This self compassion meditation guides you through learning to love yourself as a friend or loved one loves you. This 9 minute practice leads you through grounding, observation of thought, cultivating self compassion and empowering affirmations. 

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In this 'Choose your own adventure' style guided imagery practice, you will get the opportunity of creating your very own safe/happy place to return to anytime you wish. Having a go-to safe/happy place to escape to assists with getting through the hard difficulties of life while building emotional resilience. Sometimes we are able to identify a pleasant memory to utilize for a practice such as this, but it can also be challenging to identify pleasant memories for one reason or another. The world is your oyster in this practice as you engage your imagination to create your very own safe and happy place. 

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Progressive Muscle Relaxation Practices have been long used to assist with deep sleep and relaxation. This practice will guide you through moving your focus from your busy thoughts to your grounded body. Throughout this deep sleep meditation, practice kindness with yourself as you gently tense and relax each major muscle group in your body. 

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Allow this practice to help you become unburdened by your responsibilities. Lay down your to-do lists and simply be here in this moment. Throughout this unburdened practice, we will find your center, cultivate calm, ease anxiety and learn to find freedom from your thoughts. 

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In this practice, we are raising our awareness of that which is happening in this moment. We do this without judgment, without making meaning of it and without trying to change any of it. This is not something we commonly do in our everyday life and so when we practice this present moment awareness with intention we allow space for our awareness, and therefore our self-control, to grow. 

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This Grounding Body Scan helps to bring you out of your mind and into your body as you slowly release tension. Body Scans help to calm anxiety, allowing you to find peace and safety in the present moment. 

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“Slow down, you’re doing fine, you can’t be everything you wanna be before your time” - Vienna by Billy Joel

I heard these lyrics from a fresh perspective this morning and they hit me hard. Why is it that we all seem to be rushing towards that next best thing, that next achievement? Why does it seem so challenging to simply be in this moment? When did that become not enough? My hope and prayer is for this practice to help you slow down and to remind you that you are doing so well. It’s okay to take a breather. It’s more than okay to relish in what you have already accomplished. You are amazing and you have already done amazing things. Take good care. 

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Learning to allow your thoughts to pass in the background of your mind is a key skill to build when you are wanting to manage anxiety well. This Mindfulness technique helps you to feel in control of your own mind. While it does take time and practice for this skill to build, it is possible to use Mindfulness to lower your anxiety, decrease stress and improve self-esteem. 

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Our observing mind gives us the power to allow the chatter of our thinking mind be background noise. If you find yourself becoming fixated on any particular thoughts, try out this 8-minute guided practices which takes you through the strengthening and cultivation of your observing mind.  

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It has been a little while since sharing another meditation here. Sometimes we need to step back, take a break, refocus. I needed this in my own life. But I have come to realize how important slowing down truly is; taking time to practice mindfulness, to be still if able, to simply breathe. It really does go a long way. As life gets busier, it becomes so easy to let practices drop out of our routine, even when they benefit us. I hope this practice will help you incorporate a beneficial pause into your busy days.

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