Hello and welcome to this meditation to relieve stress and anxious thoughts.
Make sure you are in a comfortable position and you will not be disturbed for the duration of the session.
Bring your focus to your breath and really pay attention to how your lungs expand and contract when you inhale and exhale.
We'll begin by taking a few deep breaths together.
Inhaling through the nose,
Filling the chest,
Filling the belly,
Holding it at the top,
And slowly release.
Inhaling again in through the nose,
Filling the chest,
Sipping in a little bit more air and really filling up that belly.
And open mouth exhale,
Release.
Last time make this the deepest breath you've taken all day.
As you slowly inhale through the nose,
And open mouth exhale,
Release.
Let your breath flow however it wants to right now.
As you bring your awareness to the top of your head,
Relaxing your eyes and the muscles around your eyes.
Relaxing even your ears.
Notice your jaw and if you feel any tension here,
Just notice it.
Don't try to change anything.
Now breathe into the sensations in your jaw.
As you exhale,
Allow it to release a little.
Inhale again.
Imagine that you are breathing in new life and when you exhale,
Let all fear completely fade.
Take another breath in and when you exhale,
Feel yourself let go of any worries.
Notice how relaxed you are becoming right now.
Let another breath come in naturally,
Imagining a bright future and as you let it go,
Notice how any tension eases and fades away.
A gentle wave of relaxation sweeps over you as you breathe in and out.
Allow your breath to flow naturally now.
Let yourself feel calm and peaceful.
You deserve this wonderful feeling of serenity.
You are now open to receive new thoughts and you open up even more with each breath you take to new and fresh energy.
Notice how new ideas begin to present themselves to you.
Bring up feelings of abundance as if you have so much that your cup pours over for others to enjoy the abundance you have created.
Imagine that you are energized and have a zeal for life.
Even if this is not true of your present self,
Imagine it vividly and with as much detail as you can.
See yourself full of energy and optimism.
You can imagine it as if you are watching a movie of yourself if this helps,
But see the colors brightly and watch yourself full of ambition taking steps towards achievement.
Stay with your breath and allow your intentions to remain positive.
Even if you don't feel positive in this moment,
You can imagine what being joyful is like.
So breathe into this joy you are creating and notice how you are consciously shifting any tension or anxious thoughts right now into peaceful feelings instead by following your breath.
Breathe deeply and let your exhale completely relax you.
Any thoughts that previously held you back become smaller and smaller.
Watch negative thoughts diminish little by little as if you are riding away in a car and these negative thoughts are sitting along the roadside,
Shrinking into the distance as you ride away with ease.
As you see them go,
You are freed from their grip.
If you have any more negative thoughts rise,
Drop them off on the side of the road by any creative means that arise and ride away,
Watching them grow smaller until they are consumed by the horizon.
Allow yourself a few moments to simply be.
Bringing your awareness back into the inhale and back into the exhale.
Exhale calm and relaxation and as you exhale release and let go.
Notice and feel changes from this moment right now and notice the difference between how you felt before you began this meditation.
Your new thoughts find a new home within your inner being.
Return your focus to your breath for a few more moments.
In your own time,
Whenever you are ready,
Slowly open your eyes and commend yourself for making these steps towards a better life.
Take as much time as you would like just to be in gratitude for several moments.
