Welcome everyone.
This is Alicia Bliss and thank you so much for joining me on this wonderful journey to the heart guided meditation.
I invite you to situate yourself in a comfortable position.
You can lie down or sit in a chair to practice.
Just make sure that you are totally at ease wherever you are.
Now I invite you to close your eyes and deeply inhale through the nostrils and hold it for three to four seconds.
Then exhale even slower out of the nostrils or mouth.
Again breathe in deeply and exhale slowly.
Keep doing this for four to five more times.
As you inhale you bring more oxygen into your body and as you exhale it causes your body to relax more and more deeply.
Now you can continue to breathe easily and freely and you can feel yourself becoming more and more peaceful.
You're moving into a very deep peaceful state of relaxation.
Your shoulders are starting to relax and you're breathing into your body bringing a deep awareness into your body.
Now let's direct your attention to your chest and lungs.
Breathe deeply into your lungs and fill them so that your chest rises after your belly does.
Give your chest space in which to deeply breathe.
Breathing in you feel your chest opening and your lungs expanding.
Be aware of any tightness there.
Now breathe out relaxing your shoulders,
Your chest and appreciate your lungs.
Now breathe your awareness into your heart.
Be aware of any tightness in and around your heart.
Feel your heart open as it trusts your intention and breath.
Bring your attention to the tissues around your heart.
Feel your heart being supported by healthy tissue and cells.
Now bring your awareness to the veins and the arteries leading to and from your heart.
Visualize your arteries as clear and open.
See your veins carrying healthy blood into your heart and as you breathe in appreciate your heart.
Breathe out feel gratitude for a good healthy heart.
Bring your attention to your diaphragm.
Let your diaphragm open as you breathe in deeply.
Be aware of your whole torso as you exhale and you feel your diaphragm.
Breathing in feel your diaphragm drop giving your heart and lungs space in which to expand.
Now bring your awareness back to your entire body and just being here.
To close this practice give yourself a big thanks for supporting your nervous system in such a healthy and creative way.
Use this practice if you find yourself feeling anxious or maybe before bed.
Thank you for showing up.
