Strength In Motherhood Guided Relaxation

A guided relaxation to help you find and grow your inner strength as a mother. Listen to this track anytime you need a boost to your confidence and tap into your inner wisdom and have more trust in yourself.

Transcript

Strength in motherhood.

So just coming to find a comfortable place to sit or to lie down.

Letting yourself settle.

Letting your body just feel supported and at ease as you find that place that feels comfortable,

Feels relaxed.

And letting the eyes softly close.

The eyelids feel beautifully heavy.

The muscles around the eyes can soften.

And just letting yourself just sink in.

Just letting your breath just travel in an easy way.

Flowing in and out of your body,

Coming and going.

Each breath with each exhalation.

Feeling a bit more relaxed and at ease.

Allowing the slow spaciousness of the breath to soothe you.

And feeling any tension from the shoulders just soften.

The jaw is relaxed,

The tongue is relaxed inside the mouth.

And just feeling really held and supported,

Feeling the body just softening a little bit more with each breath that you take.

Each exhalation relaxing the whole of the body.

Down the torso,

Feeling the hips soften.

Letting the arms relax,

The hands,

The fingers.

And just feeling a softness through the legs,

The thighs,

The knees,

The calves and the shins.

All the way down to the tips of your toes.

This feeling of softness,

Of ease.

And you're so glad that you're here with nowhere to go,

Nothing to do.

But simply let your mind wonder wherever it will.

And relax and let go.

And with each breath in you connect to your baby.

And as you rest comfortably here in your space,

You may be at home,

You may be in hospital,

But know that you're surrounded with love wherever you are in this moment.

Surrounded with love.

And just becoming aware of the sound of rain.

Rain pitter pattering against your window.

And just take a moment to fill your imagination with this.

Listening to the sounds of rain as it hits your window and starts to begin its natural descent down the glass towards the window sill.

And over the ledge,

Dripping ever so slowly.

These downward trails,

Falling many tiny rifulates.

And again,

You feel thankful that you're safe and warm and protected.

And as the rain drips down your window pane drip by drip.

Traveling slowly downwards.

And there is one particular raindrop on which you focus your attention.

Watching as it trickles down very slowly and down and stopping for a couple of breaths.

Just to watch that raindrop travelling,

Trickling down and down.

And really notice the shape of the raindrop perfectly formed.

Seeming to be following a particular pattern on your window.

Taking different bends and turns as they're reluctant to complete its journey down to the sill.

At any moment the raindrops descent could be changed with a gust of wind or a harder downpour of rain.

The rain has begun to ease off but you're still as fixated on this one single solitary raindrop.

One little drop from one of many.

With each droplet as precious and perfect as this.

And it winds and meanders.

It travels easily,

Effortlessly,

Gracefully down.

Follow its journey.

You marvel at the raindrops perfection and the idea that one drop of rain can be seen as insignificant in a rainstorm.

And somehow,

I'm not quite sure how,

It seems to put certain things into perspective in your mind.

Perhaps things you've been worrying about.

I don't know what.

But your subconscious understands what this means as you drift deeper and deeper into this relaxed place.

And as the raindrop reaches its destination it settles onto the outside window ledge and merges into a small collected pool of water.

It has a chance to pause,

Time to adapt and get used to its new surroundings.

Just as you find yourself here settling,

Relaxed and at ease.

Just in this soft gentle place.

Just allowing yourself to feel more relaxed with each breath that you take.

And as you think again about the raindrop you realise that it is one of many.

Like the choices you had when you first found out that you were pregnant.

All the plans that you made.

The decisions to where to give birth and how you were to give birth.

When you give birth.

And as things shifted and changed,

So did also all those decisions.

Shifting in a moment,

Plans changed daily.

Even by the hour.

And even though there may have been a sense of lack of control,

With a lot to take in and little time to adjust and accept,

You did in your own way.

Adjust and accept.

You controlled what you could at the time and let go of what you couldn't.

Your baby is born and you are adjusting to your new life.

And perhaps there is a sense of isolation,

Nearest and dearest in thoughts and hearts.

Yet not right here in this moment.

And I know this is not what you had planned for.

With many people in the world,

Away from their loved ones.

And you are one of many,

Like the raindrops on the window pane.

And you are unique,

Just like each raindrop is.

And you can trace your journey from giving birth up to right now.

You may have made instant changes to your plan.

Decisions made may have shifted in a new or unexpected direction.

Things may have meandered from the pathway you had envisaged.

Or you may have flexibly adapted that birth plan,

Your preferences,

Beautifully written in your mind.

Some parts wiped away,

Like if you would have wiped away the raindrops on the window pane.

And even if the natural journey of the raindrop was disturbed or interrupted,

The nature and the natural journey of the raindrop would mean it reconfigures and continues.

But possibly in a different way,

In a different part of the window.

The raindrop couldn't foresee your action,

But it would adapt and carry on.

And so you too can do this.

I wonder how easily you can take a moment and reconfigure your new life,

Your immediate circumstances,

Your future.

