Meditation Mountain - Self Love Meditation and Affirmations ~ How To Love Yourself

Episode Date: March 11, 2021

This guided self love meditation is here to help raise your self esteem, improve your self worth and though the use of self love affirmations show you that self acceptance and mindfulness are the keys to emotional healing. Guided meditation is a powerful tool when it comes to affirmations for self love. We can use affirmations during meditation to reinforce over and over again how we want to feel about ourselves and use this time to subconsciously raise our self esteem and self worth with a simple but cleverly constructed meditation for self love. When learning how to meditate, be mindful of the power that affirmations can have on your mind and body. What we think and feel, we become. Therefore when learning how to love yourself be aware that showing yourself love during the meditation is just as powerful as any other time. Learning how to meditate for beginners can be frustrating, but using a short guided meditation like this can help you show more love to yourself and the fact that you're trying your best. There's one thing that self acceptance, self worth and self esteem all have in common with self love. The focus is all on how you feel about yourself. So they're all tied together through your own feelings about you. Which is great because it means that if you can start to change one then the others will likely follow. Changing the way you feel about yourself takes time. This can be sped up through the use of self love meditations and affirmations for self worth or self acceptance. But give yourself time, you don't have to have all your problems solved overnight. The first step is realizing that guided meditation can help you feel differently about yourself. The second step is being kind to yourself and taking the time to sit down for a few minutes and listen to a meditation or collection of affirmations for self love. This begins the process and gets the ball rolling. You could feel completely different about yourself in no time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Meditation Mountain and today's guided meditation for self-love. Whenever you are ready, find a comfortable position and let your eyes begin to gently close. As you sit in stillness, begin by bringing awareness to any sensations in your body. Notice what sounds and feelings. Thoughts and expectations are present. Allow them all to come and go. Allow yourself to become more and more still. Relax and softly rest your attention on your breath.

Now, breathe in deeply, concentrating and settling into its movement. Breathe in and release. Remember, there may be times where you are distracted with thoughts or sensations. Don't worry. or feel frustrated. It's completely normal when you catch yourself being distracted by thoughts or sensations. Thank your mind and slowly bring yourself back to the focus of this practice. Let them pass and gently return to the breath.

Sometimes you will be able to return to your breath easily. At other times, you'll be aware. of body sensations or of plans or wondering thoughts. Either way, it's completely okay. No matter what you experience, it's important for you to be aware of it, accept it, and rest at ease, seeing if it is possible in those moments when your awareness has drifted somewhere else. Noticing in that moment, when you realize it's somewhere other than your breath, seeing if it is possible to have an attitude of celebration, of congratulation, of recognition that this is a moment of awareness, easily bringing your attention back to breath in a friendly and non-judgmental way, continue to take deep, full breaths in through your nose and out through your mouth. As you breathe, become aware of the state of your body and the quality of your mind. Where is your body holding tension?

Is your mind at ease or filled with restlessness? Negativity and doubt. Place both of your hands over your heart and continue to inhale through your nose and exhale through your mouth. Ask yourself, how does it feel to place a little bit of your heart? my hands over this tender area. This place where I experience love for self and others, continue to focus on your breath. On each inhale, think to yourself, I am worthy, and on each exhale, I am enough. Let each inhale draw in self-love, and each exhale, release what is no longer serving you. Notice how you feel as you say these words to yourself, full of compassion and kindness.

If your mind begins to wander, know that it's okay. It's the simple nature of the mind to wander. Jelly bring your attention back to your breath. Notice how your thoughts come and go, whether positive or negative, and allow them to pass on by, like clouds in the sky. Now, visualize yourself, standing in front of a mirror, and look into your own eyes. What do you see? Grief, pain, doubt, or perhaps, confusion, anger. Maybe you see joy, bliss, peace, neutrality, regardless of what appears in the reflection in front of you. you. Repeat these following affirmations to yourself. I love myself. I am beautiful. I am worthy of

happiness. I accept myself. I allow my true self to flourish. I appreciate and acknowledge all of me. I feel wonderful and alive in this very moment. Prosperity flows through me at all times. I am a powerful creator. All is well and good in my life. I am safe, divinely guided and protected. I am loved by many. And I love myself. I love myself.

Know that in this moment what you see within yourself in a mirror might be different than what you will see next time you look. Regardless of this, know that no matter why, you will love yourself to the very core of your radiant 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. and feet. Thank yourself for taking this time today to reconnect with your inner self. Allow the sense of gratitude to fill you completely as you take a deep breath in and release. Being thankful for the breath right here, right now. Fully alive and present in this very moment, experience the warmth, love.

and compassion that gratitude brings into your heart. Bring your awareness to your abundance, your expansion, your evolution, empathy, light, your ability to see growth and potential in every moment. Feel more grace and ease with every breath you take. Now, slowly begin to return to your surroundings, When you are ready, perhaps move your head from side to side. Wiggle your fingers and toes. Allowing your eyes to let some light in, permitting yourself to shift or stretch in any way that feels comfortable to you. Congratulate yourself for taking the time today to relax your body and your mind in this way. Showing yourself a moment of self-love today.

sit with yourself and your heart to acknowledge the unique experience you had during this self-love meditation practice this concludes our meditation today thank you for joining me