Meditation (April 2007)

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Meditations by Mary Ann Wallace, MD
Meditation 1
Nourishment

It is suggested you read this meditation into a tape recorder, allow a friend to read it to you, or reread it a few times to commit the general flow to memory.  Pauses are depicted by hyphens “------------“.

Rest comfortably in a chair, with spine straight.  Imagine a thread supporting the top of your head so that you can relax in this pose.  Gently settle down a little more deeply.  It is as if grains of sand are settling, and you feel your body deepening down in connection with the earth.
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Now become aware of your breath, allowing it to deepen, as well.  With no effort, it seems as if the breath gains substance that is warm, full and with Presence. -----------  Allow this full breath to come in as deeply as you are comfortable.
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And now become aware that every cell of your body tingles with life.  With no effort on your part whatsoever, every cell is filled with life. -------------------------
Allow, now, the incoming full-bodied breath to bathe, nourish and bless every cell of your body.  It is as if every cell is bathed in and relaxes in the warm, light-filled smiling breath.
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Rest here awhile, simply letting it be.
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When you feel ready, wiggle your fingers and toes, stretch your muscles, and become aware of yourself here and now, in this room, at this time.

Mary Ann Wallace, MD, MA
Medical Director , Division of Integrative Medicine
SHS, Corvallis, OR
www.integrative-medicine.org