Self Love Meditation

Taking a few moments with this meditation to dive into some thoughts of self-love, compassion for you and reflection on where you are with your journey to self love. We also do a body scan to release tension from our bodies.

Transcript

Well, This meditation, We are going to reflect into our relationship with ourself. Now, Sometimes that can be labeled as self-love, But maybe that doesn't resonate with you or doesn't land in the same way. We want to increase the awareness of our relationship with self. And often in life, People whose personalities and actions tend to push our buttons are usually the greatest teachers that are brought into our lives. And these individuals can serve as mirrors and teach us what needs to be revealed about ourselves. Sometimes when we see what we don't like in others, It helps us look a little deeper inside ourselves for a similar trait or a challenge that needs a little bit more healing or balance or change. So as you start to get into your comfortable position, Sit with that for a moment. And what comes to mind for you? Who comes to mind for you? Do you feel any changes in your body? Has it activated any emotion? The five fundamental human needs are to be loved, To belong, To be seen, To be heard, To feel safe. Instantly, We think of relationships in our lives. How have we felt heard by our loved ones? When was the last time you felt seen in your workplace or community? Do you feel like you belong? Do you feel safe with the people in your life? When was the last time someone made you feel truly loved? I invite you now to close your eyes if you haven't already done so, Adjusting your body anywhere you're feeling any discomfort as you start to sink into that space of relaxation. And we'll start by taking a long, Slow, Deep breath in and gently let that go. And one more time, A long, Slow, Deep breath in and then sigh that one out when you release. That always feels so good. So let's do one more of those long, Slow, Deep breath in and sigh it out. Allow your breathing now to return to its normal length and pace. Just being aware of that breath coming in and out. Allow your mind to focus on your belly, Filling up with air and rising as you inhale and then flattening as you release. Your breath is coming in and out of you easily, Lovingly, And freely. In this moment now, You are weightless. You are light. There's no right and there's no wrong. There's just this moment. Taking another big, Deep breath in and letting that go, We turn our perspective inward. Do you feel loved by you? When have you spent time alone, Feeling like you belong to yourself? When was the last time you looked in the mirror? And I mean really look at you, Not focusing on a new wrinkle or wondering who that older person is staring back at you, But just seeing yourself as you. Have you allowed yourself to sit in a space of feeling safe with yourself? And that could be anything from trusting your thoughts, Tapping into your intuition, Listening to that intuition, Feeling like that time inward is really healthy. When have you celebrated the last time you listened to yourself? Those tugs, Those pulls, Those intuitive moments, They happen more often than we give ourselves credit for. But just a reminder, Tap in to listen to you and celebrating in a fun way when you do. We're going to take some time now to allow those thoughts that we just brought to our forefront to dissipate slightly, To clear our minds, And to allow our bodies to go into a deeper state of relaxation. We will scan through our bodies and allow ourselves the opportunity to release tension, Release emotion, And check inward with ourselves. Starting now at the top of our heads, Moving down into our forehead, Across our nose, Down our ears, We just breathe in relaxation and exhale with our surrender. As we focus further down our face, Just allowing our jaws to relax, Not to be clenched or forced shut, Just allow that jaw to just feel relaxed and let go. Focusing on your tongue inside your mouth, Making sure it's just laying there relaxed, Also not clenched or pushed against your teeth or the top of your mouth. Rolling down our chin and into our neck and our throat, Breathing in that relaxation, Exhaling with our calm, Moving down into our shoulders. Knowing shoulders are a place we carry so much tension, So again, We just allow them to feel like they're dropping. Feeling relaxed and rolling back and melting into the position we're currently in. We're feeling any tension or emotion here, We just allow it to leave. Roll down into the floor beneath us. Moving down now through our shoulders and into our arms, Our elbows, And our forearms, Taking that attention down through our wrists and into our hands and landing in our fingertips and allowing those hands to feel completely relaxed, Not holding on to anything, Not clenched, Just laying there beside us in complete relaxation. Bringing our awareness now to our back, Moving all through our entire back, We allow all tension to release and relaxation to set in. Moving through every bone, Every muscle, We move around to the front to our chest, Landing in our heart center, Taking a moment to tap into your heartbeat, That rhythm of life, The center of our bodies, Where not only it keeps it going physically, But this is the place where love resides, The love for you, The love for your family, The love for your community and humankind. This is the source for kindness, For compassion, And your check-in with you. We move down now through our chest, Through our diaphragm, And into our stomachs, Continuing to breathe in that relaxation and exhaling any self-judgment, Any of those insecurities that like to pop into our brain, We release now. We know they're not true. We continue to roll down through our thighs and our hamstrings, Our glutes and our hips, All the way through, Landing in our knees, Focusing on the front of our knees and the backs of our knees, Into our shins and our calves, Our ankles, And landing in our feet, Just focusing on the tops of your feet, The bottoms, Heel and the toes, Taking a big deep breath in. We bring that relaxation down from the top of our head, All the way through our bodies and into our toes, Acknowledging this incredible body and all it does for you, How it moves for you, How it serves you, With no judgment, No disdain, Just love and gratitude. We're going to continue to stay in this space for a few moments longer, Just allowing that body to have its complete state of relaxation, Stepping into a space of neutrality, With no emotion, No pain, No worries, Because you have nowhere else to be and nothing else to do. Now thoughts will continue to pop into your mind and that's okay. Our practice of meditation is to allow them to continue to leave, To release, To give no action or energy to that thought, Just training ourselves to acknowledge and release. So continue focus on the breathing, Filling up your stomach as you inhale, Letting it flatten as you exhale. I will keep my eyes on the time and you will hear my voice again in just a few minutes. Bringing some awareness back into our moment, Taking note of how your body feels, Your mind and your emotions. The most important relationship that you will have is with yourself, Setting an intention to make your self-friendship a priority. The better the you relationship that you have, The ripple effect that will spread across to all your other relationships in your life. Repeat after me silently and lovingly to yourself, I am loved by me. I belong to myself. I see me. I hear me and I am safe with myself. You can start now to wiggle your fingers and your toes and begin to know the awareness of the room around you. And when you are ready and only then, You can start to shift and move your body and eventually open your eyes, But only when you feel ready. Thank you for taking part in this meditation and I encourage you to do something special for yourself today.