You Are Not Broken: Nervous System Healing Meditation

I want you to know you are not broken.

You are a system doing its best to feel safe.

Take a slow breath in through your nose,

And exhale through your mouth.

Let your body land here.

Maybe your shoulders lower slightly.

Maybe your jaw unclenches.

Let's offer your system a cue of safety.

Something small,

Something gentle.

Placing a hand somewhere that feels comforting,

Your chest or your belly.

Feel the warmth of your own touch.

Your nervous system listens to warmth.

Take another slow breath in,

And as you exhale,

Let your whole body sigh in relief.

You are not broken.

You are unwinding patterns that were born in moments of fear,

Exhaustion,

And overwhelm.

You are learning safety in a body that had to be alert for far too long.

Your system is intelligent,

It adapted to survive,

And now it is adapting again,

This time toward ease.

Let your body rest here in this truth.

Now,

Let your next breath deepen just a little.

You are allowed to be exactly where you are,

Through repeated moments of safety.

Moments just like this one.

You are safe,

You are healing,

You are not broken.

Again.

Again.