Good morning and welcome to this morning's meditation.
This is a morning breath meditation designed to offer you relaxation,
Alertness,
And presence.
We'll be using the breath as a tool to focus awareness on setting the right tone for the day.
Settle into a cross-legged posture facing the direction of the Sun,
Hands open facing upward.
Maintain a straight back with its natural curves.
Sit with your face slightly upturned and allow the focus to shift between the eyebrows.
Then gently close the eyes and mouth.
Check in with the body.
Observe any sensations.
Check in with the mind.
Each thought is a cloud floating away.
Check in with your emotions.
Simply notice and avoid impulsive reactions.
The breath is relaxed and natural.
Your breath is a reflection of how you live your life and you're just noticing how it feels to be seated here in this present moment.
Silence is the absence of you getting in the way of yourself.
Silence is where the ego cannot rule your world.
Silence is the language of love before we try to translate it with words.
There is boundless freedom and expression within the space of silence.
If you wish to find and harness your power during the day,
Then it's a no-brainer to make at least just a bit of time in the morning to enjoy the silence and ground yourself with calm and positive energy for the upcoming tasks at hand.
First,
You must empty your mind of all the silly things that you have learned that are swimming around in your head.
View yourself within your mind's eye,
Detaching from your identity,
Which is everything that you think you are.
Your job,
Your house,
Your family,
Your clothes,
Your beliefs,
Everything.
And watch the separation occur.
See yourself getting further and further from your identity.
With each inhale,
Space between yourself and your identity is created.
With each exhale,
That space is expanded even further.
Breathe in,
Breathe out.
Breathe in,
Breathe out.
If thoughts come and take your attention,
That's okay.
Just acknowledge that your attention has wandered and returned to the breath.
Simply choose the breath.
To strengthen your focus,
You can bring in mental cues such as rising,
Falling,
Expanding,
Contracting,
In and out.
Whenever you notice that the mind has gotten caught in a web of thoughts,
Choose the breath and feel the goodness coming from the breathing cycle.
Now that you're much,
Much further away from everything you identify with,
You can identify much more with the emptiness,
The blackness,
The vast open space all around you.
This space represents everything that you are,
Represents all inclusiveness,
It represents all of the cosmos,
It represents your ignorance and what you do not know.
There is nothing around you now that you know.
You're much closer to something else now.
It's called the cosmos,
Everything that you don't know.
And there's the Sun that gives life to everything.
Give some praise to the Sun for making life possible.
There's the other celestial objects which are also moving so perfectly and helping to play their parts in this existence we are experiencing now.
Now the mind is a little more empty,
Just noticing,
Observing,
Breathing.
Awareness of the breath is sharp and soft.
The breath brings life into us.
We breathe it in,
We fill up with air,
And we let it go,
Softly,
With a razor-sharp awareness of the mind.
Your experience can be as pleasant as you want it to be here,
Or as troubled as your mind can make it.
Make a decision now to take control over your mind and let it tire itself out if it needs to.
When something intrudes on your concentration with the breath,
Just acknowledge and return to the breath.
The lovely fresh air calls your name,
Your lungs thank you for it.
The abdomen contracts and releases the air while stabilizing the torso.
Mind is empty,
Body is relaxed and moving at your unique rhythm,
A morning hum.
Your emotions are being observed and allowed to come up if needed.
Namaste.
