A Mindful Moment To Calm Emotions

From our Mindful Moment Series: This short meditation can be used anytime emotions arise. It will help ground you back into your body and ride the waves without being overtaken by them. Here, you take the seat of the wise observer who can witness the emotions that are present, without attaching to them.

Come back to this meditation for a quick reset and to train in witnessing life moment to moment, just as it is, meeting it all with gentle kindness.

Meditation by Nicolle LaFleur
Music/Produced by Téa Renee

Transcript

Hello,

My friend.

This is your time to ground back into your body and your heart,

Breathing deeply into this life just as it is right here,

Right now.

Taking a deep breath in,

Become very mindfully aware of where you are right now.

Settle with every exhale in this present moment,

Noticing your feet on the ground,

The air flowing in and out,

Slowing your breath,

Focusing attention on the heart space,

Tenderly,

With an open awareness,

Some loving kindness for your own lived experience.

Notice the emotions that are with you right now.

Name them as a wise observer witnessing the lived experience.

Allow yourself to gently and easily name any emotion that is with you.

Without being attached to these emotions,

We can just witness them.

And then on the exhale,

Let go of the grip.

Breathing in,

I see this emotion.

Breathing out,

I let go of my attachment to it,

Its grip on me as a person.

In this present moment,

I can see clearly what is happening.

And as I exhale,

I let go of its impact on me.

The wise observer allows spaciousness around it,

Allows us to see the ebb and the flow,

The coming and going of emotional responses,

Brings in a broader perspective,

The interconnectedness of all things,

Witnessing life as it arises,

Moment to moment.

Namaste.