Hello my beautiful sparkly soul.
Welcome to this meditation to quickly calm down your nervous system.
Now if our thoughts are going a mile a minute,
Our body probably reacts to it and gives us like anxious feelings,
Probably a lot of tension,
Maybe tightness of breath and it's really important to calm down your body and your nervous system in order for your mind to calm down and to feel less anxious by being in the present moment.
So let's do a really quick box breathing activity in order to calm down your nervous system so that you can kind of feel yourself again.
So let's just start by getting calm.
I always prefer if your eyes are closed but they can always be open as well.
You can be standing,
Lying down or sitting,
Whatever feels comfortable for you.
The point of this activity is to calm down your body so whatever feels calming to you.
And we're going to breathe in through our nose and out through our mouth in this activity.
But really do whatever feels good for you in the moment.
Let's start by taking a huge deep breath in through our nose and exhale through our mouth.
Beautiful.
Let's do that one more time.
Breathing in through our nose and exhale.
Beautiful.
We're going to keep that but we're going to add holds in between those inhales and exhales.
So let's inhale through your nose,
Hold it,
Exhale through your mouth and hold.
Inhale through your nose,
Hold,
Exhale,
Hold.
I'll lead one more and then you'll be on your own.
Breathing in,
Exhale,
Hold.
Now do it in your own time with your own holds.
Breathing in,
Holding,
Breathing out,
Holding.
Whatever feels good for you.
Starting in your own rhythm now.
But what I suggest is to be really present in the holds.
Taking a moment to be still.
Taking a moment to be reflective in those holds.
We can so easily breathe in and out throughout our day.
But to come back into the present moment there are times to be still and calm.
And I'd love for you to go now through one more cycle of inhale,
Hold,
Exhale,
Hold.
And on your inhale,
Hold.
Hold it as long as you can.
And on your exhale,
Hold.
Hold it as long as you can.
Becoming present in your body,
Being aware of what your body is doing.
Connecting in with the present moment.
There is so much beauty in the present.
There's so much beauty when we're calm.
And when you've completed that,
Just come back into regular breathing,
However that feels good to you.
And just feel into how your body is feeling.
And to come back into the space,
You can wiggle your fingers and your toes.
And you can open your eyes if they were closed.
And now taking this present moment into the rest of your day.
And I hope you have a beautiful,
Sparkly day.
Thank you.
