I Am Safe - Words Of Affirmation For Black Women

This meditation was created for black women and all women of color. We need this. The racial injustices in our society and countless murders of black people has a way of making us feel like we aren’t seen, protected, heard, or respected. This sad reality perpetuates the narrative that we are not valued and loved. Today I want to guide you and myself with healing words of affirmation. Most of my meditations include Christian references/scripture, but everyone is welcomed to listen and enjoy.

Transcript

Thank you for joining me in this guided meditation.

This meditation is specifically for Black women.

I welcome anyone who identifies as a Black woman and all other women of color.

We need this.

However,

Anyone of any race or gender is welcome to listen and share this with a friend or family member,

Whom you think may find it useful.

This world has a way of making us Black women feel like we aren't seen,

Protected,

Heard,

Or respected at times.

Oftentimes,

The narrative in the world perpetuates that we are not valued,

Worthy,

Or loved.

And today,

I want to guide you and myself as a Black woman with healing words of affirmation.

Our words have the power and the ability to rewrite the internal story that we tell ourselves based on our experiences and trauma.

So I invite you to listen to this meditation at the start of each day,

Before bed at night,

Or whenever you're feeling emotionally or physically triggered or overwhelmed.

Let's begin.

Take a deep breath with me in through your nose and out through your mouth,

Beginning to slow down your brain,

Your body.

And as you settle in,

I invite you to lay down if possible.

This particular meditation is more restorative and I think it's great to just allow your subconscious to receive.

But if you can't lie down,

That's okay.

Just find whatever comfortable position that works for you.

If you are lying on your back,

Allow your body to relax fully,

Palms facing up,

Legs planted into the surface beneath you.

Allow your jaw to hang loose,

Noticing how your body feels,

Breathing in deep in through the nose and out through the mouth,

Letting it all go in this moment.

Continue to breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth at your own pace,

Allowing your body to relax deeper into this moment,

Trusting that you can let go of the weight.

That you've been carrying.

You can leave it right here on the surface,

On your mat,

On your bed,

Wherever you are.

The weight of fear and anxiety that sometimes plagues us black women just in our existence.

Breathing in deep through the nose and out through the mouth.

Just notice how your body feels,

Bringing your awareness to your brows,

Noticing if there's any tension there.

And if so,

Just breathing in deep and allowing it to relax a little bit more.

Bringing your attention to your jaw and noticing if there's any tension there.

And if so,

Just allow yourself to deepen in relaxation with each breath that you take.

And then bring your awareness to your shoulders.

A lot of us carry tension in that area.

Just breathe in deep and notice how your shoulders feel.

And allow your breath to deepen the relaxation of those muscles.

Quickly scan the rest of your body and just notice if there's anywhere that requires a little extra attention or support.

And if so,

Just take a moment to breathe into that space,

Visualizing the area in your mind.

And when you breathe out,

Exhaling any tension that you've been holding onto.

Body fully relaxed,

Mind at ease.

Breathing in and out at your own pace.

I invite you to place one hand on your heart space and one hand on your belly.

Just comforting yourself.

Acknowledging your womb space,

Acknowledging your heart space.

Acknowledging your body for serving and supporting you for all these years.

Acknowledging your lungs for expanding with each breath effortlessly.

Acknowledging that your heart has been pumping each valve and chamber opening and closing at the exact time necessary to sustain our lives.

You were intricately designed.

And just taking a moment to appreciate your body in all this glory can bring us back to that truth sometimes when we forget.

So from this space of relaxation and comfort and support,

I invite you to reflect upon these affirmations.

And then the second time when I say them,

I invite you to join in and repeat them either aloud or silently to yourself.

Taking in a deep breath in through the nose,

Out through the mouth.

I am safe and supported in my body,

In my blackness,

In my womanhood.

I am protected in my body,

In my blackness,

In my womanhood.

I am magic in my body,

In my blackness,

In my womanhood.

I am valuable.

I am supported.

I am protected.

I am loved.

I am soft.

I am tender.

I am beautiful.

I am supported and protected.

I do not have to always be strong.

I am deserving of love.

I am deserving of emotional,

Spiritual,

Mental,

And physical support.

Breathing in deep in through the nose,

Out through the mouth.

Now this time I invite you to repeat the affirmations aloud or silently to yourself.

