Releasing morning anxiety

Transcript
28 April 2024
Transcript

The following is a guided meditation.

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Hello and welcome to this meditationfor releasing morning anxiety.
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In this meditation,
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you'll be guided to relax yourbody and deepen your breathing,
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to help stimulate yourparasympathetic nervous system,
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also known as the rest and digest system.
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This system is basically theopposite of the stress response.
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It allows your body to conserve energy,
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slow your heart rate,and promote digestion.
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To begin this meditation, you arewelcome to find a comfortable,
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quiet place where you can sit or lie down,
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rest your hands whereverthey feel most natural.
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And on your next exhale,allow your eyes to close.
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Take a few moments to settle in,
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making any final adjustmentswith your body and gradually
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becoming more, still
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move your attention down to your toes.
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Just noticing your toes in this moment,
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deepen your next inhale.And as you exhale,
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relax your toes,
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letting any tension fromyour toes fall away.
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Breathe in deeply. And asyou exhale, relax your feet
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once more, taking a deep breath in
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and relaxing your feet.As you breathe out,
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continue taking nice deepbreaths in a way that still feels
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comfortable and easy.
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Move your attention to your lower legs,
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noticing your calf muscles in particular
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During your next few exhales,
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letting go of any tensionyou might be holding there.
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Let your focus flow furtherup your legs to your
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thighs,
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perhaps observing the strengthin this area of your body.
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And with each exhale,letting your thighs soften
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almost like they'remelting into the floor.
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Notice your buttocks, hips,
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and pelvic area, breathing in deeply
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and relaxing all of yourmuscles here as you breathe out.
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Taking a few more deep breaths,
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sinking further andfurther into relaxation.
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With each exhale,
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moving your attention now to your stomach,
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A place where we oftenfeel fear and anxiety.
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Let your next exhale help you releaseany tension you might be holding in your
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stomach.
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Taking a few more deep breaths inyour own time as you allow your
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stomach to relax further,
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let your focus move toyour chest and shoulders.
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Breathing deeply and relaxingyour chest and shoulders.
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With each exhale, softening,
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melting, becoming heavier.
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This is another place where stressand anxiety can often be felt.
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So we'll spend little extra time here,
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really taking the time to softenand release this part of the body.
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Move your attention to yourback, noticing your lower,
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middle And upper back.
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Taking a deep breath inand letting that breath out
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in a long, smooth sigh,
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allowing your back to relax.
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Feeling any tension dissolve.
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Continue taking nice deep breaths here.
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On your next inhale, moveyour attention to your arms.
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And as you exhale, lettinggo of the muscles here,
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allowing your arms tobecome soft and heavy.
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Noticing your hands,
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the palms of your hands,the backs of your hands,
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all of your fingers and thumbs.
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Taking a gentle breath in
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and letting your handsrelax as you breathe out,
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moving your attention up to your neck.
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Another place where tension can build up.
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Taking a nice deep inhale
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and relaxing your neck as you exhale.
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Taking a few more gentle,
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soothing breaths here and releasingany last tension from your
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neck.
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Notice your forehead, eyes,
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cheeks, lips and jaw,
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all the little muscles of your face.
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And with each exhale,
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letting all of thesemuscles start to soften,
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relaxing more and more.
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Taking just one or two more deep breaths,
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observing your entire body,
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letting go of any last tension,
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allowing your whole bodyto sink into relaxation.
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Your breath can returnto its normal pattern,
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flowing effortlessly in and out.
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And taking a few moments nowto savor this time of rest.
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When you are ready, bring yourmind back to the present moment.
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Taking as much time as you needto come outta this meditation,
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you can wiggle your fingers and toes.
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You are welcome to take anice, big, delicious stretch,
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and when you are ready, you canstart to blink your eyes open.
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Well done for taking the timeto release morning anxiety by
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deepening your breath andletting your body relax.
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You've given yourself a wonderfulopportunity to rest and help release that
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anxiety. Thank you for listening,
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and I hope you have a beautiful day.