Welcome to this guided relaxation Earth Shavasana.
Get really comfortable on your back.
Your bed is the perfect place for this meditation.
Use pillows and blankets for warmth,
Comfort and support.
Try a pillow or rolled blanket under the knees.
Use an eye pillow or sleep mask or bring down the lights.
Add some extra weight to your belly area.
Use a weighted blanket,
A heavy book or rest your palms there.
This reminds us of being held.
The contact is comforting and nurturing for our nervous system.
Darkness,
Warmth and stillness are key to this relaxation practice.
In this meditation we remind the body,
The heart that it's safe to let go into deep relaxation and sleep.
Feel your eyes become heavy and still.
Eyes sinking back into the socket.
All the tiny muscles around the eyes softening and releasing.
Relax your jaw.
Help with this.
Stretch open your mouth.
Stick out your tongue.
Yawn or sigh.
Feel your forehead smoothing out.
Soften your cheek.
Relax your throat.
Relax your shoulders.
Soften your belly and open your heart.
Notice the touch of your clothes,
Pillows and blankets.
Notice the places in your body that feel warm.
Notice the places that feel heavy.
Feel your breath in your nostrils.
Feel it expand your belly and chest.
Take a deeper breath in.
Feel the belly and breathe all the way up to the heart space.
Breathe out slowly.
Take a deeper breath in.
Feel the belly and breathe all the way up to the heart space.
Breathe out slowly.
Breathe in and sigh out the breath through your mouth.
This naturally slows the breath down.
This is a strong signal to the body to let breathe in and sigh out the breath through your mouth.
Feel the weight of your body on the earth.
Notice all the places your back body meets with and connects with the earth.
Your heels,
Calves,
Backs of your thighs,
Buttocks,
Middle back,
Upper back,
Backs of your shoulders,
Back of your head,
Length of your arms.
Sink more heavily into these places and meeting points.
Your front body sinking into your back body held up by the earth.
Bringing your mind to touch your whole body at once.
From your toes to your fingertips and to the crown of your head.
Inhabit your whole body.
Feel your whole body heavy,
Relaxed,
Warm and safe.
Bring one hand to your heart and one hand to your lower belly.
Your base imprint in your heart this feeling of grounding weight,
Warmth and healing,
Loving touch.
Connected to the earth,
Connected to your heart,
Connected to the flow of energy between you and the earth.
When the earth element is balanced in our body,
We feel safe and secure that we belong and that we are home.
Rest well.
Be gentle with yourself.
Namaste.
