Welcome to Rubin's Circle.
My name is Rubin.
This is your circle and on behalf of all the admin volunteers that make this circle possible,
You are so welcome.
We are here for you because you are here for you,
Ready to put the practice in.
The following meditation was recorded live from one of my live events here on Insight Timer.
Enjoy the practice.
This is a moment for you and it's a moment from you as well.
And the very act of you showing up right here and now shows that you care about you.
To bring your body back to its natural state,
Which is relaxation.
We actually need to actively do this.
Allowing,
Allowing,
Allowing,
That is the magic word here,
In order for our bodies to soften,
Soften,
Soften.
Visualize yourself in a place where you are content,
Settled,
At ease.
And visualize wherever this place is that there's a magic jug in front of you,
A huge magic jug floating in the air in front of you.
And you can make this any color or colors you wish.
And on the side of this jug has the word relaxation.
Inside this jug is relaxation.
And you can visualize what the consistency is like.
It could be like fairy dust or it could be like a warm,
Slow moving liquid.
It's up to you.
This jug has your best interests at heart.
Imagine this jug intuitively pouring relaxation all over your body in this moment.
Whether you do it systematically from head to toe or intuitively,
Like I said,
Allowing this jug to go to certain parts of your body and as this relaxation touches your body,
Your body melts,
Soothes,
Softens.
You are safe in this moment.
You can give yourself permission to be here now.
And relaxation is the first perfect step.
Relax.
Settle as this relaxation touches these parts of your body.
Check in with yourself and allow your body to relax,
Coming deeper and deeper into this moment.
Five,
Four,
Three,
Two and one.
Noticing how in this moment you are held by the flow of gravity with particular,
With a particular experience here of how your feet make contact with where they're resting.
Noticing as your feet make contact with the floor,
Allowing your awareness to seep into these places.
And the more you feel this,
The more grounded you become.
The less in your head you become.
The more in this moment you are.
Noticing what happens to your awareness as I get you to acknowledge the different areas of pressure between each foot.
Do nothing with this.
No need to balance this out.
Just noticing the different areas of pressure from each foot.
And noticing how your anchor becomes more alive,
More vibrant as you gently rest your awareness here.
Just anchoring with this narrowed concentration on your feet,
How they make contact with the floor,
Feeling the pulling sensation here.
Almost like gravity gets stronger,
But your awareness is increasing.
You may like to notice how your arms and hands have been resting in this moment.
And acknowledge too that your hands,
As you take attention to them,
Are also gently held by the flow of gravity.
What do you notice more?
The pulling sensation at your hands?
Or the energy coming from your hands?
The warmth coming from your hands?
Or tingling sensations?
What do you prefer?
What's easiest for you to connect to?
Remembering these are just experiments to get us to deepen our practice.
In this moment,
Do you have more of a connection to your feet and how they make contact with where they're resting from the flow of gravity?
Or is there more of a connection to your hands?
Or do you prefer both points of connection at the same time?
It's your choice.
Noticing how you make contact with where you're resting,
How you're holding your body,
Allowing your awareness to be fully aware of your body being alive.
The energy in your body,
However you perceive that.
Warmth,
Tingling sensations,
Just how you are holding your body in this moment.
The more in your body you are,
The less in your head you are.
The more in your body you are,
The more able we are to drop further into a space of stillness and observation.
Noticing the different sensations in how you are holding your body with regards to how your clothing is touching your skin.
This whole landscape of different experiences.
So many.
And the more you tune into these,
The more embodied you come.
The more embodied you become.
Remembering that everything in this practice is just an experiment.
Just an experiment.
Now getting a sense of the parts of your body that are absolutely still.
Just like a statue.
Absolutely still.
Here's the pull of gravity gently holding you in this position.
The multitude of sensations here as well.
Areas of pressure and weight.
And here's the parts of my body absolutely still.
I am aware.
I am embodied.
There's nothing else to do in this moment.
This is it.
Just this experiment right now.
This experiment now.
There's the experience of how I'm holding my body in this moment.
And there is stillness and space around me.
There's the experience of how I am holding my body in this moment.
And there's stillness and space within me.
Stillness around you.
Space around you.
Stillness around your point of connection.
Your anchor that you're focusing upon right now.
And space around this.
Stillness within you.
Space within you.
Stillness is where we find our spirituality.
Seeing or hearing the words,
Thank you,
Appearing in your mind.
And reaching for those words,
Regardless of the other thoughts that your mind may give you.
This is the practice.
As we draw to the end of this meditation.
Acknowledging some of the points of connection that nurtured you.
And will nurture you again.
This meditation has come to an end.
