Welcome to a guided meditation from Light Heart Collective.
I am Larissa and I'll be your guide today.
Thank you for joining me.
This practice may be useful for times where we're feeling confused or out of control or maybe in the space of the unknown.
When I feel out of control,
I find it helpful to notice what helps me feel stable.
This can be done by finding a sense of stability with our breath.
This may be helpful to anchor or find a sense of grounding with the breath that flows within us.
I invite you to practice this with me today.
Let's begin by finding a comfortable position.
It could be sitting in a chair or lying down.
Beginning to sink into your space,
Relaxing the arms,
The shoulders,
The hands.
You just gently notice the connection between what's beneath you.
Taking care in your space.
Let's bring our attention to our breath.
You notice just how the breath is flowing for you right now.
Whether it be slow or fast,
Just bringing your attention to the pace of your breath.
Invite you to take three deep breaths with me.
Inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth.
Inhaling through the nose and exhale through the mouth.
Inhale through the nose and exhale with a sigh.
Continuing to breathe at your own pace,
Finding what feels right for you right now.
Sometimes when we're feeling out of control,
Our thoughts may wander to things in the future and in the past and it can be helpful to gently bring ourselves to where we are in this moment.
We'll do this by gently slowing down our breath by counting.
If it feels okay,
We'll inhale for the count of two and exhale for four.
Inhale one,
Two.
Exhale one,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Do this two more times.
Inhale one,
Two.
Exhale one,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Inhale one,
Two.
Exhale one,
Two,
Three,
Four.
We'll do this for a few moments and if counting doesn't serve you right now,
Maybe you just inhale and exhale and try to lengthen as you breathe out.
If it feels okay for you to deepen the breath further,
We'll inhale for a count of four and exhale for a count of six.
Inhale one,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Exhale one,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six.
Once more.
Inhale one,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Exhale one,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six.
Acknowledging yourself for taking the time to breathe even if the counts were different from what was offered.
When you're ready you can come back to your version of a natural breath.
Maybe noticing how you feel after practicing here,
Acknowledging whatever you feel,
Whether that be stability or a sense of calm or even fulfilling out of control.
Just letting that be in this moment and reminding yourself to practice gratitude for taking the time to sit and be still for a few moments.
Gently coming back to the awareness in this space and gently open eyelids if they were closed and back to wherever you are knowing you can practice this at any time that you need it.
Thank you for joining me today.
