Welcome.
Money touches something very old in us.
Safety,
Ground,
The sense that we will be held by life.
And when that feels uncertain,
The body tightens,
Because your system is trying to protect you.
Tonight is not about fixing numbers,
And it's also not about forcing optimism.
It's about rebuilding ground.
Because when the body feels supported,
Even slightly,
The mind can think more clearly.
And from stable ground,
New solutions grow more easily.
After all,
You cannot grow anything from soil that is frozen solid.
But when the ground softens,
Even a little,
Something begins to move.
So for this time,
We are not solving the future.
We are tending the soil.
Make yourself comfortable lying down.
Let your body be held.
Place a thin pillow under your head.
Maybe a bolster or pillow under your knees,
Any small adjustments that would make you feel even 5% more comfortable.
What would it be?
Let your body be held.
Before we move deeper,
Let the body settle.
Take a slow inhale through the nose.
And a second small sip of air at the top.
And exhale through the mouth,
Long and soft.
Again,
Inhale.
And exhale.
One more time,
Inhale.
Second sip.
And exhale.
Let the breath return to its natural rhythm.
Now we plant a sankalpa,
A simple inner statement.
Let it land not in the mind,
But somewhere deeper,
Like a seed placed in warm soil.
Do not force belief.
Just allow the body to hear it.
So silently repeat,
In this moment,
I am supported.
I can rest and rebuild from steady ground.
Let the words move slowly through you.
Again,
In this moment,
I am supported.
I can rest and rebuild from steady ground.
In this moment,
I am supported.
I can rest and rebuild from steady ground.
And then release the words.
Now bring awareness to the back of your body,
The places where you are touching the ground,
The back of your head,
Your shoulder blades,
Your back,
Your glutes,
The backs of your legs,
Your heels.
Let your weight drop 5% more.
And then maybe another 5%,
As if the surface beneath you is steady,
Quiet earth,
Not judging you,
Just holding you.
Feel the lower body grow heavier,
The hips widening slightly,
The thighs softening,
The calves resting,
The feet releasing downward,
Like roots remembering they're supported.
Bring awareness to the lower belly.
Let it soften.
No gripping,
No bracing.
Imagine warm air moving gently through trees,
The breath entering,
The breath leaving.
Nothing rushed,
Nothing demanded.
The chest broadens slightly on the inhale,
Softens on the exhale,
The jaw loosens,
Forehead smooth,
The eyes resting back as if shaded by leaves overhead.
You are not exposed here.
You are sheltered by stillness.
Let the body feel the quiet strength beneath it,
The kind that does not need to prove anything.
Just steady ground.
Stay here for a few breaths.
We now move into rotation of consciousness.
There is nothing to imagine,
Nothing to fix,
Just awareness moving gently through the body.
As each part is named,
Simply notice it and move on.
Bring awareness to the right hand,
Right thumb,
Index finger,
Middle finger,
Ring finger,
Little finger,
Palm of the right hand,
Back of the right hand,
Right wrist,
Right forearm,
Right elbow,
Right upper arm,
Right shoulder,
Right armpit,
Right side of the chest,
Right waist,
Right hip,
Right thigh,
Right knee,
Right lower leg,
Right ankle,
Top of the right foot,
Right heel,
Sole of the right foot,
Right big toe,
Second toe,
Fifth.
Feel the entire right side.
Move to the left hand,
Left hand thumb,
Index finger,
Middle finger,
Ring finger,
Little finger,
Palm of the left hand,
Back of the left hand,
Left wrist,
Left forearm,
Left elbow,
Left upper arm,
Left shoulder,
Left armpit,
Left side of the chest,
Left waist,
Left hip,
Left thigh,
Left knee,
Left lower leg,
Left ankle,
Top of the left foot,
Left heel,
Sole of the left foot,
Left big toe,
Second toe,
Third,
Fourth.
Let the entire left side feel heavy.
