I am enjoying a break in my training and travel schedule these days, and am reminded how important self-care is for those of us in the business of helping, healing, teaching or caretaking.
And guess what? We are all helpers, healers, teachers and care-takers! And so, this month, I invite you to give yourself the gift of a relaxed conscious energy breathing session.
It’s a way to reawaken or heighten a deep and natural sense of physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual wellbeing.
Rebirth yourself! Do it today.
Find a comfortable place to sit and relax.
Turn your focus and your attention inward. Listen to and feel your heartbeat. And begin to watch your breath.
Remember that everything in you and around you is perfect. Remind yourself that there is nothing to force or fix or change.
Give yourself a big, soothing, delicious, luxurious sigh of relief. And use this sigh of relief again and again to deepen your relaxation. Use it to drop deeper and deeper into a place of silence and stillness within.
Allow your throat to be open and soft. Relax your jaw and neck and shoulders.
Relax the muscles of your face. Let your mouth and tongue relax. Relax your spine and your chest. Relax your belly, hips and pelvis. Relax your arms and legs, hands and feet, fingers and toes.
Let all your muscles and joints release as you breathe out. And then remain open, soft and relaxed as you breathe in.
Let your whole body breathe and relax. Send breath energy to every cell of your body. Bring your breath into a continuous connected rhythmic pattern. Inhale turning into the exhale… Exhale merging with the next inhale… Begin to open and invite more energy into you with each inhale.
Breathe fully and freely and welcome whatever feelings and sensations arise. Welcome the tingling sparkling vibrations and electrical sensations. Welcome any trembling or shaking as you intuitively adjust your breathing rhythm.
After some time, let the breath come and go by itself, and simply be. Feel your connection to everyone and everything. Feel yourself as a part of nature, connected to the earth, and to the cosmos.
Consciously generate gratitude and appreciation. Acknowledge yourself as a unique miracle. Tell yourself it’s a great day to be alive.
Now get up. Get going. And celebrate this day with someone you love!
Finally, I am suddenly reminded of one of Karen Drucker’s songs:
My religion is kindness. My church is Nature. My God is a feeling that lives deep inside. My job is to be conscious. My path is forgiveness. My religion is kindness, and I practice every day.
Everyone has a story. Everyone has pain. When we strip away our masks, we find we’re all the same. Those little things we say and do that can mean so much. It’s the smile of connection and simple loving touch.
Today I’m going to ask myself what more can I do, To be a radiant child of God, and let my love shine through. Going to let my heart be my guide, to give the best of me. Going to share my joy and share my love, and give it boundlessly.
My religion is kindness. My church is Nature. My God is a feeling that lives deep inside. My job is to be conscious. My path is forgiveness. My religion is kindness, and I practice every day.
Good luck in your practice, and many blessings on your path!
