Good morning and welcome.
This is for your morning to start softly and feel stronger.
So just give yourself these few minutes.
You don't need to wake up full of energy.
You don't need to feel positive.
Don't even need to know what kind of day this will be.
But you can just begin here.
Softly.
And then we'll let your breath.
Do the rest.
So take an easy breath in through your nose.
And just sigh it out through your bowels.
And breathing in.
And letting go.
Feel your body soften.
One more time,
A little slower again.
And a little slower now.
And just notice how you feel this morning.
Just becoming aware of how you feel.
You might be bright and ready.
Or heavy.
Maybe somewhere in between.
But whatever you are feeling,
Let's begin with that.
Strength begins by meeting yourself exactly where you are.
But let's just start softly now.
Just breathe in through your nose.
Yeah.
And out.
Nothing deep,
Just those smooth,
Quiet breaths.
Yeah.
And out.
Let your belly soften as you breathe in.
And let it release.
As you breathe out.
Again and again.
In and out.
Now you are gently turning up the light inside yourself.
It's just enough to say I'm here.
Another breath.
I'm here.
Let your next inhale become a little fuller.
And make your next exhale long and easy.
Inhale.
.
.
And exhale.
Inhale.
And exhale releasing any tightness from the night.
We are waking your body from the inside.
Now we're going to give your breath a little more space.
So as you inhale,
Just feel the breath traveling from your belly.
Through your ribs and into your chest like one smooth wave.
Belly,
Ribs,
Chest and exhale slowly now from your chest through your ribs and back towards your belly.
Let's try that again breathing in belly,
Ribs,
Chest.
Breathing out,
Chest.
Ribs.
Beautiful.
Continue in your own rhythm now for a few more rounds.
Feel your body gently expanding now around your breath.
Not simply into the front of you,
But breathing into your sides,
Your back,
Your whole ribcage.
It's as though you are creating a little more space inside yourself.
And that's more space for you to think,
To feel,
To meet this beautiful brand new day.
So take one more full spacious breath.
And just let it go.
Just feel your rhythm.
And we're bringing more life into your breath now.
Just that clear,
Steady rhythm.
Good.
So we're going to breathe in through your nose for a count of four now.
Breathe in 1,
2,
3,
4 and breathe out 4,
3,
2,
1.
Again in 2,
3,
4 and out 4,
3,
2 and just continue steadying and steady out.
Feel the rhythm beginning to gather you there.
Because energy appears when the body finds rhythm.
Breathing in for full,
Receiving.
And breathing out.
Clearing 3,
2,
1,
Again in 3,
2,
1.
Steady.
And out,
Steady.
Your breath is becoming brighter now.
It's more awake.
Alive and it's feeling stronger.
So for these next few breaths,
We're going to make your inhale slightly more purposeful.
So this time draw your breath in through your nose.
Full and clean.
And exhale slowly.
Again,
Deep breath again.
Just feel as though you are gathering yourself.
And breathe out.
Just letting it settle into your body.
Again,
Breathe in.
Gather at ground.
And exhale.
Letting go.
Inhale.
I am here.
Exhale,
I am steady.
Inhale.
I have energy.
And exhale.
The ground beneath me is supporting me.
Again,
Breathing in and just feel the lift through your chest.
And breathe out feeling the strength beneath you.
And just resume your natural breathing pattern now.
There is something so powerful about remembering that you don't have to know how the whole of your new day will unfold.
You only need enough strength for the next moment and then the next and the next.
Each step.
One step at a time.
So just take another fuller breath in now.
Feel your ribs widen,
Your chest rise.
And feel that quiet vitality of being alive inside your body and then breathe out.
Beautiful.
So let's take three breaths together now.
Three breaths to carry with you beyond these few minutes.
First,
A breath for space,
So simply breathe in.
Making room inside yourself.
And breathe out softening.
Second,
A deep breath in.
A breath for strength,
Breathing in fully,
Feel yourself gathering.
And breathing out slowly.
Releasing.
And one more breath for your beautiful day ahead.
Breathe in.
And just quietly choose how you would like to meet today.
How you want to be within it.
Open,
Kind presence.
And breathe out.
And just allow your breathing to return to normal.
So maybe your body is feeling warmer now.
Your mind a little clearer.
And your energy is much more available to you.
So you started softly.
And you created the conditions for your energy to return.
So just remember softness and strength are not opposites.
You can move gently and still move powerfully.
You can take your time and still move forward.
And you can meet yourself with so much kindness and still feel strong.
So just take a natural,
Soft breath in,
Feel the flow.
Through your nose.
Just feel your feet,
Feel your body.
And feel this morning around you.
When you're ready,
Gently open your eyes and just begin from here,
From this moment,
Softly,
Steadily,
Strongly.
Have a wonderful new day.
Namaste,
My friend.
