Wake Up To A Good Morning With This Sunbath Ritual

Today's ritual will be conducted with the Sun in mind.

Our intention is to welcome warmth into our lives,

To become nourished by the energy sources of our universe,

To receive liveliness from the big beautiful star above us and to be grateful for the bright shining light that allows us to see all that we do.

As we begin to cultivate this intention,

Seat yourself comfortably in a position that faces toward the Sun.

Ensure that there is some open space around you,

Enough space to allow you to rock,

Rotate,

And move your arms freely.

If the Sun is not visible to you at this moment,

Do not worry.

This ritual can be conducted whether or not you can actually see the Sun.

After all,

Whether we actually see the Sun or not,

It is always there,

Off in the distance,

Taking care of us and lovingly feeding us throughout our lives.

When you find yourself comfortable in a healthy seated posture,

Allow your eyes to close or simply gaze softly at the ground in front of you.

With your eyes closed or lowered,

Focus on the Sun in your mind.

Focus on the light.

Allow the light to show you the way.

Allow the light to guide you and lead you through a life filled with energy,

Purpose,

Joy,

And love.

Relax and release.

Drop your shoulders and soften your chest.

Place one hand on your heart for a moment.

Take a long deep breath in through your nose.

As you breathe out,

Slowly and comfortably draw your chin down toward your chest.

Breathe softly and meaningfully.

Now call the Sun in by taking a long deep breath in through the crown of your head.

Inhale through the crown.

As you exhale,

Allow the breath and sunlight to filter all the way down through the entirety of your body.

Repeat this cycle.

Inhale again through the crown,

Welcoming in bright sunlight and nourishing breath.

Exhale down again,

Allowing this positive energy to course through your body.

Again,

Breathing in through your crown,

Breathing out and settling this intention into your body.

Let's welcome the body into this process.

Enjoyably engage your physical form.

Bring up your arms and reach up toward the Sun and breathe in through your crown.

Exhale and bring it all the way through the body as you bring your arms back down again beside you.

Inhale,

Reaching up toward the Sun.

Open up to energy and light.

Exhale and bring your arms down as you direct the energy and light all the way down through your body.

Inhale,

Reaching all the way up.

Lift your chin and your heart with your upward motion.

Bring your chin and heart back in as you exhale and drop your arms.

Inhale and bring your arms up into the sky above you.

Exhale,

Bring your arms down and listen to your body.

Continue to repeat this cycle.

What do you feel in the body?

What is your body asking you to do?

Does it want you to move more or change the way that you're moving?

Does it want you to move side to side or front to back?

Listen to your body and follow through with these desires.

Allow your body to guide you and allow your movement to flow naturally.

Give in to the way in which your being wishes to move.

Allow the movement in your body to warm you up.

Warm you up just like the Sun.

Reaching up as you inhale but as you exhale simply find movement.

Arms up,

Deepening your inhale,

Breathing down,

Ebbing and flowing with your body's natural rhythm.

Let us all collectively inhale and reach up toward the sky.

Bring your hands together and interlace those fingers.

Exhale as you bring your hands back behind your head,

Your elbows pointing outward toward the side.

Inhale,

Pressing your head lightly back into your hands,

Lifting your chin,

Lifting your chest and opening your heart.

As you exhale,

Bring your elbows toward each other in front of you.

Tuck your chin and move in toward your chest.

Lift and extend back again as you inhale.

Lift and extend the corners of your mouth as well.

This is what we call a smile.

Coming back down again as we exhale.

One more time,

Up toward the Sun,

Inhaling and extending and exhaling back down,

Creating that release.

And now,

Inhale up as you reach and stretch your arms and hands all the way to the Sun and the sky.

Exhale and bring your right hand down and plant it on the ground beside you.

Reach your left hand over your head toward the right side.

Inhale,

Both hands up together.

Exhale,

Left hand down,

Right hand overhead and side bend to the left.

Create space to receive.

Inhale,

Both arms up again.

Continue this process involving your breath and your arms.

Exhale,

Give yourself space and permission to receive.

