Sit in a comfortable position and close your eyes. You may feel a bit uncomfortable when you sit with eyes closed because usually we check with our eyes whether we can feel safe. So it takes a bit of courage and trusting each other.

With eyes close you can now more easily sense into your body: Feel the weight of your body, the gravity that pulls you towards the ground.

Keep sitting upright, although you might want to let the body to relax from within, let it slightly slack for one inch or so, to release the holding. Allow the breath to breathe out deeply and breathe in lightly.

Feel those parts of the body which touch the ground: Your buttocks, parts of your legs and feet. The weight of the body pressing down on these parts a bit.

Imagine that the ground, the earth is receiving your weight willingly and openly. So you can let your weight sink into the ground, give all holding away. You can trust that the earth is holding you.

Feel your body breathing. In and out. With each inbreath, sense how the belly expands, so that there is a lot of space around your heart. With each outbreath you let go of the breath and relax...

Now imagine that, while breathing out, you let the weight of your body wash down, as if you can use the outbreath as an energy which washes through your body down into the earth. And the earth is receiving willingly all that burdens you. Let it all go - all the hurry of packing, all the feelings of uncertainty about coming to a new place, all excitement about meeting friends. - Allow the outbreath to wash it all down through the body, into the ground.

And with each inbreath draw in the lightness of fresh air, and let your body be filled with that lightness... Can you enjoy it?

If there is still any tension left in the body, any hardness, any pain - direct the outbreath especially to those parts, releasing all tension and giving it away to the ground. Let the holding melt away....

Feel how your body becomes more relaxed, resting on the ground and filled with lightness, aliveness, fresh energy, joy. Feel the peace of letting go...

Now slowly open your eyes and keep sensing into your body while looking at the ground before you. Keep sensing your breathing in the body. With this awareness of body and breath it will be easier to stay connected with your own feelings.

Notes
if the kids start giggling -embrace that in the meditation guidance

If you start giggling: can you feel where the giggling is happening in your body?
What is happening in the belly? Can you sense movement there?

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