Arrive And Centre

Let's take five minutes just to arrive and centre.

You might like to take a big deep breath in through the nose,

Holding it at the top if that's appropriate for you and then open the mouth to sigh it out.

And then just make any tweaks to your position so that you're as comfortable as possible,

Whether that's seated or lying down.

You might need to consciously let go of your day,

Let go of your to-do list or what's happened so far and bring your awareness to your physical body,

Scanning through the muscles,

Through all of your joints,

The tendons,

The ligaments,

The connective tissue.

Notice any areas of ease but also notice any areas of discomfort.

Just observing,

No judgment.

And dropping your awareness in a little deeper to notice the more subtle body,

Your energy body.

That might make sense to you in terms of how much energy do you have right now in the tank.

Or it might make sense to you in terms of sensations of energy in the body,

Perhaps some tingling or some pulsing.

And then dropping your awareness a little deeper in,

Noticing the state of your mind,

Mental body.

Notice whether the mind is clear and focused or busy and distracted.

Again no judgment,

Just noticing.

Let the thoughts come and go just as sensations do.

And then bringing your awareness next to your emotional body,

To the heart space.

And just notice any emotions that are present,

Any feelings that are showing up as sensation in your body.

Again without judgment observing the challenging,

The difficult emotions and the pleasant emotions.

And then finally dropping your awareness in a little deeper.

See if you can connect to that place at your very center that remains undisturbed.

A place of calm,

Peaceful stillness.

See if you can rest your awareness there.

And finally bringing your awareness back to your breath.

And take three mindful breaths in and out through the nose.

And slowly you can blink your eyes open or raise your gaze.

You have arrived.