Inhale,

We have a tendency to close ourselves off.

Exhale,

Open yourself up to the Sun,

To life,

To joy and to love.

Inhale,

Open your heart to receive.

Exhale and softly bring your hands down into your lap.

Slowly,

Smoothly and rhythmically begin to roll those shoulders backward.

Come now into perfect harmony.

Find peace within your heart.

Find peace within the warmth of the Sun.

Find light and find peace.

Reach harmony with the divine feminine.

Reach harmony with the divine masculine.

Come into harmony in its entirety.

Sometimes when we encounter energies that we find to be too intense,

We feel the need to turn them down.

But what if instead of turning down those energies,

We turn up the corresponding energies and within this create balance and harmony.

The masculine heat and intensity of the Sun when it is direct can feel harmful and debilitating.

We experience many energies like this throughout our days.

Ones that are forced towards us.

They become heavy and weigh us down.

We become the feminine flower that when stationary,

Without movement or water,

Becomes dry with burnt petals from the harsh directness of the Sun.

We overcome these heavy,

Dry,

Brittle symptoms by finding harmony among our divine feminine and divine masculine.

By finding harmony among our bright Sun and our beautiful flower,

The day is only harsh when we are trapped under the weight of its direct heat.

So we find harmony through movement.

Move your body.

Move it freely and naturally.

There is no right or wrong way of doing it.

Just allow your physical form to lightly sway around without hesitation or restriction.

You are the flower that,

Instead of staying stagnant,

Finds movement in its stem,

Leaves and petals.

That dances freely back and forth in the wind.

That sways around catching drops of rain.

That finds freedom in the garden around it.

Around you.

Tap into that circular movement.

Engage the flexibility within your spine.

Move around.

Find that rhythm and flow.

You find the harmony between your masculine Sun and your feminine flower.

Through movement,

You find the Sun is no longer harsh and hot,

But rather comforting and warm.

Through movement,

You find your flower no longer trapped,

Weak and brittle,

But rather strong,

Free,

Energized and beautiful.

You turn up the energy that serves you.

Utilize this energy and listen to what your body is trying to tell you.

Is the movement activating your digestion?

Is the energy allowing your body to proceed with its natural functions with ease?

Is the energy encouraging you to breathe?

Breathe along with your movement.

Create big movement.

Take big breaths.

Breathing in deeply and breathing out with profound release.

Feel the breath move within your solar plexus.

Deep within your belly.

Feel your belly move.

Feel it move in and out.

Open up.

Welcome the divine feminine into your solar plexus through breath.

If you've been moving one way for a while,

Try moving in the opposite direction.

The benefit we give to one side,

We also give to the other.

Find balance and harmony in your movement.

Begin to soften.

Begin to slow.

Find gentle movement.

Come into a calm back and forth movement.

Lightly rocking front to back.

Notice how your breath directs itself with this movement.

How does your breath want to work with your body?

When you move forward,

Does your breath wish to move inward or outward?

When you rock backward,

Does your breath wish to move outward or inward?

Neither direction is wrong.

If you allow your breath to move strongly,

Naturally,

And freely,

You will always be right.

Tap into your intuition.

Allow your body to follow through with what it knows is right for you.

On certain days,

This may be something different.

Change is constant,

But the ability to clearly communicate with your body is something that you will always have.

Use your breath to tap back into the rhythm of the earth.

The rhythm of the elements of the earth.

The rhythm of the moon.

The rhythm of the sun.

The rhythm of the stars.

The rhythm of the entire universe.

Continue to rock back and forth,

And as you do,

Take your open palms and firmly press them on top of your thighs,

And begin to move them up and down your thighs,

Creating energy and friction between your hands and your thighs.

It is through this friction that we release anything that is stuck,

Sticky,

Or stagnant.

These things within us that become stuck,

They are not inherently bad.

They are simply things that became lost and did not know where to go.

It is through this friction that we set them free and allow them to be released.

Once again,

Allowing natural flow,

Not just within our bodies,

But within the entire universe.

Bring your palms down now onto your lower legs,

Calves and shins,

Exercising the same friction,

Exercising the same release,

Using movement to let everything go.

