Using embodiment & somatic methods to drop out of your head and connect to your body, to release emotional tensions and reach calmness

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And whenever you feel ready, go ahead and close down your eyes.

And leaning back into the support beneath you.

The bed, the chair,

the ground, the earth beneath you.

And now

just becoming aware of your breath. Feel the sensation of the air as it

flows in through your nose. Noticing

how it feels, the temperature of it.

And breathe out through your mouth. Just being aware of the rhythm of your

breath. No need to change it.

Just be with it for a moment.

And now

bringing your awareness down into your chest space

into your heart. And feel it expand

and compress with the movement of your breath.

Feel the air

against the sides of your heart as you stay in

not just this physical space but the center of your feeling.

Just giving it your loving awareness for a moment.

And if you feel called to, feel free to move your body

in any big or small ways that it would like.

Perhaps start gently circling your hips, stretching your back,

rolling your shoulders, swaying,

or doing nothing at all—whatever your body would have you do.

And now bring your attention down

into your belly, into your hips.

Breathing into your right hip and then your left hip

and your pelvic space. Continuing to move your body in any

small or big movements as you just breathe down

and notice anything that's here.

A sensation, a tightness,

a feeling of spaciousness or nothing much at all

as you just breathe down into the lower part of your body for a while.

Perhaps stretching out your lower back. Perhaps

moving your hips. Just let your body lead.

And as we ground down into the lower part of the body today

and keep our awareness here, I invite you to drop a question into

your body. No need to think logically of an answer.

Just see what comes up in response.

Body, what do you need? Any sensation, a thought, a word, a

feeling—it's all welcome. Even if nothing at all comes up.

Body, what do you need?

And just welcoming all that arises.

And now

as we gently come back into the room,

wiggle your fingers, perhaps wiggle your toes,

breathe down, and open your eyes.