Hello and welcome.
My name is Tina and I want to thank you for joining me for this meditation on self-love.
Find a comfortable position,
Sitting or lying down.
Whatever feels right for you today,
Let your body be fully supported.
When you're ready,
Gently close your eyes.
We'll begin with two physiological sighs.
This is a simple breath that helps release tension from the body.
Take a deep breath in through your nose and then a second one right after.
A smaller sip of air in,
And then you release it all with a long,
Slow sigh through your mouth.
Again,
Deep breath in through the nose,
Another sip.
And then a long releasing sigh through the mouth.
Now bring your awareness to your body.
Notice how you feel right now.
Notice any tension that might be present.
And let's release it together.
Allowing your jaw to soften.
Let your mouth fall open just slightly.
And feel the muscles around your jaw release.
Let your shoulders drop away from your ears.
Feel them melt down your back.
Relaxing your hands.
Let your fingers curl gently into your palms.
Releasing your stomach,
Allow yourself to take a deep breath in.
Filling your belly.
And then letting it go all the way.
Let your legs relax,
Your back,
Your hips.
Down into your feet.
Releasing any tension you're holding in those areas.
Now take a deep breath in through the nose.
Filling your belly and expanding your chest.
And then releasing it slowly through your mouth.
Letting the exhale be a little bit longer than the inhale.
One more time.
Deep breath in.
And a slow releasing exhale.
Now I want you to return to your body,
Not to change anything,
Just to offer gratitude.
Think of everything your body does for you.
Offer gratitude to your hands.
You do everything with your hands all day long,
Picking things up,
Putting things down,
Creating,
Holding,
Touching.
Be grateful for your hands and offer love to your hands.
Offering gratitude to your feet.
For supporting you,
For grounding you,
For helping you move forward,
Or for helping you stand still.
Offer gratitude to your heart for beating,
For loving,
For your intuition.
Offer gratitude to your brain for running things,
For keeping things going.
For everything it manages without you even having to ask.
Offer gratitude to your skeleton,
All your bones for holding everything together and for protecting your body.
Offer gratitude to your organs for working independently without you having to tell them what to do.
Your body brings you through life.
Your body supports you through life.
None of us are perfect.
None of our bodies worked perfectly.
But all of them are a part of us.
And they support us on our journey.
It's important to acknowledge and send love to this part of yourself that is so supportive.
So supportive of your soul's journey.
When we don't accept and love ourselves and our bodies,
It holds us back.
Doesn't let us experience life fully.
None of us are perfect,
But that's what makes us so special.
We're all unique in our own way.
If we all looked and behaved the same.
Life would just be so boring.
So I encourage you to send love to everything.
The way you look,
Your hair,
The color of your eyes,
Your skin.
All of it is a unique piece of you.
No one else in this world is exactly like you.
Send love to yourself.
To your body.
To your unique self.
Now I want you to look at who you are.
Your likes,
Your dislikes,
Your talents.
The things you're good at,
Even the things you're not good at.
They all make us this unique person that nobody else can be.
We're all a part of this big thing we call life.
We're all connected.
But we're all so different.
One of the ways I like to think of this is that we're all unique puzzle pieces,
But we all fit together.
We need to embrace who we are and step into the puzzle piece.
That we are supposed to be.
Because you fit perfectly with this world,
Exactly the way you are.
It's important for us to show up exactly who we are and love who we are.
And keep embracing that moving forward.
Sometimes we feel we won't be accepted.
Sometimes we feel scared that the people we love won't accept us exactly as we are.
But the truth is,
When we embrace exactly who we are,
All of the right people come into our life.
The people that are supposed to be there with us on our journey.
And by embracing your uniqueness,
Your authenticity,
You're drawing in the people that fit into your life on this journey with you.
Before we close,
Take one deep breath in through your nose.
And exhale out through your mouth,
Allowing your body to relax into this acceptance,
This love.
Look at yourself differently in this moment.
Now that you've sent love and gratitude to who you are and to the body that supports who you are as you move through this soul's journey.
See if you feel any differently in your body right now.
My hope is that every time you do this meditation,
That you can come closer and closer to accepting and loving yourself and having gratitude for exactly who you are.
Move into your day with intention to love every part of yourself,
Even the parts that are quirky and strange,
The parts you might think of as imperfect.
These are the parts that we all love.
Take one more deep breath in through your nose.
Hold it at the top for one moment.
And then release with a sigh.
And take this love for yourself into your day.
Namaste.
