Welcome to this short morning practice designed to gently awaken your body and breath.
We will use simple breath-led movements to bring a sense of clarity and steadiness to your morning today.
So when you feel ready,
Find a comfortable seated position.
Allow your spine to lengthen naturally and allow your hands to rest on your knees or thighs.
You might face the palms down for grounding or up for openness.
Feel free to close your eyes or soften your gaze.
Now,
Take a moment to notice your breath.
Allow it to flow naturally,
Just feeling the movement in your body as you breathe.
Now,
Let's introduce some gentle movement.
As you inhale,
You could choose to sweep your arms out and up,
Expanding the chest.
As you exhale,
Lower them slowly back down to your start position.
Inhaling,
Sweeping the arms out and up,
Lifting through the chest.
And as you exhale,
Lowering them back to their start position.
Keep repeating this movement,
Just moving in time with your own breath.
And just completing with your next movement,
Returning the hands to your knees.
On your next inhale,
Try gently lifting your chest,
Drawing your shoulders backwards.
As you exhale,
Draw the belly in,
Round the spine slightly and allow the chin to tuck towards the chest.
Inhaling,
Lifting the chest,
Drawing the shoulders back.
Exhaling,
Allowing the spine to round slightly.
Keep repeating this movement in time with your own breath.
Once you've completed your next exhale,
Just return to stillness.
When you feel ready,
Take a deep breath in and then exhale completely.
One more time,
Inhaling deeply,
Exhaling completely.
When you feel ready,
You can open the eyes.
Feel free to carry this breath awareness with you as you move through the rest of your day.
Thank you for practicing with me.
