How To Find Refuge In The Body

If you wanna find a posture that feels relaxed and alert.

Just taking a moment to settle into the body.

And open to any sensations that you can feel.

Sometimes it's nice to drop the shoulders,

Soften the muscles of the face,

Relax the belly,

And feel the bottoms of the feet on the ground.

And notice the feet on the ground.

Noticing the sensations of pressure of your feet on the ground.

Opening the sensations of the legs.

The weight of the body on the seat.

Sensing that downward pull,

Gravity.

Just noticing whether the belly is rising and falling as you breathe.

Is the breath shallow or deep?

Sensing into the rhythm of the inhale,

The exhale,

Pause between the inhale and the exhale.

Inhale,

The inhale,

The exhale.

Pause between the exhale and the inhale.

Just seeing if we can explore the body and see if we can identify places where there's a sense of ease in the body.

Is there a sense of ease?

Perhaps softness or lightness,

Some degree of relaxation somewhere in the body.

Maybe there's a sense of ease around the belly,

Around the heart.

Maybe there's a sense of ease around the legs,

Ease around the legs,

Or the arms and hands.

So opening to a sense of ease in the body.

Opening to a sense of ease in the body.

Spaciousness or warmth or coolness.

Allowing that sense of ease to expand.

Allowing more parts of the body to feel this sense of ease.

Even enjoying this sense of ease moment to moment.

Finding this moment.

Finding this place of refuge in the body.

Sensing this ease in the body.

Knowing we can access this sense of ease.

Throughout our day.

Throughout our day.

As we breathe.

Soften.

And allow.

May we live with ease.

Maybe taking a couple of deep breaths.

Maybe wiggling your fingers or toes.

And slowly opening your eyes whenever you're ready.