For the days you feel you are not enough. Ten short lines, said plainly, no build up. The last one is the title.
About 14 minutes with Steven Webb's calm voice.
Three lines for self-compassion, three for inner strength, four for your own worth. You say each one after me and try to feel it as already true, today and yesterday and next year. It closes with a hand on your heart. May I be happy. May I be well. May I be loved.
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Hello. Welcome to I Am Enough. Guided Meditation.
Steven Webb:This meditation is for you if sometimes you feel like you may not be enough, sometimes you lack a little
Steven Webb:inner strength, or you lack a little bit of self-compassion. I will step you through some affirmations that will help
Steven Webb:you with all three. But until then, just make yourself comfortable. Wiggle your bum into the seat that you're in
Steven Webb:or on the cushion. Shake out your arms and Just place your arms and your hands on top of your
Steven Webb:thighs.
Steven Webb:And just bring your awareness to your breath.
Steven Webb:You don't need to do anything with your breath. Just allow your body to breathe. And you just become aware
Steven Webb:of it.
Steven Webb:Breathing in calm. Breathing out relaxed.
Steven Webb:And You don't need to do anything else in this moment.
Steven Webb:And as you're aware you're breathing in, just allow your body to relax.
Steven Webb:And as you're aware of your breath, just allow your body to relax in this moment. Allow
Steven Webb:your shoulders to relax.
Steven Webb:Your eyes and your face. Your jaw.
Steven Webb:And any part of your body where there's any pockets of tension. Just
Steven Webb:invite that area just to relax on the next out breath.
Steven Webb:And just like you're breathing, your body knows how to relax as well. You don't have to force it.
Steven Webb:And if you find your mind wandering, just smile gently and thank you for the thought. But bring it back
Steven Webb:to your breath.
Steven Webb:You may hear the odd sound coming in. Acknowledge that it's a sound.
Steven Webb:And no matter how many times your mind tries to take you away, just smile and thank you for the
Steven Webb:thought. Recognising that's what the mind does.
Steven Webb:It's perfectly normal for the mind to think stuff up.
Steven Webb:It's perfectly normal for the body to have emotions.
Steven Webb:All we're doing right now is just focusing on our breath,
Steven Webb:breathing in calm,
Steven Webb:breathing out relaxed.
Steven Webb:And we'll just do one more sweep through the body. Just starting from the top of your head, going right
Steven Webb:down to your toes. And
Steven Webb:as you breathe out, just imagine your whole body relaxing in this moment.
Steven Webb:Every muscle just relaxed.
Steven Webb:You might find your breathing just gets slightly deeper and slightly slower.
Steven Webb:That's all okay. Your body knows how to breathe.
Steven Webb:We're nice and peacefully relaxed. We're going to do some self-compassion affirmations first. And
Steven Webb:after I say it, you say it in your mind or gently out loud. And
Steven Webb:make sure you feel it throughout your whole body. What does it feel like to be completely true and completely
Steven Webb:real in this moment?
Steven Webb:And the first one is, I forgive my past mistakes.
Steven Webb:I forgive my past mistakes.
Steven Webb:I treat myself with kindness and compassion
Steven Webb:I treat myself with kindness and compassion
Steven Webb:It's okay to rest and recharge.
Steven Webb:It's okay to rest and recharge.
Steven Webb:We'll move to a few affirmations for inner strength.
Steven Webb:And the first one, I trust my own wisdom.
Steven Webb:I trust my own wisdom.
Steven Webb:I have the power to overcome any challenge.
Steven Webb:I have the power to overcome any challenge.
Steven Webb:I define my own success.
Steven Webb:I define my own success.
Steven Webb:And just bring your awareness back to your breath.
Steven Webb:Reground in your body. Breathing in calm. Breathing out relaxed.
Steven Webb:And this is the final set of affirmations.
Steven Webb:And remember to feel them deeply. As
Steven Webb:if you know they're true today, they were true yesterday and they will be true into the future.
Steven Webb:I am worthy of love, happiness and respect be
Steven Webb:of love happiness and respect
Steven Webb:I'm strong capable and resilient
Steven Webb:I am strong, capable and resilient
Steven Webb:I accept and love myself unconditionally
Steven Webb:I accept and love myself unconditionally.
Steven Webb:Today And always, I am enough exactly as I am.
Steven Webb:Today and always, I am enough exactly as I am.
Steven Webb:And we're going to close this meditation. And if you can just place your hand on your heart and
Steven Webb:just feel your chest rising alone with your breath.
Steven Webb:Feel the energy in your heart
Steven Webb:And just feel this deeply.
Steven Webb:May I be happy.
Steven Webb:May I be well.
Steven Webb:May I be loved.
Steven Webb:And we'll do that one more time.
Steven Webb:May I be happy.
Steven Webb:May I be well.
Steven Webb:May I be loved.
Steven Webb:Now if you bring your awareness back to your breath,
Steven Webb:aware Whether you're breathing in or
Steven Webb:whether you're breathing out.
Steven Webb:And any sounds around you, including my voice,
Steven Webb:any sensations in your body,
Steven Webb:the room you're in,
Steven Webb:just gently open your eyes and look around a bit. Shake out your arms. And just feel what it's like
Steven Webb:to know that you are enough.
Steven Webb:Know that you
Steven Webb:are exactly who you need to be
Steven Webb:today and tomorrow and in the future.
Steven Webb:You already have your own wisdom.
Steven Webb:You know how to be kind and compassionate towards yourself.
Steven Webb:And you know how to believe in yourself.
Steven Webb:Just take a deep breath and really allow all that to sink in.
Steven Webb:I'm Steven Webb and thank you for doing this meditation. I know you're enough. Exactly as you are.
Steven Webb:If you head over to StevenWebb.uk, you'll be able to find links to whatever podcast and to more meditations
Steven Webb:that will help you to grow and find more self-love for yourself and get through the difficult and become more
Steven Webb:resilient in life.
Steven Webb:And maybe you can support the podcast and the work I do. Take care. Thank you and have a wonderful
Steven Webb:day.