Hey guys.
It's Bex here and welcome to another video in my series You Have Four Minutes for Meditation.
Today's meditation is for all my athlete friends out there getting ready for competition, race
day or any big event that you're preparing for.
I love getting all your comments and requests on my YouTube videos and this one is a special
request from a follower named Scott who also happens to be a coach of kids who are getting
ready for competition.
So I want to offer you a meditation that's going to put you at ease if you're preparing
for a big day and it's going to let you know that you have everything you need for success.
Let's get started by finding our easy seat.
Meditation is meant to be easy even if you're a beginner.
So I want you to be comfortable wherever you are.
You can sit.
You can lie down.
You could be standing if you want to but I prefer to sit cross-legged on the floor on
a pillow.
You can have your hands downturned or upturned to receive the energy around you, whatever
is comfortable.
You can even try something called a mudra where you connect your fingers in different
positions.
Breathing and concentration are super important in sports, competition and also in meditation.
So I want you to pay attention to your breath during this entire meditation.
I also want your posture to be perfect.
So start by sitting up nice and tall, inhaling your shoulders up to your ears and exhaling
your shoulder blades down in your spine.
Your head should be pointing up towards the ceiling and your chin should be parallel to
the floor.
Now we're ready to get started.
Close your eyes and start paying attention to what your breath is doing.
This is where the concentration and attention come in.
Don't worry if it's very fast.
Don't try to lengthen or deepen it if it's not there.
Just be with your breath in this moment.
Listen to what your body is telling you.
Are you calm?
Are you nervous?
Just examine this state of being without judgment and allow your breath to flow naturally.
As athletes, you prepare for big events all the time.
Maybe it's a big race, a competition, a big game.
Your abilities are constantly being tested.
All that you've done and practiced is finally ready to be shown to the world and this can
be an incredibly nerve-wracking experience.
I am here to assure you that everything you've done up until now has not been in vain.
You have been dedicated to your craft and your sport.
You are ready for this day.
As you breathe in and out, with increasingly longer easy breaths, I want you to imagine
in your head silently or speak out loud the following mantra.
Inhale, I am ready.
Exhale, for this day.
Inhale, I am ready.
Exhale, for this day.
Inhale, I am ready.
Exhale, for this day.
Inhale, I am ready.
Exhale, for this day.
Inhale, I am ready.
Exhale, for this day.
As you continue to breathe, listen to my offering of words.
Absorb them into your body, into your spirit.
Remember to keep your breaths easy and long.
I am prepared.
I am ready.
I am strong.
I have done the work.
I am ready.
I have done the work.
I am strong.
I am prepared.
I am ready.
I have done the work.
This day is mine.
I am prepared.
I am strong.
I am ready.
This day is mine.
I am prepared.
All that you have done up until now has been glorious work that has readied you for this
day.
You are ready to show the world how strong and capable and talented you are.
Take three more deep breaths with me.
Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale.
Inhale, exhale.
Inhale, open your eyes.
And you're done!
You are ready.
You are prepared.
You are strong.
You are talented.
You are capable.
You are ready to kick this day's ass.
If you like this meditation, please let me know in the comments below.
If you have a big game or a competition coming up, let me know how this worked for you.
I love you guys and I will see you soon in another Bex Life video.