Welcome.
I'm Skyler Liberty Rose,
And today's meditation is on finding a sense of peace in your body through the changes of perimenopause.
Go ahead and get comfortable wherever you are.
Close your eyes if you'd like to.
Let your attention draw inward.
Let your shoulders come down.
Take a deep breath in.
And a slow release.
One more time,
Breathing in… and gently letting go.
Now let your breath return to its natural rhythm.
Maybe your body feels unfamiliar to you lately.
Perhaps sleep used to come easily,
And now it feels elusive.
Perhaps you're experiencing hormonal shifts or fluctuations and the practices you could once rely upon to steady and center yourself aren't as effective as they were It can be easy to direct our energy into wishing things were different into fighting what is But ultimately,
All that does is add to feelings of overwhelm and exhaustion.
When really what's most effective is to find more ease in the experience we're actually having.
For these few minutes,
You don't have to manage anything or push through anything.
You only have to be here with yourself as you are today.
Bring your attention to where your body meets whatever is supporting you.
The chair,
The floor,
The bed.
Feel that contact.
Feel yourself held by something steady.
Even on a day when so much inside you feels anything but.
Take a breath into your belly.
And let it go.
Your body is not betraying you.
It's moving through a threshold.
A rite of passage.
But societally,
We've disconnected from the power of that passage,
And we've made it something to fight or fear.
Much like the experience of aging itself.
Yet,
This isn't a malfunction.
It's a transition.
And your body is doing its very best to work with you.
Even on the days it doesn't feel that way.
Place a hand somewhere on your body that's asking for attention.
Maybe your chest,
Your belly.
The base of your throat.
Let your hand rest there.
And breathe into that place.
Repeat after me,
Silently or aloud.
I can be at peace in my body,
Even as it changes.
I meet myself with patience,
Not judgement.
I am not broken.
I am becoming.
My body is carrying me through this threshold.
I am supporting myself in the ways that I need.
Notice if any of these affirmations feel hard to say.
It's okay if they do.
If you're not used to speaking to yourself with care and compassion,
Then it might feel a little awkward or uncomfortable.
But by speaking to yourself from a place of empathy,
You're opening a door.
And that door can lead to a space that feels safe and supportive.
A space you lovingly create for yourself.
Take another breath in.
And a slow release.
There will be days when the changes feel like too much.
When you're short on sleep and patience.
When you're grieving a version of yourself that felt more certain.
On those days,
Here's what I want you to remember.
You are still here.
Still whole.
Still worthy of your own tenderness,
Exactly as you are in this season.
Peace in your body doesn't demand that the changes stop.
After all,
Your body has always been changing.
Instead it asks you to stop bracing against change.
To soften even a little into what is.
Feel your breath moving through you.
The same breath that has been with you your whole life.
Steady underneath every change you've ever moved through.
The same breath that's with you now.
Let your shoulders drop one more time.
Let your jaw soften.
Reminding you that you have the ability to find ease in any given moment.
In your own time,
Gently open your eyes and reconnect with the space around you.
Remember you can return to your breath and to your own steadiness anytime today.
You can meet your body with kindness through every shift it makes.
Thank you for joining me today,
Sending love from my heart to yours.
