Sleep - Focus On Positive Emotions

This track is utilized to assist with sleep and anxiety. This meditation session helps those suffering from focusing on negative emotions and puts emphasis on focusing on positive emotions. Use this meditation for falling asleep.

Transcript

Find yourself in a comfortable position, Either sitting or lying down and make sure you will not be disturbed. Begin by relaxing your body and focusing on your breath. Take a nice full deep breath in and exhale out. Let your belly rise and fall with each breath. No need to do anything at all, Just breathe. Good. Think now of a place where you feel safe. It could be anywhere. Anywhere you like, Such as the beach or in your own room. Sometimes I imagine being in the womb, Safe and warm. Picture all the details of this place, Like colors, Smells and any sensations at all. The more detail the better. Vividly see all the colors being bright and shimmering. Good. Take another deep breath in through the nose and imagine that you can sense the smells around you. Those smells around you in this safe and wonderful place. Feel the sensations of safety in your body. How does it feel? Notice how your chest and belly feel right now and feel the sensations throughout the body. Do your legs feel relaxed? They have absolutely nowhere to take you right now, So they're very relaxed. Make some small movements with your head and feel the sensations in your neck. Perhaps your body feels lighter or maybe heavier. Just notice all the sensations in your body right now and just take note of how this state feels. Good. We'll start an exercise where we notice all the different emotions that we have and feel where and which part of our body we have them. At times, We might feel an uncomfortable emotion rise and if it does, You can simply remember how it feels in your safe spot and breathe some gentle breaths. By practicing these techniques of noticing the sensations in your body, You can physically change your body's chemistry, Making you feel relaxed and very secure. Good. Let's start by imagining the feeling of pride. Visualize yourself being proud. You can do this by remembering back to a time when you accomplished something marvelous or you can think about when you were proud of somebody else. Just feel the sensation and pay attention to where in your body you notice it. Really sense its location. Now sit with this sensation just for a moment. Good. Now let's experience the feeling of excitement. Remember vividly being excited about something or maybe you became enthusiastic right now without any particular reason. Notice how this feels. Again, Sense where this sensation arises in your body and feel any physical changes you notice. Sit with this feeling just for a moment now. Bring into your awareness the feeling of amusement. Can you remember when something was really interesting to you? Remember how it grabbed your attention. Feel all of the sensations in your body. Where do you sense this feeling? What is the essence of what you notice? Perhaps it doesn't feel like much at all and that's perfectly fine. So sit with this sensation just for a moment. Good. Now let's locate in our emotional bank the feeling of gratitude. Feel the feelings that arise when you're grateful. Do you remember a time when you were grateful for something? Also think about a time when you were grateful for someone else. Be grateful right now. Where do you feel the emotion? Notice every sensation you can and just sit with this feeling just for a moment. Now bring into your awareness the feeling of kindness. How does it feel to be kind to someone and to do a kind act? Humans have always strived to be the kindest creatures on earth and this feels good for a reason. Without kindness we would not get along well at all. So feel all the sensations that come from kindness. Noticing in your body where you're feeling any shifts and just sit with this feeling for some time now. You have visualized many emotions and feelings. Very good job. So right now I want you to just relax and stop trying to do anything at all. Don't try to bring up anything in particular. Just let any emotions flow through you. Let them pass by as soon as they rise. Take an observer's view of what's happening and witness all the changes. You may encounter a feeling beginning to swell in you that doesn't feel very well and that's completely okay. It's okay to feel all emotions, Both positive and negative. So allow this wave to just roll on by effortlessly. Remember that you can always choose to come back to your safe place, Feeling pleasant sensations and breathing towards them. By sensing the good feelings and allowing the not so good feelings to pass by, You change your entire body chemistry, All for the better. When you locate where these sensations arise, You get a better understanding of your body. Good. So let's try this again. More quickly this time, Imagine the feeling of joy. Remember as many joyful memories as you can, All the way back to when you were a child. You could be experiencing your biggest joy right now, Noticing where in your body the sensation arises. Notice every change, Allowing the sensation to grow, Filling you. Let it get stronger. Your body is physically changing and healing right now. Now with this feeling present in your body, Visualize your safe place again. By doing this, You're strengthening the positive emotions tied to your safe spot. Visiting your safe place often can have a great effect on relaxing your mind and body. A relaxed body heals itself easily and naturally feels good. When we are under tension, Sometimes it's very difficult to bring ourselves to a calm, Relaxed state. But practicing the safe space technique every day will help you to convert those hard times if they come. Let's strengthen our safe spot even more. I want you to visualize the feeling of passion. Everyone is passionate about something. So find your passion and notice the sensations that arise. How does it feel? Do you feel pleasant changes? Where do you feel these changes? Let this passionate feeling grow, Getting stronger and stronger. Now go to your safe place, Bringing passion with you. Now relax here for a while. You can always bring yourself back here to your safe place at any moment in your day. Good. Now allow that sensation of relaxation to go even deeper. Even deeper than before. Allow yourself to drift off to sleep. Sleeping soundly for the entire night. Good night and namaste.