Dear friends, wherever you are, you may be walking, going for a jog,
going on a commute, sitting on your sofa.
Wherever you may be,
if you can pause and allow yourself just to be still but relaxingly.
Allow yourself to be aware of the body,
whatever state it may be there is any stress, any tension.
Just allow yourself to be present
and slowly let these muscles relax.
Now let us bring our awareness to our breath.
As I breathe in, I identify this is an in-breath.
As I breathe out, I identify this is an out-breath.
This is in-breath.
This is out-breath.
My mind may be wandering to the past or to the future
or to a story,
but allow it to ease.
Allow yourself to just be with the breath.
Let the mind gently come home to the body.
Now breathing in, I follow my in-breath from the beginning to the end.
And as I breathe out, I follow my out-breath from the beginning to the end.
I am one with my breath.
In.
I am one with my out-breath.
Out.
Allowing myself to arrive deeper in my body,
allowing myself to arrive more in the present moment.
Breathing in, I am in touch with life around me.
Maybe there are sounds of the birds,
sounds of people walking by.
Just allow yourself to be present
with life happening around you.
But you are solid because you are home
in the body and in the mind.
Breathing in,
life all around me.
Breathing out,
life inside of me.
Breathing in, I enjoy
this present moment where life is happening.
Breathing out,
this is a wonderful moment.
Breathing in,
I am grateful that I am alive.
I have conditions to grieve.
I can walk.
I can stand.
I can eat.
I can see.
How wonderful it is to just be alive.
Breathing out, I smile through life with gratitude.
In breath.
How wonderful it is to be alive.
Out breath.
I smile to life.
Breathing in,
life is present.
Breathing out, I am present for life.
Because I am present, this present moment is my home.
In, present for life.
Out, this present moment is home.
Breathing in,
I am in touch with all the wonders of life.
Breathing out,
I am grateful for all those wondrous all those conditions.
Let me be grateful for these conditions
and not take for granted this wondrous in life.
It may be small.
May be simple.
But it allows me to touch gratefulness
as well as kindness and compassion in my daily life.
In.
In-breath.
Out.
Out-breath.