Mental Vacation

If you’re feeling stressed, anxious, worried or overwhelmed you need a mental vacation. A vacation away from your disturbing thoughts and emotions. This meditation will gently guide you to a safe and peaceful place of your own choice. A place where you can engage with your senses and watch your breath. When you come back to the real world, you will have left your stress, worry and anxiety behind. It is only 8 minutes long, so it is simple to do whenever you feel overwhelmed or are having a panic attack.

Transcript

This is a guided meditation practice from Buddhism Guide called A Quick Mental Vacation.

If you're feeling stressed,

Anxious,

Worried or overwhelmed,

You need a mental vacation,

A vacation away from your disturbing thoughts and emotions.

So gently close your eyes and take five slow,

Deep,

Calming breaths by breathing in through your nose.

Hold for a moment.

And then breathe out through your mouth.

Breathe in.

Hold.

Hold.

And breathe out.

Breathe in.

Hold.

And breathe out.

And finally breathe in.

Hold.

And breathe out.

And finally breathe in.

Hold.

And breathe out.

And breathe out.

Now bring your awareness to your breath entering and leaving your body.

Don't force the breath.

Just breathe naturally.

On the in-breath,

Mentally recite calm.

And on the out-breath,

Recite relaxed.

Feel your mind becoming calm and your body relaxed.

Now imagine yourself in a peaceful place,

A place where you feel calm and safe.

Picture yourself in this peaceful place.

Imagine what you are experiencing through your senses.

Notice what you see.

Hear.

Smell.

And feel.

Give yourself permission to relax and feel safe.

Continue to imagine yourself in this place while you focus your awareness on your breath again.

Taking slow,

Gentle,

Deep breaths in through your nose.

Hold for a moment.

And then gently release the air out through your mouth.

Carry on breathing in this way.

Continue to watch your breath as you imagine yourself in your safe place.

You can do this exercise for as long as you wish.

And whenever you're ready,

You can very slowly start to open your eyes and introduce yourself back into the world,

Leaving all your worries,

Stress and anxiety behind you.

Reviews

Thank you, Yeshe. Your wonderful meditations are always a tranquil place for me and I listen every day 🙏

Thanks, Lama Yeshe! That’s a delightful respite from the tedious pattern of reviewing responsibilities and problems! Refreshing and calming.
Donna

Perfectly wonderful for a short and sweet morning meditation. ♥️🙏

Excellent. He gives many pauses which you often do not see in these guided meditations. It gives you more of a chance to be in the moment. Thank you

Very creative and the teacher’s voice is quite calming and soothing.

So simple, yet so effective. Loved it!! Thank you.

Amazing how transforming this meditation was...in just 8 minutes! Thank you!

As always a beautiful meditation, thank you so very much 🙏🏼

Thank you. I went home, a place I haven't been for over 30 years but always felt very safe.

Thank you for the mental vacation - very calming. 🙏

Calming. Easy. Short. Just what I needed.

Seriously my favorite teacher, this was very relaxing!

short and sweet... perfect! I like how he gets right to it...so nice

Lovely meditation, thank you. 🙏

..... pause is a busy day. Now I wonder why I was so anxious, it's all quite straightforward. In fact, I look forward with excitement now, not dread. I will cope by being present.
Namaste.

Soothing and relaxing. Thank you

Very calming down practice.

Wonderful and very soothing & relaxing!

Very good. Thanks.

Simple and gentle. Thank you