Good To Go: A Morning Meditation For Vitality And Boundaries

Good to go.

Here's a quick practice to enhance your vitality and strengthen your boundaries just before going out the door.

Stand with your feet apart giving yourself a secure foundation.

Slightly soften your knees so they're not locked and become aware of the ground beneath your feet,

The vast body of the earth that is always supporting you.

Send your consciousness down into the ground like roots of a tree.

Now become aware of the space above your head.

Bring your hands up to lightly touch the top of your head and then reach them high saluting the sky,

The Sun,

And the stars.

Sweep your arms down and then bring your hands to your heart.

Pause there with your palms resting on your chest for a breath.

Now swing your arms wide.

Imagine you are claiming the space to both sides.

Extend your awareness to the area behind you.

Reach your hands back and sense the space behind you.

Now bring your palms to your belly and take a breath and feel the power of your solar plexus and pelvic center.

Stand tall.

Shift your weight from one foot to the other a couple of times,

Affirming your connection to the earth.

Move your arms in every direction,

Saluting the space all around you in 360 degrees.

Give thanks to the natural forces of life that surround and permeate you.

Visualize luminous energy encircling your body like a force field.

Inside of that protective atmosphere you are safe,

Relaxed,

And alert.

Take a couple of conscious breaths as a transition.

Prepare to cross the threshold into your next activity.

You're good to go.