Hello and welcome to today's episode.
Today we will be practicing the first two steps of an organ function energy flow.
And this flow is chosen today to help with feelings of anxiety,
Worry,
Stress,
Tension.
We can label these feelings so many different ways.
So as always,
Find yourself in a comfortable position today.
And we will get started.
You could choose to be lying down or sitting for today's meditation.
It doesn't make a difference.
These positions are very easy to access from either the laying down or the sitting position.
And once you find yourself in a relaxed position for your body,
Take a deep breath and just settle into the space.
And we will go ahead and get our hands into the first position for this JSJ flow.
You will want to take your left fingertips and place them on your right cheekbone.
So with those left fingertips,
You'll feel your cheekbone.
I personally like to just push a little bit in this area,
Just very lightly.
See if there's any sore spot or tender spot.
Just rest your fingertips lightly in this area.
This is our safety energy lack number 21.
And your thumb,
You can just rest in any spot.
I find it uncomfortable to touch my thumb to my other fingers,
But some practice this way.
I just personally,
My thumb just rests at the bottom of my chin area.
But anyway,
If you are able to find a pillow or a blanket to put right underneath that left palm so that you can just simply relax your hand and you don't have to use any effort to hold it on your right cheekbone.
And then your right fingertips are going to go directly beneath your right collarbone.
So your right fingertips are going on the right side of your body,
Just beneath that right collarbone in the center of your right body.
And again,
You can poke around and see if you feel any sort of tension or area that just feels different than the other areas surrounding.
And then simply rest your fingertips in this area.
Relax your muscles in your arms and in your hands.
And if you can find something around you to prop up any areas of your body that need support so that you can let your muscles relax.
And exhale,
Exhale and just settle into this position.
Let go of any judgment of what your breath may sound like or who might be listening or anything to that nature and just provide yourself with a nice natural inhale and then put all your attention and focus on that exhalation.
I'll give you some time to just practice one or two now.
Just simply be in this moment,
Just you and your unborn child.
And now we move our right hand into the next position.
Our left hand remains on our cheekbone.
Our right hand is going to now come down to right over the top of your stomach area.
So your palm is in the center of your body,
Right around your diaphragm area.
And then your right fingertips are resting directly beneath your left ribcage in that little soft area if you're far along right where your belly starts to grow outward.
This is our safety energy lock routine.
Just focus your attention on your belly now.
If you're sitting and if you're able to look down at your belly,
If that's comfortable,
Or you can just simply shift your gaze down and not necessarily tilt your head.
Or if you're lying down,
Same thing.
Just simply rest your gaze on your belly.
And as you breathe in,
I want you to see your belly going out.
Every time you breathe in,
Your belly moves in an upward direction.
Or also an outward direction.
And as you exhale,
Your belly goes in or down.
Every time you exhale out,
Your belly goes down or in.
And for the next few moments,
Let's place our attention on this oppositional aspect of our breath versus our physical,
What our physical body is doing.
So we're breathing in,
Yet our bellies are expanding out.
We're breathing out,
But our physical bodies are going in.
So now for the next few breaths,
I just want you to mentally say the word in as you breathe out and say the word out as you breathe in.
And if you look at your belly,
It's much easier and you don't have to put much thought behind it.
You just simply watch your belly.
You can practice along with me or you can follow your own breath.
Out.
In.
Out.
In.
Relax any muscles in your body that may have gotten tense during the beginning of this practice.
Listening and learning.
Go ahead and relax all the muscles in your body.
And let's practice a few more times.
Out.
In.
Out.
In.
Really watch your belly.
Out.
In.
Out.
In.
In.
Out.
In.
In.
Out.
In.
In.
This oppositional thinking for me really just helps to relax the muscles in my body,
Relax my mind.
And also while putting a focus on my breath,
I'm not putting a focus on my breath.
I'm putting a focus on my belly,
My baby as it moves with my breath.
Just a really nice way to connect with that growing baby inside of you.
And even if you can't see your belly physically bigger,
You can still imagine your baby right there so itty bitty growing every moment of every day.
And when we place our attention on our belly,
It's hard not to think of that beautiful little bundle growing inside.
Thank you for having this practice and breath with me today.
And just have a few deep breaths to come back into the space that you're resting in.
As you take your deep breaths,
Wiggle your fingers and your toes.
Wiggle any parts of your body that may feel good in this moment.
Make your eyes open.
Stretch your fingers,
Stretch your face,
Stretch anything that feels good to you.
Breathe out.
And thank you for taking time today to practice breathing and connecting with your body.
I truly believe once you connect with your body and your breath and your intuition,
That connection with baby will be not only during times of meditation,
But for the majority or even all of your days and even nights of pregnancy.
And I love sharing the JSJ practices because this is what has helped me so much.
And really just helping with that mind,
Body and this little growing soul.
Just a connection all together as one.
Have a beautiful and wonderful day.
Sending blessings to you and your beautiful baby.
