Session Eight

Breathwork and sound healing to find joy. 

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SPEAKER_03 1:23

It's confidential, virtual, and available seven days a week. Because your schedule doesn't fit into a nine-to-five. And neither should your support. We're just wondering whether support at all is a place to start. You can find the link in the show notes episode. And I'm so grateful for that. So with that, we'll begin. As always, find a place of stillness. And if it is safe to do so, lie down and close your eyes. You'll recall that we begin with a breathing grounding before moving into the active breath. The active breath will be a three-part breath all through your mouth, through your belly, into your chest, and exhale. And I'll be with you the whole time. So wherever you are, get out any last jitters. Take a deep inhale through your nose. And an exhale through your mouth. Another deep inhale through your nose. And then exhale through your mouth. And begin to bring your awareness about a hundred feet above your head. And notice a soft shimmering golden light. It's a beautiful light. And you have a knowing that it's a light of healing, a light of peace, a light of connection. And as you feel yourself connect to it, you allow it to move towards you, warming your body before it hovers just above your heart. And with this next inhale, you take in the light, it pours to the center of your heart, flowing into your body. Moving through your body, from your heart, down your heart, down your chest and your belly, down your hips, your legs, to the bottom of your feet. Where it begins to move back your body as it connects you. The energetic vibrancy that you have access to. It moves from your feet, softening them as it moves up your ankles, your calves, your knees, your thigh, your buttocks, moving up your spine, your belly, between each of your ribs, into your chest, and each of your ten fingers, your arms, your shoulders, feeling your whole body soften with each breath. And the light moves up through your throat, softening your jaw, your cheeks, each of your eyes, and the space between your forehead to the crown of your head. Noticing your whole body soften into this beautiful light. Feeling it wash over your whole body.

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Filling you with calm. And let's begin.

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All right. We're gonna breathe through our mouth, open mouth into the belly, chest, exhale. We go right back to it. It's a continuous breath. So open mouth, belly, chest, exhale. Yes. Let your breath begin to move. Very good. Let your belly expand, pull up through the pathway between your belly, into your chest, let it expand, exhale, let it go, go right back to it. Your brain might be protesting right away. It's not used to this breath. It's not used to this amount of oxygen. Just acknowledge it and keep breathing. This breath starts to quiet the noise in our brains, in our prefrontal cortex, allowing our energy to move, allowing whatever would normally get in our way, whatever thoughts, whatever judgments. This breath quiets them. So breathe into it. Belly, chest, exhale. Belly, chest, exhale. Good. Good. Have a little fun with it. Lighten up. We bring so much heaviness into our life, into our healing. But we're all just energy. So maybe just let it move. Feel the music in your body. Feel the breath in your body. Good. Deep in your breath. Belly, heart expands. Exhale. Belly, heart. Exhale. Right back to it. Keep it moving. You get the most out of this practice if you keep the breath fluent in a flow. Let it move. If you feel resistance, send your attention there. Where our attention goes, our energy will flow. So if you're blocked somewhere, allow your breath to move there. Allow it to work for you. Allow your body to guide you. Yes, good. Can you take it deeper? Can you expand it in your body even more? Good. Keep your breath moving. I want you to let joy fuel your life right now, in this moment. Find something that brings you deep joy. It could be as simple as a cup of coffee, to as complicated and simple as our love. Do a walk on the beach to fresh flowers, to a good meal. Find joy. Find it right now and experience it. We tend to restrict our joy, so breathe into it. When you are feeling dense, when it feels heavy, can you name one thing that brings you joy? The sight of the sun, the sound of the birds. Good. Keep breathing. Expand your belly, expand your chest, exhale. We're moving our energy from the bottom half of our body where it tends to get stuck from this earthly layer of it, up into our higher connection, into that of our spirit. It has to pull up through this pathway. Right at our breastbone, right between our belly and our chest. That's the bridge. Pull it up. Good. Good. Keep your breath moving. If you're still resisting joy, I want you to find something else right now. Find another thing, another piece of joy that you can bring into your life. Maybe you need to pull it together, let it build. Good. Can you up the pace of your breath? Belly, chest, exhale. Belly, chest, exhale. Your body knows exactly what it wants right now. It knows exactly what you need, so trust your body. It may have been some time, but that's okay. You can practice right now. Trust your body to show you exactly what you need. It will only give you what you can handle today. If you did this again tomorrow, same voice, a different experience. Because your body will need something different. So right now, trust that it will show you exactly what you need. Let's build readings working from the belly. In our next song, it's where we keep our breath, where we keep it active moments. So give it to yourself here. Good. Let the energy build. If you feel vibrations good, that is your energy. Feel its power. If it becomes strong, you can hold your hands in front of your desk kind of like the energy. Don't be afraid of your power. Don't be afraid of your energy. Let it move you where you are meant to be. Let it move you into what the person you are meant to be in that lifetime, to the work that you are supposed to do, to the purpose you are supposed to contribute. Let your energy move you.

