Meditation for Healing and Relaxation Pre-Surgery Finding out that you need surgery can be unsettling and stressful.
But approaching your surgery in a calm,
Relaxed manner can not only help lessen your anxiety,
But facilitate healing.
There is a direct relationship between your mind and your body.
Calming your mind and centering on the most desired outcome can help harness the power of your mind to influence how your body responds.
This is a guided meditation to help you reduce your fear and anxiety before surgery.
It can be used as a valuable tool to reduce pain during your healing process and help speed your recovery.
This is a most important time for you to relax and receive and to love yourself.
As you listen to this guided meditation,
You will feel more and more at ease about your surgery as you welcome positive thoughts.
You will quiet your mind and relax your body to alleviate pain.
This meditation will help you become aware of being an active participant in your own healing.
All you have to do is get into a comfortable position and listen to this meditation a few times before your surgery.
You may find it has a stronger and stronger effect over time the more you listen.
But you can feel a positive effect even after listening only once.
Your doctor may even allow you to play this meditation on a headset while you are in surgery.
Just settle in now,
Relax,
And listen.
Let's begin.
Get into the most comfortable position you can,
Checking to see that your body feels fully supported,
With your head,
Neck,
And spine straight and relaxed.
Now take three deep,
Full,
Cleansing breaths all the way down to your hips.
One full in-breath.
One full out-breath.
One full deep in-breath.
One full deep out-breath.
One full deep in-breath.
One full deep out-breath.
Send the warm energy of your breath to any part of your body that feels sore or tense or tight.
And deliberately release all tension you may feel with each and every exhale.
Loosen and soften with every breath.
You're beginning to feel comfortable and relaxed,
Safe and aware.
Any unwelcomed feelings or thoughts can also be released with your next breath.
Another deep inhale.
And a relaxed,
Full exhale.
Let go.
Allow your mind to become empty now.
As you notice the thoughts passing through your mind,
See them like clouds moving along in the sky.
You begin to notice that as you slow down your breath,
You slow down your thoughts.
The clouds soon begin to slow down and spread apart,
And your thoughts begin to slow down.
And soon you can see your mind is much more like the vastness of the clear blue sky.
Any thoughts that arise now,
You can just let them go.
So easy,
So effortless to just let them go.
And you are blessed with stillness.
Any emotions that arise,
You find now it's easy to let those go too.
With every exhale,
You let them go.
Out.
No need to hold on to anything at all.
You are just here now,
Relaxed and breathing deeply and listening to my voice.
And now your emotional self is still and quiet,
Like a lake without any ripples.
Still and peaceful.
Now you see yourself enter a beautiful place,
Inside or outdoors.
A place either real or imaginary.
It's a place where you feel safe and at ease and loved.
It can be a place you've always wanted to be,
Or a place that you recognize you've been to before,
Or that you go to now to be in beauty and in peace.
You feel loved,
Supported,
Even cherished here.
You see this place more clearly now,
As you take this place in with all of its dimensions with your five senses.
You see the colors and scenery as you look all around you now.
It's lovely.
So peaceful.
So relaxed.
And you can feel the soft and comfortable space you are sitting against or lying upon,
Whether it's sand or grass or soft leaves,
A cozy chair or a soft bed.
Now,
Listening more deeply,
You hear the sounds of this place that is so safe and peaceful to you.
Birds softly chirping,
Wind,
Water,
Soft soothing music.
Just attune yourself to the wonderful sounds of this place.
There may be a soft breeze or the warmth of a fire or the sun on your face or skin.
Just feel the wonder of this place,
Its rich fragrance,
Soft and subtle.
Be it the scent of flowers,
Salty sea air,
Or sweet meadow grass.
It all brings you to a deep sense of ease and joy and peace and even deeper relaxation.
As you become more and more aware of the safety and beauty of this place,
You feel your body responding,
Feeling a sense of tingly energized attunement.
