In today's meditation,
We're going to try to get a better understanding of the stress and anxiety that we are feeling.
I know that when I am stressed and anxious,
It's like there's extra energy vibrating through my body and thoughts will not slow down,
So I don't have a way to actually pull it under control.
Using meditation as a tool to gather your thoughts and calm yourself can help you really get into touch with the stress that is causing all this anxious feelings to occur.
So to begin,
I want you to get into a comfortable position,
Whatever that means for you.
I would also encourage you to have a journal very close to you.
In this meditation,
I feel it is perfectly acceptable to stop and write down what is coming at you.
The purpose of releasing the stress requires not just calming of the mind,
But to take what is in the mind and put it onto paper so that we are no longer holding all these excess thoughts.
Our brains can only handle so much information,
So we want to be able to remove it while calming.
So take a moment to get into position,
Grab a piece of paper and pen,
And prepare for our meditation.
As we begin our meditation,
We are going to put our nervous system into a state of relaxation.
In order to do this,
We are going to exhale longer than we inhale.
So let's begin with a count of three in and four out.
So breathe in and breathe out.
Breathe in and breathe out.
If you would like to add a pause at the top and at the bottom,
That is your choice,
But I want you to continue that cycle of inhaling and then exhaling with the exhale being longer.
So breathe in and breathe out.
I want you to continue at your own pace.
Good.
Now I want you to continue breathing at your own pace and turn your attention to the thoughts that are flowing.
Do not try to stop those thoughts.
Instead,
Let's face them head on.
Make the first thought that comes into your mind.
Now label it.
Is it a worry?
Is it a to-do item?
Is it just daydreaming?
As you place a label on this thought,
If it is something you need to do,
Write it down.
If it is simply a worry,
Write it down.
If it is daydreaming,
Release it out to the universe.
When you have finished with your first thought,
Allow the next thought to come in and do the same thing.
If it is a to-do item or a worry,
Write it down.
Anything else?
Release it back into the universe.
Continue doing this until you feel your mind and your body both calming and becoming silent.
Listen again.
As you begin to release all of these thoughts,
I want you to remember this feeling of calm and calm.
Commit it to memory.
So that if you need to tap back into this feeling,
It is there.
You simply need to access it.
Now I want you to bring your awareness back into the room,
Stretching if you need to,
Preparing for your day ahead.
Now that you've completed this meditation,
You have a list in front of you of either things to do or worries.
With the things to do,
Add it to a calendar system so that you can start tackling them one at a time.
For the worries,
I highly recommend you take each worry and begin journaling on it to understand why that worry is even there.
Is it real?
What's the worst that could happen to it if it does come true?
Really dig into better understanding that worry so you can release it and let it go.
If you did not get through all of the thoughts that were in your mind during this meditation,
Feel free to do it again or grab a nice calming piece of music and do the same process on your own.
I know for myself,
My thoughts can be very numerous with everything going on.
So it may take longer than this meditation to truly empty your mind and allow that relaxed feeling in.
So go back,
Do what you need to do and get yourself to that place of calm.
