Hello and welcome to this guided audio meditation.
You can be very proud of yourself taking this time that is just for you.
This is a self-love meditation and to begin this meditation I invite you to bring kind awareness to why you chose this topic.
And now let's invite some self-love into our lives.
If we do not allow the natural love for ourselves to be expressed,
Love doesn't reveal its beauty very often throughout each day of our lives.
If you would like to,
Get into a nice relaxing position,
Removing any distractions for the duration of this session.
Enjoy this time that is just for you and take the first action in self-love right now.
Your ability to breathe at will in all different kinds of ways.
Our breath has been there literally our entire lives,
Changing as needed to the demand of exciting circumstances and flowing effortlessly when we're resting.
Taking multiple full and deep breaths every day is proven to change our bodies and minds to the better.
Take in five full and deep breaths,
Holding it for a moment at the top and naturally exhaling.
One inhale,
A nice and a big breath.
Expanding your belly and lungs as much as you can.
Breathe briefly and exhale gently with relief.
Two,
Inhaling fresh oxygen that will be supplied to your bloodstream,
Holding it to soak it in and exhaling without any effort.
Three,
Inhale feeling rejuvenated and invigorated by this breathing,
Hold it and exhale easily.
Four,
Inhale noticing how breathing fully comes naturally for you,
Pausing to soak it in and exhale any tension or worry.
And five,
Inhaling fully is an act of self-love,
Pausing to feel this love and exhale into complete relaxation.
Let your breath flow at a pace without any effort from you right now.
By doing this,
You are proving you are capable of self-love.
Deep breathing increases the supply of oxygen to your brain and stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system,
Sometimes referred to as a rest and digest system.
By breathing deeply and often,
You're commanding your body to rest,
Which relaxes and rejuvenates you.
This is self-love in its simplest form that anyone can do at any time of the day.
Now,
Let's honor ourself by relaxing the mind even further.
Can you notice now how your thoughts are rising in your mind,
One after the other?
See them come and see them go.
Some thoughts linger for some time and some thoughts only come for a split second.
If you can really focus,
You will notice even smaller thoughts,
Such as describing the world around you or labeling the things in your surroundings.
Let your hearing become super alert now and try to focus on some sounds around you.
Maybe you can hear the sound of your breath.
Can you hear nature nearby?
Can you maybe hear cars passing by or people talking with each other?
Just go from sound to sound,
Focusing on only one at a time.
And now,
I invite you to stop focusing on any sound in particular and just allow all of the noises around you to come in equally.
And when you hear them,
They almost act as a tiny wave of relaxation,
Calming your mind.
Good,
Your mind relaxes when you activate your senses on command.
Let's use the power of your amazing visualization abilities to induce self-love.
Begin to imagine yourself full of an abundance of self-love.
See yourself now choosing healthy foods and cooking at home so you know all of the ingredients you're putting into your lovely body.
Vividly see yourself eating well.
When you eat well,
See yourself enjoying these moments and you feel the nutrition that these choices bring you.
Imagine now you have a strong will to avoid junk foods and unhealthy drinks.
See yourself in great detail confidently saying no to all of these things.
You feel very proud now when you avoid eating something unhealthy.
Good,
Eating healthy is an essential component in self-love.
Another form of self-love is observing your mental chatter.
And in order to have great self-love,
You must expand the good things you feel about yourself and challenge any negative thoughts as soon as they arise.
So hear yourself saying,
When I fully love myself,
I am able to fully love others.
Deciding to love myself is a wonderful agreement.
Each day I allow my love for myself grow more and more.
I am worthy of love and I honor the joy that comes with it.
Deciding to love myself unconditionally no matter what happens feels wonderful.
I deserve love and self-respect.
My self-esteem grows along with my self-love.
I love and accept everything about myself.
I completely and always love myself.
Today I love myself even more than yesterday.
Truly loving myself is easy for me.
The more I love myself,
The better my health.
I love every moment of my existence.
Every part of me that makes me who I am is encompassed with love.
I have unconditional love within me that overflows in abundance to those around me.
And now gently open your eyes,
Take another breath and know that whenever you love yourself,
You will find love.
