Welcome.
This is part of my coming home to your body series.
And this one is a small return for the part of you that is feeling tender.
The tired part,
The unsure part,
The part of you that has been judged or rushed or asked to harden too quickly.
This is not a moment for fixing and this instead is a moment for staying,
For bringing a little tenderness to what has been carried.
Take a breath in and exhale.
Take a breath in.
And on your exhale,
Allow your body to move whatever wants to sway,
To move,
To stretch.
Allow that movement on the exhale.
Inhaling again.
And on the exhale,
The sigh out,
Go ahead and move anything that wants to move,
That is like itching to move a little bit.
Give it a little space,
Give it a little movement.
And bring to your awareness the parts of you that most need a little bit of gentleness,
A little tenderness.
You don't need a whole story.
You don't need to know why that part needs gentleness or tenderness.
Just a sense of it,
Just know it,
Name it.
It might be a part that feels bruised from something.
It might feel quiet or ashamed or judged,
Raw,
Lonely,
Or even just really tired.
And wherever that body part is,
If you could take a hand and put it over that body part and feel the contact,
Feel it,
Feel the warmth of your own hand.
Feel that you are here with you,
That you are witnessing you.
And breathe into where your hand is resting.
Feel that contact as you exhale.
You might even let your hand move gently over that area,
Maybe in a gentle circle or even a gentle pulse as you exhale.
Again,
Inhale into that place that your hand is making contact with.
And as you exhale,
Allow your hand this time to soften right into melting into that place,
Feeling the warmth,
Feeling the pressure,
Feeling the support and the contact.
We don't always need someone else to hold us.
And gently inhale into that place where your hand is,
That part of you that needs to feel the tenderness.
Yeah,
We are human.
We all have these feelings,
These moments of sensation,
And we can provide that contact to ourselves.
So inhale into that area where your hand is.
And exhale.
Again,
You might move your hand gently,
You might just circle gently,
You might just put a little pressure,
A little extra pressure.
You might just tell yourself inwardly,
Silently,
I don't have to earn tenderness.
I don't have to become someone else.
I'm allowed to be met here.
I am beloved.
You might pause.
Notice what happens in your body when you hear that.
I am beloved.
You are beloved.
You are.
There is no one else like you.
Maybe you feel softness or resistance or tears or maybe nothing obvious at all,
And that is okay.
And we're going to let ourselves just hum softly on the exhale and see if you can feel the hum wherever your hand is in contact with the body.
So inhaling and hum.
See if you can feel that vibration right underneath your hand and your body.
Gosh,
It's like we're in conversation with ourselves,
Saying it is okay.
You are beloved.
Inhale again.
And hum.
And hum.
And if you can feel that vibration in your hand where you are in your body,
You might also be able to feel that vibration in your nasal passages,
In your chest,
In your mouth.
Let them all connect.
Let your whole system come together.
And we're not forcing a feeling.
We're just staying with ourselves for a moment.
Maybe one more thing to say silently to yourself.
May I meet myself gently.
May I stay.
May I remember that I too am beloved.
And take a really nice deep breath in.
And a long breath out,
Allowing your hands to release from wherever they were on your body.
And may I carry that with you.
It's not just an idea.
It is a way of being with yourself,
Of holding yourself,
Even through the tough times,
My friend.
Namaste.
