In challenging times it is so helpful to focus on self-compassion and that's what this meditation is all about.
So what I would like for you to do is to get into a comfortable position and make sure that your spine is as erect as possible.
You can lift your arms over your head if you have that flexibility and there will help you straighten out your spine.
And just take a number of deep breaths in and out.
Just allow that breath flow through you like waves come in an ocean.
And that breath can bring the same level of relaxation.
And right now you might have something that you aren't happy with yourself about.
Maybe you wanted to get more done or maybe there's something you said that didn't come out quite right or perhaps you've been procrastinating on something that you've been meaning to do.
So just take a moment and find something where you're not being very compassionate with yourself or you may be beating yourself up and just bring that situation up.
And now take a moment and imagine that it hadn't been you in that situation.
Imagine someone that you love dearly.
Could be a friend,
Could be a family member and just imagine that they had done what you did in this situation.
So you see the entire situation play itself out in front of you.
If you can't really visualize it that's fine you know just just imagine it.
And the only difference is that it's not you doing or not doing the thing that you're beating yourself up about but somebody that you love doing it.
And what you might notice right away is that it's softening the way you look at the situation.
It's like yeah you know that maybe wasn't the most ideal thing to do or maybe I really should have done that but you know it's it's fine I wouldn't beat up this person that I care about so much in this situation.
So why not give myself that same kindness.
So all the love that you're feeling for this person that you imagined in that situation now bring it all in bring it in words.
Turn it towards you.
You can even imagine it like this you know cloud of love coming towards you and it's surrounding you and filling you up.
So whenever you take a breath you just breathe in that self-love and it's flushing all through your body.
Just notice how lovely that feels to be compassionate towards yourself.
Continue breathing in that love and compassion that you're now directing in words towards yourself.
And now for a moment see yourself through the eyes of that love and that compassion.
See yourself the way somebody who really loves you sees you.
And just imagine how they feel towards you and the upwelling in their heart all the positive emotions that they feel towards you and how much they love you and how much they care about you and how wonderful they think you are and how much they want you to have a wonderful beautiful life.
And just allow all that to sink in.
So right now imagine like you're drinking and all the self-love and compassion and also this love and compassion from people who love you and just drink all that in and really let it fill you up.
Just like you're drinking when you're thirsty and just continue drinking that in.
And continue drinking in that self-love and compassion until you feel so full that you're well I can't fit anything else in.
And then take a look at the situation again that had you feel unkind towards yourself and look at it now that you're so full of self-love.
And ask yourself how you'd like to respond to that situation now.
What would be a self-loving a compassionate way of handling that situation?
If you like you can stay in this space for longer or you can also open your eyes and return to the regular world.
I'd love to hear from you how this was from you for you.
And I look forward to being in contact with you.
Have a wonderful day.
