Meditation for Authenticity
Do you ever feel nervous about showing up as your true authentic self? Today it’s common for people to lean toward what seems to be socially acceptable.
In today’s meditation I lead you through a process of connecting to what is true for you and how to come back to that place in your life so that you can show up as your true authentic self.
Audio Transcription:
Welcome, I invite you to close your eyes and start to settle in….
Starting off by taking the deepest breath you’ve taken yet today….inhaling deeply…..and exhaling……
Settling into your space…. noticing the points where your body connects to the surface beneath you….
Hearing any sounds around you….and just breathing in and out…..in and out….
Nothing to do, nowhere to go except to be in this very moment…..
Feeling your body relaxing more and more in each moment…..letting go of the thoughts that move through….just noticing them and letting them float on by….always coming back to your breath…..
Softening your brow….letting your eyes feel heavy….letting the jaw go slack….
Letting the muscles in your in your neck and shoulders soften and relax…..just noticing that if there is any tightness in this area that you can now give it permission to relax…
Feeling that relaxation flow down your arms…..through your wrists and into your hands….
Relaxing the muscles in your chest….opening your heart space just a bit by dropping your shoulders down and back and opening your chest….
Softening your belly…..
Feeling the relaxation flowing down through your hips….into your legs….and down through your feet and out your toes…..
And now in this very relaxed state….I invite you to ponder authenticity in your life….take a little mental inventory and ponder how connected you are to yourself and how you show up in the world….
Do you every feel stifled or damped down in how you would like to respond or show up in a situation or are you coming from a place of alignment with what is true for you?
Authenticity means that we know who we are, what we stand for and what is true for us in each moment….
It means we continue to check in with ourselves and show up from that place…..
What is coming up for you as you hear my words?
Are there times that you feel the alignment and act from that place?
Are there times that you feel stuck, awkward, afraid to share your true thoughts?
Do you compare yourself to others and not measure up?
Whatever the answers are to these questions…..remember there are no right or wrongs…..it just is….and from spending this time pondering your feelings around it…..you are then able to make adjustments if needed…..
So….now…..I invite you to come to your center….to find that place of peace within you….giving yourself a moment here…where is it in your body?
What does it feel like?
Does it have a color?
A sensation?
Just notice…..
And now that you’ve connected with your center….I invite you to come back to this place whenever you like…this is your authentic center….this is the place to check in to see how you feel about things and then to take action from this place….
Your invitation is to check in with yourself in each situation you are in and come from the place of what is true for you….
This is your invitation to let go of the expectations of others….to stay true to you in your interactions…..to know that for each of us….what is true for us is of utmost importance….our authenticity needs to reign…
Taking a deep breath in…..and releasing it…..notice how you are feeling in this moment….
Staying with this feeling….letting it flow through you…remembering that in each moment you get to choose what is right for you….You always get to decide how to interact and respond…..
So now….I invite you to start to come back into your body….hearing the sound of my voice….hearing any sounds of the room that you’re in….
Feeling the surface beneath you….
Wiggling fingers and toes…
Perhaps shrugging your shoulders and stretching in any way that feels good to you….
And every so slowly….and only when you’re ready….opening and closing your eyes….
Thank you so much for spending your time with me….I really appreciate it….
And as always, remember that true peace is just one breath away.
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