Guided meditation to help relax.

Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.

For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.

And stand together, yet not too near together:

For the pillars of the temple stand apart,

And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.

- Kahlil Gibran

Here is a 8.30 minute guided meditation with body scan, to help you feel relaxed. If you would like to listen to this meditation, just follow this link - Meditation Link. You can find the beautiful playlist I was listening to called This Is Buddha's Lounge here.

Close your eyes, and let your body sink into the bed.

Take a deep breath in through the nose, feel your stomach expand, and sigh it all out through the mouth.

Deep breath in through the nose, count to four. Sigh it all out through the mouth to a count of five.

Deep breath in through the nose, count to four. Sigh it all out through the mouth, count to five.

Let go of any noises around you. If thoughts come to you, simply acknowledge them, and allow your awareness to come back to your breathing.

Now bring your awareness to the space between your eyebrows. Breathe in, and as you breathe out, allow any tension you hold here to melt away.

Relax the corners of your eyes.

Allow your lips to part slightly, letting go of any tension you are holding in your mouth.

Take a deep breath in and on your exhale, allow your jaw to relax.

Your entire head is relaxed, heavy and supported on the pillow.

As you inhale, lift your shoulders up to your ears, and as you exhale, relax them down, feeling any tension in your neck and your shoulders melt away.

Bring your awareness to the top of your arms, if you notice any sensations in your arms, just observe and allow the sensations to be in the moment, no judgement, just breathe and let it be. Bring your awareness to your elbows, your forearms, feel them grow heavy, as you allow them to relax down into the bed. Heavy, supported and relaxed. Your wrists, your hands, your fingers and your thumbs, all tension melting away, as they relax. Both your arms, completely and entirely relaxed.

Bring your attention to your upper back, feel any tension softening and releasing, as you inhale and exhale. Allow your upper back to feel heavy and supported melting down into the bed. Slowly move your awareness to your mid back, with every out breath, allow any tension you are carrying here soften and melt away.

Move your awareness to your lower back and pelvis. On every exhale, allow any sensations to melt away. Your entire back, is heavy, supported and relaxed, as you inhale and exhale naturally.

When you are ready, move your attention to your thighs, feel them grow heavy, as you relax them down into the bed. Your knees, relaxed, your calves, relaxed, your ankles, relaxed, your entire legs are heavy, supported and relaxed.

Now move your awareness to your feet, your feet are relaxed. Your toes are relaxed.

Now, let your attention expand out to your entire body. Bring your awareness to the top of your head, and down to the bottom of your toes. Feel the gentle flow of the breath as it roles through the body.

Your entire body is heavy, as you melt into the bed. Safe, supported, calm and completely relaxed.