Connecting To Safety Within

I invite you to take a moment to locate your comfort.

You may sit or lie down during this meditation,

Focusing on giving your body what it needs.

When you are ready,

Gently close your eyes or fix your gaze on a stationary object.

You're going to start by slowing down.

For these next five minutes,

There is nowhere to be and nothing to do.

Take a deep breath in through the nose and a slow exhale through the mouth.

Again,

Deep breath in,

Slow exhale out.

I invite you to connect to your body,

Starting at the feet.

Notice any sensations occurring in your feet.

Do they feel warm or cool?

Move your attention to your calves.

Connect to your hips.

Notice your attention on your abdomen,

Chest,

Shoulders.

Notice your neck,

Jaw,

The top of your head.

Take another deep breath in and slow exhale through the mouth.

Call to mind a moment in the past where you felt incredibly relaxed and safe.

Notice where that feeling lives in your body.

Locate its root.

It might be your heart,

Your abdomen,

The back of your neck,

And if it isn't within,

Perhaps it's a blanket or animal or even an imaginary space.

Connect to it with your mind and if you can,

With your hands.

Move into the safe space.

This space is your inner resource,

Your safe harbor,

Untouchable by anything outside of you and if at any time during the next hour,

Days,

Or weeks,

You feel uncomfortable or overwhelmed by a thought,

Feeling,

Or situation,

Connect to this safe inner resource and breathe.

You are safe here.

This is your internal home.

Take a final deep breath in and exhale,

Sending gratitude to yourself and your home.

I remember you can always come home.

When you are ready,

I invite you to gently wake up the body by wiggling the fingers and toes,

Slowly opening your eyes.

Thank you for joining me here in this meditation.

I look forward to our next sit.