MEDITATION: PEACE AND RELEASE FROM MIGRAINES

Migraines can be triggered by many factors. Stress, pain, bright lights or sounds can be some of the causes. Before a migraine begins, or when life feels stressful, it is more important than ever to take time for ourselves.

Choosing relaxation over stress is a gift. Meditation slows you down, allowing your mind and body to rest. It will restore your soul, creating a sense of peace that is carried with you throughout the day.

BEGIN SIMPLY: Create a comfortable, quiet place, in a darkened room where you can have ten minutes of uninterrupted time. If you like, put on soothing music, or allow the rhythmic sound of your breathing to relax you.

PREPARE TO RELAX: Sit or recline in a comfortable position where your head and neck are well supported. Keep a cool cloth nearby for your forehead or the back of your neck, if needed. Allow your arms, hands and legs to rest comfortably. This time is for you. Begin relaxing by first taking very gentle breaths. As you exhale imagine stress and tension flowing out with each breath.

TAKE RELAXING BREATHS: Breathe in calm, breathe out stress. Breathe in peace, breathe out tension. Breathe in serenity, breathe out pain. Each breath out releases worries, concerns, fears or frustrations. Each breath in brings you closer to a peaceful state of being. As you breathe, you relax deeper and deeper. Feel it. Peace is at hand. Relax into it.

YOU ARE SAFE: Our bodies are vessels for joy. Sometimes when we feel pain we want to separate from our bodies. Release the pain by embracing the beauty of your body. It is a beautiful temple, full of healing and peace. You are safe, your body is whole, and it is complete. Continue to breathe; each breath brings in more and more peace as you move deeper into a meditative state.

RECEIVE LOVING ENERGY: Imagine above your head is a soft ball of pink light. This light is full of healing, loving energy. As you breathe deeper the ball of light begins to vibrate gently. You can feel its soft energy. It is soothing, comforting, and safe.

MOVE TOWARD HEALTH: When the pain of a migraine begins it asks us to stop what we are doing. We pay attention to what our body is telling us, moving away from the stress, or pain that triggers a migraine. Our bodies ask us to breathe, relax, and to connect on a healthier plane.

CREATE RELAXATION: As you relax, imagine the soft ball of pink energy begins to flow into the top of your head. The energy is gentle, like a cool cloth taking away any pain or stress. This loving energy unravels tensions, releases pressure, and dissolves any fear of pain and hurt.

RELAX MORE: Relaxing energy releases tension from your forehead, your eyes, nose, and mouth. Breathe gently and feel the muscles in your face relax even more.

EMBRACE HEALING: As you relax, you can smile just a little, knowing that with each breath you are healing. Say this to yourself: I have enough time. I am safe. I am comfortable in my body. I deserve to be peaceful, rested and content.

RECEIVE LOVE: Now imagine this loving pink energy is moving into the muscles at the base of your head, and neck dissolving the tension there. Tightness unwinds. Stress unravels. Move your head and neck gently releasing all remaining tension. Say to yourself: With each breath I relax. I deserve all the love in the universe.

RELEASE FURTHER: Take a deep breath and relax even deeper, allowing this loving energy to move into your shoulders, back, and arms, releasing all tension.

FEEL SUPPORTED: Know that you are supported. Peaceful energy fills your chest, love and healing emanates from your heart area moving down into your torso and hips, releasing all stress or discomfort. Say to yourself: I am loved, I am loving, I deserve love.

REPEAT YOU ARE SAFE: Life is safe. Life is beautiful. Life is full of possibility.
As the loving healing energy moves down your legs into your feet, your body is completely and fully at rest. Again breathe deeply and feel the pleasure of a stress-free body.

REMEMBER YOU ARE WHOLE: Your body is now fully embraced by a loving, healing energy.
This loving energy is part of the energy of the universe. It is yours to call upon when life begins to feel stressful. Be calm. Be at peace. Embrace serenity.

-by Sandra Lee Schubert