Checking in with yourself can be powerful tool for support, self care and reflection.
According to an article published by the University of California, Berkeley "studies to date suggest that mindfulness affects many aspects of our psychological well-being—improving our mood, increasing positive emotions, and decreasing our anxiety, emotional reactivity, and job burnout."
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This meditation allows for a moment to check in with yourself, to check in with the body and invite in more of what you want and need in your life.
Watch / Listen to a recorded meditation here:
Read this meditation here:
Welcome and Grounding
Bring your attention to an area of your body of your choosing
Heart space
Abdomen
Neck throat, jaw
Maybe even the very tips of your toes
Don’t over think it here just choosing one space to send some extra love and attention to
Breathing here and allowing your breath to nourish and be sent to this space
Inhaling in whatever you need here - expansion, love, attention, gratitude
Exhale releasing maybe just a little bit more of something you are holding on to
Silently asking yourself the question here, how do I really feel? In this moment, in this day and noticing what answer shows up for you
Maybe it is that you are just good
Maybe there is something deeper
Inquire with curiousity - see if you can leave the judgement and expectation aside!
Breathing here letting that integrate
Staying here or bringing your attention to another part of your body
Breathing here sending your breath to this space
Inhaling in whatever you need here - expansion, love, attention, gratitude
Exhale releasing maybe just a little bit more of something you are holding on to
Maybe if it feels good here today asking yourself the questions - how can I show up for myself today?
Maybe that is emotionally, giving yourself some extra love and gratitude, maybe it is physical or tangible, taking time for a bath, or with your journal
Maybe it is being here right now, this act of meditation - this is how you are showing up for yourself and that is incredible
Breathe here
Give yourself space and time, knowing that you are exactly where you need to be.
Staying here or bringing your attention to another part of your body of your choice
Breathing here sending your breath to this space
Inhaling in whatever you need - expansion, love, attention, gratitude
Exhale releasing maybe just a little bit more of something you are holding on to
Breathing and silently asking yourself the question
How can I show up for someone else this week?
Maybe the answer is clear
Maybe the answer is I can’t
Whatever shows up here is perfect, allow it to be authentic to you honoring what shows up for you today.
Breathing here
Letting that integrate
Staying here or bringing your attention to another part of your body that you choose
Breathing here sending your breath to this space
Inhaling in whatever you need here - expansion, love, attention, gratitude
Exhale releasing maybe just a little bit more of something you are holding on to
Breathing and silently asking yourself the question
How can I show up for my community this week?
Maybe the answer is clear
Maybe the answer is I can’t
Whatever shows up here is perfect, allow it to be authentic to you honoring what shows up for you today.
Breathing here
Letting that integrate
Allowing yourself a few more moments here of relaxation
Of quiet
Take 3 deep breaths
Begin to bring awareness back into the body through a wiggle of the fingers & the toes.
Taking as much time as you need to reawaken to the world around you.
Need a little bit restoration and care this weekend? There are still a few spots left in The Release and Restore, a 90 minute class focused on bringing you deeper into rest and relaxation.
This class features a supportive combination of deep stretching yin poses paired with hands on releasing assists. You will be lead into long held yoga poses that invite softness and stillness into areas of tension and stress. In these spaces, you will be assisted in your stretch with gentle massaging techniques that increase the natural comfort and balance of the body and mind, releasing what ails you, so you can sleep well and be well.
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