bring your hands down by your side with your palms facing up and bring your shoulders up and roll them back and bring your shoulders up and roll them forward.
Last time bringing the shoulders up and just relaxing down your back.
If it feels safe,
Close your eyes and if your eyes are open,
Find one fixed point to just keep your attention at.
Just right away notice what happens when you close your eyes,
When you fix your gaze.
Is your body excited for this experience or is it your body resisting?
And with this practice we're really not trying to change,
We're not trying to do.
We are trying to be there,
To be fully here,
Fully present with what's going on.
Take your breath in and let it out.
Again,
Connecting to the inhale and the exhale.
And start to find your anchor point,
Whether it's noises around you,
Whether it's that inhale and exhale or maybe it's the feeling of the floor mat or chair underneath you.
So consciously taking your attention to one of these things,
Using it as an anchor to this moment,
What's happening right now.
And then soften your face as you breathe,
As you connect.
Soften the face.
Start to feel the breath creating space.
Almost releasing tension with every exhale.
Maybe there's a thought that you were holding,
Following or entertaining.
Can you just notice that,
Be aware that you did that,
You're doing that,
No judgment.
Well here I am thinking and consciously coming back to your anchor,
To your breath,
To the sounds.
There's a particular feeling in the body that's uncomfortable,
Focus on it.
Bring your breath right to that point,
Making that discomfort your anchor.
Notice the quality of your breath.
Staying with that inhale,
Staying with your exhale.
And I encourage you in this mindfulness,
In this space,
To bring in an I am statement.
I am safe,
I am loved,
I'm worthy,
And I am happy.
You're bringing in a sensation that you want to feel,
Whether you feel it or not.
You're planting a little seed.
Just repeating it in your mind or even saying it just once,
However it resonates.
And then scanning your body on how you feel when you say that,
How you feel when you plant that,
Just notice the tension,
Notice the posture,
Notice your facial expressions.
Can you soften everything back to neutral?
You're playing the role of the observer right here,
Just noticing.
Sitting back,
Allowing the thoughts,
Allowing the feelings,
Allowing the sensations.
Breathe deeply.
Just trusting that in this stillness,
There are answers.
In this stillness,
There is insight.
In this stillness,
There is you.
The more we breathe into that space,
The more we connect.
Start to bring your awareness back to the sounds around you,
To the floor underneath you,
The space underneath you.
And gently,
And only when you are ready,
Blink open your eyes.
And a gentle bow as a thank you for keeping yourself this time.
