If you're looking to be in the best health of your life, cultivating a strong connection to the language of your body is paramount.
By honing our ability to listen to the subtle whispers and cues of our physical and emotional selves, we empower ourselves to make informed decisions that support our overall well-being.
Through the practice of connecting scattered parts, we lay the foundation for this profound dialogue with our bodies, enabling us to tap into our innate wisdom and intuition.
Welcome to the third installment of our grounding series, where we delve into the art of reconnecting scattered parts to reclaim our inner balance, presence and connection with felt sense in the body. In this session, I invite you to join me in a beautiful guided practice.
Picture yourself like a flock of birds suddenly startled into flight, their once harmonious grounded formation scattered across the sky. Similarly, parts of ourselves often feel fragmented amidst the hustle and bustle of daily life. But just as those birds seek to realign and find their way back together, we too yearn for a sense of wholeness and alignment.
Grab your headphones, find a comfortable place to sit or lie down and immerse yourself into this practice.
Feel free to share this practice with anyone who may need it. It's a great tool to use when feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or in need of a moment to feel present and connected.
Many of us have a low tolerance for discomfort in our lives and a high affliction for distraction. We are constantly being pulled away from ourselves like a flock of birds suddenly startled into flight, their once grounded harmonious formation dispersing chaotically across the sky. Our own minds and authentic selves can really feel scattered and fragmented amidst the distractions of daily life. We often feel lost and seeking direction like those startled birds, yet we yearn for a sense of alignment, connection, and wholeness. Today, I'm sharing another beautiful grounding practice, which is actually part 3 of this three-part grounding series. It's called connecting scattered parts. As we strive to connect our scattered parts we embark on this transformative journey of inner exploration Seeking to reclaim our focus we center ourselves and find solace in the present moment. So grab your headphones and find a comfortable seated or lying posture. Somewhere where you feel at ease and somewhere that you won't be distracted for a little while. This guided practice will start as soon as the podcast intro finishes. Enjoy my friends.
Begin by finding a relaxed seated position. Allowing your body to soften by unclenching the jaw. Gliding the shoulders down, allowing them to nestle comfortably into the frame of the body, and opening up any rigidness or contracted muscles around the belly. Whenever you feel ready, close down the eyes gently, turning towards the rhythm of your breath as it flows in and out of the body like a beautiful tide. Feel free to adjust the rhythm and the pace of your breath to evoke a profound, comforting sense of connection with yourself and your physical body.
As I count from 5 to 1, start to envision yourself stepping away from the noise and the chaos of the outside world and entering into a serene sanctuary within. Firstly, picture yourself lying in a tranquil garden space or secluded forest clearing. Somewhere, anywhere, where you can find a sense of solace and connection with your inner self, and also the earth around and beneath you. Feel yourself becoming more and more immersed in this peaceful environment, letting go of external distractions and embracing the tranquility of your inner sanctuary. As I count from 5 to 1, this gentle retraction from the outer world gets deeper and deeper.
