I want you to know that it is okay to look inside you.
It is safe.
Do not be afraid of what you will find within for at our core we are all the same.
The layers of pain covering your core will not be comfortable to experience but once they are allowed to rise to the surface and let go they will no longer cover the truth of who you are.
Anxiety is showing you where you are disconnected from your wholeness.
Instead of pushing these uncomfortable feelings away allow them to come forth to be seen and heard and they will release their tight grip.
There are parts of you being blocked from love.
These parts feel like they are being suffocated due to the lack of love.
Your work is to go within,
Find these parts,
Allow them to unravel and relax as they are heard and seen and understood.
Understanding and acceptance allows the blocked off parts of you to become whole again.
So let's close our eyes now and bring our attention to our breath.
Ground yourself in your breath.
It is good to come back to your breath and let go of your breath.
You can feel the energy in your body.
You can feel the energy in your breath.
It is good to come back to your breath whenever your mind gets lost.
Allow waves of relaxation to wash over the top of your head,
Your skull and your eyebrows.
Consciously start to relax and let go.
Relax any tension in your forehead.
Relax the muscles in your face.
Open your mouth a little bit to allow your jaw to relax.
Allow those waves to flow from the top of your head through your face and now down into your neck.
Feeling the peaceful waves of relaxation flowing down through all the muscles in your neck.
Focusing on the base of your neck where tension tends to flow.
As you breathe out let the knots gradually unravel themselves allowing the tension stuck in your body to release.
Feel the waves travel down to your chest and belly.
Acknowledge any areas of tension in your stomach and breathe deeply into these areas allowing them to relax and release.
Now sending waves of lovely healing relaxation down each of your arms.
Feel all the sensations in your arms and elbows and down through your fingers.
Relax more and notice how heavy your arms become.
Bring your attention to how your hips are connecting to the seat.
Draw down the wave of relaxation into this area.
Notice if you feel any tightness in your hips and breathe into this area allowing them to sink deeper into your seat.
Send healing to the areas that need it as you allow the waves to travel to your legs.
Feel the healing sensation that moves down your thighs,
Your knees,
Your ankles and all the way down to your feet and toes.
Any other areas of tension or pain just allow them to completely relax as the tension melts away.
Now focusing your attention on your heart space where you will meet your most authentic self.
Ask your true self what is this fear trying to tell me?
And just sit quietly for a moment and listen.
It isn't important that you hear anything right away.
What is important is that you listen.
Have gratitude for any answers that you do hear.
Now ask yourself what am I afraid of?
Listen to the sounds of the waves.
Breathe deeper still and listen again.
Have compassion and understanding for whatever comes up.
Allow yourself to sit in this discomfort.
For when your fear or pain is heard,
It loosens its grip and allows you to return to your loving,
Peaceful state of being.
This is the work of the warrior.
Just allow yourself to be supported as you find relief in this peaceful space.
Now try to see this fear from a wider perspective.
Imagine yourself sitting on a cliff overlooking a forest with rolling hills and valleys,
Rivers and lakes.
From this bird's eye view,
Imagine seeing the bird's eye view.
Imagine seeing your fear from this perspective.
Does it look differently from up here?
Thank your fear for bringing this disconnection from your essence to the surface so that you may find a way to heal and bring light to this wound.
For as Rumi says,
The wounds are where the light enters.
Allow light to flood this wound,
Sending the love and light from deep within you to heal and release.
Continue to breathe deeply into this space in your body where your fear or anxiety is holding tightly and feel your muscles slowly unravel and unwind.
Feel the healing sensations that come from breath and attention washing away these muscles.
Know that you can always come back to your breath when fear or anxiety creeps in and breathe into the part of your body that is bearing the pain.
Slowly start to wake up your body,
Stretching your arms as if you're waking up from a long nap.
When you are ready,
Open your eyes.
