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Honoring Your Needs

by Linda Youssouf

Rated
4.8
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
Suitable for
Everyone
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In this poetic and contemplative meditation, you'll be guided through a journey into coming back home to yourself - to strengthen your connection to your heart and remember the importance of honoring your needs. Taking part in this practice aims to further enhance your mental, emotional and spiritual well-being.

MeditationCompassionSelf WorthReflectionInner ChildEmotional HealingMindfulnessBreathingMental Well BeingEmotional Well BeingSpiritual Well BeingSelf CompassionSelf ReflectionInner Child HealingMindful MusicDeep Breathing

Transcript

When was the last time you gave yourself what you truly needed?

When was the last time you took a pause and listened to the whispers within you?

When was the last time you felt that you were worthy of the complete love and devotion you effortlessly give to others?

Too often we sacrifice our needs for the sake of others.

We pull away from what our hearts and spirits yearn for,

And in the process lose pieces of our true selves.

I want to remind you here that you are worthy of honoring your needs.

You are worthy of getting acquainted with your deepest truths and fully expressing it into existence.

And any sorrow you carry in your deepest being wishes for you to fully connect to this truth.

So let us now do so.

Begin to let go with deep breaths and welcome this sacred pause.

Connect to your true beingness here and the depth of your heart.

Close your eyes and allow each breath in and out.

Take you deeper and deeper within to the wisdom you carry here as you listen to the following words.

To the deepest parts of my being,

I want to speak to you,

To give you my unwavered attention with the presence of my full heart and devotion.

To sit here and dedicate myself to listening to you.

To help me come closer to my soul and welcome the power it holds for me.

I let go of the shame I carry in giving love to what I need,

To welcome further the essence of my eyes and ears,

And give my needs what it yearns for me.

I ask you,

My soul,

To give me strength,

To give power to my voice,

And to help me connect back to the pieces of me that I may have left astray as I slowly was made to believe that my needs did not need me.

To my inner child,

I am sorry.

I am sorry you were made to believe that you had no voice.

I am sorry that your shine was dulled by the diminishing of your beauty.

In essence,

In essence,

I am so sorry for it all.

Know that I love you.

Know that you no longer have to hide.

You no longer have to shed tears in hopes that your cries will be heard.

I am here,

And I dedicate myself from this moment forward to listening to you.

Sit in the pause of the space now,

And take the next few minutes to listen.

Listen to the totality of your heart and the expression of your soul,

And allow it to reveal to you what honoring your needs truly means for you.

As you slowly come back to the present,

Take a deep breath in and out.

Gently move the body,

And slowly open your eyes to the space in front of you.

I hope the softness of your heart was met further in this stillness.

That you were able to understand what you are worthy of giving to yourself.

That you connected to the parts of you that sat beneath the stillness,

And it helped you connect to the deeper parts of you,

To your truth,

To your worth,

To the power in sitting with yourself,

And knowing that honoring your needs is one of the grandest ways you can carve a life that will move your soul.

Meet your Teacher

Linda YoussoufBritish Columbia, Canada

4.8 (723)

Recent Reviews

Kristen

December 11, 2025

Beautiful moment..thank you so much for creating this ๐Ÿ’ž

Jasmine

April 21, 2025

Powerful words and intense music. Great pair! Will definitely use this meditation in my practice.

Elena

December 14, 2024

So glad I found you this morning! ๐Ÿ’ž Thank you so much. ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ™๐ŸŒท

Light

December 8, 2024

Thank you for giving the gift of silence during this session! It is much appreciated. Thank you for sharing your light with this community ๐Ÿ™๐ŸŒธ

Molly

November 29, 2024

Peaceful and grounding, with so many good reminders! Thank you. ๐Ÿ™

Olivia

October 1, 2024

Gratitude! This was so necessary and affirming as I rebuild self and bodily trust. Will be revisiting often. ๐Ÿ’ž

Alicia

September 5, 2024

So beautiful, this was exactly what I needed, thank you ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿผ

RedStarr

April 30, 2024

That was exactly what I needed this morning. Thank you๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ

Linda

March 5, 2024

What a beautiful message of making sure that I honor my needs. Thank you for this gentle wisdom, and you are a blessing to this community! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ’œ

I

February 10, 2024

The teacher appears when the student is ready. Thank you for reminding me of what my soul already knows. The student and teacher in me bows to the student and teacher in you. And so itโ€™s so. -Jah Bless

Tim

February 8, 2024

Really loved that, that really resonated with me today, and thank you for creating and sharing this really wonderful guided meditation with the world ๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ

Scott

January 13, 2024

This was a deep and powerful message. Thanks for sharing!

Jack

December 8, 2023

Linda, so powerful and validating and inspiring - thank you very much! ๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ’–

Cheryl

November 20, 2023

Perfect for reminding myself to honor my needs everyday.

Rebecca

November 6, 2023

Something Iโ€™ve been struggling with lately, but this was so helpful. I will return, thank you ๐Ÿ™

Karen

November 4, 2023

This was an absolute beautiful meditation! Honoring my needs, so that they soothe my soul! I recognize in that moment of hearing that that I am not doing that I am not honoring my own needs to soothe my soulโ€ฆ Rest does not come easy after the passing of my dadโ€ฆ So I throw myself into my work, and everything else without taking a break. my soul needs rest and rejuvenation. Thank you so much this one touched my heart deeply.

RoseB

October 26, 2023

I had tears steaming down my face throughout this meditation , that is how gentle, calming and soft it was. What a beautiful experience.

Dulcesita

September 29, 2023

Thank you for sharing this gift with us. Super!! Appreciate it.

Janette

September 15, 2023

Wonderful soothing voice of authority . Very healing!! Thank you!!!

Lisa

August 24, 2023

Wonderful and powerful!๐Ÿ’ซFrlt deep connection with my spirit,which was very much needed . Bookmarked and sharing !Thank you for this gift,your voice is so soothing. Namaste ๐Ÿชท๐Ÿ’œโ˜ฎ๏ธ

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