Welcome to your meditation practice for athletic recovery.
Take a couple of minutes to settle into a lying down posture,
Taking a couple of breaths and transitioning into your practice,
Making any adjustments to your body position,
Taking the legs out a little bit wider or the arms out a little bit wider away from the body,
Covering yourself with a blanket,
Taking the pillow out from underneath your head.
And if your eyes aren't already closed,
Bringing the eyelids together and letting the eyes rest,
Letting the eyeballs sink down into their sockets,
Softening the eyelids,
Gazing into the darkness behind the eyes,
Softening the belly,
Hips relaxing down into the soft surface you're lying on,
Softening the forehead and the cheeks,
Easing the tension in the jaw,
This practice is a rotation of consciousness through various body parts with the pursuit of a communication between the mind and the body,
Increasing the resource flow throughout the entire body,
And so that the oxygen and the blood can do their work,
Making the body stronger and healthier,
Allowing the work that you do throughout the day to penetrate the cells,
Allowing the adaptations to soak in to the tissues and the layers,
Bringing your awareness into your right palm,
Sensing how the right palm is feeling,
Directing blood and oxygen towards the hand,
Towards the right thumb,
Index finger,
Middle finger,
Ring finger,
Pinky finger,
Back of the hand,
Wrist,
Forearm,
Elbow,
Bicep,
Tricep,
Shoulder,
Right upper back,
Right lower back,
Right buttocks,
Hamstring,
Knee,
Calf,
Ankle,
Bottom of the right foot,
Top of the right foot,
Big toe,
Second toe,
Third toe,
Fourth toe,
Fifth toe,
Ankle,
Shin,
Knee,
Quad,
Hip,
Right abdomen,
Right chest,
Left chest,
Left abdomen,
Left hip,
Left quad,
Knee,
Shin,
Ankle,
Top of the left foot,
Bottom of the foot,
Left big toe,
Second toe,
Third toe,
Fourth toe,
Fifth toe,
Left ankle,
Left calf,
Knee,
Hamstring,
Left glute,
Left lower back,
Upper back,
Shoulder,
Tricep,
Bicep,
Forearm,
Left wrist,
Left top of hand,
Left thumb,
Index finger,
Middle finger,
Ring finger,
Pinky finger,
Left palm,
Left hand,
Right hand,
Left hip,
Right hip,
Left foot,
Right foot,
Left shoulder,
Right shoulder,
Middle of the upper back.
Trace the spine all the way from the middle of your back up to your neck and then down to your tailbone,
Tracing back up to the neck and back down to the tailbone,
Whole back,
Left and right glutes,
Back up to the back,
Up to the neck,
Left side of neck,
Right side of neck,
Chin,
Jaw,
Left ear,
Right ear,
Space in front of the ears,
Left cheek,
Right cheek,
Left temple,
Right temple,
Left eye,
Right eye,
The nostrils,
The space below the nostrils,
Upper lip,
Lower lip,
Whole face,
Forehead,
Top of the head,
Back of the head,
Whole head,
Whole body,
Being nourished with attention and awareness,
Whole body supported by the soft surface below you,
Breathing,
Resting,
Take as much time as you need before you transition onto your day or transition into sleep,
Good job,
Body.