Gift yourself the power of taking a moment to pause.

Press pause and take in this new information.

Time to adjust.

Let it settle in and sit right with you.

As you breathe in,

Breathing in love and connecting with your baby.

And even though you are like one of the raindrops,

You have your own needs,

Your own desires and hopes.

And you may have let go of some things,

Have let go of control of some things.

So think of what you can control.

You've created a safe haven,

A nest,

A cocoon,

Call it what you want.

You are enveloped in your love for your baby.

And it's widely acknowledged that this too can be overwhelming for you without a reprieve.

And of course you miss your visitors.

They will come in time.

People wishing to welcome your baby into the world,

They are ready and will do so in time.

What a wonderful thing to look forward to as you watch family and friends take up your baby in their arms to share these precious moments with you.

So build these beautiful moments in your wonderful imagination and look forward to those when they happen because they will in time.

Managing by yourself,

Managing this yourself,

Not by choice and yet you are doing it.

You are doing this so well.

You are strong.

You have tapped into your inner resources,

Your strength,

Your courage,

You maybe didn't even know you had.

And know this,

You are in their thoughts and they are sending you love.

Can you feel it?

Although they are not physically with you,

They can still help you from afar.

Share your thoughts,

Your fears,

Your feelings with them.

Check in with updates.

Tell them how you feel.

If they can support you in any way and can,

They will.

They can.

It's normal to feel a sense of disappointment.

Your first days of motherhood are not being missed.

They are still right here and the ability to share has not been taken away from you.

Just postponed a delay,

A little something to look forward to.

Those first few precious moments to enjoy with your loved ones.

These are gifts to wait for and unwrap with an even greater sense of wonder in the future.

Acknowledging your feelings about this,

Take a moment to honour them.

They may or may not be a way of disappointment,

Sadness and anger or something else about the things that are happening at such an important time.

And this is fine.

This is a natural emotion,

Perfectly normal response to an incredibly difficult situation.

Acknowledge your feelings,

Give yourself permission to think them.

You may find it easier to let them go when you are ready.

And now you have the opportunity to rest and heal.

Adjust to being a mother.

Be aware of your physical and emotional change.

What a fantastic job you are doing.

Give yourself permission to get used to this new life,

To take your time.

Take one step at a time and consider you are entering a new phase of your life as a mother and you have the chance to ease into it quietly and gradually,

Mindfully and in your own unique and special way.

And focus on the future for a moment,

Allowing yourself to peek into the future.

Picture yourself introducing your baby to your family.

Watch as they are lifted up,

Being held and embraced,

Enveloped by safe and loving arms.

Can you visualise your first visitor?

Who is it?

Imagine them holding and sharing in your first moments,

Hours,

Days of your baby being earthside.

Take an imaginary snapshot in your mind and store it in your photo album.

Soon this too will pass.

This unique situation will slowly return to normal.

You will be able to take your baby out,

Breathing in the fresh air,

Feeling the sunshine on your skin.

And for now,

It is baby and you,

Like the past nine months.

This common,

Shared togetherness,

It's always been the two of you.

And did you know that is all your baby needs right now?

You.

Taking in a soothing breath,

Releasing,

Softening that soothing breath.

You are doing such a great job.

And with each breath in that you take,

You're feeling a deeper connection with your baby.

And as you settle into your new life,

Rejoicing in the quietness,

This gentle time,

Unpressured,

Of easing into motherhood,

Allowing your pregnancy and your birth hormones to settle,

To regulate,

As you know what's important at this moment.

Having your baby close,

Knowing your loved ones are nearby and they are thinking of you so much.

For now,

Let that contentment wash over you.

With each breath in,

You connect with your baby.

And as you softly release the breath,

Just letting go of any tension.

And with your next breath in,

Connecting in with all your loved ones.

And just relaxing a little bit more as you breathe out again.

And just breathing here,

Connecting in with that sense of love,

Connection,

All that support that you have.

And allowing the sound of the raindrops,

The pitter patter,

To once more enter your senses.

Connecting in to that rhythmic sound of the pitter patter of raindrops gently beating in its own unique tune.

And becoming aware of the place you are in right now,

Allowing the walls to protect you.

You are in the best place you can be.

You are surrounded by love wherever you are in this moment.

Doing the very best that you can with such strength.

And allowing now your awareness,

Your focus,

To come to your breath.

Just to notice the movement,

The sensations of your breath travelling in and out of your body.

And in a moment,

You're going to be coming back into a more everyday sense of awareness.

So just allowing that feeling of your breathing just to extend into the rest of your body.

Connecting in with the feeling of your body as it rests supported against the floor,

Against the earth.

And just allowing maybe as you connect in with the whole of the body from the feet to the head to the fingertips.

Maybe a little bit of movement,

Wriggling the fingers and toes.

Maybe a stretch would feel nice right now.

And just taking a refreshing breath in.

And as you take this breath out now,

Just allowing your awareness to travel fully back into your body,

Into the space that you're in.

Letting your eyes open and welcoming yourself back here.