You are listening to the Motherhood Unstressed Podcast and I'm your host Liz Carlisle.
Thank you so much for joining me for another guided meditation,
For taking the time for yourself,
For creating space to get quiet,
To go within,
To notice your own beautiful essence.
So let's get started.
You can do this sitting upright in a chair or cross-legged on the ground or even lying flat on a comfortable surface.
The point is to be relaxed yet alert,
To enable your body to go within,
To notice every sensation or lack of sensation that you might be experiencing right now in this moment.
And what you'll begin to notice the more you meditate is how easy and effortless it is to get into this mode of relaxation.
So whether you're doing this right before bed or first thing in the morning,
You will have a sense of clarity and calm with whatever you're about to do.
So to get there,
We use our breath.
So let's take a deep breath in together.
Deep breath in.
Hold.
Release.
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Release.
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Hold.
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Already,
Just by doing a few focused breaths where the exhalations are a little bit longer than the inhalations and you pause in the space between your creating this space of relaxation within your body.
Your body follows the breath.
Your body follows the mind.
And your mind is controlled by the breath.
So if you are in a situation where you feel like you don't have control,
You can always return to your breath and get back to this feeling.
So for the next minute or two,
I want you to focus on your breathing,
Bringing your awareness to the top of your head and drizzling it down like the yolk of an egg,
Inch by inch down your body until you get to the tips of your toes,
All the while listening and focusing on your breathing.
And when your mind starts to wander,
Which it will,
Just gently bring it back and imagine the thought that had cropped up like a passing cloud in the sky.
When it's time,
I'll bring you out and help you set an intention for the next part of your day or night.
Team.
You You You You You Come back into your body You can flutter your eyes open Turn your wrists one way and then the other roll your ankles Roll your neck Starting with your right ear touching towards your right shoulder Bringing your head down with your chin down And then tilting to the left And then bringing your head down again chin down and tilting to the right And do this as many times as you need You can also move to the ground to child's pose This is when your arms are outstretched in front of you.
Your knees are apart.
You're crouching back into your seat Stretching out your back and your arms in front of you Hands active fingers stretching wide And then take a deep breath in with me now And let everything go Help you feel lighter with more clarity More sense of confidence in who you really are Hope you remember a little more How much you're loved how much you're needed How much you matter Thank you for joining me until next time Namaste
