Wake Me Up: Morning Positivity - Healing Chronic Pain Guided Somatic Meditation | Somatic Release, Reprocessing, Reprogramming

Episode Date: November 27, 2024

Relieve and heal your chronic pain with this guided somatic meditation. Chronic pain can be not only uncomfortable and painful (obviously), but it can limit enjoyment of life in a variety of ways. Learn to reduce the effects of chronic pain through this guided meditation, which you can repeat regularly to improve your symptoms.   About Wake Me Up Wake Me Up is the # 1 guided morning routine podcast. Our guided morning wake ups offer affirmations, mindfulness, meditation, yoga, and motivation specifically designed to help you get out of bed and start your day with a positive mindset. Stop pressing the snooze button all morning long, and turn on an episode of Wake Me Up instead. You will be happier and more successful at everything in life because of it! Try out our different kinds of episodes to see what you like. And add it into your morning routine every day. Each day, you will be happier than the day before :)   Listen to my Spotify playlists to keep the good vibes going this morning: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6nSXshDBPub8iigdyQJlWN?si=207f42f85dbc4b97⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Check out my sleep meditation podcast, Sleep Escape on Apple Podcasts -  Amazon Music - Spotify - Youtube   Want to be more focused? Wish distractions would just melt away? Sign up for the WMU Focus Course! If you're interested in joining, all you need to do is sign up for the course here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wakemeuppod.gumroad.com/l/focus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Get ad-free access to the entire WMU catalog + bonus content + 25% discount on WMU courses by joining the WMU Premium Feed. Sign up and start your 7-day free trial at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wakemeup.supercast.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Wake Me Up on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podchaser⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Say hi or request an episode at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.wakemeuppodcast.com/contact⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. See visual guides for the yoga and stretches in WMU episodes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.wakemeuppodcast.com/stretches⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. **Only partake in the physical movements suggested in Wake Me Up episodes if you are physically able and in safe surroundings. All movements are done at the individual's own risk. Be safe, and always consult a doctor if you have any questions or concerns.** Have a wonderful day 😃 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Whatever feels right to you in this moment. Take a nice deep breath, filling all the way up into your chest and down into your belly. Hold and then exhale, release. And as you let that air, just fall back out. You can slowly and gently close your eyes. Let yourself settle in, putting aside any distractions. This time is just for you to help yourself feel better. and you deserve that. Now take another deep breath in, filling your lungs completely, and then slowly let it go,

allowing your body to soften, releasing any tension that you're holding onto, feel the support of whatever's beneath you, knowing that you're safe, here, and now. Remind yourself that this practice is a time for awareness. a time to observe and connect with your body in a new way. There's no need to change or try to control anything you feel.

Simply let yourself be as you are. Now take a moment to scan your body, noticing any areas where you might feel discomfort. And those sensations may be familiar to you, or they may be moving, and shifting for now. Choose one area of your body where there's a sensation

that you'd like to focus on and just rest your attention on that area of your body, observing whatever sensations are there, and just being curious about those sensations, noticing the details are those sensations

sharp, heavy, and dense, observe if there's any movement. Is it throb or pulse? Or is it still? And as you make these observations, remember that this is simply a sensation, and while it may feel unpleasant, remind yourself that right now,

in this environment, you are safe. And this sensation doesn't necessarily signal harm or danger. And with each breath, remind yourself that, mentally sending a message of safety

to that area of your body. This is safe. I'm safe. There's no harm here. And consider that this sensation may be a bit like a smoke alarm, beeping when there's no real fire, a false alarm.

of sorts. Notice how it feels to explore this sensation with curiosity rather than fear or urgency. And as you take this time to observe and be curious,

you may notice small shifts in the sensation. Or maybe you don't. Either way, it's perfectly fine. Because you're here to observe without judgment or expectation. Let's try to deepen this sense of safety a little bit more. And you can do that by feeling a wave of relaxation,

flowing from the top of your body all the way down to your toes. And with each and every breath, that wave of relaxation, repeats, easing you further and further down, softer and softer. And each wave reinforces that message of safety. This is safe. I am safe. There's no danger here. And as you continue to breathe, nice and easy and those waves of relaxation continue to pass through your body

so too are any fears or anxieties around this sensation washed away slowly and steadily removed and as you take one more moment to enjoy this sense of safety

and relaxation, you can kindly remind yourself that your body is always doing its best to protect you. Sometimes it misinterprets signals, sounding an alarm when no harm is present. Sometimes it overreacts. Sometimes it's trying to tell you something that you may be, consciously ignoring. And so it starts to become louder and louder to get your attention. And there's only one person who can have this conversation with your body. And that's you.

And there's no better place to have that conversation than here when you're comfortable and safe. by having this conversation with your body. Know that you are retraining your mind and body to respond to these sensations differently. You're teaching yourself that you're safe, resilient, and capable of approaching this sensation in a new way, in a more productive way.

I'll take one more nice, deep breath. The deepest one you've taken yet today, hold at the top, and then exhale, release. Just let that air fall back out. And when you're ready, you can slowly begin to bring your awareness back to the space around you, feeling the support of whatever's beneath you,

your body, maybe bringing a little gentle movement just to start waking yourself back up. And when you're ready, opening your eyes, I hope you found this practice helpful, my friend. I encourage you to save this episode, come back and repeat this process. Training the brain to respond to sensations differently takes repetition. For now, carry with you this sense of calm, relaxation, and safety, knowing that each time you observe and reassure your body, you are supporting your own healing.