Thank you for joining me in this practice today.
As always,
My heart says thank you.
I invite you to get yourself in a comfortable position,
Doing what you need to do in this moment,
Maybe moving around until you found that spot,
And always know that any time during this practice,
If you're uncomfortable,
If you're not cozy,
Please move around,
Listen to your body.
If you haven't done so already,
I invite you to gently close your eyes,
Or if it's your practice today,
Lower your gaze,
And look for a reference point to return to when you get distracted.
And taking this moment that you've carved out for yourself today to connect to your breath at your nose,
Bringing your attention to it.
There's no need to change the rhythm of your breath,
Just allowing it to do its thing,
And taking this moment to observe it,
To connect with it.
As you inhale and exhale,
Maybe noticing the pause that's happening between your inhale and your exhale.
It can take us several moments to start to settle into a practice,
To start to slow down.
And know that if you get distracted,
If your mind has wandered,
That's okay.
That is part of this.
It happens.
And with kindness and gentleness,
Bring your attention back to your breath,
Back to your inhale,
Back to your exhale,
And taking this moment to do a slow scan and see if there are areas in your body that maybe you're holding tension,
Holding gripping,
Often that can be in our forehead,
In our jaw,
Our shoulders,
Our hands,
Our feet.
And as you notice areas,
I invite you to gently see if you can release some of that tension with your exhale.
Anything that you don't want to carry with you today,
Release that with your exhale.
Inhale,
New breath and new energy.
Exhale,
Releasing.
I'm just taking a few moments in this practice.
Today's practice is around self-compassion towards ourselves,
Especially in times where maybe there's more panic,
There's more chaos.
During these times,
We make decisions and choices and words that come out of our mouth.
But later on,
We may reflect back and question,
Why?
Why did I show up like that?
And then down the rabbit hole we go,
Adding to our stories and our self-doubt,
Our fears to a situation that has already passed.
It is done.
And with mindfulness,
It allows ourselves to notice that we are engaging in these thoughts and patterns.
And we can choose differently with words that are helpful,
Not harmful.
With that,
I invite you to connect to your heart space,
To your chest.
Noticing your breath at your chest,
At your heart space.
Notice your chest rising with new breath,
New energy,
New light.
And notice with your exhale,
Your chest lowering.
I'm just taking a few moments in this practice.
And while you're noticing your breath at your chest,
I will share some much-needed words.
Take them with you,
Absorb them,
And know that they are true.
I offer compassion to the version of me who is scared and trying to cope.
I offer compassion to the version of me who is scared and trying to cope.
I can honor the intention behind my choices,
Even as I grow beyond them.
I can honor the intention behind my choices,
Even as I grow beyond them.
Inhale and exhale.
Noticing your chest rising and falling with each breath.
I invite you to bring your attention to your feet.
At times when we feel shaky or unsure,
Our feet are there to ground us,
To bring us back to the moment,
To what is happening around us now.
Not in the past,
Not in the future,
In this moment.
Inhale and exhale.
And as you're connecting to the ground,
I will share these words.
I allow insight without adding fear to a moment that has already passed.
I allow insight without adding fear to a moment that has already passed.
Growth comes from awareness,
Not from replaying pain.
Growth comes from awareness,
Not from replaying pain.
Inhale and exhale.
Connecting to the ground beneath us.
And coming back to the breath at our nose.
Noticing your inhale.
Noticing your exhale.
And I will share these words.
I let compassion be the bridge between who I was and who I am becoming.
I let compassion be the bridge between who I was and who I am becoming.
And I choose to move forward with caring wisdom,
Not wait.
I choose to move forward with caring wisdom,
Not wait.
Inhale and exhale.
And just taking the next few moments to be with your breath.
Be with those words,
Allowing them to sit with you,
Knowing that they are true and you deserve them.
If it feels comfortable for you,
Maybe taking a few longer exhales.
During tricky times,
We make choices and how we show up to ourselves afterwards makes all the difference.
We can show up to ourselves with kindness,
With softness,
With tenderness,
That we made the best choices we could,
And grow and learn from the experience.
Inhale and exhale.
Just taking a few more breaths here.
And slowly coming back to your space,
To your surroundings,
Maybe to the noise around you.
And when it feels right for you,
Gently opening those eyes.
Thank you so much for joining me in this practice,
And have a gentle rest of your day.
