Welcome to this inner child meditation.
I encourage you to use this meditation to guide you and support you as often as you need.
Be sure to be easy on yourself,
Showing yourself love and compassion,
As this will bring up a lot of feelings and emotions.
I want to remind you that it's okay,
That you are okay.
Please find yourself in a quiet space where you won't be disturbed.
Feel free to bring a journal and pen along with you.
Once you get settled,
Come to a comfortable seated position where you might feel more comfortable lying down.
Allow your eyes to begin to close or bring them to a soft gaze ahead of you.
Notice the rise and fall of your chest with every breath.
Breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth,
Letting everything go.
Allowing you to drop deeper and deeper into peacefulness and relaxation.
Allowing your thoughts to begin to slow.
Allowing your mind to become clear.
Take note of any tension you might be experiencing.
Removing your forehead.
Unclenching your jaw.
Removing your tongue from the roof of your mouth.
Relaxing your shoulders to relax away from your ears.
Relaxing your limbs.
Letting the weight to sink beneath you.
Take a moment here in this deep,
Relaxed state.
Now bring to mind the child version of you.
What does he or she look like?
What are they wearing?
How old are they?
Are they doing anything?
Playing?
Running?
Watch them from afar for a moment.
What did he or she need the most?
Allow that to come to you now.
Maybe that was attention to be held for someone to play with them.
For someone to see them.
Moving through preschool,
Grade school.
I want you to see the child version of you so vividly.
Bring to mind your caregivers,
Your teachers,
Your schoolmates.
Allow your true nature to come forward.
Who was with you?
What are things you did for fun?
Now moving through high school.
How was your experience?
Who was in your life?
Who deeply affected you or moved you?
Inspired you?
Taking a moment.
Allow the time when you were first introduced to dieting come to mind now.
Perhaps this was the moment where you felt the need to alter your body in any way.
This could have been a parent who perhaps dieted themselves.
This could have been comments or remarks made from friends.
Maybe something you begin just in order to fit in.
Or something so you could be seen or heard.
Allow that to flow now.
If nothing comes up,
Know that that's okay.
Allow yourself to feel any and all emotions that are being brought forward.
This could be sadness,
Hurt,
Embarrassment,
Anger.
Bring back the youngest version of yourself to mind now.
Recall what they needed most.
What would you tell them?
Would you embrace him or her?
What does he or she need to hear?
Take a moment to be here in this moment.
Allow yourself to take a deep breath.
Breathing it for a few seconds.
And slowly exhaling.
Begin to bring movement to your toes,
To your fingers.
Adjusting your arms and legs.
Bring your eyes to gently open when you're ready and coming up to journal.
