Episode 65: Moving Meditation | Neck

Did you enjoy this guided meditation? Rate + Review + Share The Meditation Well.For more information on meditation, mindset, and mindful movement services Jess offers, visit www.yogastorynow.com.Thank you for meditating with me today!Meditation Script:Find a comfortable seated position, resting your palms facedown or face up on your knees or thighs. Enjoy a few deep breaths in and outthrough your nose. Imagine bringing air up from your tailbone to the crown ofyour head as you breathe in. Exhaling, imagine air moving from the crown ofyour head to your tailbone. Feel grounded and lifted. Next exhale, gently turnyour head to the right, feeling the sensations along the left and right side ofyour neck in this rotation. Next inhale, bring your head to center. Exhale,turn your head to the left. Notice sensation. Breathe. Inhale, center. Exhale,ease your chin toward your chest. Notice the sensation along the back and frontof your neck. As you breathe in, imagine a string gently tugging the base ofyour skull back, crown of your head up, bring your chin to center. Next exhale,gently tilt your chin up, imaginary string drawing your nose up and crown ofyour head back. Head to center, inhale. Relax your face, shoulders, fingers,and toes exhale.Feel free to shift or adjust your seated position. Again,imagine breathing in through the tailbone to the crown of your head. Exhalefrom the crown of your head to the tailbone. Bring the back of your right handbehind your back, left hand up and over to the right side of your head, inhale.Exhale, gently release left ear to left shoulder, with a soothing traction ofyour left fingers along the right side of your head to invite a deeper stretch.Keeping this tilt of your head (lateral flexion of your cervical spine), relaxyour left arm down and angle your chin toward your left shoulder for a stretch intoyour traps at the lower right side of your neck. With care, return your head tocenter.Reach your left hand behind your back, right hand over theleft side of your head, inhale. Exhale, ease your right ear toward your rightshoulder, with a soothing traction of your right fingers along the left side ofyour head to invite a deeper stretch. Keeping this tilt of your head, relaxyour right arm and angle you chin toward your right shoulder. Breathe.Carefully return your head to center. Hands, arms, shoulders, and neck relaxed, enjoy a deepbreath in, open mouth exhale. Sigh it out. Move with a greater ease of headmovement and the freedom to use and rest your voice throughout your day. Thankyou for moving with me. Peace.