Find And Embrace Joy

Visualize, embrace and embody joy, as you let tension or suffering recede from the body. This practice is designed to shift awareness away from pain, stress or trauma and to remember and feel the existence of joy. By embracing a positive mindset toward this blisfully beautiful existence, you will allow your heart to expand to the infinite amounts of love all around you. This practice can be particularly useful for psychotherapists, being a brief and easily access meditation to use between sessions or to find balance as you leave work behind for the day.

Transcript

Welcome to this therapist refresh meditation for joy.

In this meditation,

We will reorient our minds and hearts to joy.

So give yourself a moment to settle in.

You might wiggle a little or adjust your body.

You can take a big stretch or just lean back and let go.

Begin to let your awareness settle towards your body,

Aware of what it's touching,

Attending to your breath flowing,

And observing,

Too,

How you are holding the particular experiences of today in your body,

Heart,

Or mind.

And remembering that as important as it is in our work to open our hearts to suffering,

It is equally important that we limit our exposure to prolonged suffering.

We have a responsibility to care for ourselves as we care for others.

So let's explore joy.

What brings you joy?

Allow a person or an animal a place,

Some particular memory,

Take shape in your mind.

We'll just hold it there for a while,

Lingering.

Begin to let colors just come alive in your mind's eye,

Filling in the shadows and the light,

The shapes,

The sounds,

The smells,

And the feel.

What are you doing in this joyful moment?

Who are you with?

Who are you with?

And as you linger in this joyful,

Imaginative experience,

You may become aware of what it feels like in this moment of joy,

Letting your body,

Too,

Feel the presence of joy in your life and in the world.

If it feels right to do so,

Allow yourself to smile or sit up a little taller or breathe or laugh or move in any way that you need to deepen into this experience,

Really helping your body and mind remember that joy exists,

Remembering that you have experienced joy.

And that joy is there all around us.

It's wonderful to remember joyful moments and to let them come alive again in our mind.

And as we begin to let the joy come alive in our mind,

Begin to let this imaginative experience fade away.

If it feels right to you,

You might place a hand wherever you feel the presence of joy in your body,

Resting for one final moment in joy.

Enjoy.

We wish you good healing.

Reviews

Very helpful. Good pacing. Made me smile! Thank you.

Remembering joy is so important! Thanks for the reminder.

So uplifting. This took me right out of myself and into a much much better place. Thank you.

Very relaxing and inspiring to focus on joy.

Great way to feel joy quickly.

Lovely mediation that took me back to a time of joy. Thank you 🙏

Very good for a short tune-in to what brings you joy. Thank you. 🙏 ❤️

So much joy in such a short amount of time. Thank you! 😊💖

Very good meditation. Namasté

Lovely - good start to the day- thank you 🙏🌺🌸🦋

This was a beautiful meditation! Has put a smile on my face! 😊

Thank you for encouraging helpers to find balance and allow joy!

Short but so sweet, thank you

Short and sweet ❤️🙏

Wonderful. Thank you.

Nice, happy & short. Puts a smile on your face. 🌷

Short effective meditation full of joy. 🙏🏼

Fast and effective!

Thanks for this. I appreciated the mention of while it is important to acknowledge suffering; it is equally important to acknowledge joy.