Welcome to the Empowerment Warrior Meditations.
My name is Elizabeth and today I'm going to be guiding you through this heart activation exercise to help you align head and heart.
Find a comfortable place to sit,
Somewhere with your back supported so you can just relax and listen to my voice.
You can have your feet up or down,
It doesn't really matter.
Make sure your hands are free and just resting comfortably to start with.
As you listen to my voice,
Allow your body to let go of any tension.
Close your eyes and just concentrate on relaxing.
With each breath you relax more and the more you relax the better you feel,
The more relaxed you feel.
It is possible to measure the electrical pulses from both the heart and the brain and this can be viewed on monitors that show the peaks and the troughs of these pulses.
When we are in a place that is not calm,
A place of anxiety,
Anger,
Frustration,
Depression or stress,
Those monitors will show lines of peaks and troughs that are completely out of sync with each other,
Not matching in any way.
As we concentrate on breathing through our hearts for as little as two to three minutes,
We start to bring these peaks and troughs into alignment until they match exactly.
At this point,
We can think clearly from both heart and mind.
The mind on its own will always lie to us as it is designed to protect us in any way.
Our heart on the other hand tells us the truth,
The truth from the core of who we are.
When we put both in alignment we are able to see any situation clearly.
Take your right hand and place it on your chest,
Just left of centre so that it covers your heart.
As you do so,
I want you to start focusing on your breathing.
Concentrate on breathing in a nice,
Deep and comfortable rhythm,
Not forcing your breath,
Just a comfortably deep breathing rhythm.
As you do this you will find yourself relaxing more and more with each breath.
Now with each breath in,
I want you to feel that breath go in through your heart.
Physically feel each breath in passing through your heart.
Feel each breath out pass through your heart.
With each breath in,
You are breathing in calm,
Relaxed feelings.
And with each breath out,
You are breathing out all the stresses of your world,
Letting them disappear out into the atmosphere.
With each breath out,
You are breathing out all the stresses of your world,
Letting them disappear out into the atmosphere.
The more you relax,
The better you feel.
The better you feel,
The more relaxed you feel.
The more relaxed you feel,
The better you feel.
The better you feel,
The more relaxed you feel.
Breathing out through your heart.
As you remain in this relaxed state,
And breathing in and out through your heart,
I want you to think of two things in your life that you are grateful for right now.
They don't have to be big things.
They could be as simple as being grateful for waking up this morning,
The food you have to eat,
Or the water you have to drink.
I'd like to invite you to slowly start to return to the room.
Take your time,
Allow them to refocus,
And if your hand is still on your heart,
You can allow it to drop to a comfortable position.
Notice two things that you either haven't noticed for a while,
Or you've never noticed before at all.
The second thing,
Now that you have returned to the room,
And you are back here with me,
How do you feel?
