Welcome to the Women's Meditation Network with your host,
Katie Kramitzos.
The fear is palpable.
You hear it in the conversations and updates around you.
You feel it in your body.
You see it in the eyes of your friends and family.
But you know that peace and solutions and healing cannot live in the energy of fear.
So the intention of today's meditation is to help you identify the fear around you and in you so you can separate from it and practice letting it go.
So you can show up today with calmness,
Clarity,
Wisdom,
And presence.
So you can contribute to the universal energy of love that is needed right now.
Let's begin by getting into a comfortable position,
Sitting or lying down.
Close your eyes and bring your attention to your breathing.
Perhaps noticing how shallow your breathing is,
Giving you the opportunity to elongate your breath.
Breathing in deeply and breathing out completely.
Notice where you might be feeling tension right now,
Where you might be holding your stress.
Let your attention drift to your shoulders as they release and soften.
Let your attention draw to your jaw as it opens and relaxes.
Your lips as they part and release.
Your stomach as it relaxes.
Your legs as they get heavier.
Your feet as they release and relax.
Your hands and fingers as they open and release.
Feel your entire body melt a little deeper into relaxation.
And just be here for a bit,
Letting yourself get lost in the natural rhythm of your body's movements.
I want you to imagine that you're sitting on a bench in a park.
The sky is dark and filled with clouds ready to burst with rain.
The sun has been completely shut out.
The birds have left to find shelter.
And the usual hum of the bees,
The bugs,
The wind,
And the movement of the grass is missing.
All is quiet.
All is dark.
And here you sit on this bench,
Feeling the rumbles of fear deep inside your stomach.
See them collect there in the center of you.
All your fears.
All your what-ifs.
All the unknowns that feel so heavy right now.
As soon as you think of a fear,
Take it from your mind like a leaf you're collecting.
And imagine yourself placing it in the center of you,
Right in front of your stomach.
One by one,
Identify your fears and the fears of those around you and place them in this space right in front of you.
Share yourself silently say,
I'm scared that.
.
.
And place what comes next in the growing cluster in the center of you.
I'm scared that.
.
.
I'm scared that.
.
.
Now,
Take a moment to observe this cluster of fears right in front of you.
Feel their weight.
Feel the chaos.
Feel their negative charge.
It's okay for you to feel scared.
It's okay to have these fears.
But the weight of these fears are keeping you in the darkness,
In the storm.
So it's time to let them go.
Now you're going to take four deep breaths in just a moment.
And when you do,
You're going to imagine each in-breath is inviting in waves of compassion for yourself and these fears you've been holding.
And on each exhale,
You're going to imagine those leaves of fears that have gathered in the center of you are blowing out and into the park around you.
Take your first deep breath in,
Breathing in compassion.
And exhale,
Breathing out the leaves of fear.
Breathe in deep again,
Filling your belly and your entire body with compassion.
And blow out all the fears.
Deep breath in,
Waves of compassion filling you up.
And release all those leaves,
All those fears.
Last deep breath in,
And breathe out.
Take a moment to notice how much lighter you feel,
How much more relaxed your body is.
And now imagine yourself again,
Sitting on your bench in the park,
And see yourself opening your eyes.
This time,
The sun is shining.
The sky is blue and clear.
The birds are chirping and the wind is blowing softly on your cheeks.
You can feel the warmth of the sunshine sinking into your skin.
And instead of the fears gathering in your stomach,
You feel gratitude.
Gratitude for this present moment.
Gratitude for your breath.
Gratitude for this practice.
Namaste beautiful.
Namaste beautiful.
