Join Premium! Ready for an ad-free meditation experience? Join Premium now and get every episode from ALL of our podcasts completely ad-free now! Just a few clicks makes it easy for you to listen on your favorite podcast player.  Become a PREMIUM member today by going to --> https://WomensMeditationNetwork.com/premium The intention of today’s meditation is to help you release all of those things that you so desperately want to control right now.   To surrender into what is.   And ultimately, to help you reconnect to your true glow. So go ahead and bring your attention onto your breath, Breathing in through your nose and out through your nose.  Just recognizing the cool air as it comes in, And the warm air as it comes out.  And let each breath expand just a little bit more.   Inhaling just a little longer.  Exhaling just a little bit more.   PAUSE… Now go ahead and take one big, deep breath in,  Allowing the inbreath to come into the lungs and expand your belly.  And when you can’t breathe in anymore, go ahead and release on the exhale, Letting all that air out.  Bring your breathing back to its normal rhythm, And let your body relax just a little deeper into its position.  PAUSE… Now I want you to imagine for a second that you’re standing outside of yourself. Looking at the position you’re in right now.  Just observing yourself.  Noticing how relaxed you look. And I want you to imagine in your mind that you see yourself raise your hand in front of you, Reaching your hand out, as if you’re holding something in it.  Now I want you to think about anything that might be happening in your life that you’re trying to control. That you’re trying to manage. That you’re trying to make perfect. And you feel the struggle.  You’re feeling the pain and tension of that control.  I want you to see each of these things as if they’re little marbles that get placed in your hand, One by one, being placed in your hand.  Maybe it’s your schedule and the regularity of your time.  Maybe it’s the general happenings in the world right now that you so wish were not there.  Maybe it’s someone’s behavior or attitude that you’re trying to change. Maybe it’s your work, The amount of work you get done, the amount of money coming in.  Whatever those things are,  Just identify them.   Identify each one as a little marble.  And watch it get placed into your outstretched hand .  PAUSE… Now I want you to notice that your natural tendency is to close your hand around these marbles,  To try to hold onto them, to prevent them from falling, so that you can feel secure that they’re safe.   I want you to see yourself squeezing these marbles in your hand, And feel the tension and even the pain you might be experiencing in your hand, in your fist, your arm and even your body because of it.  Now we’re going to go ahead and take 3 deep breaths when I say, And on each breath in, I want you to breathe in love, breathe in compassion and breathe in grace for yourself.  And on every breath out, I want you to watch as your hand opens up, and lets each of those marbles fall.  And let’s take our first deep breath, Breathing in love and feeling it come into your body as it expands. And as you breathe out, release those marbles, release all those things you’re trying to control.  Take another deep breath in, breathing in compassion and letting it fill you up inside.   And on your exhale, releasing the tension in your hand, releasing your grip. And one last deep breath in, breathing in grace and understanding for yourself, And as you exhale, feel all the remaining tension and all of those marbles release.   See as your hand now is empty, and comes back to its normal, natural place next to you.  PAUSE… 💗💗💗 Check out all the deals from our incredible sponsors here! --> https://womensmeditationnetwork.com/sponsors 💗💗💗 Check out all of our other podcasts at https://womensmeditationnetwork.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices