Daily Morning Meditation

Let's take some time to rest now to give ourselves a mindful moment.

The invitation today is to sit upright in a chair or on a cushion on the floor,

Relaxed and supported,

Feet flat on the floor or cross-legged in that sturdy triangle posture you might use for meditation,

Arms relaxed,

Hands folded in your lap.

Let your eyes close or soften and lower your gaze and allow your attention to drift for a moment.

Notice any sounds there may be around you.

Notice the temperature of the air on your skin,

The feel of your clothes.

Bring your attention a little closer.

Notice the feel of the seat or cushion beneath you,

The weight of your body connecting with the ground.

Bring your attention closer still.

Notice your breath,

Simply noticing where it is you notice it.

Perhaps you sense the coolness of the air coming into your nostrils,

Slightly warmer maybe as it leaves.

Maybe you notice the rise and fall of your chest with each breath.

Maybe you notice your ribs expanding and contracting at the front and the back of your body and to the sides.

Maybe you notice your belly inflating and deflating with each breath.

Wherever you notice it is okay.

Simply notice and observe if there are any changes you're noticing from when we first sat here together and as you sit here now.

Maybe it's the same,

Maybe it's different.

Simply notice.

I'll leave you here with the remainder of this music for a few more minutes.

Simply noticing your breath,

Noticing where you notice it,

Being with it and observing how it changes.