Hello and welcome. We're so grateful you're here. Our meditation will begin shortly after a brief word from our sponsors who make these meditations available for free, for everyone.

Thank you so much for supporting the show. You're going to be. Hey beautiful soul, soul, it's Jody here, welcoming you to our let go of the should's meditation.

In my own life, I often find myself burdened by self-imposed expectations

and those imposed by others too.

And so I find it incredibly empowering

to take a step back from all the pressures

swirling around in my mind.

So this meditation is a chance to live in the moment.

Breathe out perfection and breathe in self-acceptance and love. I hope you enjoy it. You're going to be here. Let's begin by closing your eyes and relaxing your body.

Settling yourself into a comfortable position where you feel relaxed and alert.

Find your breath.

Let it bring you inward with its inhale and its exhale.

Inhale. Inhale, exhale.

Let yourself be soothed by the rhythm of your body, expanding your breath in and contracting with your breath out.

Expanding. expanding contracting

expanding expanding contracting.

Settle yourself into your body's rhythm. Let it calm you. Let it slow you down. Let it bring you here to this breath, to this moment. You're going to be here. Oh, You're going to be here. You may have heard it lately, the noise in your head. I should be doing more, it says. I'm not doing enough. You might be able to wave it away initially, but the noise persists.

I should be But the noise persists.

I should be doing this.

I should be doing that.

This noise can leave you feeling guilty, anxious, or deeply judgmental about yourself.

The noise gets louder

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