5. Continuing to connect with your chosen comfortable place in nature. Comfortable place in nature. 4. Start to sense or visualize yourself lying down, feeling like your body is being deeply immersed and connected to the earth or the surface below you. 3, on the next out breath completely let go of all the happenings of the outer world. Allow your image or your visualization to become brighter and brighter. 2. Sink further and further into your body, allowing the parts of your body connected to the surface below to become heavy and grounded. 1. Grounded. 1. Invite a warm comforting embrace to delicately envelop you like the softest, most luxurious blanket imaginable, cocooning you in a serene sense of security. As you lay grounded and comfortable in your scene, start to visualize the sun, slowly but gracefully descending on the horizon. It casts a golden glow of warmth gently across your face and your body. Feel this warmth. Feel the comfort of this warmth. And allow yourself just to let go sinking deeper and deeper into this warming comfort. As the body lies connected and grounded to the earth. Start to imagine yourself looking up at the brazen depths of darkness of the vast night sky. Focusing in on the glimmering force of the shimmering light of the stars above. Observe their scattered arrangement. Light bursting between the deep indigo expanse of the night. And become aware of how some flicker, brighter and lighter than others. Each of these stars in the night sky represents a different aspect of yourself scattered across the expanse of the lunar landscape of the cosmos. Just as the stars in the night sky are scattered across the heavens, So too are the various thoughts, emotions and aspects of yourself scattered within and around your being. Some parts of ourselves have been splintered away into the depths many, many years ago, and some more recent. Yet this is the time right now to bring yourself back to a sense of wholeness, alignment, and oneness. Alignment and oneness. Although the stars are physically thousands of kilometers away from your current grounded aspect, In your visualization you are able to reach up and connect with their light, drawing them closer and closer to you whenever you like. So take a moment now to draw your attention towards 1 particular star. Notice what brings your awareness to it. Is it brighter than the others? Is it the iridescent colors? Is it the iridescent colors? Or is it just a feeling that's drawing you towards this 1 particular star? If this star were to symbolize a fragmented aspect of yourself, what would it be? This aspect could be something that you've lost or has diminished within you. Let your intuition be the guide here as you explore the depths of your consciousness. The answer could manifest as a flicker of energy you've given away, a dormant trait waiting to resurface, or even a long-forgotten dream or goal that you still desire that's simply become clouded by the distractions, worry or happenings of life. Whatever it may be, simply trust that it holds significance for you and your journey of self-discovery and grounding within. Even if nothing surfaces in the moment, trust that this star that you have chosen represents a piece of you. Represents a piece of you. Now as you allow this realization to surface, reach out to this star. Reach out like you're picking an apple off a tree. And start to gently guide the light of this star towards the depths of your being, towards any part of your body, it could be your heart, it could be your belly, it could be your mind, wherever you feel guided to draw this light, this fragmented aspect of yourself back towards your being. As it draws closer and closer, let it illuminate the shadows within, shedding light on your own path towards integration and wholeness. Once this light, this star has reconnected with the whole, you might take a moment to scan back over the sky and notice another star, another piece of yourself that has splintered or scattered away, reaching out and lovingly drawing it back to your heart, back to your wholeness. Once this star has been gathered, you might like to cast your awareness across the sky again. And this time choose as many stars as you wish. As many stars that draw your awareness and your attention to them so you can gently bring them back to you. Bringing them back and reuniting them with yourself, with your wholeness, with your own magnificence. With each welcoming back, feel a sense of completeness and unity wash over you as you integrate all aspects of your being, grounding yourself into wholeness with your true self. Take a moment to reacquaint yourself in this brilliance of the newfound wholeness, knowing that you are a luminous constellation of infinite potential yourself. Really start to notice any subtle shifts or transformations in your energy, the rhythm of your breath or sensations in your body, or it could even be in the emotions that are present or arise within you. Allowing yourself to really linger in this state of heightened awareness, savoring the sensations and insights that arise within you. With each guiding breath, deepen your connection to the present experience, anchoring yourself in the richness of the here and now. Now that you've welcomed back your scattered parts and opened up to any little subtle shifts within you, once this practice is over, I invite you to explore how this newfound grounded sense of wholeness influences your perceptions and interactions with the world around you, including your decisions and self-care actions. Start to embrace the infinite possibilities that unfold before you, knowing that you possess the inner strength and the resilience to navigate life's journey with grace and purpose. Just as each star contributes to the beauty of the night sky, so do every part of you. Your thoughts, your emotions, your experiences, they all contribute to the richness of who you are and life around you. Slowly starting to ground into the sensations of the breath. Knowing that you can come back to this beautiful scene, this guided experience, any time you wish, any time you feel you're pulled in many different directions, anytime you feel scattered or overwhelmed, just simply come back to this scene, gazing across the vast expanse of the night sky, and drawing 1 by 1 the scattered aspects of yourself slowly back into your being. But for now, whenever you feel ready, we slowly come back into sensation of the body connected to the earth below you. Now as I count from 5 to 1, slowly start to reconnect to the world around you, as well as staying grounded to the world within you.
54321... 2... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... And Whenever you feel ready, you might like to stretch or wiggle your fingers and toes. Gently open your eyes, carrying with you this sense of alignment, wholeness and unity that you've cultivated within yourself today. And allow the benefits to wash in and through your whole entire being and your whole entire life. Revisit this practice often, even every day if you wish. I look forward to sharing with you again next week.
