Welcome and settling in to this smile meditation.
Research tells us that if we hold a physiology for about 20 to 30 seconds,
We start to root it or groove it into our physiology and over time creating permanent changes in our brain which help us see the world differently,
Act kinder to ourselves and others,
And feel a greater sense of calm and peace.
In this meditation,
We're going to take the smile,
No matter how you're feeling right now,
And allow that energy to become embodied,
To move it through you,
To help you become it.
All you have to do is settle in,
Anywhere,
Get as comfortable as possible.
You can be seated,
Feet flat on the floor,
Upright,
Aware posture,
Supported by the back of the chair,
Or lying down,
Comfortable,
Cozy,
Head supported,
Arms resting.
Bring in yourself into this room,
Into the space you're in right now,
Just simply noticing the sounds,
The sights,
Smells,
The touch,
The surface coming up to support you from below,
Your clothing,
A breeze across your skin.
Feeling any rattle or hum of emotion buzzing around in the body that you bring to this meditation,
Or any thoughts in the mind,
Welcoming them,
Noticing them,
Witnessing them from a distance,
And simply allowing them to be.
And then when you're ready,
Simply letting that go,
Floating off like a cloud.
Bring your attention further still into the body,
And noticing the breath.
That process that brings oxygen into the body,
Gives life,
Automatically,
Without you even noticing sometimes.
Bring in your attention into that process,
Not changing it any,
Not naming it or judging it,
Just noticing it as it is.
Breathing in together,
Breathing out together,
Breathing in,
Breathing out.
And now to whatever degree you can,
I welcome you to just allow a gentle smile to come across your face.
Maybe you move your whole mouth and lips,
Maybe your eyes get involved,
Squinting a little,
Corners curling up of your lips.
Maybe it's just the energy of a smile that you can feel in your cheeks raising,
In your brow lightening.
Simply allow a smile to come across your face.
If it doesn't feel possible right now,
That's okay,
Simply allowing that feeling to be as well.
Witnessing it,
Allowing it,
Accepting it for just this moment,
And then coming back into the process with us.
Feel that smile,
Feel the lightness that comes with it,
And recognize that as the body talks,
So goes the thoughts and the emotions and the physiology.
Your internal environment will reflect this as we practice.
Practicing this for two months,
Eight weeks,
Will help this become more permanent,
Help you see the world a little differently,
Witness it with greater peace and calm,
Allow greater kindness to yourself and others,
Increased focus.
Now,
Feeling that sense that the smile brings to you on the inside,
And now just simply allowing it to travel down.
Bring that lightness,
That sense of contentment,
Fulfillment.
Maybe a touch of joy,
And allow it to drift down into the neck.
Feel it in your chest,
Feel it across your shoulders,
Let that sense expand into you.
Let it expand into your belly,
The softness of your belly right now as you relax into this process even further.
Feeling that sense of tickle or smile or lightness into the hips,
Pelvis,
Thighs,
Filling you up,
Coming with relaxation,
Calm,
Contentment,
Joy,
And a little spark.
Finishing and bringing it down to the lower legs and the feet all the way into the toes,
And the arms,
The forearms,
And the fingers,
And allowing that smile to fill you up,
To expand within you,
And to allow you to expand until your margins glow and connect with the environment around you.
Taking a moment to just say hello,
I love you,
I hear you,
Thank you,
To each of your body parts as we come back in,
To your fingers,
Hello,
I love you,
Your toes,
Your calves,
Your lower leg,
Your knees,
And your thighs,
Hello and thank you,
Sending a smile of joy and spark of life to them.
Into your hips,
Into your thighs,
Pelvis,
Abdomen,
Coming back up into your chest,
Feeling that smile in your whole head and neck and letting it reside in your chest for one more moment,
Letting it materialize and grow until you feel it so deeply in your chest as contentment,
Love,
And that spark of you at your best,
That you that will show to the universe that we won't hide or dim anymore,
That we're allowed to perpetuate into every cell,
Tissue,
And organ in your body until you can share it with everyone.
Really coming back in and just echoing this affirmation together,
I am love,
I am fulfillment,
I am joy.
I am love,
I am fulfillment,
I am joy.
I am love,
I am fulfillment,
I am joy.
Taking a big breath in and letting it out together.
Another breath in and letting it go and with every breath pumping that sensation through your whole body and one more breath in and letting it go,
Wiggling your toes and your fingers and coming back into this world slowly as you open your eyes,
Ready to go on with your day,
Bringing a little bit more contentment,
Joy,
And spark with you and remembering that you can practice this whenever you want and reinstill this fulfillment,
This spark in your whole body with just a simple smile.
Thank you for practicing this meditation with me.
This is Dr.
Adam Bledsoe,
Helping you create the health and life of your dreams.
