Morning Meditation For Winter Blues

This is a morning meditation for winter blues or seasonal affective disorder. If you wake up ad the morning and feel de-motivated and depressed, and you're missing the sunlight, this meditation is meant to inspire you through affirmations, breathwork, and deep relaxation.

Transcript

Hi,

My name is Liza and this is a meditation for seasonal affective disorder.

Seasonal affective disorder is when the darkest time of the year,

The change of seasons affect us mentally,

Physically,

And emotionally.

The winter season is the darkest time of the year and if you're anything like me,

You can get pretty affected by the lack of sunlight.

But it's also a beautiful reminder to slow down and come inward as the sun slowly but surely makes its way to your side of the hemisphere.

That being said,

The journey can be seemingly long and honoring the cycles within us can be as challenging as honoring the cycles of this season in and of itself.

With the days getting shorter and the weather getting a bit colder,

It's normal to have a change in emotions and mindset.

This meditation is meant to help you honor the feelings and your authentic energy today without forcing but letting yourself really be so that you can cultivate an inward warmth and glow and honor the change and the cycles in and outside of yourself.

So with that,

Lie on down or get into a comfortable position,

Whatever it is that you need.

Breathe on in and sigh on out.

Inhale and exhale.

And last big deep breath into the body and sigh out.

Notice your breath and notice with every inhale and exhale,

The breath craves to be inward and released again and again.

It's like the sunrise to moonrise.

From waking to resting,

From spring to winter,

Your breath is like a wave that honors these natural cycles that are within all of us.

So breathe naturally,

Notice the authentic ebbs and flows of your breath.

Take a moment to just enjoy the dance honoring any feelings that come up with the breath physical,

Emotional.

And ask yourself honestly,

How do I feel today?

How do I feel physically?

How do I feel emotionally?

And notice your thoughts and feelings without judgment,

Criticism or comparison.

And really release any guilt or shame.

Take a moment to create a space where you can welcome your authentic thoughts and feelings home.

And embrace them into yourself lovingly.

Welcome them in letting yourself know that it's okay to feel however you feel today.

And from this place of welcoming all of yourself,

Accepting where you are at this present moment,

Can you breathe into these feelings and let them go?

Breathing into these feelings and let them pass through.

And as they come up,

Just continue to breathe in and continue to let them filter through like the cycles of your inner and outer world.

And as you breathe them in and let them go,

This energy is creating an internal warmth and glow within yourself.

The love you are showing yourself is creating an inner warmth and glow.

And feel yourself radiate with this glow from toes to ankles,

Ankles to knees,

Knees to hips,

Lower body all the way to the lower back in the belly.

Feel the belly in the chest and your torso expand with this glow,

With this love of welcoming your authentic experience home.

And just release all in anything that does not serve you on exhale.

Release the jaw.

Soften the eyes.

Feel the deep relaxation from shoulders to fingertips.

And as you are here,

One with your inner glow welcoming your internal experience,

You can choose to listen or repeat these affirmations after me.

I choose to honor my emotions without shame or guilt.

Everything I do today is more than enough.

There is a little bit of good in all days.

I choose to embrace my life journey without judgment,

Guilt,

Or shame.

I choose to embrace my life journey without judgment,

Guilt,

Or shame.

I am exactly where I am meant to be.

I honor the cycles of my emotions.

I honor that I do not have to try so hard.

Every step I take is one step forward.

My past experiences and negative thoughts do not define my present moment.

Breathing in and sighing out.

Now go ahead and just take a moment to simply be.

From this place of being,

Make an intention as simple as possible.

As simple as you wish.

Without trying to be anything more or anything less.

And when you are ready,

Enter this world of action,

Of life,

With compassion,

And so much love for yourself.

Move in any way that you need to to fully honor your authentic journey.

Sending you the inward glow of the sun and lots and lots of love.

Blessings and namaste.

Reviews

I love your caring, soothing voice. Thank you for this meditation!

Feeling a bit downcast in the southern hemisphere winter in Aotearoa New Zealand this year. This meditation really helped me to honour those emotions and gave me a warm boost to start my day ☀️

So pleased to have found this as our winter in Australia kicks in. Thanks for another lovely meditation Liza 🖤

Your voice is so soothing & kind … thank you for this beautiful meditation to help with my self acceptance. Dauné from South Africa 🇿🇦

This meditation met me gloriously in my current moment. I am grateful for the voice and energy contribution. Thank you

Very nice, Don't let the title stop you from this treasure, i am thankful to not suffer from seasonal challenges but wanted to givevthis a try. So glad I did. As a long time practitioner I found this extremely lovely. Thank you, young lady. Well done!

Your voice is very, very calming. Thank you for sharing this tranquility!

I enjoyed the guidance that had a little bit deeper quality compared to the first 3 I listened to.

I appreciate your guided meditation, it was perfect for me to start my day.

Thank you for the reminder to slow down and know it is ok to do so!

Your voice and this meditation is a balm for my
soul. Thank you for bringing warmth & sunshine to this dark and cold Boston morning. Namaste 🙏🏽

Thank you for your wonderful meditation, the thought of honoring everything in me, also looking at the different way of breathing and perceiving emotions and also accepting them. That is wonderful. Thank you for your new ideas.It feels good to breathe into the feelings and simply perceive that they exist without judgment. It does me a lot of good, I love your voice.

Wonderful meditation for this dark rainy day. I’m ready to get up and get moving. Thank you 🙏❣️

Very nice meditation for a dark morning. I especially enjoyed just being.

Your voice is modulator of my parasympathetic system… thank you … what a gift !

Such an amazing meditation and so needed during this time of the year! Highly recommended

Beautiful and rejuvenating for the winter months. ✨

This was so soothing and relieving on a cold winter morning after the holidays and a busy 2024, when it's a bit hard to turn my engine back on with the busy life! It's so easy to forget to honor your emotions, especially when we are meditating and yoga-ing, and feel like we have to feel whole, holy and positive! Thank you so much, Liza.

Perfect on this cold, dark morning in Toronto. Thank you!

This was exactly what I needed this morning. Perfect and inspiring reset. Thank you!