Guided meditation for coping, welcome my name is Lauren.

This meditation is designed to help you sleep, to help you relax but also to offer tools

and strategies to help you cope with life.

The meditation will start with quiet talking and this will evolve into a progressive muscular

relaxation.

Before we start, choose a comfortable space, a dedicated space in which you can practice,

stress in comfortable clothing, loose clothing in which you can move freely and set an

intention for your practice.

When you are ready, we will begin.

Sit down or lie down comfortably and we will begin.

Start by moving around, moving your arms and legs ever so slightly in order to become

comfortable.

To move into this space, this present space, ready to dedicate your mindful energies to meditation.

If you wish to do so, focus on your breathing, notice your pattern of breathing.

Notice the way you inhale and your manner of exhaling.

Use it can be helpful to notice the breath and to sit in the action of extending the breath

comfortably.

At times it may be less helpful to notice the breath.

Do what suits you.

This is about you, your mindful space, instilling a sense of calm and coping into you.

If you choose to do so, inhale, hold the breath for a couple of counts and then exhale.

Repeat the focus upon breath and as you do so gently extend the inhale and gently lengthen

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