Hi,
My name is Junie Boucher and I just want to thank you for joining me for this quick meditation to help soothe feelings of anxiety.
We're going to go ahead and start by finding a comfortable position.
I recommend having your feet flat on the floor,
Your spine upright,
And you can rest your hands gently on the tops of your thighs or by your side.
If you prefer to lie down or stand,
That's totally fine too.
And as you settle in,
Go ahead and gently float your eyes closed.
We're going to start by taking a couple deep breaths.
We're going to go in through the nose and then we're going to exhale through the mouth with a sigh,
Releasing any tension that you can on that exhale.
So let's go ahead and start with one,
Two,
Three,
Four,
And exhaling through the mouth.
And again in through the nose for one,
Two,
Three,
Four,
And exhaling through the mouth in an audible sigh.
And last time now through the nose for one,
Two,
Three,
Four,
And the biggest sigh of your whole day,
Letting it go through the mouth.
Great job.
So go ahead and allow your breath to find its natural rhythm.
There should be no effort.
You don't need to force the breath to move in any specific time.
And what we're going to do now is we're going to focus on this breath using it as an anchor to bring us into the present moment.
And as you inhale,
You'll make a count of one in your head.
And as you exhale,
That's a count of two.
And you're going to follow that count up to 10 and then you'll bring it back around to one again.
So let's go ahead and start.
Just remember that meditation is not about eliminating or stopping your thoughts.
It's about allowing those thoughts to come up and letting them go,
Not attaching to them,
Not going down that rabbit hole,
Just allowing them to come up and float away gently.
So if you notice that you're getting lost in a thought,
Don't judge it.
Just gently let it go and come back to that count.
If your mind has wandered,
Just gently bring it back to the breath.
Come back to the breath.
Go ahead and release the count.
Start to bring some awareness back into your body.
Maybe wiggle your toes,
You wiggle your fingers.
Reach your arms above your head for a big stretch.
Maybe you roll your shoulders.
And as you gently flutter open your eyelids,
I'd like you to twist the corners of your mouth into a smile.
And thank yourself for taking the time to be here.
Till next time,
I'm wishing you well.
