Hello and welcome back to Your Journey Yoga.
My name is Natalia and today we have a safe space guided meditation.
This practice can be done lying down or in a seat.
Whatever will allow you to feel the most supported and bring you into a state of receptivity.
So give yourself a moment to find a supportive position and as you arrive snuggle in,
Close your eyes and take a deep inhale in through your nose and a soft slow exhale out.
Another deep inhale in and a slow exhale out.
Begin to relax the muscles of your face,
Allowing the eyelids to be soft,
Your jaw to be unclenched.
Relaxing the muscles of your neck,
Your shoulders,
Finding a sense of heaviness in the arms,
Openness through the chest and the heart space,
A softness in your belly,
Groundedness in your hips.
Legs are relaxed as well.
Releasing any tension in the muscles of the body.
Allowing yourself to fully relax and release.
For the next few moments just tune in to the inflow and the outflow of your breath.
Observing the sensation of coolness inside of your nose as you inhale.
Feeling the way your chest and your belly soften as you exhale.
Any other sensations of the breath,
Maybe noticing its sound,
Its depth and its pace.
Simply allow the awareness of your breath to bring you more relaxation and into a deeper state of awareness.
As you continue to follow your breath,
Begin to visualize somewhere that you feel super safe,
Comfortable,
Somewhere that you can be your most relaxed self.
Bring this space to mind.
Begin to envision it,
Imagining that you are there right now.
What can you see in this safe space?
Are there items,
People,
Animals,
Plants?
What is the lighting like?
What can you hear?
Is there anything that you can touch?
If there is,
What is it that you're touching?
What does it feel like?
Is there a temperature of this space?
Notice how it feels to bring your mind's eye into this vision space of your safe space.
You might notice that the body,
The mind and your breath feel at peace.
Continue to allow yourself to relax into this vision.
Deepen into this sense of safety,
Of peace,
Of relaxation.
Allow it to hold you and to embrace you.
Letting the nutrients of safety seep into your mind and to your body.
Slowly begin to release the vision of this safe space.
See if you can hang on to the sensations that you feel in your body and the relaxation of your mind.
Continuing to be present with your breath.
Know that this is something that you can access in times that you are feeling stressed.
In times that you can't physically be in this safe space.
Know that your ability to find peace and calm lies within you.
And maybe that means that you envision your safe space in times that are overwhelming.
Maybe with time you find that you don't even have to envision it and you can simply tap into the well of peace and well-being that resides within you.
Take three rounds of deep inhales and slow exhales.
At the end of your next exhale you can begin to flutter your eyes open.
Coming back into whatever space you are physically in.
Thank you so much for choosing to join me in this practice.
I'll see you in the next one.
Namaste.