Include your feet now too,

Even your toes.

And now spread that friction all over your lower half,

From your hips to the very tips of your toes.

Don't forget to include your knees.

Spread that feeling everywhere.

Spread that freeing energy everywhere.

Allow your hands to move where your heart and body tells them to go.

Breathe with this friction.

Breathing in,

Breathing out.

Breathing in,

Breathing out.

Breathing in,

Breathing out.

Last one.

Breathing in,

Breathing out.

Now find that stillness within your body.

You are slowly becoming still.

Find your breath.

Our body is still.

Our breath continues to move.

And it is here that we realize that even when we are still,

We are always moving.

Our breath is moving.

Our blood is moving.

Our digestion is moving.

The cells in our body are moving.

And it is,

In fact,

Because of our breath,

That all of this beneficial movement is allowed to occur.

The stillness and movement exist in harmony.

The masculine and the feminine.

The sun and the moon.

The yin and the yang.

Allow your breath to occur,

Not just within your belly or chest,

But within your entire body.

Your feet.

Your legs.

Your hips.

Your torso.

Your back.

Your arms.

Hands.

Your throat.

Face.

And crown.

Your entire body.

Your breath is a cultivator of energy.

Energy fuels your intention.

Utilize your breath to feed your intention.

Utilize your breath to hold the warmth of the sun within you.

Utilize your breath to build the energy you require to move out into your day with meaning,

Joy,

Love,

And purpose.

Utilize your breath to manifest what is in your heart.

Breathing in stillness and with intention.

Feeling softness as you breathe out and release.

Feeling strength,

Energy,

And warmth as you breathe in.

See the light within you that is allowing this magical moment to occur.

Take a moment now to quietly exist within this beautiful light,

To bask in the intrinsic warmth that you hold inside of you,

To allow the supportive energy you require to take on the day to build inside of you,

To allow your intentions and desires to manifest.

Sit in this moment now.

Enjoy it exactly for what it is.

Do not worry about the time.

I will call you back when it is time to move forward.

Light,

Warmth,

Energy,

And intention.

Light,

Warmth,

Energy,

And intention.

Move away from feeling stuck and away from the limits of restriction.

Move into warmth,

Light,

And energy.

Cleanse away all dark,

Heavy feelings.

Your being is pure,

Loving,

And joyful.

Now place one or both hands over your chest and feel the energy beat within your heart.

Because all of the magic that we work through today,

It is not just something that we think about or simply hear about.

It is something that is both physically and energetically occurring.

And it is something that you can witness in full realness by placing the beat of your heart within the palm of your hand.

Feel the rhythm of your heart beating.

This is your life force.

And it is the light that will guide you through a beautiful day.

Take a long,

Drawn out,

Deep breath in.

Release your breath.

Breathe in the warmth,

Light,

And energy of the sun.

Breathe out what does not serve you.

Breathe in electricity,

Momentum,

And power.

Breathe out what does not serve you.

Breathe in love,

Joy,

And the intention of a truly fulfilling day.

Breathe out what does not serve you.

Awake your body.

Tilt back your head slightly as you breathe in.

Continue to breathe.

Feel a smile come through.

Rotate your shoulders.

Sway and stretch your arms.

Let your fingers wiggle.

Lift your chest as you breathe in.

Allow it to relax as you breathe out.

Continue to breathe.

Lightly rock and rotate your torso.

Give a little motion to your hips and pelvis.

Release your legs,

Knees,

Ankles,

And feet.

Allow your toes to dance.

Feel a full day's worth of nourishing and beneficial energy fill your body in its entirety.

If your eyes are closed or lowered,

Allow them to open slowly with a new,

Fresh,

And open-minded perspective.

Your sight is being born again.

Today you are seeing everything for the first time.

The world around you is undeniably beautiful,

And it is yours to go out and experience and enjoy.

Remember,

In this universe,

There is no greater force than the strength of a soul that,

Just like the sun,

Is determined to rise.

Go out into the world with great and positive intention.

The day is yours.

Namaste.