Welcome to this meditation for calming your digestive system.
Begin by getting comfortable where you are and arrive at this moment. Let yourself breathe easily
and as you relax allow your eyes to close gently and turn your attention inwards.
Deep inside your body are a series of nerves transmitting lightning fast messages
from your brain to your body and back again.
One bundle of nerves called the solar plexus lies deep within your stomach.
When you are comfortable and relaxed your stomach feels calm too.
Today's guided imagery will help you re-establish the balance of energy inside your gut.
Let's start by imagining someone you love, someone whom you are always delighted to see.
It should be easy to imagine that when you see this person
the solar plexus bundle of nerves deep inside your stomach glowing with warmth.
Let yourself imagine a gentle glow within your stomach everything feeling warm and relaxed.
Follow the path of nerves as the energy reaches up to your lungs
and this warm glow calms your breathing pattern to a slow deep rhythm.
The warmth seeping into the pockets of space within your lungs.
And follow the journey of energy as your heart
lights up and provides benefit to all the blood vessels within your body.
The warmth is felt deep within your stomach, your chest and continues up to your face.
The little muscles within your face, throat and mouth are pleasant and light.
Once your brain understands you are safe it relays a message to your entire body to relax.
Visualize your entire body bathed in a golden yellow light.
Feel as the warm glow loosens through your shoulders and arms down to your fingers.
Energy flowing freely all around your arms, your elbows and the many bones within your fingers.
And now the lower part of your body becomes infused with the golden yellow energy.
Swirling through your hips, down your thighs, around your knees
and down to the soles of your feet.
Your muscles loosen.
Your breathing settles.
You feel open to what the day may bring.
Your energy flows easily throughout your body starting within the solar plexus
but being distributed equally throughout your body.
Feeling lighter in the stomach helps everything loosen up.
Unraveling your muscles, nourishing your cells, soothing your gut.
All your organs working in harmony together. You may not be able to remove
all pain or discomfort but you are learning to release your grip.
You're in charge of your mind and you can have more control of your body.
Don't forget how powerful you are.
Your moods, your feelings, your energy ... it's all having a powerful effect on others.
The glow in your solar plexus like your own personal sun glowing out to all
and surrounding both you and your environment in the warm yellow glow.
Let's end this meditation with some affirmations. I give myself permission to shine.
The energies of the universe flow through me.
I choose to lift the energy of myself and others.
I am at ease with my body and accept myself the way I am.
It's safe to feel relaxed in my body.
I am in sync with the rest of the world with my own unique qualities.
I can relieve discomfort by taking time for myself.
I pay attention to my body's energy.
Try and capture this feeling you have generated so you can tap into it whenever you feel overwhelmed.
Now little by little become aware of the room.
Feeling settled and oriented to the present moment.
Take a few slow breaths all the way down into your belly.
Feeling calm and re-energized.
And on a breath in stretch your arms upwards and breathe out slowly
as you lower your arms back down.
And when you are ready, open your eyes, becoming wide awake and alert.