Hi,
Welcome to this meditation for when you're on your period,
When you're on your cycle.
My name is Eden.
I'm here to guide you through this 10-minute meditation.
If you have cramps,
If you're feeling run-down,
Low on energy,
This is the meditation for you.
So let's get started and go ahead,
We can close our eyes now.
And I'll give you a couple moments to settle into your body.
And what I mean by settling in is getting comfortable,
Being warm,
Supported.
That's so important right now.
So if you want a blanket or a heating pad,
I suggest you grab those for this meditation.
And we'll start by slowly lengthening and deepening our breath.
And you know,
During our cycle,
It's actually a really great time to meditate because our bodies have slowed down and we're also really aware of what's going on in our bodies.
So we have that natural slowed down feeling.
And then we also have that bodily awareness already,
Even before starting to meditate.
So it sets a really good tone for a nice meditation.
And go ahead and deepen your breath with me now.
Inhale,
Exhale.
And you can try opening your mouth to exhale.
Inhale,
Exhale.
Good,
One more.
Good.
Continue breathing like this on your own,
Enjoying this slower,
Deeper breath.
And notice as you exhale,
Your body naturally kind of settles into your seat.
Everything just kind of sinks into your lower body.
And just feel your lower abdomen,
That whole area just get heavier,
More stable as you continue to exhale like this.
Bringing our intention,
Our breath into our womb space,
Into this space that's working hard right now to release.
Bringing in extra oxygen,
More stability.
And on your next inhale,
I'd like you to rub your hands together.
Generate some heat.
And then place it on your abdomen,
Your lower belly.
And I want you to inhale with me.
Exhale.
Good,
One more.
One more.
Inhale,
Exhale.
Feeling the way your breath travels into your abdomen,
Presses against your hands.
And also enjoying how nice that warmth is.
You can start to rub your hands there a little bit,
Generate some more warmth in your abdomen.
And just breathe through this and enjoy how nice that warmth feels,
That compression,
That sense of being held and supported.
And then just so that you're internalized.
Noticing if there's anything that you do,
If it's maybe the compression,
The holding,
The warmth or breathing or all of it that makes you feel a little bit better and doing more of that to support yourself during this time On the next breath,
I'd like you to move your hands from your stomach to your body and give yourself a little hug and breathe into this and maybe rock back and forth if that feels good This time of our cycle,
We just want to feel safe and supported and held and we can also give that to ourselves by giving us a little hug Maybe hugging around your stomach as well and breathing into this space and then on the next breath,
You can place your hands on your legs We'll take in a couple last breaths together,
In,
Out One more Last one When you're ready,
Open your eyes Notice if you feel any better,
If your cramps feel better,
If the area,
If your abdomen feels a little lighter By bringing our breath into the stomach,
We loosen that area up that might have been cramping and tight before The heat from our hands is like a heat pack It also supports that area with light compression So all of these little moves that we just did during meditation,
You can totally call upon them when you feel like you need to outside of your cushion,
Outside of this class And I'd just like to congratulate you for doing something so nourishing for yourself And I hope you feel better and I'll see you again soon
