Total Relaxation - Connect With Baby

Rejuvenate your entire body with this pregnancy JSJ guided meditation. The main central vertical flow is a vital flow and the source of life energy. I practice this flow all the time whether pregnant or not. The main central vertical flow helps to generate all 144,000 functions of our bodies. I use this flow regularly, especially when I want to feel calm and connected to my inner spirit, breath, and baby. I find that this flow helps me relieve stress, tension, overwhelm, and anxiety.

Transcript

Hello pregnant mamas.

Thank you for joining me for our meditation today.

I would like to encourage you to lie down for this meditation in any comfortable position.

Today I'm lying on my left side,

But you could be on your left or even right side or on your back if that's still comfortable.

Sitting up or reclining today might,

Will work for our holds,

But we're going to practice the main central flow again.

And we have our right hand on the top of our head for a quite a long duration.

So if you are choosing to do today's meditation,

Sitting or reclined,

Just make sure you have lots of pillows or blankets,

Something to be able to prop,

Prop up your arms so that you can rest comfortably.

We practiced this hold,

This flow,

The main central flow in our last meditation,

But because the topic was nausea relief,

I wanted to create another generalized meditation with this same JSJ flow.

So today our focus and intention is set on total relaxation.

This is the first flow that is taught to people learning JSJ self-help,

Self-care holds.

And to me,

This is one of the most versatile and amazing flows I could possibly practice during my pregnancies.

So let's dive in and get into our first position today.

We'll take our right fingertips and place them on the top of our head.

Really imagine a center part line and then have your fingertips line up down the center line.

And as always,

You need not focus on a perfect position.

You just make sure that you're comfortable and that your right fingertips are on the top of your head.

And then our left fingertips will go in the center of our forehead.

So in JSJ,

We call this the center point of safety energy lock 20s,

But a more common description could be just your third eye area.

So this is our first position.

And if you are trying and just can't get comfortable,

It seems like in this position,

I encourage you to still practice this meditation,

But instead you could just hold your middle finger.

I would start with your left middle finger,

Just holding it in whatever way feels comfortable.

And then about halfway through the meditation,

I would switch and hold the right middle finger.

So that's an alternative hold as well.

So now that we're in our first position,

Let's bring awareness to our exhalation.

Simply notice the exhalation.

Notice how it feels.

Notice if it's shallow or deep or loud or quiet.

Maybe it feels restricted or maybe it feels very free today,

But let's bring our awareness to our individual exhales,

Bringing no judgment and just allowing that exhalation to feel really good.

As we bring awareness to our exhale,

We sometimes are made aware of our inhalation as well,

But in JSJ,

We pay no special attention to our inhales.

We just let those happen naturally,

Whether they're loud or quiet or fast or slow,

We just let it happen without any effort.

And we focus on the breath out fully and completely.

For me,

As I let go on an exhale,

Sometimes it's loud,

Sometimes fast,

Sometimes slow.

And I think for me,

It's that way because I can experience anxiety,

Which then can constrict our breathing without us even knowing.

And if our life is moving very quickly,

We're more than likely to have a little bit of a constricted breath.

So when we take these moments to rest and to meditate,

I like to be intentional about just releasing my exhale and allowing it to feel really good for me,

No matter what it sounds like.

And I encourage you to do the same throughout this meditation.

Now let's move our left fingertips to the underneath part of the tip of our nose for our second position.

So we're moving our left fingertips to under our nose.

And I like to slightly push up with my index and middle fingers.

You can use any finger.

So the left fingertips resting on the skin in the middle of the bottom of your nose.

And breathe out.

And let's focus on what the exhalation feels like in this position.

Because we can more than likely feel our breath in this position,

Whether you're exhaling through your nose or your mouth.

So let's bring awareness to physically feeling our exhalation on our fingers or on our hand.

Feel the breath physically on your skin.

This is a great position to practice a few weeks before your due date,

Because this particular hold helps release tension in your pelvic girdle.

And that's not to say you can't practice this all throughout pregnancy.

It's just one particular benefit of this hold.

And I do want to be clear about something.

So none of the flows or holds would ever activate any abnormal process of the body.

JSJ is one of the most gentle,

Non-invasive forms of healing that we can practice.

There's no flow or hold that you could possibly practice that would bring harm to you or your baby.

These practices only bring harmony.

So let's breathe out one more in this position before moving along,

Focusing on the feelings and sensations of your breath on the skin of your left hand.

Now let's move our fingers to the next position,

Which is directly down to the base of your throat.

And if your right hand is getting uncomfortable,

I still invite you to grab a blanket or pillow or anything that you have just to stuff under your right arm or elbow so that your right arm can just remain comfortable in this position.

So your left fingertips are moving towards the base of your throat area.

You can feel a little indentation where your collarbones meet.

This is the area to rest your left fingertips in and you rest in this area gently.

And let's breathe out as we keep bringing our focus back to our exhalation.

And let's take just a moment to check in with ourselves.

Is there a spot full of tension or maybe you feel your heart beating or maybe you observe your thoughts racing by as your mind automatically thinks or analyzes things.

For me today,

I noticed my mind attaching to the to-do's of the day.

So I'm just going to lightly hold these thoughts in a loving way in my awareness.

I'm going to exhale through this mental discomfort.

