Welcome to this meditation and practice on overcoming mental overload and quieting the inner critic and specifically quieting the inner critic and releasing the mental overload around your relationships.
And what we're going to be doing in this practice is releasing your core relationship wounds that are creating this constant chatter,
This constant overload,
This constant spiraling even,
That is making your inner critic a little bit too loud.
And so what we're diving into is really getting to the core of your mind.
Your mind is one of the three core elements of your inner being and it stores all of your belief systems,
All of your habits,
All of what you know to be true about the world and it feeds them up to you as you need them,
As you move through your day and as you move through your different relationships throughout your life.
The mind at the same time can be the source of our overthinking,
Our questioning,
Our doubting,
Even our micromanaging and your planning.
It can get really exhausting.
The mind is also feeding up these beliefs to you which are then creating your reality.
So as we go through releasing the mental chatter,
The mental overload,
Quieting the inner critic as it pertains to your relationship through releasing this core relationship wound,
I have a question that I want you to consider right now.
And that question is,
What belief is it that you are currently carrying that is coming up in your relationship dynamics?
Maybe there's one situation that seems to keep repeating itself or maybe it's one relationship with a specific person.
Just consider that relationship for a moment.
Consider the mental chatter that goes on around that relationship.
Consider what thoughts and feelings you have about that situation or that relationship.
And now ask yourself the question,
What is it,
What is the belief that is currently keeping me from somehow receiving what I want here?
What do I believe about this situation?
About my ability in this situation?
About the other person in the situation?
About what I'm capable of doing within the situation?
Or maybe even about the outcome?
And just consider for a moment,
What beliefs start to come up?
Maybe it's if I bring this up,
The other person will walk away.
Or the other person will freak out.
Or I'm always doing everything,
Everything always falls on me.
Or it's not safe for me to trust that this other person will do the same.
Safe for me to trust that this other person will show up for me.
Just notice what rings true for you.
And if nothing specific comes up,
Trust that subconsciously,
Your subconscious part of your mind has answered this question for you.
And you don't need to consciously understand it right now.
And the important thing to understand about beliefs and the core wounds,
Especially when it comes to relationships,
Is that all beliefs boil down to a core set of beliefs,
Which are,
I am not enough.
And I'm not worthy.
And these two core beliefs are self-worth wounds.
Our self-worth wounds.
This is what we call the deepest wound.
And this is the wound that we're going to be clearing today,
As it links back to every other belief,
Every other decision about a belief that you might have made.
And if you did identify a belief that is arising and coming up in a particular situation,
Or just frequently arising in your life,
See if you can see that link back to this core belief of I'm not enough,
Or I'm not worthy.
So now that we've covered the basis,
The foundation,
I'm going to invite you to get into a comfortable seated position.
And we're going to go into the process of quieting the inner critic,
Releasing the mental overload by releasing this core relationship wound.
So once you're in a comfortable position,
Start bringing your attention to your breath,
Just prolonging the inhale a little bit longer,
And extending the exhale slightly longer than the inhale.
And continue with a few rounds of this inhaling through the nose,
And exhaling either through the mouth or the nose.
And notice that this is signaling to your nervous system that you can slow down here,
That you are safe here.
And whenever we do any work with the subconscious mind,
Which we are going to do today,
It's crucial that your nervous system and your body feel safe enough to release in a physical sense,
So that you can continue to let go of your worries.
That you can release in the mental sense.
So completing the final cycle of this breath,
On your final exhale,
Letting the breath go.
And I want you to imagine that you are floating above a path.
The path might be facing forwards or backwards as you float above it,
Or perhaps side to side.
But whatever way you envision this path is perfect for you.
This path represents the timeline of your life.
So if I were to ask you to turn around and face the past now,
What direction are you turning?
And face the past now.
And now if I were to ask you to bring up this belief about the relationship or person or situation,
Or this belief that is somehow keeping you from receiving what it is that you want.