I am safe and supported in my body,

In my blackness,

In my womanhood.

Deep breath in through the nose,

Out through the mouth.

I am protected in my body,

In my blackness,

In my womanhood.

In through the nose and out through the mouth,

Allowing each affirmation to really penetrate your heart space,

Your womb space.

I am magic in my body,

In my blackness,

In my womanhood.

Breathing in through the nose,

Slowly out through the mouth.

I am valuable.

I am supported.

I am protected.

I am loved.

I am soft.

I am tender.

I am beautiful.

I am supported and protected.

I don't always have to be strong.

I am deserving of love.

I am deserving of emotional,

Spiritual,

Mental,

And physical support.

I am capable of asking for help when I need it.

I am loved,

Worthy,

And supported.

Take a deep breath in,

Breathing in all of those affirmations,

And exhale any disbelief,

Any fear,

Any anxiety,

Any story in your mind that you've been playing on repeat that contradicts the truth of these words.

Breathing in deep through your nose and slowly out through your mouth,

Bringing your awareness to your heart space.

I invite you to imagine a color,

Choosing any color that resonates with you,

The first one that came to mind.

And that color starts out as a little seed planted in your heart.

It's vibrating and radiating all of the energy that we're sending it right now.

And with each breath,

That seed begins to expand.

Imagine that golden little ball of light is expanding and expanding with each breath,

Inspiring you to take deeper,

Slower,

More expansive breaths.

Fully expressing all ranges of emotion in this moment,

Allowing yourself to cry if you need to,

To breathe deep and slow,

Trusting that you are safe here.

Even if you don't feel safe anywhere else,

You are safe here.

And with each breath,

That seed expands to the point where it's no longer a seed,

It's now a light that is immersing your entire body.

From head to toe,

You are saturated in pure love,

Light,

Protection,

Radiance.

Breathing in that light,

Allowing it to penetrate every cell in your body.

Breathing out any lies or narratives that you've been told that contradicts this feeling of love and peace,

Immersing every single inch of your body.

You are so worthy of this love and protection and comfort that you feel right now.

Allow yourself to just rest in this for a moment,

Imagining that light is covering your entire body from head to toe.

And with each breath,

It extends beyond your physical body,

Surrounding you in love and joy and radiance and peace.

Taking a few more deep cleansing breaths,

Breathing in that golden,

Radiant light and exhaling any gray,

Cloudy,

Residual energy that no longer serves you.

All the stories you've been told,

All the trauma you've experienced,

Release it in this moment.

Allow yourself to just witness yourself raw and vulnerable,

Yet so loved and so protected.

You are safe here.

You are safe.

My sister,

You are safe.

Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth.

Before we close this meditation,

I invite you to just rest in this for a few moments longer.

Sending yourself love and gratitude for doing this practice with me.

And reminding yourself that you can always tap into this feeling of peace and restoration at any point.

This space of love lives inside of you and it covers you each and every day.

Breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth.

Go ahead and bring your body back into the space.

Becoming aware of the sounds around you and just begin to move your body in whatever way feels comfortable.

If you want to roll your neck or stretch your hands,

Your feet.

Just allow yourself to be fully expressive in this moment.

Authentically you.

And when you feel ready,

You can go ahead and open your eyes.

Reviews

Absolutely beautiful. Love this meditation. Thank you.

How wonderful it is to hear a Black woman’s voice affirming me. I wish there were more of us guiding meditations on this app. This was amazing to experience. Thank you so much 🙏🏾

This is soooooo good, I am going to share it with every of African-Caribbean; African-American woman that I know including my own family. Thank you Fátima; thank you.

This affirmation practice allows us to go deep within to identify those internalized toxic emotions led by the lies we've been told about who we are, and the experiences we've had that support those lies, leaving us feeling undervalued, unloved, unsafe, unprotected. Through this practice we can nurture ourselves into healing, and the realization of our wholeness, our divine power, ✨ divine essence, and divine truth. Every affirmation touched me in a deeply emotional way. Black women need this! I will not only share this, I will use this as part of my daily practice. I would love to see a longer version of this practice or an extension of it in a live. Happy Healing, sisters!

Thank you, Fatima for sharing this! 🙏🏾🙂‍↕️🧡

Thank you. I really needed this meditation this week.

Thank you! This was the boost and reassurance I needed. Grateful for your work sis!

