Hello and welcome.
My name is Mei and today we're going to relax our bodies together and try to better understand why we sometimes feel angry.
Let's start by first taking a comfortable position in whatever way feels good for your body.
You may want to lay down or sit up.
Take your time to settle in and let out any extra energy that you're holding on to.
You can shake out your arms and legs before gently becoming very still.
If you'd like,
You can close your eyes and place one hand on your heart and one hand on your stomach.
Take a big deep breath in through your nose and slowly breathe it all out through your mouth.
Breathing slowly in a rhythm that feels good for your body.
You may be feeling some big emotions right now.
They may be called anger,
Frustration or annoyance or maybe you might not know what exactly to even call them but you can feel them strongly inside of you.
It's okay to have these feelings.
They are real and they are natural.
Can you notice where in your body the feeling of anger is sitting right now?
When anger is there,
It might feel especially tight or heavy in a certain part of your body.
Anger might be sitting in your heart or in your stomach or in your head.
Take your time to find where it is.
Feel it there.
It's normal.
We can say,
Hello anger.
I see that you're there.
When we feel anger,
It means that our body thinks that we're in danger so it tries to protect us using the strong feeling of anger.
Our body just really wants to make sure that we're safe.
You can remind your body that you already are safe and that you don't need to use anger to protect you and that there are people all around you who love you so very much and will help make sure that you're safe.
Let's remind our bodies together.
Repeat this after me.
I am loved and I am safe.
Once more,
I am loved and I am safe.
Very good.
Now,
Let's thank our bodies together for wanting to protect us and keep us safe.
We can do this by giving ourselves a very tight hug.
Wrap your arms around you and take a big deep breath in.
Now squeeze your whole body very tightly.
Start with your toes and your legs,
Your stomach and chest,
Your arms and hands,
Your neck and face.
Now breathe out and let it all go and relax.
Very good.
We'll do this one last time.
Wrap your arms around you and take a big deep breath in and squeeze your entire body very tightly all the way from your toes to your arms and up to your face.
Now breathe out and let it all go and relax.
You've done a wonderful job of giving lots of love to your body today.
Some anger may still be sitting inside of you and that's perfectly okay.
There are many things that you can do to help let the anger calm down.
Think about doing a relaxing activity that you enjoy to allow the rest of the anger to flow out of your body.
You may want to do this by reading a book or drawing or painting.
You can move your body outside or find a soft and squishy toy to cuddle and play with.
As you play and enjoy the rest of your day,
You can continue reminding your body to relax by saying,
I am loved and I am safe.
I invite you now to softly open your eyes if they were closed and start to connect back to the space that you're in.
Thank you for joining me today for this guided meditation.
I hope that you have a beautiful day and I'll see you again next time.
