Emotions as Colors (before Bedtime)

Here’s another visualization to listen to before bed. to free up and bring movement to any emotions that might be hanging around stalling our ability to rest. We use symbolism to envision the emotions as colors, which lets them be energetic, as opposed to stories tied to thoughts, which take us out of the body and into the mind. So, just let the colors fly, float, wash, and waft through you, trusting in the process, the energetic release, and your ability to embody a metaphor as a way to change the way you feel.

Resonance of the Atlas (to get better sleep)

Tune into your nervous system, creating a sensation of resonance through your whole body, so you can rest.

Drift into Darkness while Glowing

The pattern of the mycelium network is around us and within. Let it transform into a softly glowing nightlight that protects you and feel yourself soften into a resting state.

Waterfall of the Hips

Your body is a landscape. You have a river running through you. It horseshoes into a waterfall in the hips. 

Rest into nature and into your body through this image of a river running down your spine. This is designed to help increase qi flow in the hips and pelvis. 

Cleaning the Senses

Get soapy and a little sappy up in your head. This is meant to help with feeling lost or disconnected. 

Let it be known I’ve been watching too many TikTok videos. Now it’s time to clear some energy and awaken to the senses. When we clear and clean our senses, we can participate in and appreciate the present moment. And that feels f-ing good. 

Cloudbody

Need some levity? Let’s drop it like it’s hot and be clouds.   

Erase everything in the room. You get to be a cloud just like those dreams when you are flying. But this time, something special happens when you drop your baggage. 

Ruby's Yurt

In this visualization we envision the ribcage as a shelter for both rest and play.

This one goes out to Ruby.

Fly Free

Feeling a little lighter?

Let’s amplify that sensation with this visualization to help you somaticize the sensation of freedom.

You've Got Glands!

Work your head’s inner teardrop until it glows up your brain.   

This one’s like a brain massage. But anywhere you got a gland you can do this. Don’t stop here. Google glands and keep going. 

Marble Drop

Loosen up your joints while reducing anxiety. 

 Floating on a raft in a bay, we practice feeling safe and secure, and the act of letting go. 

Settle the Spine

 Calm stress and ease anxiety while nourishing your neck and back. This is a 12 minute guided visualization.

 Find yourself in a quiet stream in the forest where everything aligns around and within. 

Sanctity of the Sacrum

Make a palapa in your pelvis. Really. It feels so good.  Especially for lower back pain and gynecological conditions.  Under 7 minutes.

Your sacrum is a shovel-shaped bone between your spine and your tailbone. It is cupped like a palm. Settle in to a peaceful vacation deep in your own body.

Recharge the Heart

This visualization goes out to the leaders working for positive change. Thank you for your efforts, your passion, and your sacrifices. We use metaphor as medicine to land in our bodies. We send ripples through the body with our breath, ignite the heart, and entrust the pelvis and the mind to support our nervous system so we can rest and recharge.

Love Nest for Kids

Our first visualization for kids! This exercise is designed to help kids feel surrounded by safety and tenderness as an experiential antidote to anxiety, worries, and fear. I recommend that adults do the exercise alongside the kids so that they can share their experiences afterwards. Let me know how it goes!

An Explanation of Guided Self Work

This episode is not a guided visualization, but rather it’s a talk about doing this work on one’s own. I walk you through the way I use guided visualization as a practice in my self care. If you listen and give it a try for yourself, I’d love to hear how it works out for you.