A guided meditation on noticing your breath and meeting anxiety with gentleness instead of judgment. The speaker walks you through naming what you feel, checking if your thoughts are kind or harsh, and setting a simple intention like "I am aware of my anxiety and I want to care."
Awareness that heals episode 120 so just start off by noticing your breathing and most important, notice that you're capable of being aware when you remember to see your anxiety and let it be soft so you're aware of your anxiety and be as gentle with yourself right now as much as possible. Being this gentle awareness of your anxiety is utterly transforming. As a starting point, let yourself say anxiety. I see you remember as it will allow you to direct your attention. Every single thought when you're aware of your anxiety matters a lot. Notice if your thought is negative or supportive. Now look deep in your heart and find a place at least in your thoughts. If you can't reach your heart, thoughts that are caring for you are invaluable, even though we all want immediate feelings. So while you're with your anxiety now look for thoughts that say something like of course I want to care for you. Of course I want to treat you as my friend. This is crucial. Being aware of your anxiety and wanting to care at the same time is magic. You may think that this is something that you're already doing, but to be aware of your anxiety and finding that place inside you that wants to care for it is utterly transformational. Just even understanding it is is the beginning point. Let yourself ask the seemingly absurd question of do you want to care for your anxiety when you see it. Now, that may sound like a completely absurd question, but when you recognize how rare it is for you to care for your anxiety, you might get a little smile, or perhaps even better, a laugh because you realize that you forget to care for yourself when you're anxious. It doesn't even come up as a consideration. So staying with yourself now, or perhaps if it's not this moment, your most recent anxiety, remember, I want to move in a caring direction. This is the very beginning of guiding yourself to care while you're anxious. I am aware of my anxiety and I want to care at the same time. It's a massive breakthrough just to be there and it sets up the next possibility, which is to bring these thoughts into your attitudes, your actions and qualities that will support you. I am aware of my anxiety and I really want to care and take this with you. Thanks for listening to Awareness that Heals. Please click subscribe so you won't miss an episode. If you love the podcast, the best way to help spread the word is to rate and review the show. This helps other listeners like you find this podcast. We're deeply grateful you're here and that we have found each other. We encourage you to download our introspective guides@awaressthatheals.org they will be helpful to you while listening to our podcast.
