Fall in Love in the Morning

Nalaya describes being in love as being connected to your heart: trusting, feeling present in your body, clear about your priorities and able to respond to surprises. Being out of love is the opposite, when you try too hard to get things done, be on time or feel good, and the day never feels satisfying. It is a state you choose, not a relationship.

The idea offered is that what you emanate is what you attract. Nalaya says an open, receptive, trusting resonance helps you magnetize opportunities, insights, inspiration and perhaps an unexpected encounter. You can treat it as a framework for choosing how you show up, and take what is useful.

Any memory of confidence, courage or trust, and it can be big or small. You're asked to think of something you are proud of, or a time you fully trusted yourself. What matters is the feeling of it, not the size of the event.

First you simply notice the sensations in and around your heart without trying to change them. Then, once the memory brings up feelings of power, you let them grow. Nalaya repeats 'expand' as you feel the grandness of your being.

The closing intention is to take that expansion everywhere you go. Nalaya suggests noticing the tiniest beautiful details, complimenting someone, and looking at a challenging situation from a positive angle. Meeting each experience with openness is the way of living it.

Nalaya says those first moments after waking set the tone for the day. This meditation uses them to choose your inner state on purpose rather than rushing into tasks. It also lists night and late night as good times, which suits using it as a preparation.