Thank you for joining me for today's guided meditation.
I'd like to invite you to come to a comfy,
Seated or lying down position and just noticing if you can make the body a little more comfortable.
Acknowledging how these small adjustments are simple acts of self-care.
Making sure you're really comfortable,
Begin to bring the awareness to the breath,
Not needing to change it,
But just observing the natural rise and fall of the breath,
Allowing for the breath to move the body.
Noticing the sensations around the breath,
Perhaps it's the cool air on the inhale around the nostrils and the slightly warmer air on the exhale.
Perhaps it's a sensation around the throat or the chest,
Or maybe even into the belly.
Tuning into the sensations around the body.
With every inhale,
Allowing the belly to soften,
Let the belly go.
With every exhale,
Noticing the points of connection between the body and the ground beneath you.
Allowing for the whole of the body to be supported by the ground beneath you.
Noticing any areas of tension or gripping within the body,
Just allowing for that to soften with every inhale.
Feeling the body melting into the ground with every exhale.
Perhaps beginning to lengthen the breath.
Sending the breath deeper into the chest,
Deeper into the belly,
Filling up the lungs,
And a full complete exhale.
If the mind begins to wander,
Know that that's totally okay,
Totally natural.
Just gently guiding the awareness back to the breath and back to the body.
With every inhale,
Feeling a softening within the body.
And with every exhale,
Allowing for the body to be fully supported by the ground beneath you.
Feeling the points of connection between the body and the ground.
Feeling anchored,
Stable,
And grounded.
Bringing the awareness to the sensations around the belly.
Fully softening on the inhale,
Releasing with the exhale.
Filling up the lungs with every in-breath,
Full complete exhale with every out-breath.
Taking a few more rounds of this full,
Complete breath.
Whenever you're ready,
Beginning to wriggle fingers and toes,
Maybe brushing the thumbs over the fingertips,
Or moving the head from side to side,
Any other movement that feels good in your body right now.
Gently bringing some energy back into the body,
Perhaps taking a stretch overhead,
And blinking the eyes open if they've been closed.
Thank you so much for sharing this meditation with me today.
May you be well,
May you be kind,
May you be loved.
