This meditation is designed to help give you comfort and soothing during moments of stress, loneliness, and overwhelm.

Take a moment to settle yourself into your chair, finding a posture that feels natural and relaxed. You can close your eyes if you would like, or let your gaze drift softly to a point on the ground in front of you.

Taking a nice, slow, deep breath in. Noticing what it feels like as your lungs fill with air, your blood oxygenates, and your chest rises. Then noticing what it feels like as you exhale out, your lungs empty, and your chest falls.

Feeling the weight of your body in the chair. The temperature of the air on your skin. Letting your system settle, feeling your heart beat slow and steady.

Now imagine you have an incredibly soft, fluffy blanket sitting in your lap. Picture it in your mind’s eye – it’s your favorite color. Sinking your fingers into the soft fibers of the blanket, and noticing their velvety texture. Picking it up and noticing the solid weight. Then taking the blanket and wrapping it slowly around your shoulders, settling that secure weight on your and cocooning yourself in warmth.

You are safe here.

Now bringing to mind some of your favorite sounds. Maybe a few notes of music, the purring of a cat, the gentle quiet of snow falling, or the thick belly laugh of a happy baby. Noticing what comes to mind, and how it makes you feel. 

Picturing some of your favorite sights. Maybe a buttery sunset, a dog’s happily wagging tail, or the gentle smile of a loved one.

Even if we don’t have immediate access to these things, we have them in our memories or imagination, only a few thoughts away.

You are safe here. You are warm, and comfortable, and in control.

This is all you need to be doing in this moment. If you notice your mind wandering, maybe thinking about worries, or judgments, or what you’re going to have for lunch – just acknowledge that, without judgment, and gently bring your attention back to this feeling of comfort.

Our minds wander, that is completely normal, and perfectly okay. You are safe here, in this moment.

You can wrap yourself in this thick blanket of soothing, whenever you need. Even when our environment is Uncomfortable, we can give ourselves entire worlds of calm and grounding with our minds.

 Now focusing our attention back on the breath. Not having to change anything, just noticing what it feels like as we breathe in, and breathe out. Maybe tuning in to how our body feels now, as compared to when we started the practice.

Taking a few more slow, steady breaths. Maybe starting to wiggle our fingers and toes, even stretching out our muscles to get our energy back up. And when you’re ready, opening your eyes, and coming back into the room.

I hope you can take some of this comfort into the rest of your day, thank you so much for joining me today.