Stress and Anxiety Meditation (Part 1 of 3 : Stop Overthinking)
00:11Welcome to Meditation Mountain and Part 1 of our Stress and Anxiety Meditations,guiding you through releasing stress, calming anxiety, and quieting an overactive mind.Find a comfortable position where you can relax without being disturbed.You may choose to sit with your feet resting on the floor or lie down somewhere comfortable.Allow your hands to rest gently.And if it feels right for you, softly close your eyes.Take a slow, deep breath in through your nose and gently breathe out through your mouth.Again, breathe in deeply, allowing your lungs to fill completely and slowly exhale, letting your shoulders relax.
01:34One more deep breath in, gentle breath out.Now you're breathing to settle into a natural, comfortable rhythm.As you breathe, notice the gentle rise and fall of your chest.Simply observe each breath as it comes and goes,knowing your body to become a little more relaxed with every exhale.Now bring your attention to your thoughts.Perhaps your mind has been busy today.Maybe it has been replaying conversations, worrying about the future,
02:51or trying to solve every problem at once. This is completely natural. The mind is designed to think.You do not need to fight your thoughts or force them to disappear. Instead, imagine that you aresitting peacefully beside a gentle river. As a thought arrives, simply place it on a leaf and watch itdrift slowly downstream. There is no need to chase it. Need to analyze it. Need to hold onto it.Simply notice it and let it float away. As another thought appears, place it on another leaf.Watch it move further and further into the distance until it disappears from view.Now return your attention to your breathing. Breathing in. Silently say,to yourself, I am calm. Breathing out, I let go. Again, breathing in, I am safe. Breathing out,
05:19I release worry. Allow these gentle words to settle naturally into your mind. Every breath,imagine your thoughts becoming quieter, like waves settling on a peaceful lake after the wind haspast. Notice the growing spaces of stillness between your thoughts. You don't need an empty mind.You simply need a peaceful relationship with your thoughts. Allow yourself to rest in this quietawareness for a few moments. Feel the weight of your body supported beneath you. Feel the gentlerhythm of your breathing. Feel the calm that already exists within you. When aever a thought returns, greet it with kindness. Then gently return your attention to your breath.Each time you do this, you strengthen your ability to let go of overthinking and return to the
07:38present moment. Take a slow, deep breath in, filling yourself with peace and breathe out,releasing stress and anxiety. One final deep breath in. A good gentle, gentle,breath out as this meditation comes to an end. Remember that you do not have to solve everything today.Some answers arrive only when the mind becomes quiet. Carry this sense of calm with you as youcontinue your day that whenever your thoughts begin to race, you can return to your breath,return to the present moment and rediscover the peaceful stillness that has always been within you.When you are ready, gently wiggle your fingers and toes, slowly bring awareness back to your surroundings,and softly open your eyes, feeling calmer, lighter, and more at ease.
09:44Thank you for joining me.
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