MONTH ONE - GROUNDING
In Month One we begin connecting to the breath, the body and the nervous system.
When using meditation as a tool in life, it is important that first there is a foundation of grounding in your earthly body, before moving into any higher states.
This ensures our energy is protected and safe. If we don’t build on these foundations; this can be when we experience anxiety in the body, feelings of disconnectedness, panic attacks, confusion and lack of clarity. The foundations of meditation and of life begin with the breath, and our connectedness to our earth here and now. When this is strong, we can then begin our journey moving toward altered states of consciousness and connection to our subconsciousness.
This month, this playlist invites you to slow, breathe and unwind tension in the moments you may find yourself moving into auto pilot.
Beginning journal prompts
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Dont skip this intro
The first prompt is designed to help you to become aware of the moments tension and anxiety begin to gather in your body. This is a hugely important step to improving your energy and healing your nervous system.
The second prompt is to begin creating ways to oscillate your attention away from pain and tension, and toward relaxation and safety.
Once we invite in the ways and moments in which grounding begins to take over the body, we begin to teach the nervous system this is our natural state.Play with these, and try to invite the sensation of the second question
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Explore
When do you feel the least grounded in your body? When do you notice tension gathered?
When do you feel the most grounded in your body? When does safety and comfort wash over?
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Visualise
Explore the ways you feel connected to nature and bring those visualisations into your daily life and practice.
What colours in nature appeal to you? How do they make you feel?
Describe the most beautiful natural wonder you have seen /experienced and meditate on this visual, invite in its healing properties
Week One.
Week one is about building a short/achievable morning habit. It’s less about thinking, more about letting it happen in the background. Repetition matters more than results in this initial phase. So set the intention to open up an inner child challenge each morning, every morning.
In this 5 day series, we begin creating an inner dialogue with ourselves and our inner child and although you may not see the results of this instantly, you will over time come to see just how life-altering having an inner dialogue with your earlier self can become.
Top tip : To begin with, try to picture your youngest self, this doesn’t have to be clear or accurate, see them however they appear, but as you get a the idea of this exercise, begin to picture your recent self too, sometimes even yesterdays version of ourselves needs more compassion and acceptance.
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Every morning, if you miss a morning, quit the self-judgment, and get back to it when you can, from where you left off is fine.
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Immediately after waking, this is when your brain waves are most malleable to information and it can be said “The doorway to the subconscious is open”.
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Whilst plenty of people report emotional release and positive affects in their life in these initial sessions, my intention is for you to allow these to play in the background and start building a routine.
Trust me when I say, if you are doing them first thing upon waking, your subconscious is absorbing this information whether you realise it or not consciously.
Week Two.
Week Two we continue to a build a short/achievable morning habit. We begin to picture our future self as a way of inviting hope and possibility into the brain, mind and body.
In this 5 day series, we begin creating an inner dialogue with ourselves and our future self and although you may not see the results of this instantly, you will over time to come, see just how life-altering having an inner dialogue with your future self can become.
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Every morning, if you miss a morning, quit the self-judgment, and get back to it when you can, from where you left off is fine.
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Immediately after waking, this is when your brain waves are most malleable to information and it can be said “The doorway to the subconscious is open”.
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Whilst plenty of people report miracles in these initial sessions, my intention is for you to allow these to play in the background and start building a routine. Trust me when I say, if you are doing them first thing upon waking, your subconscious is absorbing this information whether you realise it or not consciously.
Your journey into meeting your future self begins.
Week Three and Four.
Time to introduce your daily meditation
MORNING PRACTICE
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Do me daily or as often as you feel drawn to
Use headphones for optimal rest
Repitition is key
You are welcome to take this lying down or sitting up, on occasion, you can even do it walking, but I recommend a focus on stillness as a practice often
MIDDAY PRACTICE
Your daily vibration station
Play me on walks, and add me into your morning or midday routine when you need a mindset reset and boost.
EVENING PRACTICE
It’s time to increase the quality of your sleep. Cleansing the mind, body and spirit, and increasing your deep restoration. Play me as you fall asleep.
MORNING PRACTICE
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Do me daily or as often as you feel drawn to
Use headphones for optimal rest
Repitition is key
You are welcome to take this lying down or sitting up, on occasion, you can even do it walking, but I recommend a focus on stillness as a practice often
MIDDAY PRACTICE
Your daily vibration station
Play me on walks, and add me into your morning or midday routine when you need a mindset reset and boost.
EVENING PRACTICE
It’s time to increase the quality of your sleep. Cleansing the mind, body and spirit, and increasing your deep restoration. Play me as you fall asleep.
Awareness and integration
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How did you feel before you began month one?
How do you feel after completing month one?
Do you find yourself judging yourself for not having been dedicated enough or achieved enough this month?
What would it be like to be proud of yourself for having been exactly as you are?
Do you find your breathing has become less restricted at all?
Do you notice your anxiety has lessened?
What are you more aware of?
What are you less aware of?
Take time to be grateful for any positive changes noted and expand on those.