Welcome to this meditation to deal with brain fog.
Get into a comfortable position and close your eyes.
Sit or lay with your spine straight and settle your hands into a comfortable position.
Wait for your body and mind to arrive at this moment.
This is a time to honor yourself however you may be feeling.
Begin to relax your face and jaw
and bring awareness to your body through your breath.
Breathe in through your nose and slowly breathe out through your teeth creating a slight whistle.
Each time you breathe out blow the smallest amount of air through your mouth through closed teeth
allowing your breathing rate to slow down.
Feeling everything settle into place.
And now continue breathing normally in your own
regular way. .
And check in with your body perhaps already sensing a softening.
Brain fog commonly occurs during and after an illness
during hormonal changes and while taking medication
it's not a permanent change in your brain it's simply a sign that your brain is stressed.
When we try to quickly clear brain fog it can be a struggle putting more stress on the brain
but when we are willing to accept brain fog as part of the journey of recuperation
the brain can go about slowly processing a backlog to get back up to speed.
It's like condensation on your windows.
When the temperature outside is different than inside your home,
the windows become fogged up and you can't see outside unless you wipe away the moisture
but then it smears and quickly fogs up again.
When you're patient and wait for the two temperatures to even out,
the condensation naturally disappears and you can see clearly through the window again.
It's the same for your brain,
Brain fog is your body's way of saying
slow down ... you need time to assimilate to whatever is going on in your life right now.
Accept the brain fog and for the moment embrace a slower way of life.
And in the meantime let's soothe the stress.
Tighten your entire body ... your feet, legs, knees, thighs, stomach,
shoulders, neck, scrunching your eyes tight.
And then let go.
Let that tightness go from your muscles,
your organs,
your cells.
All tension melting away.
Now tighten your entire body again nice and tight.
And now relax.
Let your whole body decompress.
The energy able to flow into every cell of your body.
Your well-being is you right now in this moment,
listening to your body and giving your body what it needs right now.
And however things are it's okay.
Feel your body softening.
Feel your expectations softening.
Your concerns melting away.
Let's end today's practice with some affirmations.
I accept that I need to create space
I feel peace and freedom in letting go
Sometimes life has speed bumps and it's time to slow down
I am free to explore my emotions and express my true feelings
I am fully present in my body
I relax and allow life to flow through me with ease
I can ask and accept support from others
Bring yourself back now.
Bringing your level of awareness back to the room,
back to your body.
Feeling centered and grounded.
Noticing the sounds in the room,
even the air in the room.
Perhaps stretching the body or swaying slightly as you open your eyes.
Feeling more spacious and focused than when you started.
Thank you for meditating today with Generation Calm.