Hello and welcome to this body scanning yoga nidra guided meditation.
This meditation is great for complete relaxation,
To feel truly present and can even help with being somewhere.
Begin by lying on your back with your arms by your side and palms facing up.
Close your eyes if you haven't already and begin to notice any tension that might be there in your mind or body.
Begin to slow your breathing.
As you inhale,
Imagine calming energy coming into your body and soothing tense parts.
As you exhale,
Let go of any tension.
Notice how you begin to feel lighter by allowing yourself to let go of this pressure in the body.
A few more nice deep breaths.
Allow your belly to rise right up as you inhale and fall all the way back down as you exhale.
One more breath now.
Inhale and as you exhale let go of any stress and give yourself permission to be truly present in the moment.
Lovely.
I'll now begin the body scan talking in first person.
Firstly notice all the pressure points where your body is in contact with the earth.
Imagine Mother Earth beneath you is holding you like a baby.
I bring my awareness to my toes.
I'm grateful for all the steps that they allow me to take.
As we go through the body scan,
Really focus your attention on each body part.
Now I bring my awareness up to my calves.
Notice any sensation that might be there in the calf.
I take my awareness to my thighs.
I bring my awareness to my buttocks and I'm thankful for them allowing me to sit in comfort.
I focus my attention to my fingers and I take time to appreciate all that they allow me to do.
I move my awareness to my hands and to the palm of the hands.
I bring my awareness into my left forearm.
Again,
Noticing any sensation.
I move my awareness up to my upper arm on the left side.
I move my awareness up to my left shoulder.
I bring my awareness across my chest and onto my right shoulder.
Again,
Noticing any little sensations until slowly bringing my awareness down to my upper right arm.
I bring my awareness down to my right forearm and enjoy this time to allow my arms to completely relax.
I focus my attention on my belly and notice how it's constantly rising and falling with each inhalation and exhalation.
This is happening constantly without me even noticing.
I move my awareness to my heart and I'm thankful for the love in my life,
For the love that I give and receive.
I take my awareness to my spine and I enjoy the sensation of it lying nice and flat against the floor.
I notice where each part of my back is in contact with the floor and enjoy how grounded this makes me feel.
I slowly move my awareness up to my neck and I appreciate that it carries my head around each and every day.
I slowly move my awareness up to my mouth and my nose and my eyes.
I appreciate this moment to allow my eyes to rest and enjoy how peaceful that is.
Any tension in my face I allow to simply wash away.
Other tiny muscles in my cheeks soften just a little bit more.
I bring my awareness up to my third eye,
The mind's eye,
In the centre of my forehead.
I trust in my own intuition that I know what's best for me in life.
I bring my awareness to the top of my head and feel a real stillness in my mind.
Finally,
I focus my attention to the back of my head and enjoy this time to simply allow it to rest on the floor.
Thank you for listening.
This yoga nidra session is now over.
You're more than welcome to continue to lie down in this peaceful and relaxed state.
Or of course,
You're more than welcome to now continue your day.
Namaste.
