Somatic Safety Reset Your Nervous System with a Guided Body Scan & Affirmations

Welcome, this is Calming Anxiety I'm your host Martin, clinical hypnotherapist. This is your daily moment of guided meditation, and today, wish dripping everything away and returning to our roots. No complex series, just pure connection. If you're feeling the way to the new year or the noise of the world, know that this is your safe container to reset.

In the wellness space right now, we hear a lot about nervous system regulation and quarters old detox, but if it's cool, that just means coming home to yourself. It's about finding that window of tolerance where you feel safe, held and present. Today is not about fixing, it's about feeling. Let's drop the mental load and shift into somatic awareness.

Find your quiet comfortable place now, somewhere relaxing to sit or lie down. Let your eyes softly close, although you're gays. We're going to move through a somatic body scan to signal safety to your vagus nerve. Start at the crown of your head.

Notice any tension in your forehead or jaw. If you're holding on, just let it melt away. Move down now to your throat and shoulders. This is where we often hold the weight of our responsibilities.

Allow your shoulders to drop away from your ears. Shift your awareness to your chest and your heart space. Notice the rhythm of your breathing. You don't need to change it.

Just simply observe the rhythmic rise and form of each and every breath.

Scan down now through your solar plexus and into your belly. If there is any tightness, imagine it softening. All the muscle fibers, loosening and unwinding. Feel your hips and your legs drifting down finally to your feet.

Feel the ground beneath you. This is your anchor. This is somatic safety. You are grounded.

You are here. Take a deep deep breath in now through your nose and followed by a long, audible sigh out through your mouth. That physiological sigh is the quickest way to tell your body. It's okay.

It's time to relax. Now allow your thoughts to meander at random around your body, finding places of tension or stress. Breathe in to that area, pausing slightly between the in and the out.

And then as you exhale, imagine every fiber around that place, loosening, lengthening, and almost warm sense of relaxation flows into that area, taking away any residue of stress or tension. The all the difference between the in and the out breath, truly allow yourself to let go of the negativity and darkness. Breathe in light, harmony and hope. Exhale tension and out.

And relax deeply and safely within the beauty of your consciousness.

Now that we are connected, let's move on to the affirmations of the day. The phrase for today is designed to cultivate what we call glimmers, those tiny moments of safety enjoy that rewire our brain. The affirmation is, "I am safe in my body and I trust the pace of my life.

I will say it and then you repeat it, either out loud or in your mind. We'll do this four times, ready? I am safe in my body and I trust the pace of my life.

I am safe in my body and I trust the pace of my life.

I am safe in my body and I trust the pace of my life.

I am safe in my body and I trust the pace of my life.

Allow that to settle. Notice how the words land in your body and mind. Do you feel the shift in your chest or your stomach? That sank of that feeling with the breath.

Inhale deeply, expanding your belly. Hold for a moment at the top and then exhale slowly, longer than the in breath.

One more time. Inhale deeply. Hold, hold and release and unwind. We are regulating our system, moving from fight or fight, into rest and digest.

Let's return to the affirmation. Four more repetitions really feel the truth of these words this time. I am safe in my body and I trust the pace of my life.

I am safe in my body and I trust the pace of my life.

I am safe in my body and I trust the pace of my life.

I am safe in my body and I trust the pace of my life.

Take a moment now to appreciate this mind-body connection that you have created.

You have just done the work of self-regulation. You have shifted your state. Notice the stillness. This my friend is your baseline.

You can return here whenever you need to. Whatever the rest of the day holds, you are bringing this sense of groundedness with you. I have started to wiggle your fingers and toes. Maybe stretch your arms overhead and when you are ready, gently open your eyes.

Thank you for coming back to basics with me today. If this session helped you and helped you find your centre, I have a really small favour to ask. Why not take a screenshot of this episode right now and share it to your stories. Tag me and use the hashtag #SomaticHealing.

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Be kind.