Hi,
This is Ori Kroot,
Board-certified dance movement therapist and trauma and relationship expert.
Today,
I would love to guide you through a movement-based meditation on how to deepen your self-love,
Especially after a heartbreak.
The experience of heartbreak is so difficult and intense,
And it leaves the space inside of us that can feel so empty.
And even though this emptiness feels so difficult,
It's an opportunity.
This space can be filled with even deeper self-love.
And that's what we're going to practice today.
To begin this meditation,
Find a position that feels comfortable for you right now,
Whether that's sitting,
Standing,
Or laying down.
Once you feel settled into this position,
Let's take two deep breaths together.
Breathing in and breathing out.
Again,
Breathing in and breathing out.
I'd like to invite you now to close your eyes or lower your gaze and tune into the feelings of your heartbreak.
The pain,
The grief,
The confusion,
Perhaps even self-blame.
Tune into these feelings without getting too deep into them.
Instead,
Just notice the first sensation that comes up in your body as you tune into your experience of heartbreak.
And just focus on that first sensation that came up.
Where do you feel it?
What does it feel like?
What's the quality,
The shape,
The texture,
The color,
Anything else that you notice about the sensation in your body?
Whatever you are feeling,
I'd like to invite you to meet the sensation with movement.
Allowing your body to move with the sensation without fixing it,
Without numbing or pushing it away.
For example,
If you felt tension in your shoulders,
How does your body naturally want to meet the sensation and move with it?
Not fix it,
Not heal it or numb it,
But really move with it.
You may find that your body naturally wants to roll out your shoulders or give yourself a massage.
Another example is if you felt an overall heaviness in your body.
Maybe you have the natural tendency to bring your entire body to the ground and allow your weight to be supported by the floor.
As you move with these sensations,
You may find that new sensations are coming up.
Whatever sensations continue to come up,
Keep that intention of meeting the sensations where they are at.
Of moving with the sensations without trying to fix them or reject them.
Keep coming back to the question,
How does my body want to move with this now?
There is no right or wrong,
And if you are getting in your head about,
Is this what I should do?
Is this okay?
Just come back to the body.
Trust your body.
Follow whatever movements your body is wanting.
There is no right or wrong.
You may be repeating the same movements over and over again,
Or your movements may naturally evolve,
Shift,
And change as you follow your natural instincts to move with these sensations.
This is the essence of practicing and embodying self-love.
When you feel uncomfortable,
When you feel pain and hurt,
You are there for yourself.
You don't reject these parts of yourself.
You don't push away these sensations.
You stay with them,
And you move with them,
And you show them that you love them,
Even if they do feel uncomfortable.
That you love yourself,
Even through feeling these difficult sensations,
Especially ones that come with heartbreak.
Embody loving yourself through the pain,
Through the discomfort,
Through the uncertainty of not even knowing how you should be moving your body right now.
Keep moving with your sensations.
Keep embodying this acceptance and willingness to be with whatever sensations come up by moving with them without trying to fix them,
Or heal them,
Or push them away.
I'm going to leave space for two minutes here,
So you can continue to practice this.
And when the two minutes are up,
I'll guide us to come to a natural ending.
Whatever you are doing right now,
However you are moving,
Start to bring your movements to a gradual close.
Making your movements smaller and slower until you potentially reach an ending position that feels good for you right now.
Whether that's hands on your heart,
Or a self-hug,
Or something else that naturally develops.
And once you've reached a satisfying enough ending,
Let's take a deep breath here together.
Breathing in,
And breathing out.
Remember that your experience of heartbreak is an opportunity to love yourself even more.
These feelings of pain and grief are so difficult,
But they're presenting you with an opportunity to love yourself and be with yourself.
And have softness and grace with yourself,
Even through them.
It just embodies a deeper self-love.
You may come back to this meditation as many times as you need.
And if you'd like to do a deeper dive,
You can visit my Insight Timer profile.
And check out my course called You Are Worthy of Love Healing from Trauma.
Until next time,
You deserve all the love that you desire.
