Joy Brown guides a 5-minute meditation to release stress through deep breathing, body scanning, and visualization. You identify tension spots, imagine soothing energy flowing through your body, and symbolically place stress on a rock to release it.
Welcome to this guided meditation on releasing stress. My name is Joy Brown, and I will be guiding you through today's meditation. To begin, take a seat or lay down and close your eyes. To calm our bodies and mind, let's take some deep breaths in, fill our chest with air, hold for a few seconds, then exhale out through your mouth in a big sigh. Let your breathing return to normal now. Picture your body before you in your mind's eye. Ask to be shown any areas of your body that are holding tension or stress. Observe as they light up on the picture of your body before you. Now feel into your body where you were shown the stress and tension are kept. Hold no judgment for yourself. Place your focus on one spot at a time, physically relaxing that area, thinking and telling it loving thoughts and words. Our bodies do so So much for us, and they deserve our love. Once all the spots that light up for you have been dealt with, tap into how relaxed your body is feeling now. If protruding thoughts are entering your mind, gently release them. Keeping your focus on relaxation. This is not the time to focus on them, as we are taking this time for ourselves and our bodies. Just enjoy being relaxed. Be mindful of what emotions arise for you. You're still struggling with feeling fully relaxed. This is okay. Take deep breaths as needed. Picture relaxation energy flowing down over you, starting at the top of your head, making its way all the way down to your toes. What color is this energy? Can you feel it move over your body? Does it feel heavy or light? Just stay in this beautiful, relaxing energy. Before we leave our relaxed state, if there is anything that is stressing your life, it Picture it as a rock or certain item and place it on the ground before you in your mind. We are not taking this with us as we leave this meditative state. This stress rock or item is now given over to the universe. It is not ours to carry any longer. Give gratitude for all you have experienced today. Bring your awareness now back to your body, to this present moment. Start to move and open your eyes. Thank you for joining me today in this guided meditation on releasing stress. Blessings to you.
