Hey my friend,
It's Melissa.
If you are feeling overwhelmed right now by your current circumstances,
Your thoughts,
Or your emotions,
I want you to know that I am right here with you.
You are safe and that we are going to get through this together.
Now,
We may not be meeting in a physical space at the same moment in time,
But I know that right now as I am speaking,
And right now as you are listening,
We are together beyond space and time,
And I will meet you here anytime you need it.
Let's begin by focusing on our breath.
Simply notice how you're breathing in this moment.
Acknowledge your body may be responding to perceived threats that have not occurred or to past harm,
But in this moment,
As we're breathing here together,
You are safe.
I want you to close your eyes as we guide your breath a bit more and bring your overly stressed body back to a state of balance,
Equilibrium,
And calm.
Now gently close your mouth as you inhale through your nose.
Inhale naturally through your nose,
Hold the breath for a moment,
And exhale through your mouth.
Deep inhale through your nose,
Hold for just a moment,
Full exhale through your mouth.
As you continue this breathing pattern,
Thoughts may arise from time to time,
And that's okay.
That's exactly what our brains are designed to do.
You don't need to stop a thought or resist thoughts at all.
Gently bring your focus back to your breath each time.
And if that's all you do in this moment,
That is absolutely perfect.
Continue to bring your awareness back to your breath as often as you need to.
It is always here for you,
Without judgment.
Deep inhale through your nose,
Hold for just a moment,
Full exhale through your mouth.
You are breathing rhythmically and you've already changed the physiology of your body.
You are in control of your breath and that alone is changing your body's stress response.
I'm now going to guide your breath a bit further through a few cycles of the four,
Seven,
Eight breathing technique.
You will inhale through your nose for a count of four,
Hold the breath there for a count of seven,
And then push the air out through your mouth for a count of eight.
I will then offer you some unguided time to explore that four,
Seven,
Eight breathing technique at your own pace.
Let's begin.
Inhale,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Hold,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight,
Inhale,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Hold,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Exhale,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight,
Inhale,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Hold,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Exhale,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight,
Inhale,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Exhale,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight,
Inhale,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Hold,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Exhale,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight,
Inhale,
Hold,
Exhale,
Inhale,
And continue at your pace.
Inhale,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Hold,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Exhale,
Two,
Three,
Hold,
Exhale,
Inhale,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Exhale,
Two,
Three,
Hold,
Exhale,
Inhale,
Hold,
Exhale,
Inhale,
Two,
Three,
Hold,
Exhale,
Two,
Three,
Hold,
Exhale,
Inhale,
Hold,
Exhale,
Hold,
Two,
Three,
Hold,
Exhale,
Inhale,
Hold,
Exhale,
Inhale,
Hold,
Hold,
Hold,
Hold,
Hold,
Hold,
You will find your state of being and your stress response also changing and coming into a place of equilibrium and calm.
It has been an honor to bear witness to you bringing forth this higher version of yourself.
May you continue to live in this space,
Breath,
Mind,
And body.
Thank you for being.