A gift. Wonderfully paced with great clarity and detail.

I am not a black woman but I am a traumatized woman. this meditation was wonderful and very helpful. Thank you very much and warm greetings from Germany to the USA.

Thank you for this. Full disclosure—I am a white man. I sought out this meditation because I myself am traumatised by learning of what you, friends, face on a daily basis, and the recognition of the lie that should not be a lie of equality, liberty, justice and dignity for all. It is the human and divine truth that every person should be accorded that, and I am sorry that so many of us consistently fail you, or worse, in so many ways. I cannot pretend to understand your experiences, but I can try. Peace and love, sisters.

Thank you sister. I see you and I honour you. 💜🙏🏾💜

You are safe too my sis! Thank you so much Fatima! 🤗

So healing and restorative. Thank you so much for this gift of peace and safety and wholeness. I will listen to this often. Thank you! 💗🙏💗

When you said “my sister you are safe,” I felt that. Thank you.

wow - thank you. this was so needed and i didn’t even know. definitely had a slight emotional release.

This was amazing! I allowed myself to lean into what I've been feeling and not shy away from it in any sense of the word. I held space for myself to feel safe. And I totally recognized how MUCH I needed this, even before I listened to it (for like the 3rd time), to be honest. But, today was special. It totally aligned with what I've been able to admit to God and myself, of not feeling protected, seen or valued as a black woman. Dare I say "invisible." It's shocking how much the world ignores our very being and that hurts, cuts and wounds us in silent ways... constantly. So I am happy, so grateful, rather, for Fatima leaning into that dilemma and speaking to it, because so many of us are suffering in silence without ways to properly even express and articulate how we are actually feeling. I feel a little inspired to write further about this on a different platform... In any case. Thank you from the core of my being, Fatima. This was worth every listen.

I cried the whole time, I had no idea I needed this ❤️

***I AM Safe - Words Of Affirmation For Black Women*** with Fatima Farmer

💎I AM Safe and Supported in my body, in my blackness, in my womanhood.
💎I AM Protected in my body, in my blackness, in my womanhood.
💎I AM Magic in my body, in my blackness, in my womanhood.
💎I AM Valuable. I AM Supported. I AM Protected. I AM Loved. I AM Soft. I AM Tender. I AM Beautiful.
💎I AM Supported and Protected.
💎I DO NOT have to always be strong.💪🏽
💎I AM deserving of Love.
💎I AM deserving of Emotional, Spiritual, Mental, and Physical support.
💎I AM capable of asking for help when I need it.
💎I AM Loved, Worthy, and Supported.

As a survivor of sexual, emotional, physical, and spiritual abuse, I simply love these affirmations, because they bring feelings of peace, safety, and reassurance that I AM worthy of being exactly Who I AM at this very moment … grateful that I survived!🙏🏽😌👍🏽🥳🙌🏽

It is safe to cry.😢 I DO NOT have to feel embarrassed or ashamed of what happened to me in the past. I AM NOT that person who suffered the abusive crises!🥺 I was too young and uninformed about what was happening to me at that time. It was NOT my fault! Unfortunately, the abusers never took responsibility for their own actions!🥺 However, I AM the Victor … NOT the Victim!!!

I AM a conqueror. I have overcome some of the most dreadfully dangerous situations of my life. I have a voice!🤔 I can no longer be silenced by threats, embarrassment, shame, or any other vices used to keep me mute!🤐 It took six (6) entire decades of my life to live again, but I still have life! For that I AM grateful.🥲

I AM that I AM … and today “that” is “Safe and Secure in Who I AM.” Namasté.🙏🏽😌 Asé.🙌🏽🥰 Amen.🙏🏽☺️ Ameen.🤲🏽😘

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Thank you so much for this safe safe of love and compassion. Asé ✨

Thank you Fatima. I’m not a Black woman, I’m mixed race (half-Indonesian), and was adopted into white suburban America as an infant. I recently had some painful but necessary epiphanies about how white supremacy has shaped my lineage, adoption, and upbringing. Even though my trauma doesn’t come close to the trauma so many Black women face, your message resonated with me, and I fight the system in solidarity with you. Today, especially. Thank you for your support and vulnerability.

This was life giving, beautiful, enriching, timely and relevant. Heartfelt gratitude 💕.