Releasing Yourself From Expectations Meditation

In this meditation, we practice releasing the expectations we place on ourselves, our hearts, and our bodies. Beginning with a few grounding breaths and gentle awareness of the body, we connect with the changing nature of the breath and our own ever-changing states. We offer the heart freedom from expectations, allowing ourselves to feel, love, connect, and communicate what we need.

Transcript

Closing your eyes. Begin by taking a deep breath in. Take a deep breath out through the mouth. And then I'll guide you through three, Four, Seven, Eight breaths. Inhaling. For one. Four, Hold. Three. Four, Five, Six, Seven, Exhaling through the mouth, Two. For it. Five, Six, Seven, Eight. And a second time inhaling for 1, 2, 3, 4, Hold 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Seven, Through the mouth like through a straw, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight. And last time, Breathing in, One, Two. Hold, Two, Three, Four. Bye. Thanks. And through the mouth, Breathing out, Two. 3. For. Five, Six, Seven, Eight. With your eyes closed, Finding your breath. Finding that ever-changing anchor. Maybe just as a motion through the nose. Every breath different from the last. Taking an interest in every breath. Letting your face relax. Letting the sides of your neck release. Letting your scalp relax. Finding softness in your eyelids. In your forehead, In your ears. And finding some gratitude for your body, For this vessel that's carrying you through life. Finding some tenderness to your own body. As you watch your breath for just another moment. And putting your hands on your heart in a heart practice. Feel that warmth and that support and say to yourself, I release my heart of all expectations. Thank you heart for beating. I have no expectations for you. You can feel and love and connect. And tell me what you need. I completely released myself. And this heart. Of any expectations. I can let myself be the infinity that I am. And you can release the hands or keep them there, Whatever feels more comfortable. Saying for yourself. I accept myself and all my varieties. I deeply accept myself. And all my manifestations. I accept myself and all my moods. As I am part of nature. And I can be calm or I can be stormy. I accept myself and all my states. Still feeling that breath. The breath ever changing, You ever changing. Say to yourself. I can be as I am. Just let the phrase come deep inside you that I don't have any expectations of myself. I can be. I can be, Which means be as I am. Say to yourself. I want nothing from you. And I want everything for you. I want everything for you. And I have no expectations. I want nothing from you. Save for your body. I want everything for you. I don't want anything from you. Feeling into the body. My body which holds endless wisdom. My body which holds true wisdom. I wanna listen to this body, Serve this body. And again, As we end this meditation, Sing for yourself. I accept myself just as I am. I am a living, Breathing human. A part of nature. A home to life. Moving from a state of thinking to a state of deep acceptance. Knowing that anything we accept becomes our strength. Anything we accept becomes our strength. You, When you accept yourself as you are, Become your strength. And your world, When you accept it as it is, Becomes your strength. And just honoring yourself for having done this deep acceptance and release from expectations and honoring the body practice. Thanking yourself. Thanking your mind for allowing you to be so expansive. Opening your ears to sounds in the room, And you will hear the sound of a bell. Listen to it sound when you can no longer hear it. Begin to open your eyes.