Hello and welcome to today’s brief guided meditation. Read along below, or listen here.
Today we take a moment to listen to the self in a quick question and answer exercise.
First let’s settle into the body.
Finding a comfortable meditation seat or lying down – what ever is calling you today – take a deep breath in through the nose. Exhale out the mouth or nose, whichever feels most natural to you.
Two more times on your own timing, really drawing the breath deep into the core of your being and exhaling as much as you can. Letting the exhale naturally turn into an inhale, as your body releases all that air that is no longer nurturing our cells.
Close the eyes if that’s comfortable for you, or simply soften the gaze and find a spot on the floor in front of you.
Take a moment to take your temperature here. How are you feeling?
Is the mind still, or racing, or irritable, or joyful?
Not judging or fixing anything. Just noticing the weather in your sky right now.
With this acknowledgement of the self in mind, let yourself become very still.
Whisper the question in the back of the mind. Quietly to yourself:
“What do I want?”
See if perhaps a one word answer can come back to you. Not forcing anything. Just listening.
Maybe it’s peace. Rest. Ease. Joy.
Maybe it’s a basic need. A meal. Hydration. Sleep.
Maybe it’s connection. Friendship. Love.
In this next moment or two, just listen for your want.
Thank yourself for listening. For asking the question and being still enough to hear the answer.
Keep this dialogue of yours in mind as you go out into the rest of your day, and week.
What do I want?
How can I align what I am doing/consuming/making time for – with what I want?
We are the authors after all, and sometimes the author gets so wrapped up in the plotline they need to pause and reset the sails.
Take one more deep deep breath. Seeing if this one can inflate the torso so much that the spine gets longer. Exhale all the way.
Wishing you a lovely rest of your day.
With Love,
Esta
with love , Esta 