So pick something that you've noticed and hold it lovingly in your awareness as you take a nice slow breath and exhale.

And one more breath.

And now let's move our left fingertips down again,

Moving directly down the center of our bodies about three inches.

For new listeners,

Just know you can,

You just rest your fingertips on the top of your clothes so there's no need to touch the skin because we're working with our energetic system.

But you can do whatever feels most comfortable to you.

So if you like to touch your skin,

Then go ahead and do that too.

That's the beauty of JSJ.

JSJ is an art.

It's not a technique that requires like mechanical application.

So with it being an art form,

You do get to practice in a way that feels good to you.

Anyway,

Our left fingertips are now in the upper middle area of our chest,

Right above your fine mess.

If you know where that is,

Our left fingertips are down about three inches from our previous position.

And breathe out.

This particular main central flow that we're practicing just helps reset your entire system and all of its functions,

All 144,

000 of them.

So this is just a very,

Very wonderful hole to practice.

In my opinion,

It's literally a gift to you and your baby.

Let's take a couple breaths in this position.

I'll be quiet so you can breathe on your own.

And then we'll move to the next position.

Exhale fully and completely.

And now let's move our left fingertips down again in the center of our bodies right below our rib cage.

So left hand is resting on left ribs and left fingertips rest on that soft spot right below our rib cage,

Right in this diaphragm area.

If you poke around gently,

There's a little V shape that our rib cage makes in the middle there.

And so our fingertips rest right below this V.

And again,

Let's not worry about the perfect position.

Just make sure you're comfortable and in relatively the right spot.

And if you were holding your finger as an alternative,

Let's go ahead and switch and hold the right metal finger.

Let's dive into some emotional freedom techniques.

So just follow along with my words.

And when you hear me say the word now,

Turn towards your center.

And when you hear the word now and in that center point,

Imagine that you're pushing a little button and just sending,

Sending things away.

I disentangle from the busyness of my mind and I reintegrate now.

I realign with calmness and the stillness of this moment.

Realign now.

I realign with wholeness and infinite self.

Realign now.

Breathe.

We will now move our left fingertips down again,

Directly beneath our belly button.

Exhale.

I disentangle from any judgmental thoughts I may be experiencing and I reintegrate now.

I realign with peace,

Love and grace for myself,

My baby and for others around me.

I reintegrate now.

I realign with peace and stillness.

Reintegrate now.

I disentangle from any judgmental thoughts I may be experiencing and I reintegrate now.

I realign with peace,

Love and grace for myself,

My baby and for others around me.

I reintegrate now.

I realign with peace and stillness.

As I rest in this position,

I bring awareness to the growing baby inside and I say hello.

I feel them moving around in there.

Or if you can't quite feel them yet,

Simply imagine baby flipping in circles and feeling so comfortable and protected in their first home.

My womb is my baby's first home and they are so happy in there,

So peaceful,

Quite literally just enjoying the experience of living.

Enjoying that experience of movement and comfort and rest.

And I step back in my mind to observe this very essence of life.

The movement and then stillness that my baby is experiencing all day and every day.

Continuous growth and movement while at the same time stillness to rest and sleep.

Resting is a critical part of living,

It's essential for our restoration,

Our healing,

Just having the ability to grow with ease.

Let's bring our awareness back to our exhalation as we move our left hand and fingertips to the top of our pubic bone.

An easy way to describe this point would just be to imagine the front side of your underwear and then right in the very center,

That would be where you would like to rest your left fingertips in this area.

So let's rest here and just exhale fully and completely.

This particular hold is very good for our spine,

So if you experience any back pain,

This is a really great hold to practice.

Right now let's practice letting go.

Continuing to bring our awareness back to our exhalation,

Bringing our awareness back to our breath.

Feel your lungs releasing fully.

As we just simply rest in this moment,

We rest in this stillness,

Our minds go about doing what our minds like to do and instead of attaching to all these busy thoughts,

We just simply let them pass.

Or if the thoughts aren't passing easily and we find ourselves attaching to them,

We're not judging that either.

We just simply remember to bring our awareness back to our exhalation when we've noticed that we've attached to our thoughts.

And now it is time to move our right hand so slowly and gently we'll take our right hand and move it behind our body directly to the base of our spine,

Right on our tailbone area.

So our right hand is at the base of our spine,

Or in other words resting near the center of our buttocks.

Our hands are basically sandwiching our pelvic girdle in this position and you can use the back side of your hand if that's easier.

This is a wonderful go-to position to help with reproductive function and it also just helps us to feel grounded and safe and comforted.

So let's simply rest in some affirmations and exhalation as we finish up today's meditation.

Follow along again with my words.

Focus on your own exhalation.

I am safe.

I am loved.

I am enough just as I am.

I rest in the stillness of this moment and exhale.

I am calm.

I am whole and complete just as I am.

My baby is safe.

My baby is loved.

My baby is enough just as they are.

My baby rests in this moment with me and feels the peace surrounding us.

My baby is whole and complete just as they are.

I am safe.

I am loved.

I am enough just as I am.

Thank you for joining me in today's meditation.

Let's take a few deep breaths and gently open our eyes and gently move and stretch our hands,

Feet,

And bodies as we slowly re-enter the space that we're in.

Wishing blessings to you and your baby today.