Good evening and welcome to Depression to Expression.
Tonight we'll be doing a guided meditation together.
One meant before bed.
So before we really get started,
I'd like you to get comfortable.
This can mean puffing up your pillow.
Putting the sheets over top of you.
Having one foot out of the comforter and one in.
Whatever makes you comfortable.
Now it's best for this exercise if you lay on your back.
And you can put your hands on your side.
Put your hands on your chest.
Whatever is comfortable for you.
Now let's keep our eyes open for the time being and let's take a big deep breath together.
Let's start inhaling through the nose.
And exhaling through the mouth on the count of three.
One.
Three,
Inhale through the nose.
And exhale through the mouth.
Let's do that one more time.
Inhale through the nose.
And exhale through the mouth.
Now feel free to close your eyes.
And let's take another deep breath together now with your eyes closed.
Let's inhale through the nose.
And exhale through the mouth.
And once more,
Inhale through the nose.
And exhale through the mouth.
What can sometimes happen.
Place our head on the pillow is our thoughts.
Start to race and we think about our day.
And what we did right,
What we did wrong.
What we could have done better.
And this is perfectly normal to have these thoughts at the end of the day.
Now whether you had a good day,
Or a bad day.
Whether things were going your way.
Or nothing seemed to go right.
I want to acknowledge the fact that you made it through the day.
And if you were in pain,
You got through it.
If you are depressed or anxious at any point in the day.
Or sad,
Or miss someone.
Missed a deadline,
Made a mistake.
It is now over.
And you made it through the day.
And I'd like you to try to smile.
Knowing that you made it through the day.
Knowing that you gave it your all.
And you did the best you could given your circumstances.
And let's begin to feel our body.
On the mattress.
Beginning with our neck.
How we hold tension in our necks,
Let it soften.
Onto the pillow,
And same with our heads.
Let's move down towards our shoulders and let them sink into the mattress.
Notice how it's so soft.
Let's focus on our for arms and forearms.
Let your arms just become heavy.
And focus on your back and let it sink into the mattress as we move.
All the way down the spine,
Vertebrae by vertebrae.
And let her pelvis sink into the soft mattress.
As we work our way down our legs,
Our thighs.
Our knees and let them soften.
And your calves,
Let them soften.
Down to your ankles to the soles of your feet and your toes.
How relaxed you are.
You are in a safe place at this moment.
You are in a safe place.
At this moment.
Now we may be thinking about our days.
It's hard not to.
Been conscious for many hours.
And experience many new things today.
What I'd like to do.
.
.
Is think of three things.
That happened today.
But not just any three things.
Three amazing things.
Three things that you can think about.
That made you happy.
I walked to work today.
And I took a longer route.
But that's because the sun wasn't blocked by any buildings.
I walk to work in complete sunshine.
That's my amazing thought.
I want you to think of three things that made you happy today.
Just three,
And these can be the smallest things that you may have overlooked in the moment.
Let's think about three things now.
As long as we focus.
On these little things in life.
That brings small sparks to our days.
We can feel.
Truly happy.
We can feel like we did something right today.
We can feel as though today did have purpose.
There were just three moments today.
Where you notice something different.
When you noticed something amazing.
When you had a small smile on your face.
That means today was worth it.
As we enter into sleep.
Let's acknowledge the facts.
That today was a blessing.
And we were alive today.
We were conscious today.
And we made it through.
The day was easy.
The day was difficult.
We made it through.
And again,
Let's enter into sleep.
Knowing no matter what happens in our lives.
No matter what happens during the day.
There are always at least three.
Amazing moments.
Now continue to breathe through your nose.
And enter into the deepest.
Most relaxing.
Well deserved sleep.
That you've ever had.
And know that you lived today.
And you will live again tomorrow.
Enjoy your sleep.
