Inner Peace Meditations - Episode: Building Confidence within Vulnerability
Guided by Steven Webb
In this powerful meditation, Steven Webb gently guides you through embracing vulnerability with wisdom and courage. Designed for anyone struggling with confidence and viewing vulnerability as a weakness, this episode is an invitation to redefine vulnerability as a profound strength. By learning to lean into discomfort, you discover the genuine courage that lies within the rawness of your own humanity.
Join Steven as he helps you:
Shift your perspective on vulnerability, from something to be fixed to a gateway for deeper connection and authentic confidence.
Cultivate a sense of inner peace through acceptance, allowing your vulnerable moments to be spaces of growth rather than fear.
Benefits of This Meditation:
Develop genuine confidence by embracing rather than avoiding vulnerable emotions.
Transform feelings of inadequacy into a source of wisdom and personal power.
Foster deeper self-compassion and understanding in moments of doubt.
Cultivate resilience, using vulnerability as a bridge to connect authentically with others and yourself.
Experience a release from the fear of imperfection, leading to a more open and peaceful mind.
Listen to this meditation to find the courage within your vulnerability, and to realise that it is in our openness where true strength is forged.
Transcripts
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Welcome to this guided meditation. I'm Steven. And this meditation is about embracing your
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vulnerability and also bringing along the voices of courage and wisdom at the same time.
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So let's begin by just allowing your body to settle into a comfortable position.
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And it's worth noting that you just allow your body to relax. You don't have to do anything. Your body
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knows how to relax.
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And as you become aware of your breath, just the same as your body, Your breath knows how to breathe.
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You don't have to get involved. We just become aware of this moment and allow it to be what it
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is.
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You can choose to gently close your eyes or just soften your gaze, just a few feet in front of
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you.
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And as you take on a moment just to arrive in this moment,
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you don't have to do anything, just be here.
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You don't even have to do anything with my words. Just
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hear them and
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allow them to be what they are
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Breathing in calm. Breathing out relax
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Breathing in calm. Breathing out relax
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And you may notice the body just leaning slowly back and forth. Just very subtle. That's
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okay. It's as the air goes into your chest. Your shoulders will slightly expand and move back. And
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you may notice your belly just going up and down slightly.
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That's your body doing its job.
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And that's all okay.
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And if you find your mind wanders, just smile. Thank you. Thank you for the thought. It's what the mind
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does.
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We never want to stop the mind thinking completely. We just want to educate the mind and help it to
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think in the way we want it to think. And right now we want the mind just to be aware
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of our breath
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we're breathing in calm, breathing out relaxed.
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And if you do have any thoughts of fear or avoidance coming up, just acknowledge them and then gently allow
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them to carry on past. It's
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almost like greeting an old friend and you nod and you give a smile. And you carry on walking.
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You don't even need to push them away.
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They'll fade away in the distance all by themselves.
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Now as you're feeling nice and relaxed, in this moment we'll just take a
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few more breaths. And
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what I mean by that is just be aware of your next few breaths. Whatever
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speed, whatever depth,
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You may notice they're slightly deeper than they were when you started.
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And just notice your shoulders relaxing. Your
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face relaxing.
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As you're relaxing into this moment,
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just bring to mind a time recently when you felt a little vulnerable.
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And let it come naturally, don't try to force it.
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And as you sit with this feeling, imagine it as a doorway.
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On the other side of the door lies a deeper connection. A connection with creativity and meaning.
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And notice if fear arises, acknowledge it. You could say silently to yourself, I
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see you.
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I fear. Thank
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you for trying to protect me.
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And then gently guide your attention back to your breath
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then just open your attention to just curiosity.
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What could be different the other side of the door?
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And ask yourself, what gift might be hidden within this vulnerability?
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Perhaps it's an opportunity to be honest. Perhaps it's an opportunity to grow or to connect.
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Perhaps it's just an opportunity to be vulnerable and
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be brave.
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An opportunity to mix the voices of courage. And
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wisdom alongside it.
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Now just imagine yourself looking at the door. And
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you stood there as the voice of vulnerability. And next to you, you've got your inner self,
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which is a clone of you with the voice of courage.
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And the other side of you, you've got your inner self as a clone of you and
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it's the voice of wisdom.
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And when you say these affirmations, the
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eye is all three of you. All the voices together.
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I am safe to be open to this opportunity.
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I am safe to be open to this opportunity.
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I choose curiosity over fear.
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I choose curiosity over fear.
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Within vulnerability, I find my strength alongside my courage and wisdom.
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Within vulnerability, I find my strength along with courage and wisdom.
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And as you feel these words resonate with you, How does vulnerability feel? How does that moment feel? Knowing that
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you also have different voices. The voices of courage and the voices of wisdom. And
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whatever voices that you'd like to bring to this moment. That
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although it is only you, you are not alone. The
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voice of vulnerability is not the only voice you have.
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So imagine seeing that time when you felt vulnerable.
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Imagine it with a deep breath and you're now braver because you have the other voices.
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And instead of the fear overall, maybe the voice is more excitement and opportunity.
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And now just take a few moments just to rest in the stillness.
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Let your breath guide you back to a sense of calm and presence.
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And just silently repeat these to yourself.
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May I be brave in my vulnerability.
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May I be brave in my vulnerability.
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May I embrace the gifts of openness.
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May I embrace the gifts of openness.
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May I show up fully with a voice of courage, compassion and wisdom.
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May I show up fully with a voice of courage, compassion and wisdom.
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And when you're ready just bring your awareness back to the room. And just shake out your arms or wiggle
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your fingers and gently open your eyes. And just imagine what life would be like instead of living off the
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one single voice. Whether it's fear or grief or whatever voice it is, imagine how
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different it would be if you just took a breath and go, okay, what more voices can we bring to
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this moment? I
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may be feeling vulnerable, but what if I bring the voice of courage? How different would it look?
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How much braver would I be?
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How vulnerability morphs into something different of an opportunity.
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I'm Steven Webb and thank you for your support on here. If you can leave a review and all these
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meditations are completely free because of people that can donate a coffee. That helped pay for the podcast and all
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the Inner Peace Meditations. You are awesome. Take care and thank you
