Thank you so much for sharing this space with me today.
Whenever you're ready,
Begin to settle into the practice.
Get as comfy as you can be today,
However you need to.
Allow this space to be your soft landing,
Where you can embrace rest and ease.
Notice your body landing in this moment.
Become aware of the quality of your mind.
Your mind may be busy,
Your body may be tense,
And that's okay.
Just notice what you notice.
You may have experienced a lot lately,
And now it is time for you to land softly into this moment.
Take a deep breath in through the nose,
And exhale slowly through pursed lips.
There's nothing you need to do,
There's nothing more you need to think about.
Inhale deeply again in through your nose,
And exhale back out through pursed lips,
Allowing the friction to slow down your breath.
One more time,
Breathe in through the nose,
Exhaling slowly through pursed lips.
Notice how this breath is slowing the pace down in your mind and your body,
And allow yourself to surrender to the peace and ease that is innate within you now.
Allow any expectations of how this practice should feel to drop away,
Almost like you're shedding your cloak,
And just surrender to the ease of what is.
You're simply here to experience what you experience with gentle awareness.
There's nothing to achieve.
Simply rest here into pure awareness.
Allow yourself to experience the wisdom of just being as you are.
Experiencing this moment as an observer.
Just noticing thoughts that come up in your mind,
Or the sensations in your body.
Just noticing without changing a thing.
And now place your awareness at the centre of your forehead.
And as you rest in your awareness here,
Ask yourself,
What has my heart been desiring lately?
What has my heart been desiring lately?
It may be more rest,
Peace or ease.
This is your heart's seed of intention.
In your mind's eye,
Translate this into an I,
Or an I am statement.
This is your heart's desire.
And if nothing's come to you yet,
That's okay.
You may feel inspired to use this one.
I am radiating peace and renewal.
With your awareness back at your mind's eye centre,
In this vast,
Open space,
Place your intention here,
However your intuition guides you to do.
Allow this vast space to accept your intention as true in this moment.
Allow yourself to surrender to this acceptance of your intention.
It is done and it is true.
Place your awareness now at your heart space in the centre of your chest.
You may wish to place your hands in a supportive embrace over your chest,
Or just sense into this space.
And on your next natural inhale,
Imagine that you could breathe in through this heart space,
And then exhale out the heart space.
Breathe in through your heart,
And then exhale anything you don't need from your heart space.
Continue breathing in this way,
Imagining that you could breathe in and out from this compassionate space.
This space of possibility,
Self-compassion,
Self-love.
Feel the energy of self-acceptance radiating on each inhale.
Allowing this feeling of self-love and self-acceptance to get stronger on each inhale.
And now release that,
And allow yourself to bask for just a moment in this experience that you have created for yourself today.
Feel into the gratitude for taking the time to make space for yourself to recharge and re-energise.
You may wish to whisper in your mind's eye,
Thank you.
And now take a deep inhale through your nose,
And see if you can pick up any scents in your environment.
And then exhale,
Sigh out your mouth.
You may wish to make an audible sigh.
Once more,
Inhale through your nose,
Picking up any aromas.
They may be faint or strong,
Just notice.
And then exhale and sigh out through your mouth,
And begin to make some small movements with your body.
You may wish to stretch,
Or move your hands and your feet,
Whatever feels supportive for you today.
And whenever you're ready,
Open your eyes,
Or sharpen your gaze,
And begin to orient back into your environment.
How are you feeling after this practice?
If you wish to share,
Then please do share how you're feeling in the comments with me.
I really enjoy reading each and every unique experience of these practices.
And until you're ready to practice again,
Take care.
