Letting Go Of Cruel Self-Talk

In moments of being cruel to oneself, it's not easy to relax and be. This meditation brings you to the present moment with guided breathing and live, improvised, soothing music.

Featuring the soothing tones of the handpan, this meditation offers a calming space to sit with emotions without becoming them. Let the music and dynamic breathing guide you back to your calm center.

Transcript

Welcome my friend, You're tuned in to OM HY KU. I'm your host Mahmoud, Back with another music meditation just to soothe, Just to relax, Let go of stress, Anxieties, Worries, Come back to our awareness, Come back to our trust in the unfolding of life. With that being said, My friend, Get in comfortable. Becoming aware of how you sat. You can lie down or sit down, Close the eyes or leave them open, Whatever you like. Noticing how you feel in this moment. Witnessing and welcoming thoughts, Emotion, Sensations in the body, Tension. Anxiety. All is welcome like old friends. Relaxing the shoulders, Relaxing the face. Relaxing the hands and feet. Relaxing the belly as you take a deep breath in. And a deep breath out. Softening the body as you breathe in new life, New energy. And exhale all that old energy. Breathing in. Breathing out. Breathing into the belly. And exhale, Relaxing your belly. Relaxing the face, The jaw, The lips, The forehead, The eyes as you breathe in trust. And access. Breathing in love for yourself. And exhale, Deepening love inside, Deepening love in the mind, In the body. Feeling the energy of love spread through the body, Melting away fear, Dissolving the inner criticism, Negativity, Anger, Frustrations, Letting them go, So you breathe in compassion. And exhale. Coming back into patience, Understanding, Forgiveness, Kindness, As you breathe in. And breathe out. Taking a deep breath in. Deep breath out. Doing good, My friends. Stay with me, Aware of your posture as you breathe in. And breathe out. Taking a deep breath in. And a deep breath out. Breathing into the heart space. And exhale, Opening the heart. Feeling the heart space more open. Receptive. Breathing into the whole body. And exhale, Relaxing the whole body. Head to toe, Relaxing, Letting go. It's your awareness. Siphoning. Loosening up. Letting go of seriousness, Heaviness, Coming back into lightness. Being more playful with your inner world. So take a deep breath in. And a deep breath out. Heart rate in the face, As you're breathing. And breathe out. Taking a deep breath in. And hold. Becoming aware as you hold that breath. Keeping the body relaxed, Face relaxed. And exhale, Letting go. Letting go of all the air in your lungs. Just be empty of breath. Taking a deep inhale. And hold. Very gently exhale, Letting go. Empty all the breath in your lungs, Just be empty. Taking a deep inhale. And hold. Becoming aware of your presence as you hold that breath. And exhale, Letting go. Allowing your breath to be natural, Allowing your mind to be totally free. If you've been wanting to think, Now is the time to allow the mind total freedom to think. You and letting go of thoughts. Come back into this moment as you breathe in. And exhale. Coming back into love, Coming back into trust as you breathe into the belly. And exhale, Relaxing the belly. Relaxing into your inner world. Taking a deep breath in. Take a deep breath out. Relaxing the jaw, Relaxing the palms of your hands and feet, Relaxing your arms and legs. Relaxing the minds. Not minding the mind but allowing it to unwind. To loosen up. So take a deep breath in. And a deep breath out. Deep breath in. And a deep breath out. Breathing in. And breathing out. Becoming aware of how you're sat, Aware of your aliveness. We live to see another day, But it won't be that way forever. That much we can acknowledge, Right? That our time is limited and that we've been given another day. When so many people did not wake up today, We're still here. Taking one last deep breath for now. And exhale. The color for today is lime green. The number is 33. And the animal is an ostrich. I thank you for joining me across time and space. I'm sending you a big hug, My dear friend. Wishing you an abundance of love, Resourcefulness, Creativity, Consciousness, Awareness, Having the presence to be in the moment in a way where you can be friends with yourself instead of constantly critiquing yourself and being harsh. To be present and notice when you're doing that and very gently shift the tone, Shift how you're talking to yourself in a way that you were taught to a really dear friend, Someone that you love, Someone that you care for, Talking in the same way. A lot of times we can and talk to others and be very kind. When others are struggling, We can say the right thing. And it's so clear to us that, Hey, You got this, Be gentle with yourself, Trust, Come back to love, All of these things. But when it comes to ourself and navigating our own challenges, Obstacles, Setbacks, We can be very harsh. We can be very cruel in the way that we talk to ourself. It's about being conscious of that, Being aware of that, Being present enough to recognize that and very gently shift over to being more compassionate with ourself, Being more gentle with ourself. And when we do that, We start to cultivate an energy inside that allows us to be even more that way with others and in an authentic way, Because that's coming from a true place inside of us. And with that, I will see you back here tomorrow with Liv.