Five Minute Meditation To Ground Yourself

Welcome to the Embody podcast, today I have for you a five minute meditation to ground yourself. I suggest finding a quiet space free of distractions. Find yourself a comfortable position and press play.

This is a five minute breathing space practice that you can use anytime, anywhere to regain calm, clarity and confidence. To begin, become physically still, wherever you are, either lying, sitting or standing.

Choose a posture where you’ll be as comfortable as possible and lightly close your eyes. Bring your awareness to whatever is arising for you. Give the weight of your body to gravity. Allow your weight to sink into the points of contact between your body and the floor, the chair or the bed.

What sensations are there right now? If you notice any tension, a resistance, towards painful or unpleasant sensations, gently turn towards them. Accept them as best you can. If you begin to tense around the breath, then let go a little bit more with each outer breath.

Soften Into Gravity

Soften into gravity. Thank you. Notice any thoughts as they arise and pass through the mind. See if you can let them come and go without beginning to identify their content. Observe them as if they were clouds in the sky.

Notice any feelings and emotions as they arise. Can you let these come and go? Include everything within your awareness with a kind perspective. Now allow your awareness together around the experience of breath deep in the body.

Drop your awareness inside the breath and feel the different sensations in the front, in the back, in the sides of the torso. Can you feel your awareness within the flow and the movement of the breath?

Breath As An Anchor

Use the breath to anchor your awareness in the present moment, breathing in the body, noticing each inhale and exhale again and again. Thank you for watching! Each time you notice your mind has wandered, gently guide the mind back to the breath, deep in the body.

Now gently expand your awareness to include the whole body. Feel the weight in the shape of the body as it sits, stands, or lies. If you’ve got any pain or discomfort, make sure your awareness stays open.

Cultivate acceptance or acknowledgement for all of your experience. Befriend it. Use the breath to anchor your awareness in the present moment, breathing in the body, noticing each inhale and exhale again and again.

Thank you.

Love note: Mindfulness is a continued practice, if you are wanting to gain more knowledge please don’t hesitate to reach out!