Back of the head,
Back of the neck,
Right shoulder blade,
Left shoulder blade,
Mid back,
Lower back,
Right buttock,
Left buttock,
Back of the right leg,
Back of the left leg,
Heels resting,
Top of the head,
Forehead,
Right eyebrow,
Left eyebrow,
Space between the eyebrows,
Right eye,
Left eye,
Tip of the nose,
Upper lip,
Lower lip,
The teeth and gums,
Chin,
Throat,
Right collarbone,
Left collarbone,
Center of the chest,
Upper abdomen,
Navel,
Lower abdomen,
Pelvis,
Whole right leg,
Whole left leg,
Both legs together,
Whole right arm,
Whole left arm,
Both arms together,
Whole back body,
Whole front body,
Whole body at once,
The whole body at once,
The entire body resting here,
Heavy,
Supported,
The entire body supported by steady ground.
We now explore opposites.
Notice thoughts as sensations.
Bring awareness to the sensation of scarcity.
Not the story,
Just the body feeling of not enough.
Where is it?
Perhaps a tightening in the belly,
A narrowing in the chest or throat.
Sense it gently,
The feeling of scarcity.
And now let that dissolve.
Bring awareness to the sensation of enough.
Just enough in this moment.
Breath arriving.
Ground beneath you.
Air in your lungs.
Feel what enough feels like in the body.
Even if it is subtle.
Move once more between them.
Feel scarcity.
And now feel enough.
Now sense the lower belly slightly braced.
Don't contract it.
Just sense whatever tightness may linger in the belly.
And now soften it.
Soften the belly like soil that loosens after rain.
Once more,
Move between the feeling of tightness in the belly and now softness in the belly.
Now sense instability,
The feeling of something shifting beneath you.
Sense instability.
And now sense ground,
Solid,
Unmoving.
The ground beneath you.
Again,
Sense instability.
And now sense ground,
Your weight dropping down,
Resting in ground.
Let all opposites fade.
Now rest in neutrality,
Steady,
Quiet.
Now allow images to arise.
Do not create.
Let anything that comes up as I give you the cues be enough.
Dark soil.
Dark soil.
Bare feet on forest ground.
Bare feet on forest ground.
Cool air.
Cool air.
Tree trunks.
Tree trunks.
Thick bark.
Deep roots.
Deep roots.
Red clay earth.
Red clay earth.
Heavy stones.
Heavy stones.
Moist earth.
Moist earth.
A fallen log resting.
A fallen log resting.
Leaves covering the earth.
Leaves covering the earth.
The scent of wood.
The scent of wood.
A tree standing for decades.
A tree standing for decades.
Stable.
Rooted.
Grounded.
Supported.
Let the images dissolve.
Bring awareness to the base of the spine.
Pelvic floor.
Lower body.
Imagine a warm,
Deep red glow.
Like embers in a fire that has been burning slowly for a long time.
Steady warmth.
Steady presence.
Grounded life.
Feel that warmth gently spreading through the hips,
Through the legs,
Into the feet.
The warm,
Deep red glow spreading gently.
Connecting downward.
There's no rush here.
Only stability.
Stay here for a few breaths.
Bring your awareness back to your sankalpa,
The simple,
Inner truth you planted earlier.
Silently repeat three times.
In this moment,
I am supported.
I can rest and rebuild from steady ground.
In this moment,
I am supported.
I can rest and rebuild from steady ground.
In this moment,
I am supported.
In this moment,
I can rest and rebuild from steady ground.
Slowly let the words move through the body.
Not as a thought,
But as a feeling.
Allow it to land deeper now.
Like roots settling into soil that is already there.
No forcing.
No convincing.
Just placing it gently within.
And then release the words.
Begin to bring awareness back to the breath.
Natural and uncontrolled.
Feel the outline of your body again.
The edges of your arms.
The shape of your legs.
The contact beneath you.
Notice the room around you.
Subtle sounds.
Air on your skin.
Let awareness widen gradually.
Very slowly begin to move your fingers.
Small movements.
Toes softening and stretching.
If it feels right,
Take a slightly deeper breath.
And exhale slowly.
You might roll gently to one side.
Pausing there for a moment.
Let the transition be unhurried.
When you're ready,
Open your eyes softly.
There is no rush to stand.
Carry the steadiness and stability with you.
