Welcome to this meditation to create space between you and your mind.
This meditation is infused with Reiki healing energy,
So if you're open to receive,
Simply accept in your mind's eye.
As you settle and arrive,
Allow me a moment to connect.
If you're here,
It likely means your mind has been loud lately.
Maybe repetitive,
Maybe unsettling,
Maybe intrusive in ways that feel uncomfortable and distressing.
Before we go any further,
I want you to hear this clearly.
Having intrusive thoughts does not mean there is something wrong with you.
It does not mean you want them.
It does not mean they define you.
Thoughts are mental events,
Not intentions,
Not identities,
Not truth.
I invite you to take a slow breath in and gently let it go.
Let your body settle.
Feel the surface beneath you.
Right now,
You are safe.
Even if your mind feels chaotic,
Your body can still find safety.
Bring some gentle awareness to your thinking.
You don't need to change anything yet.
Just notice.
Thoughts arise on their own.
You don't consciously choose most of them.
In fact,
Your brain generates thousands of thoughts per day.
Some neutral,
Some useful,
Some completely random,
Some uncomfortable.
Intrusive thoughts are often simply thoughts.
That feel sticky because they provoke fear.
And fear makes the brain pay attention.
Not because they are important,
But because the brain is wired to scan for threats.
Your mind is trying to protect you.
It just sometimes misfires.
Take another slow breath.
Instead of fighting a thought,
Try observing it.
Imagine each thought as a cloud passing through the sky of your awareness.
You are not the cloud.
You are the sky.
The sky remains steady,
Even when clouds move through it.
Now let's practice creating space.
The next time a thought arises,
Especially an intrusive one,
Instead of saying,
This is terrible,
Or why am I thinking this?
Try saying,
I am noticing that I am having a thought.
That small shift changes everything.
I am noticing that I am having the thought that.
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Fill in the rest silently if one is presented.
Notice how that creates space.
It separates you from the content.
The thought becomes something happening.
Not something you are.
If a thought feels intense,
Imagine placing it on a leaf floating down a slow moving stream.
Watch it drift by.
You do not need to analyze it.
You don't need to solve it.
You don't need to argue with it.
Just let it pass.
If it returns,
Place it on another leaf.
Repetition does not mean failure.
It means your brain is practicing,
And so are you.
Intrusive thoughts become louder when the nervous system is dysregulated.
So now we support the body.
Place one hand on your chest and one on your belly.
Take a slow inhale through the nose.
Long,
Steady exhale through the mouth.
The longer exhales signal a safety to the brain.
So again,
Inhale.
Exhale slowly.
Feel the weight of your body.
Feel gravity holding you.
Right now is the moment.
Nothing is happening except you breathing.
Your body is safe.
Even if your mind is noisy,
Your body can anchor you.
Let your shoulders soften.
Let your jaw relax.
And allow your nervous system to settle.
Now imagine your thoughts as background radio noise.
Sometimes loud.
Sometimes faint.
But you don't have to tune in.
You can let it play in the background while you live your life.
You are not required to engage every mental sound.
Say silently,
Thoughts are events in my mind.
They are not commands.
They are not predictions.
They are not who I am.
If compassion feels possible,
Add,
My brain is trying to protect me.
And I can respond with calm.
Notice the steadiness in that.
Intrusive thoughts lose power when we stop reacting with fear.
They are fueled by resistance.
They soften with neutrality.
Now allow everything to quiet.
No need to manage anything.
Just rest as the observer.
Breathing,
Present,
And aware.
The thought arises,
Gently label it,
Thinking.
And return to the breath.
You are strengthening a new pathway.
One where thoughts do not control your nervous system.
Coming back to your physical space.
Recognizing your surroundings,
The surface beneath you.
Take one final slow breath in,
And a steady exhale out.
Gently returning,
Wiggling your fingers and toes,
And slowly open your eyes.
Thank you so much for joining me today.
I invite you to come back to this anytime you notice those intrusive thoughts starting to take over your life again.
We are stronger than our thoughts.
Namaste.
