Morning Routine: I'm A Giver Morning Practice

Welcome to the ImaGiver Meditation,

A gift that you give to yourself every morning so that you can create the day with confidence.

You will need an eye mask and earphones for this meditation to block out the light and any sounds around you.

Find a place that is comfortable where you can sit down or lie down and you won't be interrupted for the next 30 minutes.

Once you have found your spot,

Take a long deep breath in and out.

When you pull the air through your nostrils,

Let it fill all the way to the bottom of your lungs and hold it when it reaches the top of your throat.

Hold it and let it go.

Take another deep breath in for the count of four.

Fill your lungs from the bottom to the top of your throat.

Hold for the count of six.

And then release it to the count of eight.

Now,

Feel your skin,

Your muscles,

Your tendons and your joints relaxing all over your body.

Feel a wave of relaxation flow over your entire body.

Release and let go.

Let everything feel heavy and supported.

Let it be easy.

Let it be simple.

Let it feel good.

From your scalp to your toes,

Notice how relaxed and loose everything is.

Let go.

Feel that wave of relaxation.

Cover your scalp,

Your forehead,

Your eyelids,

Your lips and jaw.

Feel everything relax and loosen.

Feel the wave of relaxation flow down your neck,

Over your shoulders,

Down your upper arm,

Lower arm,

Hands and fingers.

Feel everything relax and become loose and heavy.

Feel the wave of relaxation flow over your chest and down your spine.

Feel how your breathing is easy.

Feel your solar plexus,

Your abdominals,

Your pelvis and your buttocks.

Release,

Relax,

Let go,

Become loose and heavy.

Feel the wave of relaxation flow over your thighs,

Your knees,

Your calves,

Your shins,

Your ankles,

Your feet and your toes.

Feel everything relax,

Release,

Let go,

Become loose,

Become heavy,

Supported by the mattress or the chair that you are sitting or lying.

Let go and relax.

The first part of the AIMA Giver Meditation starts with intention.

Focus on a good feeling or emotion.

Choose a word that evokes that good feeling.

Is it joy,

Peace,

Calm,

Love,

Bliss,

Fun,

Ease,

Connected,

Creative,

Confident,

Energized,

Freedom,

Purpose.

The next part of the AIMA Giver Meditation starts with intention.

Which one word or feeling or emotion is drawing your focus.

Go deeper into the sensation of that feeling or emotion.

Allow yourself to immerse all parts of you.

Feel it surround you,

Feel it permeate through your skin,

All over your body,

Into your muscles,

Into your blood stream,

Into your cells,

Into the energy that gives you life.

Feel it.

Bathed in the sensation,

Set your intention for the day,

Inviting this feeling into your entire day ahead.

In all that you do,

All that you think and all that you say,

In all your interactions,

Let this feeling be the dominant feeling for the day.

Let it be easy.

See this feeling transferring to every person you connect with today so that they feel it too.

Let it be easy.

Let it be simple.

Let it be beautiful.

With the sensation,

Feeling,

Emotion still in focus,

Who would you have to be to keep this energy of that feeling present and alive throughout your day?

Would you have to be present,

Aware,

Intentional,

Kind,

Compassionate,

Committed?

Who is that best version of you that allows that good feeling to guide her through the day?

Picture her.

What does she look like?

Sound like?

How does she carry herself?

What does she say to herself?

Listen.

What does she say to herself?

She says,

I am.

What does she say?

I am.

If you can't hear what she says,

Choose to complete the sentence for her.

What would she say if this version of you was experiencing her day filled with the most amazing feeling,

The one you've invited into your now and your day ahead?

I am.

Repeat the full sentence to yourself.

I am.

Once more,

I am.

This is your affirmation for the day.

Now,

Give thanks for this affirmation that will be with you for the rest of this day to connect you to your good feeling.

Be grateful for the good feeling you're experiencing now.

Be grateful for your breath that fills your lungs.

Be grateful for your heart that beats for life.

Be grateful for your body that lets you be here now,

That lets you be with the people you love,

That lets you experience life.

What else can you be grateful for?

Take a few moments to think of those experiences and resources from the past day or few days that you'd like to acknowledge with gratitude.

This is the gratitude portion of the I'm a giver meditation.

Now,

Imagine your life as you desire it or a specific experience or an outcome you want.

Imagine your future self in that scenario.

Imagine stepping into her body so that you see that future from her perspective.

She has the life,

The experience or the outcome you desire.

In fact,

It's better than you currently desire.

Using all her senses,

What does she see,

Hear,

Smell,

Taste and feel both tactilely and emotionally?

Now,

As her from her perspective,

Mention all the experiences,

Outcomes and resources that she's grateful for.

From her perspective,

Say,

I'm grateful for.

Mention all the things she's grateful for as if they are already yours.

Feel waves of excitement and joy and gratitude wash over you because you're loving life.

You're loving the experience and you're loving the outcome.

You're living your vision.

Take a deep breath in and out.

Fill your lungs with air and fill them all the way up to your throat and then release it.

Bring your attention back to the space you currently occupy.

Wiggle your toes and fingers.

Acknowledge that by doing this meditation today,

You set your intention.

You created your affirmation.

You gave thanks for all that you have and you've given thanks for the vision of your future as if it's already happened.

This is powerful work.

When you're ready,

Open your eyes.

To complete the I'm a giver morning practice,

There are three more steps.

First,

Introspection.

Grab a pen and journal and begin writing without judgment.

Just write whatever comes up.

No one will ever read it except you.

Honor the thoughts and inspiration that comes to you in this moment by writing them down.

Aim to fill two to three pages in your journal.

Next,

Exercise.

Move your body once you've finished writing in your journal.

Just move in any way that feels good,

Whether it is a quick yoga practice,

Getting a hula hoop,

Dancing to your favorite song,

Getting on the step machine or treadmill,

Or going for a walk around your neighborhood.

Demonstrate to your body how grateful you are for it by moving it in a way that feels good.

And lastly,

Reading.

Whether you read a book or listen to a podcast or watch a video,

Consume content that makes you feel good,

That motivates you,

That inspires you,

That teaches you.

Be as discerning about what you feed your brain as you are about what you feed your body.

You've now completed the amigiver morning practice.

See you again tomorrow.

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