I want you to close your eyes for just a moment,
Find a comfortable seat,
And just listen to my words.
You don't have to do anything but breathe and listen and notice your reaction to what I'm saying.
So take a deep breath in through your nose.
And if you haven't already,
Close your eyes as you let it out through your mouth.
Take a deep breath in and let it out.
Three more times on your own.
One more time.
Emotional eating is almost universal.
It can help us feel better in the moments when we feel stressed or overwhelmed or anxious or sad or lonely or bored.
This is okay.
This is normal.
And these eating patterns and your relationship to food are not a character flaw.
They're just your brain helping you feel better in the moments when you need it.
Breathe with my count.
We'll breathe in for four,
Pause for two,
And then breathe out for six.
And as we breathe together,
Just pay attention to how the air feels as it enters your body and passes up your nose and down your throat and into your lungs.
And then how it feels as it leaves your body back up through your throat,
Through your mouth,
Over your tongue,
And out through your lips.
Breathe in two,
Three,
Four,
Pause,
Pause,
Breathe out two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six.
Breathe in two,
Three,
Four,
Pause,
Pause,
Breathe out two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six.
Breathe in two,
Three,
Four,
Pause,
Pause,
Breathe out two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six.
Let's do this three more times on your own.
Breathe in.
Allow your breathing to return to normal.
And before you open your eyes,
Just notice how you're feeling,
How your body is feeling.
Maybe you feel more relaxed than you were before the exercise and maybe you don't.
However you're feeling is great.
When you're ready,
Take a deep breath in,
Let it out,
And open your eyes.
