Meditation To Welcome The New

Whether its a new month ahead, or a fresh start, the new can often come with feelings of anxiety or fear. This meditation focuses on welcoming and embracing the uncertainty of newness, and helps calm and ground you before you head into this chapter.

Transcript

Welcome to this meditation. Today we're going to be focusing on welcoming the new. We're going to be looking at fresh starts, Moments of reflection, And grounded curiosity to embrace the unknown. Right now we are at the edge of something new, Whether it's a new month or fresh chapter. It can be a pivoting chapter where uncertainty comes in, Fear, Doubt, And nervousness creep in. But before the momentum of what's next takes over, I encourage you to give yourself a pause to arrive. With a clear headspace that we're going to be cultivating. In this space today there's no pressure to be productive, Only the permission to be present. In a seated position or lying down on the floor, Find a position that can ground you and one that you feel comfortable in. Let your eyes soften or gently close. And now slowly take a deep breath in, Exhaling it fully. Let your shoulders drop away from the ears. Let your face relax the facial muscles where we tend to hold so much tension, Allowing the temples to ease, Eyebrows to soften, Jaw to unhinge. Now just in this space notice your breath. No need to control it, Simply feel it. Each inhale bringing you into the now. Each exhale clears what you don't need to carry forward. Now bring your mind to the month that has just passed. Without judgment, Only observation. What challenged you? What surprised you? What did you learn? What experiences did you partake in? Let the memories and thoughts gently come in. No need to judge. No need to dwell on any certain memory or event that happened in the past month. Just notice. Take a deep breath in and full exhale out. Feeling this state of clear. Not to erase anything but to create space. The mind only has so much capacity to hold and there's only so much we can pour into our minds at once. So now with this clear headspace or clearer headspace imagine this new month, The upcoming month, As a blank canvas. A space where you can begin again. A month where it's not a to-do list, Not a pressure to reinvent, Just open space. I want you to ask yourself how do I want to feel this month? Maybe it's grounded, Joyful, Excited, Focused, Free or light. Whatever that word is, Allow it to settle into your body. See how it makes you feel. Ask yourself what energy do I want to bring with me? You don't need to know all of the answers, Just the feeling to guide you, A feeling to follow. Take a deep inhale in and a full exhale out. Know that the upcoming month doesn't require perfection, Only presence. Know that the upcoming month requires mindfulness, Just one step at a time. And as you enter this new chapter, A fresh start, A new beginning, Invite openness, Intention and mindfulness. When you are ready, Slowly bring movement into the fingertips and toes, Coming back into the space. Gently opening the eyes, Inviting the light back into the eyes. Thank you for listening to this meditation today and I wish you a great upcoming month ahead.