I turn and return my attention
to the seed of my knowing.

Body Practice Guide

Orienting + Tapping 

Connect with the present and support your nervous system through spatial orientation* and gentle sensation.

Wonderful practice to do when transitioning —when you arrive home, finish a Zoom call, etc.

Considerations

Please read the practice instructions beforehand and feel free to adapt in any way that you need. Here are a few other things to consider and keep in heart for this practice:

What does "orienting" or feeling "oriented" mean to you? What other words do you use for this feeling? Where do you feel oriented in your body? How do you know when you aren't oriented —where do you feel that in your body?

Do you want to work with tapping today? If not, simply move through the orienting practice on its own.

This practice involves looking and/or sensing into the space around you. If accessible, make sure you actually look around and see what is in the space around you.

It's important to twist from your hips if possible during the orienting practice. This activates your deep hip muscles (psoas), a way to connect somatically with your choice to move and take action.

It is always helpful to have an anchor during bodywork —something to shift your attention to if you lose connection or if you need to move your attention away from your bodily sensations for any reason. Try choosing something that uses another sense like an object to look at or paying attention to the sounds around you.

Practice Instructions

Sit (or stand) and face forward. Choose your anchor for today's practice. Take note of what's going on for you including how you feel physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Breathe gently through your nose throughout this entire practice.

Using your neck and hips, turn (or twist) to look over your left shoulder. Come back to center.

Using your neck and hips, turn (or twist) to look over your right shoulder. Come back to center.

Look up (tilting your head up). Come back to center.

Look down (tilting your head down). 

Come back to center (looking forward) and notice how you feel now. Take note if anything is different for you.

If accessible to you, continue your practice with gentle body tapping. Use the pads of fingers for light pressure at your own rhythm, exploring to find what feels good to you

Try these areas and choose where feels best for you today—

Legs around knees or mid thigh

Upper arms with arms crossed

Just below collar bone

When you feel complete, still your movement and face forward again. Notice how you feel now.

Remember to thank yourself.

*Orienting practice adapted from Resmaa Menakem

Megan & Monèt share a brief version of this practice.

Feel free to stay in your practice for as long as you like.

PRACTICE SUPPORT

If you have questions or need additional guidance while working with this practice please feel free to connect with Megan.

You can email or message me on IG