Notice from our Shavasana that we will bridge into our yoga ninja practice.
So use any and all support that you would like here.
Maybe a blanket over top of the body.
Maybe your favorite eye pillow.
Allow yourself to get as comfortable as physically possible here in your Shavasana.
As you settle into your stillness here,
Allow yourself to take one more deep full inhale breath.
And let it go.
Allow yourself this space to listen to the silence.
Allow yourself this space to feel into your inner body.
Let your breath remain natural.
Allowing it to guide you.
Helping you find space.
Helping you find presence.
Helping you to relax fully into your body.
Once I begin calling out pieces and parts of the body,
I'd like you to bring your awareness,
Bring your focus to that part of your body.
And then as you bring your awareness to that part of your body,
I would like you to relax and soften that part of your body.
You don't have to think about it too much.
Usually just the act of bringing your awareness to your body can help you relax.
So beginning at the crown of the head.
Allowing the top of the head to soften and relax.
Allowing the skin across your forehead to soften and relax.
Allowing your eyebrows and your temples to soften and relax.
Allowing your eyes and their sockets to soften and relax.
The bridge and the tip of your nose can soften and relax.
And the muscles of your cheeks can soften and relax.
The earlobes can soften and relax.
And the nape of your neck can soften and relax.
The lips and the tongue soften and relax.
And your jaw can soften and relax.
Moving down the front of your chin,
Across the front of your neck.
Allow yourself to soften and relax.
Now moving into the chest,
The heart space.
Connect your breath to your heart and see if you can soften and relax around this space a bit.
Moving over into the right shoulder.
Allow the shoulder blade to soften and relax.
Allow the right collarbone to soften and relax.
The right bicep,
The right elbow,
The right forearm,
And the right palm all soften and relax.
The right thumb,
First finger,
Second finger,
Third finger,
Fourth finger,
And fifth finger all soften and relax.
The whole right arm can soften and relax.
Trying the awareness now back to your heart.
Moving over into the left shoulder.
Letting the left shoulder blade soften and relax.
Letting the left collarbone soften and relax.
Letting the socket,
The bicep,
The elbow,
And the left forearm can all soften and relax.
The left palm,
The left thumb,
First finger,
Second finger,
Third finger,
And fourth finger all soften and relax.
The entire left arm can soften and relax.
Draw your awareness back to your heart,
This time moving down into the ribs.
Letting the front of your ribs soften and relax.
Letting your waist soften and relax.
Let the back body soften and relax.
And let the entire torso soften and relax.
Moving into the right hip.
Letting the right glute soften and relax.
The right hip joint can soften and relax.
The right thigh,
Knee,
Calf,
And ankle can all soften and relax.
Top of the right foot and sole of the right foot can soften and relax.
The big toe,
Second toe,
Third toe,
Fourth toe,
And pinky toe all soften and relax.
The whole right leg can soften and relax.
Moving over into the left hip,
Allowing the left glute and the left hip socket to soften and relax.
The left thigh,
Knee,
Calf,
And ankle can all soften and relax.
Top of the foot and sole of the left foot soften and relax.
The big toe,
Second toe,
Third toe,
Fourth toe,
And pinky toe all soften and relax.
Let the whole left leg soften and relax.
Now let the whole of your physical body soften and relax.
The whole physical body softens and relaxes.
Now let your awareness come back to the rhythm of your breath.
Moving steadily in and out of the chest.
As we move through our visualization together,
If you ever find yourself wandering,
You can bring yourself back to your anger,
Your breath,
And my voice.
Now connecting here with your third eye chakra,
A space right between the eyebrows,
I'd like you to connect and visualize your inner child.
See yourself on the back of your eyelids.
Notice your smile,
Your warmth,
Your radiance,
And your joy.
Connect to yourself here through a moment,
A memory that you have where as a child you experienced pure joy and bliss.
Allow yourself space if the memory doesn't come right away.
Begin to put yourself in this memory.
Begin to visualize.
What did you see in this moment as a child?
What did you hear in this moment of joy,
This moment of bliss?
What sensations,
What feelings were there for you in this moment as a child?
What could you physically touch in this moment?
What could you smell in this moment of joy and bliss?
What could you taste in this moment of joy and bliss?
Now staying in this moment,
Staying in this bliss,
This happiness,
This carefree joy of your childhood,
Add yourself,
Your current self,
Your adult self to this moment.
Can you see your inner child and your current self in this moment together?
Can you see the two of you playing,
Laughing,
And smiling together?
Allow yourself to lean into the sensations here.
Allow yourself to feel this moment fully as if it were happening to you right now.
Take these feelings,
Take this sensation,
Take this warmth in your heart and give yourself permission.
You in this moment,
In your regular day-to-day life,
In your routines,
In your work,
In your spouse,
In your job,
Give yourself permission to prioritize this level of joy and happiness in your everyday life.
Give yourself permission here to release all of the fear and rejection and hurt that you've accumulated over the years.
If you need to,
If you feel some of that pain and heaviness and hurt rising to the surface here as you exhale,
Imagine that it could all sink through the bottom of your body and into the floor beneath you.
As you release the fear and the pain and the hurt,
Come back to that vision of your inner child.
Imagine that in this moment,
Through your adult self,
You could give that inner child a hug.
Let them know that they are loved,
They are important,
And that you will prioritize and take care of them moving forward.
Releasing your visuals,
Coming back to your breath.
And now as you're done releasing the fear and the darkness,
The depth into the floor,
I'd like you to imagine your physical body as light as a feather.
Feel as if you lying on the floor could lift up and float away.
Feel this immense sense of lightness,
Of breath,
Of joy,
And of ease.
Now through your breath,
Allow yourself to ground back down into your body.
And slowly begin to find some movement.
At first just subtle wiggles of the toes and the fingers.
Maybe finding some gentle rolls of the ankles,
The wrists.
Allowing yourself maybe one final big long stretch up overhead if you would like.
Taking your time to very slowly,
As you're ready,
Roll over to one side and only re-emerge when you're ready.
Thank you for your practice here.
Thank you for honoring yourself and your joy.
And in turn sharing that with the rest of the world.
Namaste.
