Meditation For Grounding & Self-Acceptance

Yet another beautiful quote from John Kabat-Zinn.

Give yourself permission to allow this moment to be exactly as it is.

And allow yourself to be exactly as you are.

Let those words settle in.

And let this practice be that container of permission,

That container of space,

For you to do just that.

Settling into your meditation posture.

Whatever that looks like for you right now.

Prioritise comfort over what your posture looks like.

When you're ready,

Softening your gaze or closing your eyes.

Allowing your body to feel heavy and held by the supports beneath you.

Allowing tension to release.

Noticing the sensations in the forehead.

Inviting softening.

Inviting softening to the jaw.

And releasing any tension in the shoulders.

Rest in the comfort of your body in the position that it is in.

And rest in the comfort of being.

Noticing this breath.

And this breath.

Following the journey of your breath flow through your body.

Perhaps from the very first moment of the next inhale,

Noticing the base of the nostrils or the lips.

Following the flow of breath through the body.

Following the flow of breath out of the body.

Two layers of awareness.

The felt sense of the breath.

And whatever interpretation the mind takes when it follows the breath.

Be it a visualisation of the breath flowing through the body's anatomy.

Or perhaps the breath just exists and the mind sees colour or patterns.

Or perhaps you interpret the breath as going elsewhere in the body,

Beyond the lungs.

Whatever your experience with this breath is right now.

Honour that.

Allow this to exist.

Resting in the awareness of the breath breathing.

Resting your awareness on the body being breathed.

Rest in the awareness.

Of you.

Give yourself permission to allow this moment to be exactly as it is.

And allow yourself to be exactly as you are.

Feeling into your breath.

Feeling into your body.

Allow the breath to guide you in the experience of now.

And if your mind wanders beyond the felt sense of the breath.

If your mind wanders beyond the breath itself.

Be okay with that.

Mind wandering is human.

So wherever your mind wanders to.

With gentleness and kindness.

Acknowledging that space.

With gentleness and kindness when you are ready.

Bringing your awareness back to this breath.

Feeling your body breathe.

Following the very beginning of the inhale.

Following the breath journey through your body.

And following the exhale.

The softening of your body as air is released.

Breathing at your own pace.

Resting in the awareness of your breath.

Resting in the awareness of this moment.

And resting with being you just as you are.

As we come to close the practice.

Bringing the palms to the heart space.

Placing one hand over the other.

Sending gratitude to yourself for taking the time to pause.

And to just be exactly as you are.

When you're ready,

Opening the eyes.

Thank you for meditating with me.

Take care.

Be kind to yourself.

This meditation practice is complete.