Golden Ball Meditation

Hello and welcome to this meditation, which will take just about 10 minutes, but the calming softness it leaves within lasts much, much longer. And if meditation is new to you, I promise that this one has just enough to focus on to help keep your mind from wandering. And it's, it's a good one to practice anytime, especially helpful If you feel stressed or anxious. To start this meditation, find a comfortable place where your body doesn't need to hold itself up. You can prop yourself up on pillows on a bed. You can relax on a couch. Make sure that there are no noises in the background like the TV. Uncross your arms, uncross your legs, and let your arms relax beside your body or perhaps rest on your lap, and when you're ready, close your eyes. Begin by taking a few deep breaths in through the nose, all the way down to the belly button, and out your mouth. Aim to relax the tummy and let it move freely with your breath. Breathing in all the way down to your tummy. Breathing out. And as you do this breathing, imagine, sense, or feel a faint golden yellow ball up in the sky. And as you breathe, Watch it slowly move down towards you where it settles underneath the soles of your feet, and it's about the size of a basketball. Become aware of feeling the gentle warmth coming from this golden orb of light beneath the soles of your feet. And it feels soft and comforting. The golden light is the hue of a beautiful morning sunrise in the middle of summertime. Feel the warmth begin to move into your whole feet and up and Into your ankles. The golden ball has expanded and enveloped your feet. And as you breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth, feel into your feet. Let all the muscles, tendons, vessels, and bones Relax. And if you feel any place that has tension or discomfort, invite the light into that place in your feet and feel it pass. Now feel the light permeate its way Up inside your legs. The golden ball is embracing your legs to the level of your knees. Again, feel the light moving through the tissues in this part of your body. Let it soften you, releasing any tension. And the light spirals over your upper legs all the way to your hips. Your entire pelvis is now also bathed in this beautiful, comforting warmth of the golden orb. Breathe into your pelvis. Breathe into your legs. Let the light find its way into all the tissues and bones and structures of this deep root of your body. Find any areas that that need the comfort of the warm light and breathe. Breathe in warm golden softness and exhale tension and stress. The ball of light Is expanding now to engulf your entire torso, your abdomen, chest, back, and organs. Your lungs feel the warmth. Your heart beats and brings with it healing light to your body. Take time to let go of stress. Feel the shoulders release. The rhythm of your breathing is comforting. Now the golden light is spiraling out and around your arms, down into your hands, and out and Your fingertips. It's sparkling as it relaxes them. You feel warmth in your throat, and that warmth goes up and relaxes your chin, your jaw. It relaxes your tongue and softens your cheeks. Your eyes feel a little bit heavier, and it softens your forehead. All the way to the very top of your head. And now this beautiful golden orb is surrounding your entire being, and you feel so content. And calm. So breathe in that golden warm softness and breathe out any tension or stress. Breathing in that golden warm softness all the way down to your belly button and then breathing out Any tension or stress. And continue to breathe in that golden warm softness. If you are listening to this meditation at nighttime and you're in bed, You can allow yourself to just drift off to sleep. This visualization helps to reconnect with and relax the body and steady the mind. And if your mind gets distracted at any time, just focus again on breathing in and And breathing out. And as you listen to this time and time again, you may find yourself some days more focused than others, and that's okay. Go with the flow of your breath, and each time you listen to this calming meditation, you will feel so Soft and calmness come over your being. So if you now do need to get on with your day, bring your focus once more to your in-breath and your out-breath. And as you breathe in, begin to wake up your hands and your fingers by giving them a wake-up wriggle. And as you breathe in and breathe out, wake up your feet and your toes by giving them a wake-up wriggle. If you like, you can stretch up your arms, give yourself a nice stretch. When you're ready, you can open your eyes and And bring yourself back to the space from where you began. And after all of that breathing, do have a drink. Thank you so much for listening.