Welcome to a meditation that will aid you in feeling present on your wedding day,
As well as emotionally regulated with a reduction in stress.
Come sit with me and let's meditate together.
Find yourself a quiet spot where you can sit or lie down,
Distraction-free,
Where you can feel grounded.
Find yourself that comfortable position and make any adjustments that you need to.
This meditation is designed to help you feel more present on your wedding day.
It's so easy to get caught up in the little things and allow them to be bigger and it takes away from our day.
This meditation will help you combat those types of normal,
Very natural and typical emotional responses.
But this is your day and we want to soak it all up,
So let's get in the right head space so we can do so.
You found your comfortable position,
So let's do a little bit of breath work first.
I'd like you to begin by taking in a nice deep breath in through your nose and I'll count to four while you do so.
One,
Two,
Three,
Four.
You're going to hold it for a brief moment.
And now we're going to exhale on the count of six.
Six,
Five,
Four,
Three,
Two,
One.
If you weren't quite able to stretch it that far,
That is okay.
You can always try again.
Let's do it once more.
As we inhale,
One,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Brief hold.
As we release,
Six,
Five,
Four,
Three,
Two,
And one.
Before we begin our guided meditation,
Let's scan through our body and check in on any tension we may be holding so we can release that from our body.
Scanning through the head and the face,
Relaxing the jaw,
Scanning the shoulders,
A typical area to hold tension.
Scanning down through the arms and the trunk of the body.
Again,
Quick scan,
Release any tension.
Moving down through the hips as you scan down through your legs and into your feet.
Allow the body to release.
The body likes to regain tension quickly,
So we're going to scan right back up the feet,
The calves and shins,
Up through the legs.
As we scan through the hips and the abdominal section,
Up the back and chest.
Quick scan through the shoulders and the arms,
And then up through the face.
Now that we've completed our scan,
We're going to work on our imagery work for this day.
What a beautiful day it's going to be.
We're going to begin by picturing the morning,
The morning of your wedding.
Wherever you're going to be waking up that day,
I want you to picture yourself there.
Maybe it's at a friend's house.
Maybe it's a parent's house.
Maybe it's a venue that's rented.
Picture yourself waking that day,
Well-rested,
Relishing in it.
The sun's maybe on your face a little bit.
Your arms stretch up.
That lovely,
Releasing yawn.
And you slept so well.
Taking a breath in,
And when we release,
We'll sigh in.
And out with a sigh.
Picture going through your morning.
Maybe that is putting on pajamas to wear until you get ready to put on your dress.
Maybe that's going through some hygiene,
Showering.
Maybe you have a breakfast planned with family or friends.
But let's pause for a moment and picture that morning.
And as you picture your morning that's individual to you,
Again,
I want you to picture yourself feeling very well-rested.
You're feeling very calm.
You're feeling very secure and happy.
You know that all the things that needed to be done were done.
You know that all the important things that needed to be done are done.
You are setting up the framework and the mind space that I will let the little things go today.
Because at the end of the day,
What matters is me and my marital partner having our ceremony and saying the I Do's.
That is the most important part of the day.
And at the end of it,
That's what really matters.
Your morning's going well.
You're envisioning it.
You're seeing it.
Let's take ourselves to wherever it is that you may be getting ready.
Hair and makeup.
You're surrounded by your friends,
Your loved ones.
Everybody's getting attended to.
Hair is being done.
Makeup's being done.
And it's turning out just as you wanted.
And if there's any small glitches,
It's okay.
It's okay.
We're going to let it go.
We're not going to get hung up on the little things today.
But we feel so lucky and so blessed because it is going well.
And it is going just as we had hoped it would go.
We are making memories.
We are taking pictures to capture the day.
Again,
Picturing yourself in that session of the day,
That section or part of the day where you are getting ready.
And maybe it is on the other side of the wedding and it is the groom's side of the party.
And maybe they are envisioning fixing their hair and putting on their suits or tux.
Whatever it is you're wearing.
You're envisioning that portion of the day.
And you're imagining yourself feeling calm and ready and prepared and sure.
Now you're dressed and you're ready.
And you're standing outside of the venue of where the ceremony is going to be.
And you pause and you just take a breath and you let yourself take it all in for a moment.
You notice all the environmental surroundings,
The weather,
The sun,
The beauty of the trees,
The grass,
Whatever it may be,
Before you walk into your venue.
And maybe you still get to appreciate that when you're in your venue if it's outdoors.
But you're just pausing and you're relishing for a moment.
And you take that breath and you walk in to where your ceremony will be.
Let's take a nice breath in.
Inhale.
Exhale.
Release to the side.
Now is your time to picture yourself walking down the aisle or maybe you're already there waiting for the person to be coming down the aisle.
This is your moment to picture that and to see it.
To see not only yourself but to see the person you're marrying and the look.
Oh,
That look on their face.
And the family,
The friends,
The people who are in attendance,
Getting to see that reaction.
Getting to see the starry look on everybody's face as they celebrate the love between you and your partner.
Maybe there's tears in your eyes as you're imagining this.
It's so beautiful.
Allow yourself some time to picture the ceremony.
Maybe it's a more endearing ceremony.
Maybe it's trickled with a little humor.
Maybe there's a funny moment to share.
But it went well.
And again,
The most important thing was the exchange of vows.
The celebration of love.
We don't have to get caught up in the little things of the day.
We can stay focused on the main point of the day.
You exchange your rings.
You exchange your I do's.
You exchange that blessed kiss.
The seal in the vows.
Wow.
All that work paid off.
All that planning paid off into this beautiful day.
Please picture yourself walking back down the aisle with your partner,
Hand in hand.
Happy,
Maybe even teary-eyed of joy.
Seeing each other,
Looking into each other's eyes as you walk down the aisle.
You could also take this time to picture your reception,
If you like.
See the venue.
See the setup of everything.
Maybe the tables,
The food,
The decor,
The flowers,
The first dance,
The cutting of the cake.
Whatever portions of it you want to imagine.
But most of all,
Feel the happiness.
Feel the love right now.
Lock it in and secure it close to your heart.
And keep within your mind the idea,
Hold it close to you,
Stay present with it.
I'm not getting caught up in the little details of the day.
I am focused on the big picture,
And I am focused on enjoying it,
And relishing it,
And being in the moment.
Because when I get caught up in the little details,
I'm not in the moment.
And that's a day I never want to forget.
And I want to remember each and every part of the day.
And the way I do that is by staying present.
I want to congratulate you on your day.
And I know it will be beautiful.
Let's take a nice breath in.
And soak all of that in.
Bring it into us.
Inhales.
Slow release.
Come back and repeat this meditation as many times as you need to before your ceremony.
Begin waking the body up,
Slowly moving fingers and toes.
Slightly moving your legs and your arms.
Maybe bringing some small stretches to the body.
And slowly open your eyes.
Thank you.
