Ocean’s Embrace: Dissolving Self-Doubt

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Welcome to Ocean's Embrace Guided Meditation. In this meditation we will immerse ourselves in the soothing sound of the

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waves and the vastness of the ocean and this will help us to let go of self-doubt and embrace inner

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strength and that resilience within.

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Remember there's no right or wrong way to do this meditation and simply allow yourself to be present and open

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to the experience. Begin

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by finding a comfortable position.

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I'll just give you a few seconds just to straighten your back and relax into this moment and become aware

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of your breath.

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Imagine breathing in calm, breathing out relaxed.

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And the idea of meditation is to stay alert and focused while also being relaxed.

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You can close your eyes gently or soften your gaze a few feet in front of you.

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Now continue to bring your awareness to your breath. You

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

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It's been doing it for a long time without you.

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It's not something we need to really get involved with. We can just sit and be aware.

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Use your awareness to just take notice of the breath.

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You're breathing in and you're breathing out.

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And it might help to label it and like breathing in calm, breathing out relax

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And Now open your awareness to your body and any pockets of tension that may be around.

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And if you do find any, just give them permission to relax.

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And you can give your shoulders permission to relax. The same as your face and your eyes and your chin.

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And

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any parts of the body that could do with just relaxing at the moment. Just give it permission to relax

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and it'll always come back to you and say, oh, I've been waiting for you to give me permission.

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The same as your breath. Your body knows how to relax.

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And as you continue to breathe calmly and naturally, imagine yourself standing at the edge of a beautiful, vast ocean.

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You've got a beach either side of you extending as far as you can see.

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You can feel the warm sand beneath your feet and the gentle sea breeze on your face.

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And as you gently start walking towards the shoreline, you can hear the waves gently getting louder.

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And you start to see the difference between the sand and where the waves are breaking.

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As you continue to breathe in calm and

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breathe out relax.

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And as you get closer you feel a deeper connection with the ocean's powerful energy.

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And just as the waves come in go out, just the same as your breath,

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It's like a build up and then a release.

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Breathing in calm, breathing out relax.

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And as you reach the water's edge, allow the waves to wash over your feet.

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And while the wave and the sea, the sand back out with it and you feel it when you think

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imagine the self-doubt and the energy leaving with it

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and And you can feel the ocean's energy easily just sweeping away the negative and the self-doubt from your

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mind.

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And each wave bringing a fresh new confidence and strength and resilience.

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And with each wave, taking away more of that doubt and negativity.

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Continue to stand on the shoreline, focusing on the sound of the waves as they come and go.

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With each breath, visualize the ocean helping you dissolve self-doubt. And

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in return, filling you with confidence and self-belief.

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Breathing in confidence, weaving out self-doubt.

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Take a few more breaths, just fully experiencing this exchange of energy.

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And as you're feeling lighter and more confident and self-assured, gently thank the ocean. And

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then begin walking back towards the edge of the beach.

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And as you leave the shoreline, allow yourself to feel the gratitude for the healing experience that you just had.

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You embrace the connection you have with the ocean and your inner peace and your inner power.

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Nature really has a way of allowing you to connect to your inner wisdom.

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In a moment I'm going to come back from five and we'll bring the presence back to this room in

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this present moment.

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So five, four, gently open your eyes, begin to notice your surroundings. Three,

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shake out your arms. Two, take a deep breath in with a bit more energy. One, and welcome

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back. And remember that we can use nature all the time and use nature's power and the depth of the

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ocean especially with the waves to We can breathe in one thing. We can breathe out something else. And we

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can use it to replace energy, to replace sometimes the negative and self-doubt. With positive and more confidence energy.

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So remember you can always return to the ocean's embrace whenever you feel you need to dissolve some

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self-doubt and embrace your inner strength and inner wisdom. I hope you enjoyed this meditation and if you find this

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