Stay Still

How do we stay grounded and connected when we are suddenly forced into the discomfort of staying in place? In a world that is constantly moving, how do we function when we are told to stay still? The things that come up when we are alone – how do we reckon with them? How do we explore them? Address them? Know them?

It is hard to address the self without acknowledging what surrounds us. As humans, we are a social species that puts the most emphasis on our social well-being and our social connectedness. But now, when told to be alone, how can we change our relationship to our thoughts, and to ourselves, when left to our own devices?

The world around you is spinning, stay still.

Guided Meditation

1.

Begin in a comfortable seat, sitting up straight, relax your hands and shoulders, close your eyes, take a deep breath in…

Inhale 1 2 3 4 5, exhale 1 2 3 4 5, inhale 1 2 3 4 5 exhale 1 2 3 4 5

Inhale 1 2 3 4 5, hold 1 2 3 4 5, exhale 1 2 3 4 5, inhale 1 2 3 4 5, hold 1 2 3 4 5, exhale 1 2 3 4 5,

Inhale 1 2 3 4 5, exhale with an audible sigh – exhaling anything you are holding onto, inhale 1 2 3 4 5, exhale with an audible sigh – exhaling anything you are holding onto

Inhale 1 2 3 4 5, exhale 1 2 3 4 5

2.

Begin in a comfortable seat, sitting up straight, relax your hands and shoulders, close your eyes, take a deep breath in…

Inhale 1 2 3 4 5, exhale 1 2 3 4 5, inhale 1 2 3 4 5 exhale 1 2 3 4 5, inhale 1 2 3 4 5, exhale 1 2 3 4 5, inhale 1 2 3 4 5 exhale 1 2 3 4 5

On your next inhale visualize one goal for yourself, exhale 1 2 3 4 5

Inhale with your goal in mind, hold your inhale 1 2 3 4 5, exhale anything holding you back from your goal

Inhale 1 2 3 4 5, hold your inhale and visualize yourself completing your goal, exhale 1 2 3 4 5

Inhale 1 2 3 4 5, exhale 1 2 3 4 5

3.

Begin in a comfortable seat, sitting up straight, relax your hands and shoulders, close your eyes, take a deep breath in…

Inhale 1 2 3 4 5, exhale 1 2 3 4 5

Inhale “I am”, exhale “____”

Inhale “I am”, exhale “____”

Inhale “I am”, exhale “____”

Inhale “I am”, exhale “____”

Inhale 1 2 3 4 5, exhale 1 2 3 4 5