Welcome to Find Your Safety practice.
To begin,
You may want to sit down or even lay down.
Just find a comfortable position where you may remain still for a few moments.
And if you're there just take a deep breath in and out as we arrive in the body.
And you may want to close your eyes or keep them open.
Whatever feels comfortable at this time.
And when you're ready,
Imagine in your mind's eye a person or a pet or even something like a plant but around whom or which you feel the most comfortable.
That you can just be yourself without performing,
Without masking or filtering.
Just you.
Can be your best friend,
Can be someone from your family,
Can be your dog or cat,
Even your favorite plant.
So just imagine this object in your mind's eye and as you do so,
Observe your sensations.
Notice if your belly softens,
Maybe your breathing is slowing down.
Maybe the tension is lessening.
Simply be this open and curious observer of your inner sensations as you stay with the image.
And then I want you to notice where in your body you are noticing the sensation.
Maybe it's in your chest or your heart space.
Maybe it's in your head.
It may be even in your arms,
Your belly.
Wherever you feel it,
It's absolutely perfect.
And as you locate the place in your body,
I want you to notice how you feel towards that part.
Does it feel open,
Easy,
Alive,
Soft,
Warm?
Maybe you feel a little pleasure or simply calm and peace.
Just notice how you feel toward that part in your body,
Using your own words,
Your own language.
Now I would like to invite you to notice if this place in your body has any memories,
Any images,
Maybe some emotions and thoughts.
So simply let yourself imagine,
Feel into it.
Maybe there are some good memories related to that person or this pet.
So simply let yourself feel it.
And maybe these sensations want to be expressed in any way.
Maybe you want to move in any way.
Maybe you want to laugh,
Maybe it wants to give a hug,
Whatever it is,
Just let it express in whichever way it wants to be expressed.
Yeah,
Just let yourself do whatever the sensation wants to do.
Listen to your body.
Yeah,
That's right.
And then I want to invite you to try to spread the sensation to the rest of your body.
Or you may notice that it just wants to stay in this particular place,
Which is also absolutely fine.
So just notice if you can feel into it even more,
Let it spread wherever it wants to go,
If it wants to be,
If it's easy and natural to spread it.
Or you may notice it's just want to stay in this one place,
It feels good over there.
So as your heart is open and compassionate observer,
You let it be.
And as you're staying with this sensation,
Notice if it's okay to just be with it.
Does it feel good?
Maybe you feel some softness,
Peacefulness,
Maybe there's a sense of stability,
Maybe it's like a grounding.
Just observe how it makes you feel.
Mmm,
Good.
Stay with the sensation for as long as you want,
Feel the safety within you.
And when you're ready,
You may open your eyes if they were closed,
And then just look around the room you're in.
You may look at the left,
On the right,
Noticing the objects around you.
And notice if you can still feel the sensation of safety.
Yeah,
You may want to revisit it a few times a day and train it like a muscle,
Like your own resource.
Thank you for showing up today.
