by Miriam Moussaioff

Step 1.   SHIFT YOUR ATTENTION INWARD and quiet the mind.

Find a comfortable place to sit. Focus on the sensations of breathing in your body. Feel your breath as you inhale and exhale. If your mind wanders, return to your breath; stay present for 5 full breaths.

Step 2.   INVITE YOUR BODY TO SOFTEN and RELAX.  

Gently invite the tight places in your body to relax. Sense what is happening inside you at this moment.

Step 3.   BE RECEPTIVE AND KIND TO YOUR SELF. 

Practice lovingkindness towards your self. See if you can open to what is happening without judging, fixing, or analyzing. Just pay attention to what arises and let it be.

Step 4.   GROUND.

Imagine/sense that you are extending a large tree root from the base of your spine into the earth. Let it anchor deep into the heart of the earth. Open your feet to receive the healing life force of the earth, like a tree drawing water from the ground. Feel the earth’s energy move up through your feet and legs into your 1st chakra at the base of your spine. Imagine releasing negative, old or stuck energies down to the earth through your grounding anchor to be composted. Do this cycle 3 times: sense earth energy moving through your feet into your pelvis and then back down to the center of the earth.

Step 5.   PROTECT your energetic space.

Imagine/sense a safe, protective boundary around you at least 3 feet in all directions. See yourself inside a beautiful golden cocoon with a gold perimeter. Imagine filling the inside of the cocoon with a healing color.

Step 6. CONNECT WITH YOUR INTUITION.   Welcome your Self to be here as is.

Bring your awareness into your heart and intuitive center or 6th chakra (between your brows). Ask for and open to receive guidance.

Step 7. REST.