Welcome to your body.
This practice is designed to get you in touch with the inner child that lives in your body and give them space to move and be held exactly as they need to be in this moment.
I often compare grief to a child because grief,
Like a child,
Needs love,
Attention,
Space,
Time,
And unique energy to fully process and integrate into the fabric of who we are.
So I invite you to begin by getting comfortable,
Making sure you have plenty of space to move your body freely.
And maybe you start on your back,
Maybe you start seated,
Following what your body needs and what surface feels best for you in this moment.
And as you settle into and on your surface of choice,
And in your position of choice,
I invite you to let your eyes settle closed so you can stay connected to your inner landscape or keep a soft gaze.
And start by taking several breaths.
Just like the ebbs and flows of the tides,
We also have the ebbs and flows of our breath that gets to happen without us even asking it to.
So take your time to slow that down to become really conscious of how you are breathing in this moment.
And you might explore filling up your body with breath from the root to your crown.
So filling up your pelvic floor,
Your belly,
Your rib cage,
Your heart space,
Your throat,
Your third eye,
And your crown filling up your whole body with breath.
Exhaling just as intentionally,
Just as mindfully.
And start to connect to the surface beneath your body.
Beyond simply noticing the support,
Really experience it.
And how unbending and unwavering it is,
No matter what the earth has you.
No matter what the earth is here for you.
Let yourself stop and really drink in this truth into your bones,
Into your tissues.
And from this deep place of curious consciousness,
I invite you to connect with where and how your grief is living in your body in this moment.
And know that even if you're not sure which sensations are your grief and which are not,
Know that even if you're not sure in a conscious way,
That the sensations that come up from your body are telling you everything you need to know.
Maybe the sensations are a burning or a tightening,
A heaviness,
A hollowness.
Wherever you feel them,
Whatever they are,
I invite you to place your hand on that part of you.
And really breathe deeply into this space.
Understanding how the grief underneath your hands responds to your touch.
And let this touch be an opening to the door of your inner world and all the movement that lives within you.
And start to consciously call in a younger version of yourself.
Trust whatever the first image or connection is that comes.
Doesn't matter if this version of yourself is five or twelve or three.
But let your own inner child,
However they show up today,
Let them come into your consciousness,
Into your space.
And just start by noticing and observing them.
The way that they move,
The way that they play,
What they're wearing,
Who they're with,
If anybody.
And let this awareness really fill you up.
And start to let this knowing move your body.
Let any intuitive movement that wants to come take up space.
Anything that your body is naturally called to do as you connect with this younger version of you.
Maybe you start to circle your head or your wrists.
Maybe you start to lie down if you're sitting.
Maybe you come to curl up in a ball,
Maybe you stand up.
Start to play with what is here.
How does your inner child inspire you to move?
Knowing that any expression is exactly right.
Any sounds or tears that want to come out deserve to be expressed.
And wherever you are,
Come back to the image of your inner child and start to move with them.
Again,
As much as possible.
Following your body's instincts.
Maybe there's a rocking,
A rolling,
A playing,
A dancing that wants to happen.
How does your inner child need you to move with them?
How does your inner child need to be seen,
Acknowledged,
And felt?
Let that fill you up.
Knowing that there is no right or wrong.
There is just moment to moment awareness and response.
And whenever that feels complete,
This time with your inner child,
I invite you to ask them either out loud or in your mind,
What do you need from me to feel safe?
And really listen in deeply to their response.
And whenever it comes,
Find a way to give this child what they need with your body right now.
And just notice what sensations happen.
Notice how your grief responds to this gift that you're giving your inner child.
And let this experience fill you up.
And maybe to close,
Come into,
If you're not already,
A posture of holding yourself.
Maybe that's simply a hand over your heart.
Maybe you're actually giving yourself a full body hug.
With the deep knowing and compassion that your grief and the child within desperately need desperately crave.
Take some breath here really fill yourself up.
Let your inner child gently drift away.
Let them know you'll be back for it.
And taking all the time you need to re-enter your space with this new sacred awareness.
Thank you so much for tuning into your grief with me.
Lots of love.
