Hello and welcome to this meditation to help you transcend feelings of jealousy and insecurity using self-compassion and self-awareness.
My name is Juana and I'm honored to dive deep with you.
Begin by finding yourself a quiet and comfortable place to sit or lie down,
Ensuring your spine is straight to allow for deep,
Easy breathing.
Close your eyes and let's begin with a little breathing practice to help you relax both your body and mind.
Go ahead and place one hand on your chest and the other on your abdomen.
Inhale slowly through your nose,
Allowing your abdomen to rise as you fill your lungs with air.
Exhale slowly through your mouth,
Allowing your abdomen to fall as you empty your lungs.
Continue this conscious breath flow on your own for a few moments.
Focus on the sensation of your breath and the movement of your abdomen.
Relax your attention and continue to breathe at a pace that is comfortable for you.
Go ahead and bring to mind whatever is causing you to feel jealousy or insecurity.
Whether that is someone who you envy or just a general sense of feeling that you are not enough,
Allow yourself to acknowledge these thoughts and feelings without making them or yourself wrong for experiencing them.
Don't judge or criticize yourself for these emotions within you.
They do not define your self-worth.
Just because they are there,
Doesn't mean they are true.
They are simply a part of being human.
You wouldn't know joy if its opposite also didn't exist.
So be thankful for the contrast that allows you to be fully human and experience every facet of life.
Use this opportunity to embrace these sentiments with acceptance and compassion.
And not resisting them,
They too will pass.
Because just like the rain,
Jealousy and insecurity can't last forever.
How do these feelings show up in your body?
Can you pinpoint the spot where they manifest the most?
If so,
Try breathing deeply into that spot.
Allow yourself to just be with whatever is,
Without resisting it or pushing it away.
In fact,
Do the opposite.
Explore the root of these emotions you deem as negative,
Perhaps even considering that they come forth as messengers to tell you something important.
Listen to what they have to say.
Be very gentle with yourself during this process.
Are these feelings trying to teach or alert you to something?
Are they trying to tell you that what is possible for them,
Is possible for you as well?
Or maybe they are alerting you to the fact that every journey is different and unique,
Precious in its own way,
So you really can't compare yours to any other.
If no answer comes forth from within,
That is perfectly alright too.
Simply stay present with whatever is showing up for you.
Treat yourself with the same kindness and understanding you would offer a close friend or family member.
Envision these emotions as clouds passing by in the sky.
As you watch them drift away,
They lose their intensity and hold on to you.
After all,
You aren't your emotions,
You are the observer to them,
Watching them come and go.
Use this time here to do just that.
Become the observer to your thoughts and emotions.
Silently repeat after me as you pause in between to really absorb these words in.
I am enough just as I am.
I am worthy of my own love and respect.
My journey is uniquely mine.
I am right where I am supposed to be.
I am in the exact perfect place at the exact perfect time.
Everything is working out for my greatest good.
I trust and value myself.
Next,
Shift your focus to what you are grateful for in yourself.
No matter how small,
Every thought of self-appreciation goes a long way and builds momentum to help you get out of a negative cycle.
So what do you appreciate about yourself?
Imagine yourself sending love in the form of white light towards those that may be the cause of these insecure feelings.
If no one in specific comes to mind,
Then envision yourself.
Imagine white light pouring from your heart to theirs as you see them standing right before you in your mind's eye.
Recognize that we are all on our own individual paths and no two journeys are the same.
So honor theirs,
And most importantly,
Your own.
There's enough love and success to go around,
And there's no way to know what sort of trials and tribulations they are going through that may be triggering you.
Bring your attention back to your breath as you fully anchor to the present moment.
Before we transition out of this meditation,
Take a moment to feel the peace and acceptance you have cultivated during your inward journey.
Feel a sense of pride for showing up here when you need it most.
Give yourself a big inward and outward smile for being there for yourself through the good and more importantly,
The bad,
When we are most tempted to run away.
And when you are ready,
Wiggle your fingers,
Bend your toes,
And slowly open your eyes.
Thank you for joining me.
Carry this sense of self-awareness and compassion as you go about your day.
As always,
Let me know how your meditation went.
It brings me great delight to hear from you.
And of course,
Follow along for more to come.
See you next time.
