Exploring the theme of uncertainty, inviting a space of awareness, a grounded Presence, just sensing contact of your feet on the ground, noticing how it is for the body to connect through the ground and the seat? You are being held and supported by the earth. Connecting with the theme ‘Uncertainty’ not knowing, maybe ambiguity, checking in with yourself how that lands, the meaning for you, what images, feelings, stories – noticing what that is like to entertain uncertainty, at least in this very moment. Right now, we are in a place of not knowing, there is no particular direction to this meditation… in a way right now, we are in a place uncertainty, of not knowing.  And if you explore, you might find uncertainty is more about a mental projection… and if you explore, uncertainty is more of a case of mental projection…. It’s; What are we doing… Where are we going…. I’m not quite sure where we are going….’ It’s how we respond to the stories based on projection. Some of us might really enjoy not knowing, there is not one response, we could respond tin different ways at different times.  Meeting uncertainty is about meeting parts of us, some of which could be really happy, and some really anxious, depending on the time and place.  Maybe were never going to find certainty, that is the nature of uncertainty.  Maybe there is a middle way between uncertainty and certainty, perhaps there’s some kind of refuge that brings us into relationship where we can hold things in Presence and not be overwhelmed, and enjoy some kind of equanimity, equipoise however rough the seas maybe, we can navigate our boat skilfully.  Hoe might we do that?  Well. Let’s look at the stories, is it really what story is here, in other words we are looking at the seas, is it really rough or calm, and just sense into the feeling tone, some nervousness, some excitement, curiosity, anxiety?  Our first port of call is to create some grounded safety in the sensing, always available at all times.  Inviting a sense of contact with the ground feeling mother earth supporting you, from which you were born, stardust, sensing contact and resting briefly with these sensations where the body meets the earth, resting with these sensations, letting them rest in themselves. Inviting the whole body to begin to rest in its whole self, whole body breathing and grounding, savouring contact and sensation. And you body can sense the space around you, beyond the room up into the stars, sitting beneath a canopy of stars above you, and the sharedness of the community also breathing. And now from the whole of this, something in you is like it is, excited, trepidation, excited? And we could put our hand on our chest or tummy, bringing kindness and care to whatever is there.  Its being held by the sensing, held by the stars, being held by the body and if you like you can just say a little ‘Hello’ to the part in you, whether happy, sad, afraid or neutral, I celebrate you. You have needs that you are wishing to connect me with, your intention is to look after me. Thank you! Keeping it company in this way, Grounded, spacious, whole body, kindly breathing, welcoming.  Perhaps you have a need for safety and reassurance, security and in this present moment you have the creativity, resourcefulness, the resilience, the humanity to meet any situation in a way that is enriching and supportive. And now just take time for the body to rest in the body, it maybe you would like to rest in the breathing or where the feet mee the ground, keeping yourself and being kept company for a period of time.  In the broad expanse of existence, there is neither not knowing or knowing, there is just a clear open space that is carefree, always available at all times. Resting Here.

Do we stand we stand on thin or thick Ice? Uncertainty Truth and Safety

Presence Deep Rest Meditations and Reflections inspired by Focusing, Mindfulness and Nonviolent communication Embodied Relational Presence training and personal coaching.  https://www.living-presence.co.uk/

Do we stand we stand on thin or thick Ice? Uncertainty Truth and Safety

Simon McKibbin Presence Meditations & Reflections