Opening Meditation & Thoughts to Begin Class
Close your eyes and take a few deep breaths….. Settle into your body. On your next exhale, with a releasing breath, release any feelings of tension … feel a sense of a let-go… do that a few more time as it feels right. Perhaps your intention for this practice is to… just be … here with life … on your mat… just you and your Yoga practice…… When you are ready meet me at seated. Let’s begin.
Cue Words Related to the Theme
- Create a bubble around your mat & within is only the awareness of breath, awareness of sensation. Close your eyes & stay here for a moment.
- Emotions write themselves on our body. Where is the stress of your day imprinted. In your face, shoulders, hips? Let your next breath flow over you, wiping clear the tablet. Each new breath is a reset to the present moment.
- Let your heart melt to the earth, surrendering to yourself. Letting go for a moment the weight of obligation, of schedules, of the things outside of yourself. For a moment lay down the protective armor of perfection and be with you. You are beautiful and perfect. Believe it.
Meditation for Savasana
Slow your breathing… Relax your muscles… You can rest now. Surrender yourself to the space around you, to the mat beneath your body, to the ground beneath your mat. Literally lay down your arms. Allow your mind’s clamoring agitations to melt away. Focus on being. Stop striving, fixing, solving. Simply be. Simply be. Rest in Savasana, when all is still, when all strivings cease. Let go of all expectations, internal and external. Descend through the layers of tension and rest in the release.