Meditation Mountain - Self Acceptance Meditation ~ How To Accept Yourself

Episode Date: March 10, 2021

During this self acceptance meditation we focus on how to accept yourself, accepting what is and raising your self worth. This guided session also covers self love meditation through mindfulness techniques and visualization. Self acceptance, self love and self worth are all connected in similar ways that can be addressed and improved through the use of guided meditations. During this session our main focus is on you. It's time to take a few minutes and forgive yourself, love yourself and celebrate yourself, because you really do deserve it. Sometimes self acceptance can be tricky. Loving ourselves can be difficult and we may feel that others deserve more love than we do. But this is all in our own heads. Despite what may have happened in our lives accepting yourself is the only way to self love, gratitude for what you have and a faster road towards happiness. Self acceptance meditations generally carry a lot of emotions with them. With it involving a lot of introspection and deep feelings about yourself what it means is that developing a mindful attitude is a must. Developing your self awareness muscle is the only way to really become aware of yourself emotionally and that leads to you being able to truly accept yourself. We have a very similar meditation for self love linked above that compliments self acceptance meditation. The two topics are so closely linked because we're aiming for the same outcome. Essentially what we're heading towards is a feeling of inner peace and gentle contentment with who we are. For this to be achieved we need to learn to accept and love ourselves, our thoughts and actions despite whatever may be happening in our lives. To really believe we're doing the best we can and no matter the outcome that we are worthy of love and acceptance. Once you decide that you are worthy, you can begin to show yourself the loving compassion and kindness that you deserve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Meditation Mountain and this guided meditation on self-acceptance. Start by settling yourself comfortably in a quiet place. Away from any potential distractions, you can lie down or be seated in an upright posture. Now, gently close your eyes. Begin to slowly deepen your breath. Bring your attention to your chest and bowels. belly, feeling them gently rise on the inhale and fall on the exhale. Just simply be with each breath for its full duration. Your mind may wonder, don't be afraid of any sensations or unwelcoming

thoughts that you may experience during your time of relaxation. Distractions are part of the process. It's completely normal. Simply welcome these. thoughts, accept what it is that takes you away. Then return your focus back to your breath. Imagine as if they are just clouds, passing you by. As you take the next in-breath, feel the air, enter through your nostrils, filling your whole body with peace and calmness, soothing you, rejuvenating you. feel how your lungs expand rising towards the universe and then let the air to leave back out through the mouth leaving you light and full of love towards yourself and the world around you give yourself permission to let go of any tension or stress that your body may be holding on to

release any resistance, doubt, or anxiety that no longer serves you. Let your body and your mind sink into complete stillness. Now, I want you to visualize yourself standing in front of a mirror and look into your eyes. Know that no matter what, you will love yourself to the very core of your heart. let this love warm you from your heart center filling the rest of your body feel an infinite sense of calm traveling up through your chest into your neck and head out into your shoulders down into your ribs belly pelvis legs and feet become aware of the peace within you turn your attention to awareness itself. Become aware of your awareness, the knowingness that lets you perceive all things,

the inner spaciousness that holds together all the sensations, feelings, and thoughts that make up your experience in this moment, the place where you are most yourself, the center of your being. This is the real you, beyond the thoughts and identifications of the mind. You are not your thoughts. You are not your emotions. You are not the roles you play. You are a center of pure awareness. Notice how calming and peaceful your awareness is.

gently sit your mind in this place of nourishing stillness. This is the center of pure body. being, journey to the center, and allow yourself to just simply be. Allow yourself to become more and more present there as you breathe in and out. Keep your attention to the experience of being. Imagine that in this very center of yourself, you are the light and so allow this light to gently grow and expand with your being. as you become more and more present. Breathing in and out,

it's time to celebrate your true self, breathing in from infinity and out to infinity. To reveal the meaning behind a light, the mirror starts to show your gifts and talents, things you are good at, how you take good care of yourself, the things you do to help others, It shows you the attributes in your personality,

especially the ones that help you reach your goals and dreams. Examine them clearly in whatever way they are presented. These qualities represent your uniqueness. These gifts and talents are yours, but are meant to be shared with the world because you are the only one who can contribute in this particular way. in your purest form of being.

What is the mirror telling you to do with your gifts? You may see clear images or get answers in shapes of thoughts or sensations. All is valid. All is accepted. All is wonderful. Imagine life from an outside perspective, as if you are someone else, someone who loves you and respects you deeply. and unconditionally.

What does this person appreciate about you? You are now able to look at yourself with different eyes, with loving and appreciating eyes that can see beyond the obvious. You are smiling on the inside and the outside. You can feel love and appreciation. Flow through your physical form.

Now say these powerful words to yourself. I love you deeply and unconditionally. For who you truly are, notice how you feel when you say these words. Finding your authentic self is a beautiful process. It is a process that involves learning who you truly are. Your authentic self is the real you. The person who you are destined to be. Your authentic self is the person you are at the very very very.

core of your purest being. Become aware of the state of your body and the quality of your mind. Whereas your body holding tension is your mind at ease or fill with restlessness, negativity, and doubt. On each inhale, think to yourself. I accept myself. And on each exhale, I am enough. Let each inhale draw in self-love. and acceptance. And each exhale, release, whatever is no longer serving you. Notice how you feel as you say these words to yourself, full of compassion and kindness. Keep these words in mind as you go about the rest of your day.

Take a moment and a breath. Anytime you feel you need to, in order to remind your mind. yourself of them. With this newfound acceptance, start to become aware of your body, your hands, your fingers, and your toes. And very gently, whenever you're ready, open your eyes. Thank you for joining me for this meditation today.