Welcome to the letting go of your day meditation.
This meditation will help you to release all the stress and pressure from your day.
As you immerse yourself in this meditation and let go of all your worries and tension,
You begin to feel a pleasant,
Relaxing feeling that's familiar to your body and mind.
This wonderful,
Familiar feeling is your natural resting state.
For this time,
You can allow yourself to be free of concerns,
Expectations and responsibilities.
This is your time now,
Your time to relax.
As you sit back and begin to relax,
Just allow your eyelids to close down slowly and remove your focus from the outside world.
It's time now to go into a state of peace and relaxation.
We begin by taking a slow,
Deep breath in and hold it.
Now breathe out completely.
As you breathe in again,
Allow the feeling of relaxation to wash over you.
Let your shoulders drop down a little more with each exhale and feel the tension in your face smooth out as the muscles in your face relax.
Each and every breath that you take brings you more peace and your whole body is relaxing.
Now as you enjoy this feeling of peace and relaxation,
Imagine that you're standing alone in an open grassy field or a special place out in nature that's peaceful to you.
This is your imagination,
So there are no limits,
There are no rules.
Wherever you find yourself is just fine.
Just allow your imagination to roam freely.
Allow it to choose whatever works best for you.
Whenever you feel ready,
In your imagination,
Just go to that place.
Now you find yourself standing in this peaceful place that you've chosen.
There's no one around you,
You're standing alone,
Feeling wonderfully free.
Free of the daily stress,
Free of all the noise.
No one around to disturb your peace.
You can take this time to reflect on your day with a feeling of detachment.
Just think about some of the things that happened today or recently.
Perhaps things that didn't go the way you wanted them to go.
Perhaps daily worries,
Stress,
Frustration,
Responsibilities,
All the hustle and bustle,
Things that have been too busy,
Things you don't like and what you'd like to change.
In this place here and now,
You're ready to let go of all the stress and embrace the peace.
Letting go of stress can be easy and it can be fun.
Even because this is in your imagination and there is no one around,
It can be a pleasant and enjoyable experience.
You look down and just like a dream,
You notice that suddenly you're wearing a jacket with deep pockets.
You become a little curious and wonder what's in those pockets.
As you reach deep into the pockets,
You pull out handfuls of brightly coloured balloons.
You don't really wonder too much about how they got there,
Just like you don't wonder why you're wearing a jacket.
Because just like in a dream,
Things can appear and disappear and you can decide on the meaning or change the meaning as you please.
As you look down at your hands holding all those brightly coloured balloons,
You get a wonderful idea and you know just what to do.
To let go of any of the remaining stress in your mind and your body.
There may be one or two things causing you stress or there may be many.
Time now to release all of that and allow yourself peace of mind.
You think of the first issue that's causing you the most stress.
What is it that's at the front of your mind?
What's the biggest stress that you'd like to remove first?
Give it a name.
It could be a situation,
It might be a person,
Your career,
A money issue.
Whatever it is,
You'll know it straight away.
When you've given the stress or problem a name,
Go ahead and think of a colour that you like.
A colour that's soothing and comforting to you.
When you've chosen a colour,
Just look down and notice you have a balloon in that exact colour.
Imagine that this colour can soothe and comfort your stress.
Now go ahead and blow up the balloons.
As you take a big deep breath in your imagination,
Just imagine that you're exhaling and filling up the balloon in one big out-breath.
As you exhale in your imagination,
You also exhale all of the stress and worry concerning your biggest issue.
Tie the balloon,
Sealing in all that stress about your biggest problem or issue.
Notice you feel a little bit better,
You feel a little lighter.
Now imagine you can write the name of your stress or worry on the balloon.
You can use your finger and trace the word or you can imagine you have a pen to write with.
Either way is fine,
This is your imagination so there's no right or wrong way of doing this.
Now you're ready to let this stress or worry go.
You hold the balloon high up in the air,
Open your fingers and release it.
You watch as the breeze catches and carries the balloon and you see it moving along higher and higher.
You start to feel happier and lighter than you felt before.
You watch the balloon float upward and become smaller.
As it becomes smaller you feel much lighter and feel more relaxed.
Eventually you watch as it just becomes a small dot in the sky and as it disappears it carries away your stress with it.
Now you're ready to release your next concern.
Think of the next thing that's causing you stress.
May feel less intense than the previous one but you know how much better you'll feel when you release it.
So think what would you like to release next.
When you're ready give the stress or worry a name again just like you did before.
Now choose a colour that feels peaceful to you.
Dig deep down into your pocket and find a balloon that matches that colour perfectly.
Imagine this colour can heal the stress that you're feeling and bring you peace.
Again in your imagination take a big deep breath.
Breathe out all the stress and worry into the balloon.
Notice you're doing really well now.
Now you can tie the balloon sealing in all the stress and worry and when you're ready write the name of that concern on the balloon.
Whatever you want to call it is fine and perfect for you.
Now it's time to let it go.
Raise it up into the air.
Just let the wind catch it and carry it away.
Imagine feeling lighter than before.
More carefree than before.
As you watch it disappear into the blue sky you feel the stress of that concern fade away.
Take a moment now to enjoy feeling lighter,
Feeling more peaceful,
Feeling carefree.
Allow that sensation to fill up your body.
Feel how good that feels and allow yourself to relax even more.
Now there's only one more thing to do.
As you stand there under the perfect blue sky,
Notice the stillness and peace in your body.
Take some time to become aware if there's any more tension or stress that you're holding in your body or anything that's in your mind and on your mind,
However small.
When you've found it,
No matter how small it is,
Notice it and be present with it.
Maybe it's something very small or it might be several minor issues.
It might be something you can't clearly name and you don't even have to try.
Just notice,
Simply notice that there's something there.
Now think of a colour that represents total peace to you.
When you reach into your pocket you find that you have a balloon in that exact colour.
Take the last of your remaining worries and in your imagination take a big deep breath and release all of the leftover worries and warm big out-breath into the balloon.
Tie it up,
Seal everything in.
Notice how you feel even better now.
Letting go of the last of your worries and frustrations so you can feel even better,
More carefree than you did before.
Now one last time,
Raise your arms,
Let go of the balloon,
Allowing it to become free.
Releasing everything right now,
Letting it all go.
Feeling more peaceful,
More relaxed.
Lie down now and take a rest on the warm soft grass and watch as the balloons float away.
Take your time watching that last balloon floating away,
Coming smaller and smaller until it's gone.
Enjoy this feeling,
This feeling of being carefree,
Your body completely relaxed,
Your mind feeling free.
When you're feeling relaxed enough,
You can slowly begin to bring yourself back to wakeful alertness,
Slowly returning to the here and now.
Possibly wiggling the fingers and toes,
Moving the body in a way that brings it back to the here and now,
Maybe having a little stretch.
Feeling wonderfully replenished and fresh.
