Hello and welcome to this meditation to relieve depression and anxious thoughts.
Make sure you're in a comfortable position and that you will not be disturbed for the duration of this session.
Let's bring your focus to your breath and really pay attention to how your lungs expand and contract when you inhale and when you exhale.
Now let your breath flow however it wants to.
Notice your jaw and if you feel any tension there,
Just notice it.
Don't try to change anything.
Now use your breath to breathe into the sensations in your jaw and as you exhale allow it to release just a little.
Inhale again and imagine that you're breathing in new life and when you exhale let all fear completely fade away.
Take another breath in and when you exhale feel yourself let go of anything that's worrying you right now.
Begin to notice how relaxed you're becoming.
Let another breath come in naturally,
Imagining a bright future and as you let it all go notice how depression eases and fades.
A gentle wave of relaxation sweeps over you as you breathe in and you breathe out.
Allow your breath to flow naturally now and let yourself feel even more calm and even more peaceful.
You deserve this wonderful feeling of serenity and you're open now to receive new thoughts and you open up even more with each breath you take in and allow new,
Positive,
Fresh and beautiful energy to come in.
As you do this,
Notice how new ideas begin to present themselves to you.
Bring up feelings of abundance as if you have so much that your cup pours over for others to enjoy the abundance you've created.
Imagine that you're energized and that you have a new lease for life.
Even if that's not true of your present self,
Imagine it vividly and with as much detail as you can.
See yourself full of energy and optimism.
You can imagine it as if you're watching a movie of yourself.
See the colors brightly,
Watch yourself full of ambition,
Taking steps towards a beautiful,
Happy life.
Stay with your breath and allow your intentions to remain positive.
Even if you don't feel positive in this moment,
You can imagine what being joyful is like.
So breathe into this joy you're creating and notice how you're consciously shifting any depressed or anxious thoughts right now.
You can imagine that you're in a state of peace and calm.
You can imagine that you're not feeling any negative or anxious thoughts right now.
Into peaceful feelings instead by following your breath.
Breathe deeply and let your exhale completely relax you.
Any thoughts that previously held you back are becoming smaller little by little as if you're riding away in a car and these negative thoughts are sitting along the roadside,
Shrinking in the distance as you ride away with ease.
And as you see them go,
You're freed from their grip.
If you have any more negative thoughts rise,
Drop them off by the road.
You can do this by any creative means that arise and ride away watching them grow smaller until they're consumed by the horizon.
Allow yourself a few more minutes to simply be.
Notice and feel the changes from this moment right now and the difference between how you felt before you began this meditation.
Your new thoughts will find a home within your inner being,
Will allow you to return your focus to your breath for a few moments.
And in your own time,
Whenever you're ready,
Slowly open your eyes.
Good.
Congratulate yourself for making these steps towards a better life,
To accepting this wonderful change,
To your new way of being and take as much time as you'd like to just be in gratitude.
Thank you for being here.
You're loved.
You're important and you got this.
