Hello,
I'm Erin and today I'm going to guide you through a body meditation to help enhance relaxation and mindfulness.
I encourage you to sit or lay in a comfortable position where you feel safe and relaxed.
Now let's start at the top of the head.
I want you to clench and tighten the muscles of your face,
Your forehead,
Your mouth,
Your nose and even your ears.
Clench everything,
Hold it in for two breaths and release.
We thank our muscles on our face for helping us communicate our truth and express our feelings.
Thanking your mouth for all the delicious food you get to eat,
Taste,
Experience every day,
Nourishing your body.
Moving down now to your neck and shoulders,
The muscles connecting your head to your body.
Hold it tight for two breaths,
Breathing in,
Clenching and release with a big exhale.
We thank our neck for helping us see all the twists and turns of life.
Moving down to your arms and hands,
Clench them tight as if you're about to go into a boxing match.
Hold and let it all go,
Release.
Thank you arms and hands for allowing us to hug others,
To write,
To drive,
To do so many amazing things that we do every single day.
Sending gratitude to your hands now,
Sending them love and appreciation.
Moving down to your chest cavity,
Your ribs,
Your heart and your lungs,
Clench your chest,
Hold tight,
Holding for two breaths now,
And release with a big exhale.
The place we sometimes hold grief,
Past experiences and also gratitude lies within our heart center,
Our heart chakra.
Sending lots of love and thanks to your beautiful heart for all the emotion it feels,
The whispers it tells you and the constant flow of blood pumping around your body.
Your heart never asks for anything in return,
It's always there for you.
Thank you to your lungs,
Your ribs for energizing and protecting your precious heart.
Now moving down to your stomach,
The solar plexus and the place of inner power,
Ambition and purpose.
Hold in your stomach tight,
Holding for two breaths and release,
Let it all go,
Let your belly be soft and relaxed.
Thank you stomach and intestines for processing all the food and helping turn it into energy for us every day.
Thank you for your softness and your willpower,
Thank you for all the excitement you bring.
Moving down now to our reproductive organs,
In between your hips,
Clench,
Tighten,
Hold it in for two breaths and let it all go.
Letting go of any creative blocks you may be holding,
Letting go of expectation,
Letting go of anything that no longer serves you within your reproductive system,
The sacral chakra.
We give thanks to our sacral chakra for all the pleasure and divine energy it brings us.
Thanking our sacral chakra for the amazing possibilities it brings us,
For the future ideas and for helping us connect to our deep primal selves.
Finally,
Moving down to your legs,
Your glorious legs that walk you through life every day.
Clench your legs,
Your knees,
Think about all the muscles that work together to hold your precious organs,
How they hold you up every day,
Getting you from A to B,
Helping you move and run in every direction.
Hold it tight,
Hold it for two breaths.
Last but not least,
We reach our feet,
Clench those little toes,
Clench your entire feet as much as you can,
Hold it for two breaths.
Take one big breath in and release.
Thank you to our feet for keeping us grounded and balanced every day.
Thanking our feet for connecting us to the earth,
Helping us feel secure and safe.
Now I want you to think about which parts of your body need some extra love and appreciation and send it there.
With me,
Let's take three deep breaths.
Hold in for 10 and on the last count,
Release.
Breathing in,
Release.
Breathing in and release.
Last breath,
In and release.
Wriggling your fingers and toes,
Slowly bringing awareness back into the space now,
Open your eyes when you're ready.
Thank you for listening,
Come back to this meditation at any time when you're feeling stressed and need to reset.
