Welcome to this guided meditation on finding a place of peace.
Start by taking a moment to relax
your body.
Find a comfortable position,
Whether that's sitting or laying down,
And soften any
tension in your belly and shoulders.
Bring awareness to your breath,
Breathing in and breathing out
in a comfortable and relaxed way.
Find whatever posture feels both relaxed and alert.
You can close your eyes or look downwards.
Rest your hands in an easy,
Effortless way.
Take a few moments to scan your awareness through the sensations of your body,
Softening and releasing any areas of physical tension.
Feel the sensations in your body in this moment,
And as you breathe,
Allow your body to completely
and fully relax.
Allow stress to flow out of you with each breath.
Breathing in,
Breathing out.
Your body is becoming calm and comfortable.
Let any tension in your brow go.
Let any tension in your lips go.
Let any tension in your eyes go.
Breathing in and breathing out.
Relaxing in the comfortable space that surrounds you.
Once you feel relaxed and centered,
Start to bring yourself to one of your favorite peaceful,
Beautiful places.
This could be a place you've been before,
Like a silent forest with cool shade
and towering ancient trees.
It could be a white sand beach where the ocean waves gently lap the
shore and the smell of the sea makes you feel at home.
It could be a place built entirely in your
imagination.
A lovely,
Slowly swaying bridge that you stand on,
Watching a babbling brook flow away
beneath it.
Or an ancient oak in the autumn with golden leaves that fall around you as you sit
under the shade and watch the golden orange sun pass over the horizon.
Wherever this special,
Peaceful place is for you,
Take some time to imagine it as completely as you can all around you.
Once you have your special place in mind,
Bring yourself into that picture.
Imagine that you're
in this beautiful place.
Really put yourself there.
Take a walk and look at the lovely,
Peaceful,
Relaxing surroundings.
Be there now.
Take a moment and be there now.
What do you see around you?
What in this scene is most relaxing to you?
Take a walk in this special place and see all that you can see.
What do you smell in the air?
Can you smell the trees and the soil of the forest floor beneath you?
Maybe you smell the salty air of the ocean side.
You may try bringing scent into this visualization.
Can you smell the air where you are?
Reach out and touch something that's attractive and peaceful to you.
How does it feel?
Is it soft to your touch?
You can feel the ground beneath you and the air on your skin.
Take a moment now to just listen.
What sounds do you hear in this beautiful new surrounding?
Can you hear birds chirping?
Whatever you hear,
Take a moment now to enjoy listening to it.
You can stay in this scene as long as you want to,
Enjoying this moment of relaxation that you've taken for yourself.
Feel free to walk around in this special place as long as you want.
It is yours.
Remember that this
special place is always here for you.
You can come back to it whenever you wish.
You need not be afraid
to lose it.
It's always available to you.
The relaxation that you feel right now at this very
moment in your body is yours to call on anytime you wish.
When you're ready,
Slowly let the scene
dissolve back into your mind.
Allow yourself to slowly come back to the room.
Wiggle your fingers
and toes.
When you're ready,
Slowly open your eyes and come back to this moment,
This time,
And this reality.
Before you get up,
Take a moment to note how relaxed you feel right now,
And then slowly bring this calm and relaxation with you throughout the rest of your day.
I thank you for your mindfulness practice with me today.
