You are listening to the Motherhood Unstressed podcast and I'm your host Liz Carlile.
Thank you so much for joining me for another guided meditation.
I'm so glad that you're here,
That you pressed play,
That you're taking the time to connect with who you really are,
To get grounded,
And in this case,
To feel clear and ready for the day.
One of my favorite things about meditation is its ability to ground you for the day,
To clear away all of the anxious thoughts,
To bring an awareness so that you can stop new anxious thoughts from happening,
Or at least from running away.
So let's get settled.
You can do this meditation lying flat on your back or in a comfortable chair or seated on the ground with your legs crossed and your hands gently resting on your knees.
Be relaxed,
But don't fall asleep on me.
Focus now on your breathing,
Noticing the sensation of the air as it comes in your lungs,
The expansion and the release.
Already you might be noticing more tension in your breath.
The air stays around your shoulders.
It doesn't go deeper.
Your work today is going to be on making it go deeper,
And maybe the best way to do that is to just let go.
Know that you have anxious thoughts and worries.
Acknowledge them.
But in this moment and for the next few minutes,
Imagine your hand releasing all of the worries into a stream and watching them float away.
You don't carry that burden right now.
This is your brief.
So keep breathing.
Keep guiding your breath down into your belly and visualize letting go of the anxious thoughts and watching them go down with the water away.
And the further and the further they go,
The lighter and the lighter you feel.
Keep breathing.
Keep noticing.
Bring your awareness now to the top of your head and scanning down ever so slowly,
Going past your jaw,
Past your throat,
Relaxing your shoulders,
Bringing them down,
Down your chest into your heart.
Feel the immense energy there,
The love for yourself and for your loved ones.
Going down into your belly,
Feel your breath there,
Acknowledging that you were able to bring it down,
To relax fully into your body.
And as you bring your awareness down further into your pelvis,
Release any tension there.
Notice the slight subtle changes that you feel with every breath.
Be grateful that you have the power to do this whenever you want.
Bring down further your awareness to your legs,
Past your knees,
Your shins and calves,
To your ankles,
The tops of your feet,
To the tips of your toes.
And cycle that awareness,
That energy back up till you reach the top of your head.
And knowing that scan you just did unblocked any energy blockages in your chakra system.
And when you brought it back up,
You sent them all spinning.
Each center of energy is now aligned,
Is now unblocked and is operating at peak performance.
Keep breathing.
Notice how you feel since you cast your worries aside for our time together.
Notice how you feel that you've just reignited all of your chakras with the scan and the release.
And understand that you have the ability to do this throughout your day,
Not just in the morning but in the afternoon when things may get stressful and in the evening before bed so that you can drift away in peace into full relaxation unburdened with the worries of the day.
I'll leave you now to breathe for a minute or two and bring you back to close out this meditation and to set you on your path for the day.
Take a deep breath in.
Bring your awareness back into this level of consciousness,
This alertness.
You can wiggle your fingers and toes.
Do some gentle stretches.
If any emotions or thoughts came up,
Feel free to write them down while they're still fresh.
I hope you go into your day grounded and calm and anxiety free just as you intended when you hit play.
If you like this meditation,
Please feel free to connect with me on Instagram at motherhoodunstressed,
Rate and review the podcast and be sure to come back next week so we can do more work together.
Namaste.
Namaste.
