Hello,
It's Dr.
Bethany Brown.
Thank you for joining me for this self-belief meditation.
In this meditation,
We will be using a simple mantra technique to develop,
Enhance and connect with a sense of self-belief,
Focusing on who we are and what we can achieve.
In the first few moments of the exercise,
I invite you to settle into your position,
Choosing a position where you feel comfortable yet alert.
Taking a moment to connect with the position you're in,
That sense of your body being held,
Points of contact perhaps beneath your feet,
And just connecting with that sense of being here,
Of being in this moment,
Of arriving,
And allowing yourself to set your intention for this meditation.
Connect with the fact that you are here to focus on your self-belief,
To focus on that inner connection of who you are and what you can do.
If you feel comfortable to do so,
I would invite you to close your eyes,
But this is your choice.
Choosing to have your eyes open,
Perhaps a soft gaze at a neutral point,
Is equally as okay.
And taking a moment to bring your awareness to your breath,
Using this as an anchor to the present moment,
Following each in-breath and each out-breath,
Not striving for the perfect breath,
Just being aware of this present breath.
And now we're going to move to the first set of self-belief mantras.
We're going to use the simple combination of I am and I can.
In this first section,
I'm going to say I am,
I can,
And I invite you to fill the sentence with whatever word comes to mind,
Embodying a stance of non-judgment,
Of no overthinking it,
Allowing your mind to fill that mantra with whatever it wishes to fill it with.
This may be the same repetition upon repetition,
Or it may be different.
Our minds may wish to correct something or jump in or change it or dispute it,
But I encourage you,
Where possible,
To take that beginner's mind stance,
That non-judgmental stance,
And just observe.
Just observe.
I am,
I can.
Taking a moment to come back to your breath,
Shining the spotlight of our awareness on that breath.
And now I invite you to reflect on those mantras.
And what I would invite you to do is to choose one that you would like to connect with.
One I am and one I can,
That you wish to embody,
That you wish to strengthen,
That you wish to connect with.
And in this next set,
I ask you to repeat those ones upon each round,
Upon each repetition.
The same I am and the same I can.
I am,
I can.
And once again,
Using your breath as a focus and an anchor,
Taking that moment.
In the final round,
What I would invite you to do to enhance the I am and I can is to think about taking a compassionate stance with yourself,
Thinking about how you can enhance that feeling of self-connection,
Whether that be a hand on your heart or a hand on your stomach as you're breathing,
Or whether it be your hands joined together at your heart centre,
Whether it be your arms crossed,
Giving yourself a hug or an embrace,
Thinking about a way where you will feel connected to yourself,
A kind,
Compassionate connection with yourself.
Focusing again on the same I am,
I can that you wish to enhance.
I am,
I can.
And bringing your awareness back to your breath whilst maintaining that self-connection,
Taking a moment to reflect on this exercise and what this experience has been like for you,
What you have noticed,
What you wish to take away,
How you want to take this forward,
And perhaps,
If possible,
Setting a small intention,
A small action,
A small goal for how you might take this forward.
And as we come to close,
Taking two further mindful breaths before finishing the exercise there.
