Hi, my name is Elisa Keaton and welcome to a time of being still and being loved.

You can choose to do this practice seated in a chair or laying on your back.

So go ahead and take any position that feels restful but intentional for you. If you're seated in a chair, think about having an upright spine,

feeling supported by the chair so that you can root your tailbone down

to lift your head and draw your shoulders back.

You can rest your palms in your lap.

If you're on your back on the floor,

see if you can wiggle your hips down towards your feet some, creating some length in the spine,

maybe picking up one shoulder then the other, and putting it down again.

Your feet can be resting on the floor, knees bent, maybe falling towards each other or slightly opened. As you are positioned now, begin to soften your body and become more peacefully present to the moment.

Allow yourself to breathe in and breathe out.

Breathe in, and breathe out.

Breathe in and breathe out.

If at any time during this exercise you notice yourself anxious or your thoughts seem to wander,

return back to your breath by noticing it and returning.

Noticing and returning.

Noticing and returning.

soften your jaw.

If you're clenching your jaw,

if you're clenching your jaw, soften.

Just allow from head to toe, as if honey is running down you all the way, softening you.

. Notice where there is softening you.

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