Hi,
This is Osby.
Thank you for joining me in today's guided meditation.
Today,
I would like to invite you to go deep within yourself,
To find silence,
Calm and inner peace.
You can use this meditation anytime that you're feeling stressed or anxious and that you want to come back to yourself and prioritize your calm,
Your mental balance and your inner peace.
I invite you to find a comfortable position that could be sitting down,
On a chair,
On your bed or on the ground.
Make sure to cross your legs to find a stable position.
But you can also do this meditation laying down if it feels more comfortable for you.
As we begin,
I would like you to start paying attention to your breathing.
Bring your awareness to every single inhale and every single exhale.
Feel the air entering your nostrils,
Going down your throat,
Your lungs and then taking the opposite direction,
Exiting through your mouth.
With every inhale,
You're calming your mind and with every exhale,
You're calming your body.
As you keep relaxing your body,
I invite you to practice breathing in on a count of four and breathing out on a count of six.
Breathing in for four and breathe out for six.
With each conscious breath,
As you elongate your exhales,
You are probably starting to notice that your body is releasing all of its tensions.
As you keep breathing,
Try to release any tensions in your facial muscles.
Gently allow your shoulders to relax,
Your back straight,
Yet it is not tense.
Your belly moves with each inhale and each exhale.
Your hands are resting on your knees,
Allowing your arms and legs to unwind.
As we keep breathing in on a count of four and out on a count of six,
I would like you to bring your attention to your thoughts.
Just look at any thought that is crossing your mind at the moment and as you do so,
Try to bring no judgment to it.
As the thoughts go in and out of our consciousness,
We just watch them pass by like clouds in the sky,
Without criticizing them,
Without chasing them and without attaching ourselves to them.
Now you are simply a calm observer and you watch these thoughts come and go.
On the next inhale,
Imagine yourself sitting at the bottom of an aquarium.
This is your inner aquarium.
In this space,
You feel safe,
You feel comfortable,
Knowing that nothing and no one can reach you.
Any overwhelming thoughts are safely kept away from you as they remain behind the glass walls that surround you in this aquarium.
These same walls protect you and allow you to take a moment for yourself where you can find quiet and calm.
Observe your surroundings.
Maybe you can see fishes swimming around you,
Curiously observing you.
What kind of plants do you see in the water?
What kind of decorative objects can you see laying there next to you on the bottom of the aquarium?
The water around you is warm,
As is the sand on which you are sitting right now and you are starting to feel that the weight of your body has been lifted from you as you gently let yourself be cradled by the water all around you.
In this space,
You have nothing to do,
Nothing to worry about.
You can simply appreciate the gift of being with yourself and taking this time to reward yourself with a moment of pure inner peace and reconnection with your body and with your mind.
As you sit in this peaceful environment,
Repeat mentally after me I let go of stress and overthinking and I treasure my inner peace I let go of stress and overthinking and I treasure my inner peace Just stay here for a few minutes more.
Look around yourself and see if there is any object that specifically attracts your attention.
Maybe a rock,
Maybe a shell,
Or perhaps a treasure chest.
Find whatever object you like the most in this environment.
You will be able to take it back to the surface with you and use it anytime during the day to reconnect with this feeling of groundedness,
Of calm and serenity.
Now,
As you keep breathing calmly and deeply,
Let your next inhale slowly carry you back to the surface of the water.
Start bringing your attention back to your bodily feelings.
Feel the temperature of the room.
Hear the noises and sounds around you.
Start moving your feet,
Your hands.
If you would like,
You can start stretching your body slowly and gently.
And whenever you are ready,
At your own peace,
You can open your eyes.
I would like to thank you for joining me today in this guided meditation.
I truly hope it will help you to find a healthier balance in your daily life.
Till next time,
Namaste.
