Handling Free Floating Anxiety

Anxious, restless, or feel like you’re crawling out of your skin? This 12-minute guided meditation helps you settle, whether your anxiety is tied to a specific situation or just hovering for no reason.
You’ll start by looking around the room and noticing that, right now, you are safe and nothing needs escaping. Then you’ll close your eyes and move through the body, beginning with your feet. You’ll picture them rooted to the ground, then bring your attention up through your body until you feel fully present in it. From there, you’ll breathe into your heart and practice trusting the unknown, letting go of control, and meeting what comes next with curiosity instead of fear.
Find a comfortable spot, preferably lying down, and give yourself twelve minutes. You may come out of it feeling steadier, grounded, and a little more at ease with not having all the answers.

Transcript

Welcome, Welcome to this meditation which is meant to help you to handle anxiety whether it is provoked by a situation or it is free-floating anxiety. Please find yourself in a relaxed position, Whether you're laying down or sitting up. For this meditation, It is preferred to be in one of those positions. If you can, Lay down. As you get relaxed, Make sure that all of your limbs are in a comfortable position so that you don't really have to move them as we go through this. So. . . Feeling anxious can make you feel like you're coming out of your skin. It can make you feel like the walls are closing in. However you feel right now. Keep your eyes open and look around the room. Notice that as you look around the room, There is nothing bad happening at this moment. Nothing is going on that is going to hurt you. It is safe and it is quiet. There is nothing to escape from. See your room as safe, Wherever it may be. As you're noticing that. Go ahead. And close your eyes. And bring your focus back to your body. As you bring your focus back to your body, Start with your feet. Focus on your feet. Your feet are safe, Just like the room. Your feet are safe and breathing, You want to breathe in to your feet. Meaning with your eyes closed and your focus on your feet, Take a deep breath in all the way to your belly. Hold it. And release it. Just one cleansing breath. After you have. Taking that breath. Keeping your focus on your feet. And noticing how your feet feel. Without feeling them. Just pay attention to the feeling of your feet. As you feel your feet, Feel your feet connect. To the ground. Not physically. But imagining them connecting to the ground. So you feel grounded. Imagine what that feels like to have your feet. Barefoot in dirt or standing on the ground. And how it feels grounding. How it feels like you are in your body and not climbing out of your skin. Feel how that is, How good that feels. How you're connected to your feet and feeling your feet connected to the ground. As you sit there, Or lay there. Feeling these sensations in your feet and feeling your feet. Slowly you are going to bring your focus up your body. You're going to go up from your feet to your ankles, To your calves, To your knees. To your thighs. To your torso. Including your belly button. Your heart. Your throat. And finally, Your head. Feel your eyes in your head. And feel the whole sensation. Of being in your body. As well as being in your head. Physically. Feel how it is. When you imagine that physical feeling. Of being completely in your body. As you are in your body. And you're feeling yourself. From your feet to your head. And you know that you're in a safe place in this room and nothing is happening. Everything is peaceful. I want you to bring your focus to your heart. I want you to feel your heart. I want you to breathe into your heart. And as you take each breath, Slowly, You're going to feel your heart expand. As you feel your heart expand. And feeling it connecting to the safe place you're in in this room. And realizing there is nothing there that is going to harm you. And all is well in this moment that you are laying here or sitting through this meditation. Notice that you are connecting your heart. To a beautiful unknown. Notice that your expanding heart is connecting. To where you've never been. Just notice. Imagine the freedom. That comes with that. And the feeling of well-being that comes with trusting the unknown is okay. And as you do this, And you're stepping into the unknown, Know that you're okay. That you are safe. You are grounded and your surroundings are inviting. The unknown. Is inviting you. It's summoning you. It's saying it's okay. No matter what. Everything is okay. You feel a sense of peace as you know you can trust whatever is happening in the world around you. It's going to happen. And it still will not disturb the sense of peace you have. No matter what choice you make in the new unknown. You will still be okay. Even happy. At peace. You are part of one. You are safe. You are part of everything that exists and has yet to exist. There is no disconnection. There is only connection. As you walk into the unknown. You can feel yourself being completely in your body still. And experiencing. Which you never have. In the most beautiful way. Because you're letting go of control and you're allowing life to do what life does. You are allowing yourself to explore all the unknown possibilities as an observer. As you observe. You become the participant. You participate in the unknown possibilities. And as you do, You will maintain the peace you have inside. Stay there for a minute. Keep exploring. Explore in the wonder you had as a child. This is new. This is fun. No matter what you see, No matter what exists, You will be okay. Because it always is okay. As you slowly bring yourself back to the present from the unknown future. You want to come back to the unknown present. Meaning in the unknown present. All possibilities exist. This is where possibility is. For you to feel differently, For you to feel safe, For you to feel peace, And for you to be able to go forth in your life into the unknown where all opportunities and miracles exist. In the unknown present, You feel a sense of peace. You know whatever happens is okay. Even if earlier it looked as though you couldn't handle it. You find that you can, Because this too shall pass. This is not permanent, And it is opening the door to new opportunities. Whatever is going on in your life is okay. It is how you see it and you make the choice to allow. Whatever is happening to happen. You let go of control. You feel a sense of peace. Connection. To whatever is going to be born. Into the unknown for you. And it is okay leading you to more and more of the unknown. Which is where you want to go. Because you haven't been there. You want to let go of control and step into where you have not been so the life you have wanted is really going to happen. Just listen. Listen to what your imagination is telling you about all the possibilities. Watch and listen. Just be here in the present moment. All is safe in this room. All is safe in your body. All is well.