By cultivating stillness,
We allow ourselves to be less reactive to both our inner and outer environments.
The stresses of each day play a significant role in how we show up for ourselves,
Our family,
And the world at large.
Stress can be a pressure we feel to perform and take action in our lives,
Often paralyzing our willpower or leaving us emotionally absent.
As we learn to regulate ourselves and process our emotions instead of reacting to them,
We can neutralize our stress and enter into greater emotional stillness.
Our ability to feel reflects our ability to heal.
Feeling brings the power of stillness into action,
Allowing presence to resolve all inner conflict.
As we enter into this practice,
Allow yourself to open up to deep feeling.
We start with our breath.
Inhale into deep feeling,
Allowing yourself to be present in this moment.
Exhale and bring your attention to your heart space.
Breathe gently into your heart space.
Exhale and open your heart space.
Begin to witness your emotional state.
Allow what's there to rise to the surface.
Breathe into your heart and whatever you may be feeling in this moment.
Exhale and allow your heart to open further to whatever you may be feeling in this moment.
As feelings rise,
There may be an inclination or thought to reject or remove them.
Allow your mind to remain steady,
Witnessing what you feel.
Allow your heart to remain steady,
Breathing through whatever you feel.
Presence is watching thoughts come and go,
Emotions come and go,
Sensations and desires come and go.
Chaos comes,
But stillness remains.
Remain in stillness.
