Welcome to the Heart Minded Meditation.
Please make yourself comfortable,
either sitting or lying down.
Close your eyes if you like... or not.
Take a few deep breaths,
feeling the belly fill with air on each inhale
and soften on the exhale.
Take a moment to bring your attention
to your physical body,
your mind, your inner self, your heart...
as you begin to feel your body and your mind
in this space and time together,
recognizing your whole self.
I invite you to place one hand on your chest
and the other hand on top of it.
Press lightly, feeling the weight of your hand.
Now lean your head forward, drawing your chin to your chest
or closer to your heart.
Perhaps you can feel or hear your heartbeat.
Give yourself a moment of thanks
for creating time to listen,
to be with your heart, creating this space.
From this space of wholeness, ask yourself the question,
"How am I feeling in this moment?
What are some of my thoughts I'm noticing right now?
What's on my heart today?
What needs tending to?"
Now simply listen.
There are no right or wrong answers.
We're simply learning to turn our attention inward
and listen to our heart.
Sometimes it takes practice doing this a few times
before we hear our heart speak to us,
so, please, no judgment.
Simply sit with yourself for these few moments.
Again, breathing in and out...
feeling the breath in your belly...
your shoulders softening...
maybe even making an audible sigh.
Practice letting go of expectations right now
and simply be with yourself.
If you would like, you can repeat the questions again...
or not.
Whatever you choose to do in this moment
is right for you.
Stay here in this moment
just for another moment or two longer,
allowing yourself time and gratitude
for wanting to hear yourself in a new and different way.
You may want to thank your heart
for the life service it gives you freely and automatically.
This is your birthright.
As we prepare to end this practice,
I invite you to notice
how your body and mind are feeling now.
Are there any shifts or changes
from when you started this practice?
Now very slowly bring your attention back
into the room you are in,
hearing any sounds from inside the room...
and now outside the room.
Slowly and gently come to your fully awake self...
slow and easy, completely and fully.
Thank you for joining me today
with this Heart Minded practice.
Know you may practice anytime
you would like to care for yourself, hear from yourself,
or nurture your well being.
May you be well and with ease.