Acceptance Meditation

Zara Dureno guides you through her brain retraining technique to help you build a greater sense of acceptance. Through visualisation, gentle statements and slow breathing, you practise allowing your emotions to be there, breathing them in and breathing out stress and tension. This content is educational and is not a substitute for one to one professional care.

Transcript

My name is Zara. And today we are going to use my brain retraining technique. To help foster a greater sense of acceptance. When we begin to accept instead of fighting against reality. We can have so much more peace and energy. Starting this meditation by sinking into the surface beneath you and closing your eyes. Noticing comfort and ease within your body. As you begin to allow the mind to relax. And we are going to start. To sink in this affirmation. I release what I cannot control. I accept this moment as it is. The first step to allowing this affirmation to go deeper into our minds. Is V visualizing. Picture yourself. As if you truly and completely accepted this current moment. Your current situation. The factors. And the things affecting you in your life. Imagine for a moment even if you don't fully believe it right now. What it would be like to go through the rest of your day. With a sense of ease and acceptance, Releasing what you cannot control. And sinking into sleep. Full, Complete, Radical acceptance of moment by moment The moments as they are, Not as you would like them to be. How would you walk? Through the world. How might you talk differently if you're not fighting against reality? What would your posture look like? How would you do the typical activities that you do? See yourself moving through your life? With a great sense of peace. And acceptance. How would your facial expressions change? If you really let go of what you couldn't control. And accepted things the way they are rather than fighting against them. Picture the entire next week. With this newfound acceptance. And now to the eye, Really internalizing this statement. I release what I cannot control. I accept this moment as it is. I release what I cannot control. I accept this moment as it is. I release what I cannot control. I accept this moment as it is. And now to the B, Vibe your body. Can you shift your body to demonstrate this acceptance? Unfurl your fingers, Open your palms toward the sky. Maybe a half smile on your face. Your posture tall. Your face calm. Unfurrow your brow, Unclench your jaw. Feel the acceptance in your body, Soften your belly. I accept this moment as it is. And let go of what I cannot control. And moving to the E. What emotions would you feel if you release fighting? You release all the extra suffering that comes from fighting our reality. You might feel waves of peace. You might feel lighter, Relieved, Happy. Feel that in your body right now. If you really truly accepted your circumstances, This moment. Feel the empowerment. Feel the confidence. Feel the peace. Of that acceptance. Breathe in those emotions, Breathe out stress and tension. A few more breaths here. And then coming back into the room around you, Bringing some movement into your body. And opening your eyes whenever you're ready.