What Safety Feels Like In The Body

This gentle guided meditation invites you to explore what safety might feel like inside your body — not as something to achieve, but something to notice.
Through soft breath and body awareness, you’ll be guided to listen to subtle sensations, reconnect with support, and allow even a flicker of groundedness to be enough.
This practice is especially supportive for those healing from overwhelm, people-pleasing, or emotional shutdown.
No pressure.
No fixing.
Just a quiet return inward.
Inspired by somatic healing, nervous system awareness, and trauma-informed care.

Transcript

Hi and welcome.

I'm so glad you're here.

This short practice is an invitation to explore what safety might feel like in your body.

Not as something to force,

But as something to sense and allow,

Even gently.

You don't need to get anything right.

You don't need to feel anything special.

We'll move slowly,

With kindness,

Just listening,

Inward.

You're welcome here,

Exactly as you are.

Let's begin.

Take a moment to settle in.

You might choose to sit or lie down,

Letting your body be supported.

If it feels okay,

Let your eyes close,

Or simply soften your gaze.

Begin by noticing your breath,

Just the way it is.

Now,

Slowly,

Bring your attention to where your body makes contact with the surface beneath you.

Maybe the ground,

A chair,

A cushion.

Feel the weight of your body.

Feel the gravity holding you.

Can you allow yourself to lean into that support,

Even just a little?

Let a soft breath in,

And out.

Now,

Gently scan your body with your awareness,

Not to fix or change anything,

Just to notice.

Start with your feet.

Can you feel any warmth or tingling,

Heaviness or stillness?

Let your breath meet whatever is there.

Move up slowly to your legs,

Your hips,

Your belly.

If any place feels tight or numb,

That's okay.

You might simply say inwardly,

I feel you.

I feel you.

Now,

Bring attention to your chest.

Notice a rise and fall of breath.

Is there space,

Constriction,

A flutter,

Stillness?

Whatever is here is welcome.

And just breathe into it,

Whatever is here.

And now to your shoulders,

And your neck,

And your jaw.

And let these places soften if they want to.

If not,

That's okay too.

Just allow them to be exactly as they are.

Now ask gently,

Where in my body might there be a sense of safety,

Even the smallest flicker?

It might be a quiet place in your chest,

Or the steadiness in your feet,

Or even the rhythm of your breath.

Let your attention rest there,

And breathe into it.

Let that sense of safety,

No matter how subtle,

Be enough.

Let your breath deepen slightly.

Feel your body again as a whole.

You might place a hand on your heart,

Or somewhere that feels comforting.

Take one last breath together,

Softly in,

And slowly out.

And when you're ready,

Begin to open your eyes and return to the space around you,

And carry the softness with you as best you can into whatever comes next.

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