So today we're going to do a meditation to work on releasing some anxiety.
Because let's be real,
This pregnancy journey can come with a lot of worry and a lot of anxiety.
And it doesn't always have like a source.
Sometimes you know what it is.
But I remember especially my second trimester just at night,
I would start feeling anxious for no reason.
I don't know if it was hormones or what,
But it would just kind of creep in and it was something that I had to really be proactive to manage.
So we're going to be doing a meditation to work on that.
So begin just by giving yourself permission to feel however you feel right now in this moment.
So if you're listening to this meditation,
You're probably feeling a little bit anxious right now.
But that's OK.
I truly believe that if we don't feel it,
We can't heal it.
So just give yourself permission to feel,
Experience your anxiety,
Knowing that you're safe here and that relief is on its way.
And take a moment to come to a comfortable position.
Maybe you need to get rid of some of the wiggles or do something to get more comfortable.
Or maybe there's a place in your body where you're clenching or squeezing.
Just try to settle in and let that go.
And once you're physically comfortable,
Check in with your breath.
How are you breathing?
Is it fast and shallow?
Is it low and slow?
Is it somewhere in between?
Check in with your breath,
Connect with it and wherever it's at,
Just begin to slow it down.
It may take a few tries,
But you can do it.
Just slow down your breath,
Allowing your lungs and diaphragm to expand on the inhale and then effortlessly just let it go on the exhale.
Take a easy smooth breath in and long slow breath out.
And now settle into your natural rhythm of breath.
And just notice how your body and your baby are responding to this breath.
Feel as peace and stillness begin to move through your body and your heart.
And just keep this breath flowing.
If at any point you get distracted or that anxiety begins to creep in,
Just return to the breath.
Just slow,
Low and effortless.
Become aware of your body.
Check in with your body and notice places where you're still holding tension through squeezing or clenching.
And just feel these areas melt and relax like a block of ice under the sun.
And check in with your feet and feel them relax.
Move up to your legs.
Feel them relax.
Check in with your hips and your pelvis.
Let them soften.
Tune in to the abdomen and the back.
Feel this area relax.
Move up to your upper back,
Chest and shoulders.
Feel them all soften and release.
And check in with your arms and hands and feel them completely relax.
Then moving up to your neck,
Jaw and face,
Your head.
And just let them all relax.
And now tuning into your whole body.
Just feel it soften and release and unwind.
Just continue to breathe and feel as your tension and anxiety begin to subside and release.
And in your mind's eye,
Imagine that you're floating on a cloud.
You're lying on your back or maybe even your stomach if you miss that.
On a plush,
Fluffy cloud.
You feel completely supported by the cottony billows of cloud beneath you.
Every curve,
Every part of your body is completely supported by this cloud.
Taking off all of the tension from your growing and tired body.
And leaving you with the feeling of lightness.
You are completely safe and secure as you lay on this cloud.
Just continuing to release your stress and anxiety as you breathe.
Knowing that you are safe,
You are secure and you are at peace.
Your body is completely weightless and soft.
Your mind is quiet and clear.
Your heart is open and filled with love.
You just lay back,
Breathe and feel yourself becoming less anxious and more at peace with each passing breath.
And now repeat to yourself.
I am safe.
All will be okay.
Everything happens right when it's supposed to.
I am capable and I am prepared.
I am a wonderful mother.
I am free from anxiety.
And repeating this to yourself again.
I am safe.
All will be okay.
Everything happens right when it's supposed to.
I am capable and I am prepared.
I am a wonderful mother.
I am free from anxiety.
And just feel the power of these words reverberate out of you.
Know that they're true.
And just release,
Relax and breathe as you unwind and float on that soft and billowy cloud.
Knowing that there is nothing you need to do.
There's nowhere you need to be.
Except right here,
Letting go.
And knowing that all will be okay.
I am safe.
I am free.
And now take one last final moment here.
Releasing any little bits of worry or anxiety you still have.
And coming to that space of complete inner calm and peace.
Maybe taking a moment to set a positive intention for the rest of your day.
And then when it feels right to you,
Just completing your meditation practice.
Thank you so much for joining me today.
Thank you.
