Greetings and thank you for sharing this time with me today.
This is a self-love meditation.
A powerful practice that can ease a racing mind by drawing our attention to our innermost self.
If we do not allow the natural love for ourselves to be expressed,
Love does not reveal its beauty very often throughout each day of our lives.
I invite you to find a relaxing position,
Removing any distractions for the duration of this session,
Taking the very first action in self-love right now.
Your ability to breathe that will in all different kinds of ways.
Our breath has been there literally our entire lives,
Changing as needed to the demand of exciting circumstances and flowing effortlessly when we are resting.
Taking multiple full and deep breaths every day is proven to change our bodies and minds for the better.
Let's start by taking in five full and deep breaths,
Holding for a moment at the top and naturally exhaling.
If we do not allow the natural love for ourselves to be expressed,
We are breaking our own heart.
Your first inhale,
I invite you to take the deepest breath you've had all day,
Feeling your belly expand and your lungs expand as much as you can.
Hold it for a moment and exhale deeply to relax.
Your second breath,
Inhaling fresh oxygen that will be supplied to your bloodstream,
Holding it to soak it in and exhaling without any effort.
Your third deep breath,
Inhale feeling rejuvenated and invigorated by this breathing.
Hold it and exhale deeply through your mouth with a sigh.
On this fourth breath,
Notice how breathing fully comes naturally for you,
Pausing to soak it in and exhale any tension or worry.
On this fifth breath,
Inhale fully as an act of self-love,
Pausing to fill this love and exhale into complete relaxation.
Let your breath flow at a pace without any effort.
By doing this,
You are proving you are capable of self-love.
Deep breathing increases the supply of oxygen to your brain and stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system,
Sometimes referred to as the rest and digest system.
By breathing deeply and often,
You are commanding your body to rest,
Which relaxes and rejuvenates you.
This is self-love in its simplest form that anyone can do at any time of the day.
Now let's honor ourself by relaxing the mind even further.
Notice your thoughts.
They are rising in your mind one after the other.
See them come and see them go.
Some thoughts linger for some time and some thoughts only come by for a moment.
If you can really focus,
You will notice even smaller thoughts,
Such as describing the world around you or labeling the things in your surroundings.
Let your hearing become super alert now and try to focus on some sounds around you.
Maybe you can hear the sound of your breath.
Perhaps you hear nature nearby,
Or maybe cars passing,
Or people talking with each other.
Just go from sound to sound,
Focusing on only one at a time.
Now stop focusing on any sound in particular and just allow all of the noises around you to come in equally.
And when you hear them,
They almost act as tiny waves of relaxation,
Calming your mind.
Your mind relaxes when you activate your senses on command.
Using the power of your amazing visualization abilities to induce self-love.
Begin to imagine yourself full of abundance of self-love.
See yourself now,
Choosing healthy foods,
Cooking at home,
So you know all the ingredients you are putting into your body.
Vividly see yourself eating well.
When you eat well,
See yourself enjoying these moments and feel the nutrition that these new choices bring to you.
Imagine now you have a strong will to avoid junk foods.
See yourself in great detail,
Confidently saying no to anything that does not serve your health and well-being.
How very proud you feel when you avoid eating and drinking something unhealthy.
Eating healthy is an essential component in self-love.
Another form of self-love is observing your mental chatter.
In order to have great self-love,
You must expand the good things you feel about yourself and challenge any negative thoughts as soon as they arise.
So hear yourself saying,
When I fully love myself,
I am able to fully love others.
Deciding to love myself is a wonderful agreement.
My self-esteem grows along with my self-love.
I accept everything about myself completely and always love myself.
Today I love myself even more than yesterday.
Truly loving myself is easy for me.
As we begin to close our meditation practice,
I invite you to gently open your eyes,
Taking a fresh breath and know that whenever you love yourself,
You will find love.
Thank you for sharing this time.
My name is Tandi B.
I love you.
Namaste.
