Opening Meditation & Thoughts to Begin Class
Let’s use the breath as we begin as a reset. Finding a gentle cleansing breath, breathing in through the nose and exhaling out through the mouth. Let it go. Inhale in and exhale release the breath out. Take a few more of these cleansing breaths to reset. Each new breath is a chance to start fresh. Take your time and when you feel the shift within you, gently open the eyes. Let’s begin to move together.
Cue Words Related to the Theme
- If your mind has wandered from your practice, take a moment to connect to the breath & shift back to the present moment.
- If you begin to observe discomfort as you hold the pose. Reset. Reset the body, reset the mind-space.
- Come out of the pose slightly & reset yourself back into it so that the experience is new either in the mind or the body.
Meditation for Savasana
Recognize all of the thoughts that may begin to swirl in your mind as you find stillness. And then start breathing… and step outside of yourself for just a moment. Let’s reset the mind-space for the rest of our day. See yourself resting here in this space. Recognize your body laying on your mat – your arms, your legs, your head. Your whole body on your mat. See yourself here and recognize all of the thoughts in your mind. Like papers thrown all around the room. But you can allow them to be picked up neatly & orderly and you may file them away so that you can access any certain thought or idea – but only when you need it. Let’s reset the mind to clear the clutter. Listen and count. 5 – a sharp and focused mind… 4 – free yourself of needless worry…. 3 – presence of mind here and now… 2 – resolution and clarity….. 1- a free and open mind. (repeat only underlined words – more concise) And now seeing yourself and feeling your breath, returning here to this very moment. No future or past – only here and now. Breathe into the open spaces, free of clutter. Open and free. Rest here.