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Meditation to Relieve Stress and Anxiety

by Michelle Chalfant

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This 10-minute meditation will help you relieve stress and anxiety all year round. With a daily practice, you'll begin to find great inner strength from meditation β€” I hope you'll use this to begin to discover the emotional freedom that is possible!

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Transcript

We begin this meditation either lying down or sitting down with your feet on the floor or Indian style.

And we take a breath very slowly in and out.

Uncrossing your hands and your feet and breathing.

Taking several breaths in and out.

We begin to relax.

Notice the cushion or the surface that you're on.

Notice how supported you feel.

You're completely supported.

You can let go.

Take another breath in and out.

Nice and slow.

Feeling relaxed.

Breathing deeper.

Enjoy this break you're taking for yourself.

Relax.

Let go of all worries.

Stress,

Tension.

Let each breath carry these stresses away.

There's no room for them here.

Breathe.

Nice and slow.

Keep breathing.

Allow your mind to drift and wander to a safe place.

A place you might have been to before or you'd like to go.

Maybe it's in nature.

In the mountains or in the water.

Wherever you want to go.

Go there now in your mind.

A place where you feel like you can let go and where you feel safe.

And breathe.

Notice how relaxed you feel here.

It's the perfect temperature.

As you look around,

Brighten up the color.

Notice how good it feels to be here.

And breathe.

You let go even more.

You may hear sounds of nature or notice a familiar smell.

You feel a gentle breeze come across your body that just cleanses your mind.

All your worries are carried away.

All your thoughts and stresses and overwhelm,

They're gone.

You become even more relaxed.

You look up at the sky and it seems to go on forever.

You notice the light that's coming from the sun or the moon.

It comes down over you.

Which only creates a feeling of deeper safety and deeper relaxation.

As you breathe.

You breathe in this light.

It comes through you,

Through your whole body,

Head to toe and all around you.

It feels good.

It illuminates you.

Inhale and exhale slowly.

In this moment you feel supportive and safe,

Relaxed,

Peaceful.

There's no room for anything else right now.

This is all about peace and relaxation.

And you allow yourself to go there and soak it in.

Your body seems to unwind and relax and let go.

Breathe.

As you bask in this light,

You feel cleansed of worry and overwhelm,

Anxiety,

Fear.

It's gone.

This light seems to carry it away.

This light purifies you.

You feel cleansed and refreshed,

Lighter,

Peaceful.

You're in the moment and it feels good to be here.

Breathing in and breathing out slowly.

Allow yourself to be fully in this moment soaking in this beautiful light and the safe place where you are.

Everything is okay.

Everything's going to work out.

Everything's going to get done.

All that matters is right now,

In this moment.

Breathing in and breathing out.

You feel so supported and you can let go of everything else.

There's no room for anything but right now.

You deserve to relax and to let go and enjoy this time just for you.

You feel re-energized,

Recharged.

And breathe.

In this moment,

You feel a peace that just seems to be part of you and washes through you and stays with you.

It comes from this light.

Know that you can return here to this place,

To this feeling,

To this relaxation by simply taking a long,

Deep,

Intentional breath.

You can return to this peaceful place anytime you choose.

Just breathe.

Meet your Teacher

Michelle ChalfantDavidson, NC, USA

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Recent Reviews

Dawn

February 26, 2024

This really helped quell my anxiety today. Thank you, Michelle. πŸ™πŸ»πŸ’š

Daniel

June 4, 2021

Beautiful. Thank you for that injection of calm.

Susan

March 19, 2021

So wonderful and positive

Catarina

March 11, 2021

So relaxing! Thank you πŸ™πŸ»

Jill

October 14, 2020

such a soothing voice

Alira

October 10, 2020

Relaxing indeed ☺️ thanks!

Elin

September 13, 2020

It makes me feel grounded and very relaxed. Thank you.

Crystal

July 29, 2020

So beautiful! Like medicine for my soul. Thank you! β€οΈπŸ™πŸ»πŸ•ŠπŸŒ»

Cathy

June 7, 2020

Very relaxing and nice background sounds and music.

Kelly

April 30, 2020

So soothing. Thank you.

Andrea

January 25, 2020

Very nice meditation, I like it a lot🌞🌞

Stephanie

December 20, 2019

Very relaxing, soothing and filled me with happiness

Emily

October 30, 2019

I love this meditation. I always go back to it. Thank you!

Charlotte

October 7, 2019

I ❀ this one...thank you!πŸ™

Becky

September 3, 2019

So peaceful and very much needed on this particular day. Beautiful meditation!

Pamela

July 29, 2019

Thank you for this beautiful sweet meditation. It took me to a beautiful place and I felt peaceful and safe. πŸ’–πŸ™πŸ§˜πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ

Melissa

June 21, 2019

Beautiful meditation... ❀️❀️

Jessica

May 9, 2019

Amazing. It really brought me a sense of deep peace and relaxation.

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