Short Self-Acceptance Practice

Accepting yourself and the world is how we build a life of happiness and meaning. This is a meditation to accept yourself, release yourself from expectations, and find your freedom. We will start with breath focus and move into self-acceptance. Let me know how it goes for you.

Transcript

So closing your eyes gently, We honor the practice by starting with breath focus, And we start this acceptance practice by being with the breath, Observing the breath, Letting the breath flow naturally, Letting the body settle in. Feel that point of stillness in you, Accepting your rhythms, Accepting your own beautiful cycles of breath, Connecting to that breath in your nose, Feeling that breath brush through your mouth, Feeling that breath in your throat, Feel the breath in your chest, And feeling into your body, Saying for yourself, I accept my body just as it is, And I accept the state of my heart just as it is. I accept my good days and my bad days. I accept myself when I'm working and when I'm resting. I accept in myself youth and old age. I accept in myself wildness and doubt and joy and love. I accept my high tides and my low tides, And I accept all creatures as they are. I nurture myself and I nurture the world, And I find my freedom, Releasing expectations. I find my freedom. And take a deep breath. Take a deep breath out of total acceptance, And when you're ready, Beginning to open your eyes.