My Peaceful Place (Guided Meditation for Timeout)

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over to StevenWebb.uk. You are awesome. Settle in and enjoy the meditation. I won't disturb you

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after the meditation.

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Welcome to My Peaceful Place Meditation. This

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meditation is best sitting in an upright position, whether a full lotus on the floor or sat on a seat.

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If you are sat on a seat, see if you can place your feet square on the floor. It just

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helps us to ground ourselves. So

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if we keep our backs up straight tuck our chin in. A little. And imagine there's an invisible cord extending

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from the top of your head, gently holding you up in this upright position.

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My Peaceful Place is a little time out. It's not about escaping the present moment. It's about

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bringing calmness to the present moment and then extending it throughout your day.

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So first take a moment to become aware of your surroundings, the room you're in. As you look around, you

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can see the objects. Are there any noises?

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As you turn your awareness to your breath, on the next breath out, gently close your eyes.

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Notice how your breath starts to slow down. Breathing in deeper, breathing out slower.

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Just naturally becoming aware of our breath automatically slows the process.

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The body becomes naturally calmer

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there's any pockets of tension anywhere, just imagine it fading away and just softening on the out breath

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You don't have to do anything with your breath. Your body knows exactly how to breathe. It knows how fast

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and how deep to breathe. We don't have to interfere. Just become aware and observe it.

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And as we become calmer, think of somewhere in nature. Somewhere that you really enjoy going.

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A place where you can be alone with your thoughts, with your breath. A place that

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really feels quiet and calm and peaceful to you. A

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place that you feel safe and secure. A

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place that you know you will not be disturbed.

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Maybe it's next to a river or a lake.

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You know, it's your peaceful place. Totally up to you.

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Imagine what it feels like to be there now in as much detail as possible. The sounds you can hear.

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What's the weather like?

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Is there a slight breeze? Can you feel the sun on your face?

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What can you see when you're looking around?

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Perhaps you're sat on the grass or a large log or maybe a bench.

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What can you see from where you are?

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And as you can see from your surroundings as you take in the surroundings, how does it feel inside your

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body to be in this nice peaceful place?

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And as you breathe in deeper and you breathe out longer and slower, imagine this whole peaceful place becoming

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slightly more peaceful. Slightly more quiet and calm. Even

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more peaceful than when you arrived.

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And as you breathe in calm and you breathe out relax become aware of how your body is relaxing in

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this moment.

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Notice how quiet your mind is and how your mind and body is feeling calm and feeling

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as one.

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As you're sitting in this peaceful place with as much detail as possible, how you're feeling, how calm it is,

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the weather and whether you can feel the sun on your face, whether there's clouds in the sky or what

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you can hear.

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Just sit with your breath and this place at the moment in this lovely calm serene feeling. And I'll leave

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you go for a couple of minutes and

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worry about the time. I'll keep an eye on the time and just feel the calmness. And

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if during this time, if your mind wanders, just smile gently. Thank you for the story. Thank you for the

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thought. And invite your mind to sit in the peaceful place with you.

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Let's bring this experience back with you to the rest of the day. And imagine whatever you've got to do

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today, just imagine approaching it from this peaceful calmness of this moment. Imagine the wisdom

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and the experience that you can bring to each and every moment from this place of deep calmness.

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And as I count back from five, bring your awareness back to your physical surroundings. And

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as I count back from five, bring your awareness back to the physical surroundings. Five or Just open your eyes.

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Three. Move your arms to Shake out your hands and wiggle your toes. Take a deep breath

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and

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thank your body for this moment. Thank you. Namaste.