Hi,
I'm going to lead you through this tapping meditation to help with stress.
I will say each of these statements out loud and you can repeat them out loud or you can repeat them in your mind as we go through each of the tapping points.
But let's start by just taking a moment to check in.
So I invite you to bring your eyes to a soft gaze,
Or you might close your eyes,
Whatever allows you to really drop into the body.
And just notice what is here.
You might scan through your body from head to toe.
Noticing stress,
Tension,
Tightness.
Becoming aware of whatever emotions might be floating around in there.
And take a moment to give your stress a number on a scale of 1 to 10.
1 being the lowest,
10 being the highest,
Just to give a gauge.
Of where you are right now.
And then we're going to begin to go through these tapping points.
So feel free to change the words around in any way that.
Fits best for your experience right now.
We're going to start at the side of the hand,
The karate chop point here.
Even though I feel so stressed.
I choose to pause and take care of myself now.
Even though I feel stressed and overwhelmed.
I accept myself.
And all my feelings.
Even though my nervous system is feeling on high alert.
I choose to accept my experience.
And make space for peace.
And then we're going to go to the eyebrow point.
I'm just beginning with naming the truth of what's here.
All of this stress in my body.
Side of the eye,
The tension I'm holding in my muscles.
Under the eye noticing my breath is And just check in and give it a label,
Shallow,
Constricted,
Tight.
Something else.
Under the nose.
Sometimes it all just feels like too much.
Under the mouth and I don't know how I'm going to handle it.
A collarbone point.
I'm feeling so good.
And again,
Just check in and.
.
.
Label whatever emotion is there,
Feeling so anxious,
Frustrated.
Maybe worried,
Burdened.
Under the arm,
It makes it.
Hard to And again,
Naming what it is for you,
Maybe,
To get things done.
Makes it hard to be present.
Hard to get a good sleep or hard to take care of myself.
On top of the head.
All of the stress.
That's flooding my body.
And then going again through the eyebrow,
The various tapping points,
Starting with the eyebrow point.
I can notice all of these areas of tension.
And tightness.
Side of the eye,
My nervous system trying to protect me.
Just trying to keep me safe.
Under the eye,
This stress response is a natural adaptive reaction.
Perceived threat.
Under the nose,
And it's understandable with everything.
Going on in my life right now.
Under the mouth.
But there's another part of my nervous system that can help me even more.
Collarbone and with every tap I can help my nervous system find its way Back to safety.
And balance.
Under the arm,
Choosing just one deeper breath.
One slower exhalation.
Top of the head,
Inviting my muscles to soften.
And we're going to go through those points one more time here.
So the eyebrow point,
Letting my shoulders drop down.
Into their sockets.
Side of the eye,
Feeling my feet.
Firmly on the ground.
Under the eye,
Each tap sending messages that it's safe to relax in this moment.
Under the nose.
That whatever is here I can handle it one moment at a time.
Under the mouth,
Feeling safe.
Feeling calm.
Collarbones.
Knowing that taking just these few minutes to reset will help me think more clearly.
Be more effective.
And more present.
Under the arm,
Choosing to find peace in this moment.
On top of the head.
And carrying it with me.
As I go forward into the moments of my day.
And pause.
Take a deep breath.
Let it out.
Nice,
Low exhalation.
And again,
Just checking in with your body.
And noticing what's here,
You might.
Rerate your stress on a scale of 1 to 10.
And notice if it came down at all.
And just taking this time to really appreciate that you really are pausing.
To reset.
Take care of yourself.
To send messages to your nervous system.
That you're safe in this moment.
And these little pauses can really add up and make it.
A big difference as we go through the day and the week.
Take good care.