You feel a sense of expectancy in the air around you,
As though the space you are in is alive with shimmering light.
As you watch this light with a sense of peaceful curiosity,
You begin to see very indistinct but lovely forms emerge from the peaceful space that surrounds you now.
You watch,
Feeling safe and comfortable,
Relaxed and at ease.
And you feel a sense of joyful anticipation arise within you,
A sense of welcome and embrace.
You feel still and calm with a detached and comfortable awareness.
Your mind feels spacious and open and still.
And now you see these shimmering forms are becoming more and more distinct and tangible.
And with a sense of ease and detached awareness,
You see out in front of you an operating room.
As you watch this image arising before you with a sense of peaceful curiosity,
You gradually become aware of the busy,
Capable,
Engaged and very present staff preparing this operating room for someone.
This is a team of highly competent,
Trustworthy professionals who love to collaborate and work together.
They are true healers,
Like a band of angels.
You effortlessly move in to have a closer look.
You are undetected by them.
You just slip in to check things out.
A patient is wheeled in now,
And you notice quite peacefully,
Without much surprise,
That this patient is you.
You feel so relaxed and well taken care of,
Surrounded by such capable people who are so caring and present.
They are focused entirely on their work and on doing it well,
And on helping you experience perfect health.
And you also see in the invisible space around you a band of ethereal,
Even angelic beings,
Here to watch over you and guide you,
And to guide the professionals who are helping heal you now.
Some of these ethereal beings may even be familiar to you,
From the past,
The present,
The future,
All here to love and support you now.
There is nothing but love surrounding you now.
Your room is filled with well-wishers.
They are proud that you are taking the step towards healing and towards being as strong and well as you can be.
Everyone here now is entirely supportive of you.
One of them looks into your eyes and nods appreciatively,
With quiet confidence,
Letting you know everything is all right,
That you can relax now and let go.
And you nod into deep sleep.
Safely and easily you let go to the experience of allowing this team to work over you,
And you see them express delight at how well things are going,
And how easy it is to do what's needed,
How cooperative your body is being,
Making their work go smoothly and easily.
They are so present and focused and caring.
As you feel a deep sense of gratitude and appreciation for your body now,
For this wonderful lifelong companion of yours,
The healers keep this space feeling kind and caring and comfortable.
And you hear how pleased they are as they complete their work with sure,
Steady hands and caring attention and respect.
They feel so good about what they've done and what a wonderful patient you've been.
You see yourself moved now into a comfortable room where along with you the angelic beings have arrived and are now watching over you and showering you with miraculous light and healing love.
And now your own inner being begins to radiate and illumine your body with loving,
Healing light,
Sending warm streams of healing to the site in your body that is healing now.
See yourself drowsy now and ready for sleep,
Peacefully settling in and calm.
Comfortable and safe as your body continues to heal.
You are healing with a minimum of discomfort,
Mending perfectly,
Strong new cells forming,
Tissue and bone and membrane and muscle all aligned and healing.
A major shift has occurred and will continue to occur without any effort on your part.
The divine has taken over your healing process entirely and your body is responding beautifully.
You relax and receive and thoroughly enjoy this alignment you are now feeling on every level.
You can now see yourself engaged in your favorite activities,
Fully healed and capable of doing exactly what you most love to do.
Now you are pain-free,
Mobile,
Flexible and feeling amazing on every level.
You feel a surge of energy and a lightness of being.
You feel grateful,
Immensely grateful,
For yourself and for your life.
And now,
Allowing yourself to begin to come back to the space that you are in,
Keeping your eyes closed for a time and just feeling a deep sense of connectivity and peace.
Begin to feel your body once again,
Knowing this vision of perfect health is yours to call forth whenever you wish.
And now as you open your eyes,
Know that a major shift has occurred and you can call upon the ethereal realms at any time.
Now,
As you look upon your world with gratitude and appreciation,
You know in your heart of hearts that all is well and will ever be well.
You are cherished and you are loved.
So very loved.