And if as you hold that belief in your mind's eye,
I were to ask you,
When did you decide this belief to be true?
Could your body take you back along your timeline now to that moment when you decided that this belief was true?
Now allow your body to float back into the past of your timeline and bring you to the moment in space and time where you decided that this limiting belief was true.
You might see it indicated by a pillar of light,
Or perhaps a beckoning to a certain spot on your timeline,
Or perhaps it's just an inner knowing.
Trust whatever is directing you right now is perfect for you and taking you exactly where you need to be.
Once you arrive,
Notice that you're floating above the event,
Looking down on the event.
As you float above the event,
Above your timeline,
Notice what you need to learn from this event,
A learning which will allow you to let go of that decision easily and effortlessly.
Your unconscious mind can preserve these learnings so that if it needs them in the future,
They'll be there to protect you,
To help you make good choices,
To serve you.
These learnings may be conscious or they may just come to you as a feeling of knowing or a feeling that something has shifted.
Trust again that however this shows up is perfect for you.
I'm going to give you a few moments here to take in the learnings from this event.
Once you have the learnings,
Now turn and face the past again,
Going even further into the past so that you are looking at the event from before it even happened.
Again,
Ask yourself what is it that you need to learn from this event which will allow you to let go of the decision to believe this and any negative emotions around it.
Again,
You may receive these learnings consciously or they may just come to you as a feeling or knowing that something has shifted.
Know that you also don't need to know the event that you are hovering above.
It may just be a feeling as the learnings are indicated to you,
But you are not required to know exactly what is happening or even go into the event in order to receive the learnings and release this limiting decision.
Once you have received the learnings,
Now ask yourself where is this belief now?
Is it there or is it just gone now?
Has it subsided or is it just faded away now?
Notice that whether or not you knew a specific belief or a specific event or even the specific learnings,
You can feel the shift internally,
Subconsciously,
And on a cellular level.
Now bring your attention back to the path beneath you,
The path of your life.
Move back up the path of your life towards the present moment now,
And as you do,
Notice how the path changes,
Smooths out,
Or adjusts based on the internal shifts that you have just experienced now,
Altering the meaning and impact of this belief in your life.
You can go as slowly or as quickly as you would like back to the present moment now,
Noticing how your path is changing and adjusting up until the present moment.
As you come back to arrive to the point of the present moment now,
You see that a door has appeared to the path of your life.
As you come back to arrive to the point of the present moment now,
You see that a door has appeared directly in your path.
It's the most beautiful door and it is beckoning you in.
This door represents a portal,
A portal into your new reality where this belief,
Along with all the other beliefs attached to it,
No longer has a hold on you,
No longer influences or impacts your life,
Your relationship,
Or the way you perceive this situation.
You are liberated,
Your inner voice is calmed,
Your thoughts are supportive,
And you feel confident and capable in moving forward towards and receiving what you truly and deeply want from this relationship and your life beyond that.
When you are ready,
Open the door and step through.
As you do,
A warm light showers you and notice how the colors around you seem more vibrant and the space that you find yourself in feels lighter.
Soak all of it in.
Take a moment to really look at your surroundings,
See what is there,
See what is different now.
Notice how you feel here in this space,
In this new reality.
Give yourself permission to fully enjoy it.
You have created this for yourself now.
You have shifted,
You have liberated yourself,
And now you get to embrace and enjoy this new reality.
When you are ready,
Take a deep breath in,
Bringing the attention back into your physical body once more,
And releasing through a deep long exhale through the mouth,
Letting it all go.
Do two more cycles of this,
Noticing how on the inhale you fuel yourself and your body with freshness,
With clarity,
With openness,
And on the exhale you release any residual elements of what you released in this practice.
Anything that might still be left lingering is fully releasing now.
On the final inhale,
Soak it all in,
And exhale,
Blinking open your eyes and coming back into the room.
We'll take a deep breath in,
And a deep breath out,
And a deep breath in,
And a deep breath out.
