{"id":100106,"date":"2020-08-21T05:18:32","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T09:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/?p=100106"},"modified":"2020-08-21T05:18:32","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T09:18:32","slug":"guided-meditation-for-stress-relief-my-peace-of-mindfulness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/100106","title":{"rendered":"Guided Meditation for Stress Relief | My Peace of Mindfulness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"20-Minute Mindfulness Meditation for Anxiety and Stress\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_IUg-772WNI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>      <br \/><p> Guided Meditation for Stress Relief | My Peace of Mindfulness welcome to this relaxing session that\nguides you out of anxiety and into the Sea of Tranquility sometimes our anxious thoughts can carry\nus away to feeling emotions that are not desirable these feelings can end up\nkeeping us awake for hours on end when we are laying down to rest this is\nbecause we tend to fight them wanting nothing more than to not feel anxious\nrather than honoring them so let&#39;s begin by getting into a comfortable position\non your back ensuring you will not be distracted for the duration of this\nsession this time is for you you have nowhere\nelse to be right now and no one needs you gaze in front of you and allow your\neyes to find a spot to fixate on and do not look away in a moment as I count\ndown from ten you will slowly blink your eyes with each number I say when I reach\nzero allow your eyes to close and remain that way for the rest of the recording\nten blink your eyes nine blink eight seven six five four three two one and\nzero lay your eyes closed feel a gentle wave of relaxation sweep over your\nentire body good now allow your focus to become\ncentered on your breath when you think about your breathing you usually take a\nbig deep breath in filling your body with oxygen as you take another full breath in\nnotice how your body expands when you exhale pay close attention to how your\nbody contracts on the next breath in imagine that the oxygen is filled with a\ncalming effect and as you exhale feel tension in the body relax and melt away inhale serenity exhale any stress now bring your hands up to the very\ncenter of your chest and lay them on top of one another breathe in slowly and deeply and strain\nyour spine making your head aligned with your body when you exhale imagine there is a\nspecial point of contact the size of a golf ball in the very middle of your\nchest slowly apply some pressure to the center\npoint of your chest if you notice any worrisome thoughts pop\ninto your mind be aware of them and acknowledge them then take a nice full\nbreath in focusing on how breathing deeply feels notice how the stress is intertwined\nwith the tension and connected to restricted breathing breathing in now\nfeeling your body expanding breathe out applying this comforting pressure feel\nthe worries rise and then drift away breathe in and say I acknowledge that I\nfeel anxious it&#39;s just a passing moment the more I try to hide my stress the\nmore it causes tension lay your breath flow naturally now and\njust watch it what does your breath want to do and how is it behaving if you notice your breath becomes\nstagnant or restricted inhale very slowly and fully and say to yourself I\nlet this go as you exhale nice now one more big deep breath in let\ngo of the pressure but keep your hands here on your chest imagine that you are\nbreathing in the power of relaxation and exhale feeling this heart point which\nnaturally releases anxiety from deep within you repeat this one more time\nkeeping your spine aligned inhale lifeforce exhale and release wonderful let your hands fall back down\nby your sides and become aware of your hands can you feel a gentle tingling\nsensation or a slight warmth beginning to grow in your hands noticing these sensations relaxes you making you feel cozy and safe can you allow this relaxing warmth to\nincrease feel the tingling sensation grow and expand Oh now notice how those same sensations are\nin your feet let the warmth grow and expand do you have any anxieties right now I\nbet not you are so focused on this beautiful sensation that your mind\ncannot worry or stress you I&#39;m going to count down once more but\nthis time I want you to imagine that you are walking down a beautiful flight of\nstairs these are the stairs of relaxation with each number I say you\nbecome more and more relaxed with each step you take ten stepping off the first\nstep feeling that lovely wave of relaxation 9 allowing your level of\nrelaxation to double 8 feeling safe and secure 7 comfortable and cozy 6\nyou have nowhere to be right now except your bed five more and more deeply\nrelaxed for each step feels like a long relaxing bath three each step takes you\nfurther in to tranquility two one and zero you are more relaxed than you\nhave ever been how you feel right now is your natural\nresting state that you should always return to automatically if you find\nyourself being carried away by the worries of life remember to acknowledge\nyour true feelings and then breathe deeply into the anxieties melting them\naway the pressure point on your chest is referred to as CV 17 in acupuncture but\nalso called The Sea of Tranquility it got this name simply because of how much\nbliss a person can experience after having this release in their body and\nmind so the next time you find yourself anxious or stressed\nremember point CV 17 the Sea of Tranquility is always there for you to\nplace your hands upon good you have probably heard the phrase\nlife is a journey not a competition not only should we stop competing with each\nother but also competing with ourselves the more we deny how we feel deep within\nthe more we hinder our journey towards authentic success you have the power to feel completely\nrelaxed and at ease upon command simply honor yourself and breathe deeply as you enjoy this relaxation you have\nachieved today let your mind drift and float to thoughts of beautiful places\nsuch as beaches with turquoise water Oh Mountains with crisp skies and deep forests with majestic trees the sound of my voice gently fades away\nand you find yourself fully ready for a long night&#39;s sleep allow yourself the rest you deserve good\nnight<\/p><br \/><p><img src='https:\/\/images.pexels.com\/photos\/2128817\/pexels-photo-2128817.jpeg?auto=compress&#038;cs=tinysrgb&#038;h=650&#038;w=940'\/><\/p><br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_IUg-772WNI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">As found on YouTube<\/a><p><a 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