Welcome,
And thank you for being here.
This practice is designed to help you experience a strong sense of connection,
Safety,
Security,
And wellbeing.
Each of us is born with the capacity to feel safe,
With the ability to feel a sense of safety,
Connection,
And wholeness.
Sometimes as we go through life,
We lose our sense of this feeling of safety.
One way we can help to nourish it and strengthen it is to practice sensing it.
And as we begin,
I invite you to find a comfortable position.
You are welcome to lie down or to find a comfortable seat.
As you adjust the body,
Take your time to assure comfort.
Let's begin by bringing the attention to the breath.
Allow the breath to lengthen.
And experience what it's like to be breathed.
Slowing the breath down a little bit,
Feeling the touch of breath in the nose,
The throat,
The chest,
Feeling the body receiving the breath,
The belly,
The chest,
The ribcage,
And then letting go.
And when it feels right,
You can allow the breath to settle to a normal pattern.
And feel your body here,
Supported by the surface that you're resting on,
And allow your body to soften into that support.
Welcome the environment around you,
The sounds,
The sounds,
The light,
The color,
Sensation of your body supported here,
The touch of clothing or air on your skin,
And even welcoming more subtle sensations of taste and smell.
Feel yourself fully here,
Present and alive,
Alert,
And also at ease.
Welcome feelings of okayness,
The felt sense of I'm safe.
I'm here.
I'm well,
And I'm okay.
It might help to bring to mind an experience or a memory,
A time and maybe a place where you had this felt sense in the body.
I'm okay.
I'm safe.
I'm well.
I feel a sense of ease.
As you bring forward an image or a memory,
Note the sensations that arise in your body.
Some examples of experiences might be walking in nature,
Feeling the warmth of the sun on your face,
Sitting with a pet,
Maybe having a conversation with a loved one.
Continue noticing as you bring forward this memory or this image,
Continue noticing the sensations that are arising in the body.
And it can be helpful to enliven your experience by recalling what was happening at that time that you were with that person or in that place.
What were the sounds,
The sensations,
The smells?
Continue enlivening that experience,
That memory,
And noting the sensations that are emerging in the body.
Some examples might include a sense of softening in the hips,
Maybe a lightness in the chest,
A felt sense of a smile at the heart or on the face,
A sense of softness or ease in the hands.
Your experience of this felt sense is unique to you.
So maybe some or none of these qualities will apply in your case.
Notice what's true for you.
Observing what you're sensing in the body and where in the body you're experiencing this sensation.
How does the brain know that you're safe,
Secure,
That you're well,
And that you're at ease?
Oftentimes,
The body is aware before the brain is.
So what is the body telling you?
What do you notice?
What do you notice?
Continue affirming this felt sense of ease and wellbeing even as you set aside the memory,
Focusing entirely on the felt sense in the body.
And affirm to yourself that this feeling,
This sensation of wellbeing,
Of safety,
Of okayness,
Is your birthright.
It is always here and available to you regardless of circumstance.
And you can access it at any time as you go about your daily life,
When you encounter difficult situations or experiences,
You can relax back home to this touchstone of ease,
Safety,
And wellbeing.
And as you go about your daily life,
You can take a moment to reflect on what you've learned and what you've learned from this experience.
And as you go about your daily life,
And what you've learned from this experience.
And as you go about your daily life,
And what you've learned from this experience.
And as you go about your daily life,
You can take a moment to reflect on what you've learned and what you've learned from this experience.
And as you go about your daily life,
You can take a moment to reflect on what you've learned And as you go about your daily life,
You can take a moment to reflect on what you've learned and what you've learned from this experience.
And as you go about your daily life,
And what you've learned from this experience.
And as you go about your daily life,
You can take a moment to reflect on what you've learned and what you've learned from this experience.
All right?
Thank you again for taking this time to practice.
