Namaste.
Please gently close your eyes once you make yourself comfortable.
Imagine the sounds around you.
Notice how it feels to be resting comfortably.
To be doing something that is full of love and kindness towards yourself.
To be doing something that is full of love and kindness towards yourself.
Feel the sensation of the fabric or the ground beneath you.
And of any clothing you're wearing.
Notice the feeling of the air against your skin.
Notice what it feels like just to pause.
Rest in this noticing for a few moments.
When you're ready,
Please open your eyes and look at your feet.
What comes to mind?
Is there a judgment or a dismissal?
Nothing to fix here at this moment in time.
You're just noticing how you speak to yourself.
Bring your gaze slowly up to your calves,
Your knees,
And your thighs.
Notice your thoughts.
Do they zone in on imperfections?
Do they write off any of your physical traits as being too much or not enough?
Notice these thoughts and then put them aside for now.
Move throughout the rest of your body.
You'll notice some areas bring up stronger thoughts and feelings compared to others.
Please allow your gaze to rest on your stomach,
Your genital area,
Your chest area,
Your arms,
Your hands.
What comes to mind?
How do you tend to speak to these parts of yourself?
As you look at your body,
Do you notice any memories arising?
Or any regrets about your health?
Ways you've lived your life?
Desserts you've eaten?
Thoughts you didn't follow?
And it might help to say a few of these out loud.
Notice how you feel as you speak or note these thoughts.
Where does your body hold these emotions?
How do they feel?
Is there a fluttering?
Tightening?
Often,
This kind of noticing will bring up feelings of discomfort or unpleasant sensations.
Allow these to be there with you for a few moments without fighting them.
As a normal,
Natural part of this process.
Thank you for watching.
I'd like to invite you to imagine a loving presence.
It can be a human,
An animal or a spiritual presence.
For some people,
A trusted family member or friend evokes this kind of love.
For others,
It can be a pet.
It can be someone who's living or someone who's passed on.
You might choose a spiritual guide.
Or you can simply imagine warm,
Kind rays of sunlight shining down on you with no boundaries or limitations.
You can even imagine a cooling,
Healing,
Soothing blue light.
Please choose whatever feels like it embodies the most love and kindness towards you.
If you have a hard time conjuring up a loving presence,
Imagine what it might feel like to be loved unconditionally in a way that you'd want to be.
Please feel this within your body as much as you can.
I'd like to now invite you to place your hands gently on the part of your body you had the most criticism for.
And imagine that loving presence moving through you,
Through your arms,
Into your hands and into that body part.
Allow it to be filled with acceptance,
Warmth,
Kindness and experience this for a few moments.
Please allow any other emotions that may be present anxiety,
Fear,
Anger or resistance to be there with you as well.
Think about some of the good things that this part of your body has done for you.
How has it supported you?
Has it digested your food?
Has it helped you exercise?
Held you up at your job?
Allowed you to hold a child?
Kept you healthy?
What might this body part most need to hear from you right now?
It might be,
Thank you or I appreciate you.
It might be,
I love you.
I'm here for you.
I'm sorry.
I accept you just as you are.
If you are able to repeat some of these phrases a few times to that part of your body,
While allowing the love to flow into it.
And feel this love flow into any other body part that might need it.
And even throughout your whole being.
Imagine what it would feel like to give love to your body.
What it would feel like to think of yourself as beautiful.
To know that you are doing your best and your body is doing its best.
To give yourself gratitude.
To love yourself as perfectly imperfect.
Notice the sensations arising within you.
And observe what it feels like to allow yourself to take up space.
To accept your body just as it is in this moment.
To offer yourself love.
Please rest for a while in this spaciousness.
Thank you.
Namaste.
