Hello it's Willow Wood here and I would like to welcome you to this guided meditation for calm.
Thank you for making this time for yourself and just begin by getting as comfortable as possible.
Whether you are laying down or sitting down just become as comfortable as possible and just become aware of the surface beneath you.
Just notice whether it is soft or hard,
Warm or cold.
And just imagine taking a snapshot of how you are feeling right now.
Just going inside and paying attention to the energy of your body right now.
And do this without judgment.
Just paying attention and noticing how you are feeling.
And give your current level of calmness a number out of ten.
So ten would be super calm,
Feeling super relaxed and one would be less than calm.
And just remember this number for now.
So as you are relaxing and listening to my voice,
I want you to just focus on your breath.
Just follow your breath as you breathe in and follow your breath as you breathe out.
And for now all you are doing is just following,
Not changing your breath,
Just noticing when you are breathing in and when you are breathing out.
And you can now very gently begin to deepen your breathing,
Slowing your breathing down.
So you are taking nice deep slow breaths in and nice deep slow breaths out.
And just noticing how you are already feeling calm or calmer just by slowing your breathing down.
Just noticing how easy and natural this is for you.
So as you are breathing slowly and deeply,
I want you on your next exhale to say the word calm.
So you are breathing in slowly and deeply and as you breathe out,
Just silently saying in your mind the word calm.
And just noticing how saying this does help you to feel calm and relaxed.
So just keep saying that word in your head,
That word calm.
And as you continue to do that,
Without even thinking about it now,
I want you to think of the most calming colour for you.
Perhaps this is sky blue,
Perhaps a shining healing white or perhaps another colour.
Just trust what your mind offers and focus on this colour as it fills your mind.
Enjoy bathing in this colour.
And just notice how you are feeling calmer still.
And now very slowly,
Just paying attention to the feeling of your body.
Noticing if it feels limper or heavier.
Knowing it feels good to let go,
To relax and to feel calm now.
And you can keep saying silently in your mind that word calm as you breathe out.
Continuing to take those nice slow deep breaths in and focusing on that calming colour.
And the more you do this,
The calmer you feel and the calmer you feel,
The more you do this.
Just enjoying these feelings of calm.
And just imagine these feelings of calm doubling,
Becoming stronger.
And like water,
These feelings are gently trickling throughout your body.
Trickling to the top of your head,
All the way down to the tips of your toes.
Flowing like water.
Leaving no part of your body untouched.
Feeling totally calm.
Completely calm.
Entirely calm.
And in just a moment,
I will count from 5 to 1.
And when I reach 1,
You will feel more awake but still keeping this feeling of calm with you.
So 5,
Becoming more aware of the sounds in the room.
4,
Gently and slowly wiggling your toes and fingers.
And 3,
Taking a nice deep breath in to wake you up.
And 2,
Just noticing how you are feeling,
How calm you are feeling.
And 1,
When you are ready,
You can just open your eyes and just allow your eyes to adjust to the room.
And now just notice how calm you are feeling and give it a number out of 10.
And you can compare that number to how it was at the start of this meditation.
And hopefully it is higher.
Thank you for joining me.
Until next time.
