This meditation is on worry and regrets.
So to help you reduce anxiety and get you back into your body,
Start by taking a moment to relax.
Relax your body,
Soften any unnecessary tension that you may have in your belly,
In your shoulders,
Relaxing the hands,
Releasing any tension that you may be holding in your jaw,
Relaxing the forehead and eyebrows.
And find a posture that feels both relaxed but still keeps you alert.
Gently closing your eyes or softening your gaze.
Allow your hands to rest where they're not clenched or holding tension.
Take a few moments to scan your awareness through the sensations of your body.
Notice where you may be having some sensations of tenseness,
Pain,
Tension,
And see where you can soften or release those areas.
Being aware of your body,
Being aware of how your body is breathing,
How your chest rises and falls with each breath.
Now imagine that you're standing in the street outside of your house with two heavy suitcases.
And know that one of those suitcases is full of worry about the future and the other suitcase is full of regrets about the past.
Take a moment standing there in the street holding these two heavy suitcases and reflect about each one.
Reflect about the future,
How it will come on into its own accord whenever it comes,
And that most of what we worry about will never happen.
Standing out there in the street reflecting on the past,
The other heavy suitcase.
Consider how the past cannot be changed.
All we can do in the present is learn from it.
Put in whatever corrections make sense,
Become more skillful,
Become a better person,
And move on.
Standing there in the street feeling the weight of these two suitcases and absorbing the wisdom of your own reflection right now,
Make a conscious decision.
Do you want to drop the suitcase of worry about the future?
If so,
Simply drop it.
Simply drop it.
Then standing there in the street with the other suitcase so heavy about the past,
Make another conscious decision.
Do you want to drop it?
If so,
Just drop it.
Just drop it.
And as soon as you have dropped the two suitcases,
Walk into your home.
Take your seat right where you are.
Plop down.
Notice how relaxed you are.
So relaxed,
Like someone coming home from a long trip,
Dropping suitcases and just relaxing.
Rested in the present,
Just breathing.
Resting in the natural well-being of the parasympathetic nervous system.
Resting in the fundamental well-being of awareness itself.
Awareness which does not worry or regret.
Resting as if this is meaningful for you.
Allowing yourself to simply rest.
Feel a sense of peace,
Of joy,
Of well-being,
A natural happiness.
Always your true home.
Without carrying heavy suitcases of worry about the future,
Or full of regrets about the past.
Simply rest here in your body right now with total relaxation throughout your body and your mind.
I hope you enjoyed this meditation.
I hope that you have found that you were able to drop the suitcases of worry and regrets.
A wonderful day.
Blessings.
