Wake Me Up: Morning Positivity - Morning Meditation - Guided Breathing to Release Anxiety & Get Through Tough Times

Episode Date: October 4, 2022

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If you'd like to enjoy Wake Me Up completely ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content, check out the link in the show notes for the Wake Me Up premium feed. Hey friends, and welcome to Wake Me Up. I'm your host, Tyler, as always, and I'm so grateful that you're here today. We're back for a meditation on this week's theme, getting through tough times. You see, we all have hard days. We all wake up and just want to stay in bed. because we fear what's to come.

But we've all made it through tough days before, and we'll do it today too. The breathing technique in this meditation will help reduce any anxiety or stress you feel, and breathing like this has been shown to slow the heart rate, reduce blood pressure, and instill a sense of calm. It will put you at ease and remind you of your inherent strength and power as an individual.

Afterwards, I know you'll feel confident in your ability to get through this day. Don't forget that you can always listen to Wake Me Up ad-free by joining the Wake Me Up Premium channel. You can find a link to sign up through Supercast in the show notes, and that link will allow you to get Wake Me Up Premium on any podcast player. If you're an Apple podcast listener and you'd prefer to do your subscription through Apple Podcasts directly, then you can do that in Apple Podcasts as well at the top of the show screen. But without any further ado, let's go ahead and start our meditation.

So go ahead and find a comfortable position anywhere in your home. I recommend that you sit up and you choose a spot that's not your bed. But I recognize we all have different constraints and different preferences, so you do what's best for you. And once you've found that comfortable position, just allow your yourself to settle in. Take a deep breath, fill all the way up, and on your exhale, slowly close your eyes. For this first moment at the beginning, just get settled. Allow your face to soften, allow your jaw to drop down, and relax your shoulders. Follow that rise and fall of your breath

and allow it to take you deeper and deeper. Now that you're settled in, let's turn to our breathing. We're going to breathe in for four counts, hold for four counts, and exhale for eight counts. I'll guide you through that the first four or five times, and after that, you should have the rhythm nice and settled in, and I'll let you go by yourself. So let's begin. Inhale, one, two, three, four. Hold, one, two, three, three, four. exhale one two three four five six seven eight inhale one two three four hold one two three four exhale one two three four exhale one two three four five six seven eight inhale inhale one two, three, four. Hold. One, two, three, four. And exhale. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. Inhale, one, two, two, three, four. Exhale. One, two, three, four. Exhale. One, two, three, three, four. Exhale. One, one, two, three, three,

three, four, five, six, seven, eight. Inhale and keep going at that same pace, counting to yourself and just maintaining that steady rhythm of breath. Right, so we're about halfway through now. Keep that steady pace of breath going. In for four, hold for four, and out for eight. If your mind wanders, that's okay. Just bring yourself back,

and start that same counting and breathing rhythm again. And as you keep breathing and going deeper and deeper into a meditative state, you can just listen to my voice. Allow these words to sink in. You are strong. You are capable. You have made it through tough things before, and you will do it many times over again.

You can overcome any obstacle. You can overcome any obstacle. rise above any setback. Going through those again, you are strong, you are capable. You have made it through tough things before, and you will do it many times over again. You can overcome any obstacle. You can rise above any setback. All right, now you can let go of all of that. Breathe naturally at whatever pace feels good to you. And just let your mind go for the this last moment. Wherever it wants, just let your thoughts unwind before we wrap up. All right, it's about time to wrap up our meditation now. So begin to bring yourself back.

Notice whatever's supporting you, whether it's a chair, a couch, or the floor. Notice any sounds going on in the room. Take a deep breath in, filling all the way up, and on your exhale, slowly open your eyes, and just take a second to gathers. yourself. All right, so I hope you are feeling more relaxed and at ease. Remember that you can get through anything. You've made it through every obstacle of life so far. Whatever stands in your way right now, I know you'll get past it too. If you know someone going through tough times or struggling to get out of bed, then do something nice and send them this meditation and a word of support. Those kinds of small gestures mean a ton. You may be the catalyst for them to have a better

day today. And that's a really great gift to share. I'll be back tomorrow with our motivational episode on this week's theme. And until then, go out and have a fantastic day.