Hand on Heart: A Moment of Tender Stillness

Hello there, Cadre. My name is Faith Hunter, and I am so delighted to join you for another session. Today's session is all about grounding in your heart. So before we do our quick little meditation, I want us to just take a moment to drop into the present. So relax your shoulders for the crown of your head. Rise all the way up towards the sky. We're going to take five breaths together, but we're going to really breathe in through the nose, and then you're going to exhale out of the mouth. All right, so here we go, all together.

Breathing in through the nose. Exhale slowly out of the mouth. Inhale through the nose. Exhale out of the mouth. Three more. Last one. Deep breath in. Exhale out of the mouth. Now I want you to seal your lips, and all you have to do is to breathe deeply in, in, and out of your nose. Now, as you take these next few breaths, the hands can rest wherever it feels most comfortable for you. So I have my hands resting on my thighs and my knees, and I have my palms facing down. When the palms are facing down, it really, really supports you in grounding.

So rest the hands there. And in this moment, the eyes can be opened or closed, whatever feels most comfortable for you. And I just want you to just quickly kind of SC your physical body. Just kind of start with the soles of your feet. Notice if there are any sensations there. Move into your legs and do the scan really slowly, right? You just begin to make your way all the way up to the hips, the spine, the chest, the arms, the hands, and the crown of your head. And as you take this gentle yet effective body scan, I want you to notice if there are any sensations, there's any discomfort, or even notice if you feel this sense of deep relaxation.

Right? It's just about observing. And then once you make your way all the way up to the crown of your head, you've kind of examined and assessed your entire body. Then we're gonna go right into the heart. So I want you to place your left hand over the center of your chest, and then the right palm on top of that. And then just kind of give your chest a nice little massage. So you're just kind of massaging your heart chakra, which is right in the middle, and we're just kind of noticing again what that feels like.

Even if you feel a little discomfort, maybe lighten up a little bit. But if you want to add a little more pressure, feel free to do that. And then pause. See if you can relax those shoulders a little more. And then observe and notice the rhythm and pace of your heartbeat in this moment. And then begin to bring all of your attention and your awareness right at the center of your chest. And simply say to yourself, I am safe and secure. I am safe and secure. Maybe one more time, I am safe and secure.

And with your hands still resting on the center of your chest, all of your attention and awareness focused in that moment in time, feeling the rhythm of your heartbeat, I want you to think about what you need to give to yourself. Do you need to give yourself a little more love, a little more forgiveness? Maybe you need to be a little bit more compassionate. Oftentimes I think to myself, I need to give myself a little more grace. Maybe you need to give yourself rest, maybe even this moment right now, this moment of stillness and breath, what you needed to give yourself.

So whatever comes to mind and know that it's okay. If there are two or three things you need to gift yourself, I want you to feel the energy of that sensation moving right there at the center of your chest. And know that you are allowed to receive this. And may your heart be an open door to receive the care, the love, the compassion, the understanding, the forgiveness, the grace, the moment of stillness, the ease of I receive whatever that is, I receive the grace, I receive the love, I receive the care, I receive forgiveness.

And then, as you continue to maintain awareness and attention right at the center of your chest, I want you to imagine this golden light starting to radiate from the center of your chest. It becomes more expansive with each breath that you take. And as it expands, it moves into the palms of your hands. As you visualize this light moving into your hands, I want you to slowly begin to release the hands, still feeling that connection of light. As the backs of your hands rest on your legs and the essence of that light is shining, radiating from the center of your chest.

And continue to repeat to yourself, I receive. I receive the care, I receive the kindness, I receive the grace, Whatever that word is for you, you are fully in this place of receptivity. Fully in a place of receptivity. Simply allow the breath now to draw in. And as it comes in through your nose, I want you to hold and retain the breath for a few seconds and then exhale a big sigh one more time. Like that. Deep breath in. And one more deep breath in. Sealing the lips and allowing the breath to flow in and out of your nose.

Bring gentle movement in your body, moving in any way that feels natural, and start to blink the eyes open and yeah, just want to say, thank you so much for joining me this evening on this Thursday. And again, my name is Faith Hunter. I am the somatic and wellness guide here on Cadre. And as I do my live streams, I always like to bring a meditation, a little breath work into it. And if you have any requests, feel free to make them. And, yeah, definitely go and follow me if you're not already following me.

And again, I take requests. So if you have anything special you want or any need, right. You, like, want to feel a certain way or even if you have some questions, definitely reach out. All right, guys, have a wonderful rest of the week. Have a great weekend. And I think I'm going to do another live next week. Thanks so much, everybody. Take care. Bye. It.