ASMR Meditation For Aphantasia

This meditation focuses on aphantasia - how to visualize without seeing mental images. I explain why we experience aphantasia with trauma informed theories. Then, we go ahead with the guided meditation, involving a body scan and visualizations.

Transcript

First off, I want to ask you if you're currently struggling with Aphantasia Are you also struggling to recall certain memories? With the memories that you can recall do you struggle to feel the associated emotions? I ask this because if you find it difficult to create mental images If you find it difficult to recall memories If you find it difficult to conjure up past emotions this can all be a sign of a weak mind-body connection That just means your mind finds it difficult to pick up signals from the subconscious, Stored information, Stored energy from the body, The subconscious Don't worry, The mind-body connection is very malleable and it's something that you can definitely improve very quickly Also, This just tells us that you may have had traumatic experiences in the past that led you to believe that it's not safe to be connected to the body or to feel, To feel emotions and sensations You most likely still have unresolved trauma to work through and that's okay Strengthening the mind-body connection will get you there What I would recommend for you to strengthen this connection are body focused therapies and modalities So somatic experiencing, Somatic meditations active meditations, Humming, Chanting, Body scans tensing and releasing your muscles, Getting active These sorts of things will really help you Another thing I want to add is perhaps you're just not a visual learner and that's totally fine, I don't think I'm a visual learner You have 4 other senses that you can use to perceive reality It doesn't all have to be visual when you meditate You can use your ability to sense sound and touch and all of these and smell and taste to visualize That is exactly how we're going to visualize in this meditation So, If you are ready now. . . I know I said a lot If you are ready, I'd like you to sit in a comfortable position Just make sure you're relaxed It's so important to be relaxed So relax, Get into the most comfortable position ever From there, I'm just going to loosen up You can even tense and release your muscles if you like So let's do that together You can tense your fists, Tense your feet, Toes Curl your feet up, Tense your face Then release Shake it off if you like Now you can just melt Melt into your body, Whichever way you're seated or lying down Just melt into your body Whenever you're ready, Whenever you feel safe enough to do so you can close your eyes and sigh Meditation should be relaxing right? We meditate to feel better, To feel more centered, More calm more relaxed So start off by actually relaxing your body Relax the forehead Relax the eyebrows Relax the nose Relax the cheeks Relax the lips Allow your face to just melt Let go Allow your face to melt Then relax the neck It's going to feel as if your neck is getting longer and longer Relax the neck Then you're naturally going to want to loosen up your shoulders Drop the shoulders because you're letting go There's nothing to hold on to Drop the shoulders Then feel gravity pulling your arms down Your arms are relaxing Your hands are relaxing and your fingers are relaxing All of this is happening without you having to do anything You don't have to try to relax You just relax It just happens So don't worry, You're doing amazing You're actually doing really well I promise you Now, Relax the chest and the stomach by taking some deep breaths into the torso Expand as you breathe in and exhale, Breathe out Breathe in, Chest, Belly rises Breathe out, Chest, Belly falls Breathe in, Chest, Belly rises Breathe out, Chest, Belly falls Now, Bring your awareness down, Down, Down to the legs Relax the legs Loosen up the legs and keep moving down, Down, Down to the feet Relax the feet You're doing really well Take a deep breath in now Sigh out of your mouth Relax even more Just going to melt into your seat Just relax I want to remind you that you are safe You are safe in this moment You're allowed to relax and feel comfortable in your body You're allowed to feel comfortable You're safe You're doing really well There's no right or wrong way to do any of this Meditation is a practice and the fact that you're here is already incredible You're doing so well From here, You don't have to try to do anything You don't have to force yourself to do anything There's nothing you should do I invite you to just be curious Just be curious You can follow my voice and follow my suggestions if it sparks interest Here's my first suggestion I'd like you to feel as if your water flowing down a gentle stream But I want you to feel like your water You don't have to see the stream Feel it. What does moving water feel like to you in this moment? Can you imagine? There's no right or wrong answer to this We all feel differently Imagine water flowing downstream Flowing down, Down, Down Water flowing down, Down, Down Water flowing, Trickling down, Down, Down Do you hear the water? Water flowing down Trickling down, Down, Down This feels like surrendering and going with the flow, Doesn't it? Allowing gravity in the stream to shape you As you let go, Surrender and flow Now, I'd like you to feel as if your water flowing down a gentle stream Now, I'd like you to go back to a pleasant, Happy, Blissful and safe experience You don't have to try to remember anything You can just go back, Allow the water to take you and flow back, Back, Back, Back, Back Until blissful sounds, Smells, Sensations and tastes come to you Go all the way back Until these wonderful sensations arise How did you feel on that beautiful day? How did you feel in your body? Did you feel light in your chest? When you're happy, You tend to feel that way Don't you? Did you feel grounded? When you feel safe, You tend to feel that way, Don't you? Did you feel energized? Or maybe relaxed and calm? What did you feel in your body in such a beautiful day? Such an expansive experience that made you feel so, So good Now, If you'd like, Notice if you hear any sounds from that day Maybe sounds of nature Maybe sounds of loved ones Maybe you smell something Smell of your mother's perfume or freshly baked cookies What do you smell? Maybe you feel things at your fingertips and against your skin Your clothes that day, Touching your skin or the feeling of the cabinets against your fingertips Enjoy everything you're sensing in this moment Wonderful You're doing so, So well You see, Visualizing does not have to just be about seeing things Visualizing is so much more because in the mind's eye, You can recall past and potential future experiences using your senses and that includes your ability to hear, Touch, Smell and taste So moving forward, I invite you to visualize this way whenever you're asked to To focus on your other senses and what that memory felt like You don't have to see it, You just have to feel it Feel it to tap into the energy of it Of course, Remember to always relax before meditating Relax before any healing modality Remind yourself often that you're safe That everything is okay, There's no right or wrong and you're doing really, Really well Let's take 3 deep breaths to let all of that sink in Breathe in and let that sink in Let that sink in Deep breath in Let it sink in, Breathe out Wonderful Now, I'm going to count from 10 to 1 You can use this countdown to drift off into sleep You can also use it to awake, The choice is yours 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Thank you so much for being here and meditating with me We reached the end of this video, But I will see you very soon Bye bye, See you Thank you for watching, And I'll see you in the next video

Reviews

Amazing. You brought me to calm after a stressful situation. Thank you.

So relaxing and helpful

Very useful when you have difficulty to imagine images, because she will try to make you imagine feelings/sensations instead ☺️ Thank you for your kindness, I recently discovered at 27, that I had ADHD all my life. I will drift off to think specific or random things when I try to meditate and now I know it's not because I'm stupid, but I'm just wired differently.