Mid-Day Break For Stress-Relief Meditation

Feeling stressed, anxious, or overwhelmed during the day? Take a 5-minute break to quiet the mind, calm the body, and help you relieve any stress so you can continue your day from a peaceful place. In just five minutes you can have a powerful shift in your energy and emotional state. This meditation uses the breath and calming imagery to help relax you. <3

Transcript

Hello,

Welcome to this midday break for stress relief meditation.

If you haven't already,

Find a comfortable position,

Either sitting upright with a straight spine or lying down on your back if that feels more supportive to you right now.

Allow your eyes to gently close and go ahead and place your hands with the palms facing down somewhere on the body.

This will help you to feel grounded and supported.

Let's take three deep inhales and slow exhales together,

So empty any air out.

And big,

Slow breath in,

Really filling the belly with air.

And through the mouth,

Slowly exhale.

Again,

Long,

Deep inhale,

Imagining oxygen moving into every inch and cell of the body.

And let it out,

Maybe with a sigh.

And last one,

Deep breath in,

And exhale,

Maybe letting something go.

Beautiful.

You can let your breath fall back into its natural rhythm.

Now turn your attention to your breath.

Imagine that every exhale is like a wave gently crashing along the shore of a beach.

And every inhale is like the water receding back to the ocean.

As you breathe out,

The wave gently crashes on the shore.

And as you breathe in,

The water recedes back to the ocean.

Allow this gentle cycle of the breath to calm the mind,

The body,

And the spirit.

There's nothing you have to do right now aside from breathe.

Beautiful.

You can let that attention go,

And just notice how you're feeling in this moment.

There's no right answer,

Just bringing some awareness to how you're feeling.

What can you do to take care of yourself today?

Is there anything that would be supportive?

Just waiting and seeing if an answer comes to you.

And if nothing else,

You've already taken some time for yourself today.

So I invite you to thank yourself for showing yourself love and care in this way.

I hope you have a beautiful rest of your day.

Reviews

Another beautiful, calming session Lara. Thank you!