Calm Your Nervous System

Calm your nervous system down and regain inner balance in challenging times with this simple, mindfulness-based practice. Combines grounding, mindfulness, breath awareness, self-compassion, and positive thinking. This short meditation is ideal for first thing in the morning to prepare for the day ahead or before bedtime to help release stress and anxiety and put your body and mind in a conducive state for sleep.

Transcript

Allow your eyes to comfortably close and breathe out.

As you do so,

Take your awareness down to where the weight of your body rests on the surface directly beneath you.

Let it take more of your body's weight.

Let your mind soften and sit back also.

Turn those inner intensity dials down.

Allow your eyes to soften and sit back in your head.

Breathe out any tiredness your eyes have been holding.

Allow the whole of you to sit back to rest.

In your own time,

Notice the sensation as air enters and leaves your nostrils,

Allowing your breath to begin to slow down.

As you let that happen,

Notice the air is cool as it enters.

Warm as it leaves.

If a part of you is wanting to get something right,

Let that part of you soften and sit back.

Without wanting to get anything right.

In your own time,

Notice the movements of your breath as you breathe.

The expansion of the in-breath.

The release of the out.

As you do so,

Become aware of the gentle touch of the air on your face and body.

Let it be there.

Notice the play of light and shade through your closed eyelids.

Sit round your peripheral vision.

Let it be there.

Let everything just be as it is.

Sense the space around you,

Spreading seamlessly into the beyond.

The horizons all the way round you.

Eye to sky above.

Allow yourself some space.

Let your attitude towards yourself become kinder.

As you do so,

Allow the whole of you to soften and sit back some more.

When you are ready,

Become aware of the steady support directly beneath your body.

Notice the sensation of air entering and leaving.

Let yourself know you are doing okay.

You are doing well.

And in your own way,

Your own time,

You can draw this meditation to a close.

Reviews

Excellent in calming everything. Feeling peaceful. Thank you.

Exactly what I needed following an acute heightened state of nervous system arousal. Thank you for helping me self regulate.

Very, very calming & lovely!..I didn't want it to end!
Thank you 🙏💜

Fantastic. Always a lifesaver when I’m feeling the panic and anxiety creeping in and trying to takeover.

Wonderful lunchtime meditation. Thanks for sharing Linda!

Excellent! Instructions were easy to follow and resulted in me relaxing noticeably. Really appreciate your sense of timing. Never felt rushed, perfect amount of time to fully and deeply breathe in and out. Thank You. PS I checked this meditation out because considering upgrading to do your Stress Releasing and Relaxation course.

Blissfully calming. Love your voice, slow pace and easy guidance. Thank you 🙏

These days I feel overwhelmed. The pacing of this meditation brings me calm. Thank you.

Nice go-to to let everything go... I will keep this meditation in my rotation.

Seemed much longer than 10 minutes. Great practice to sooth and calm your nerves.

Beautifully soothing! Thank you immensely, dear Linda! 🙏🏽✨🌸

Thank you Linda. Very much.
That meditation was a Gift! Sending love. 🙏🙏

Exactly what my body and mind needed to reset that. Eternally grateful.

So funny how I felt your voice was “unnervingly” peaceful. Perhaps points to the distrust I have (and i imagine others have) to just sit for a short meditation! Thank you for the practice in mindfulness.

Excellent. Helped me a lot when I really needed it.
Thanks, Linda 🙏❤️

Loved it. I feel calm and grounded. Thank you! 🙏🏻🦋💕

Excellent balance of prompts and silence with the perfect background soundtrack.

A little bit of calm goes a long way. Thank you for this lovely meditaiton. 💚

This came just at the right time. I will play it again. Short, but really calming.
Thank you very much Linda!

I was feeling so anxious about having lunch with my cousin tomorrow who is very competitive. I heard the words ‘be kinder to yourself’ and realized how I had allowed my self criticism to get me so wound up. Thank you!