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Beautiful.

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Beautiful. Keep your breath moving. You are doing beautifully. Yes. I want you to awaken your soul right here. Awaken the quiet part of who you are. Who found themselves shutting things down to appease others, to fit in, to not disturb. I want you to find that peace. And I'm inviting you to choose to wake up. To choose to allow yourself to be whole. To allow yourself to be the fullest expression of yourself. To be in integrity with your body and your soul as one. Good. Deepen your breath. This might be where sound wants to move through your body. If there's a sound that wants to keep it, allow it to bring it up. It might be a getting in your head about what it is, keep breathing and say I am. Keep breathing. Let yourself awake. See the light of your life.

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Beautiful.

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Beautiful.

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Stay with your breath. Be kind to yourself right here. Be gentle as your breath moves. Gentle and kind in your words, in your thoughts. Belly, chest, exhale, belly, chest, exhale. Good. Keep moving. If something wants to come up, allow it. Stop resisting. Our emotions will peak at 90 seconds if we allow ourselves to feel them. If we allow ourselves to experience them for the wave that they are. When we resist them, they root in our body. So just let it flow. Let it move. Maybe it's been a while since you've realized, since you've recognized, since you know that you are worth it. That you are worth it. You are worth every moment. You are worth it. You are worthy of receiving love, light, freedom from the emotions, freedom from the experiences that have kept you locked away, that have kept you quiet. So let's move it here. Give to yourself. Don't hold back. Don't let go now. Keep breathing. Belly, chest, exhale. Good. Let it move. Like not. Whatever came up that felt heavy, it's moved. It wants to be free. So let your breath, your body move together.

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And feel how good it feels in this moment. To be alive. To be able to breathe. To have a heart. To be able to find joy.

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Good. Good movie. Believe in yourself in this moment. Believe in your Al can love. Let's give you breath. Move your breath. And notice that anything that has been difficult in your life. It's because you have loved. Because you have loved someone, because you have loved something, because you have wanted love. And if we live in fear, we can just reject love. But then we live a life of fear. Of suffering. If we can appreciate that what has moved us, that what weighs on us is because we are lucky enough to have love. To design love. With this breath, you bring your awareness back to the soft golden light moving through your body. Allowing yourself to merge your body, your light, and your energy. And bringing in a deep gratitude for the joy in your life.

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For the love that you give yourself. By the light that built your body.

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Overflowing into the space around you. Surrounding you in the same beautiful light that fills your body. Surrounding you. Surrounding the space around you. And moving out into the energetic fields around you. So that the energy around you, the energy that you want to receive is filled with light and love. See how it extends to the people in your life. Every interaction. Every smile.

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Back to your breath.

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Maybe you deepen your inhale and lengthen your exhale. Scan your body from head to toe. And notice any sensations. Any clarity. Anywhere that energy has moved free. Sometimes a long good morning stretch feels good here. Signaling that you are ready to begin again. Begin anew. If you had an eye mask on, or as you open your eyes, the world will be brighter. So go easy on yourself. Go gently. Take one last deep inhale through your nose. And exhale. And welcome back. Thank you for joining another Cedar Sessions. I hope that you have the most beautiful day. Until next time.