Birthing Affirmations

Recorded for a friend but shared here for all to enjoy. This 20-minute meditation is a mix of verbal affirmations to ready the body and mind for birth alongside relaxing ocean waves, which flow like the waves of contractions.

Transcript

Close your eyes or soften your gaze and bring your awareness inward.

Notice your breath.

Feel it rise and fall.

Feel your body soften with each exhale.

Let these words wash over you.

Let them anchor you like the tide,

Steady and consistent.

My breath is my focus.

If unhelpful thoughts arise,

I let them go without judgment.

I allow them to float away on the breeze of my breath.

I can always return to my breath.

It is here for me in every moment.

I breathe with intention.

Each inhale is calm.

Each exhale is release.

With each breath,

I breathe in love.

With each breath,

I let go of anything that no longer serves me in this moment.

Feel your breath becoming the rhythm of your labor.

Feel it guide you through every wave.

My contractions wash over me like waves of an ocean.

I do not resist.

I ride them with strength and surrender.

My breath flows with the wave.

Exhale.

With each wave,

I am letting go.

Letting go of tension.

Letting go of fear.

Making space for my baby.

Each contraction brings me closer to meeting my baby.

Each one has purpose.

Each one is sacred.

I release into the sensation.

I trust my body to do what it needs to do.

My body is amazing.

It has grown this child within me.

And it knows how to bring them earthside.

My heart is open.

My body is open.

I release this baby into the world with ease.

I release this baby into the world with love.

I release this baby into the world with trust.

You are birthing.

You are powerful.

You are ready.

Let the breath carry you.

Let love lead the way.