Hello,
Everyone.
I'm Millie,
And today I have a meditation for you to help with anxiety.
We are going to begin with a comfortable seat.
You can choose to lean on the wall,
Sit on your couch,
Or just sit somewhere you feel safe.
Take your time.
And when you're ready,
Take your hands on your knees,
Sit up tall,
And take your head up.
Close your eyes.
Take a long deep breath in,
And a long deep breath out.
Again,
Take a long deep breath in,
And a long deep breath out.
Today,
I'm going to read a letter about my anxiety.
And I hope this helps you whenever you feel anxious.
Keep closing your eyes or opening your eyes.
You can choose.
Relax and listen.
Dear anxiety,
There you go again,
Showing up uninvited.
How are you?
You don't come around as often as you used to,
And I can't say that's necessarily a bad thing.
Ever since we met,
You've been a weight on my shoulders that always held me down,
Making even the smallest things nearly impossible.
You took some of my most memorable moments and ruined them with your presence.
You pushed my happiness aside and made yourself the star of the show.
You've always been selfish like that.
Moments of excitement turn into moments of fear and panic when you and your partner in crime depression come around.
You two hand in hand know how to make me doubt my capabilities and my worth.
You both put me at war against myself for what felt like an eternity.
Taking any self-confidence and burying it in doubt and insecurities you made up.
Since you two have stopped showing up regularly,
I have become the person I never even dreamed I could be,
Because you would laugh and tell me there was no chance in hell.
There was no way I would make it in my job,
In my work,
In my yoga practice,
Or anywhere I go.
There was no way I could ever love myself and feel worthy and that I had no purpose on this earth.
There are only a few nice things that I want to say to you.
Although I don't like you when you are here,
It makes me appreciate when you're gone.
When you leave,
I appreciate the little things that I can't do when you're around.
It makes me find strength and confidence in myself in a whole new way.
I also want to thank you because of the way you and your body depression made me feel.
I talk about you a lot so much that I have made friends and have helped people through tough times when you two wouldn't leave them alone.
I have people and a support system who make sure I'm okay when you come to visit on your own time.
Thank you for breaking me down and tearing me apart because it made me build myself up and become a fighter.
Thank you so much for listening.
The mind and body,
You don't have control over anymore.
And just to let you know you matter and I want you to repeat after me,
I matter.
I am loved.
I am worthy.
And the world is better because I am at ease.
And anxiety does not define me.
Take one hand on your chest and one hand on your belly.
Take a long deep breath in here and a long deep breath out.
Stretch your hands up and interlace your fingers.
Breathe in as you lean on your right side and breathe out.
Again,
Take a long deep breath in and a long deep breath out.
Come back to the center.
Go and lean on your left side.
Breathe in and breathe out.
Again,
Breathe in and breathe out.
Take a long deep breath in and a long deep breath out.
And say this to yourself.
I am open to possibilities.
I let myself expand.
I allow the shifts.
I welcome in magic.
I welcome in all that I am destined for.
And I release all that no longer matches my worth.
Today and each day after that.
Take your hands to your heart center.
Thank you so much for listening.
Thank you so much for being there.
And we bow down and say Namaste.
Namaste and welcome back.
