Calming Guided Harmonies: Quick Meditations

Recently selected by FeedSpot as one of 15 top Music Therapy Podcasts available. I create pieces of music and combine them with my words to bring listeners a greater sense of well being. Each episode addresses an emotional need or challenge. I like to think of them as 'micro-therapy' as they are all around 10 minutes or so, yet the vibrations of the music work efficiently to move the body and mind into a grounded place. I've been on my own journey of healing throughout my adult life, and I've discovered that composing these are healing and guiding for me personally. I like offering them out to anyone who could respond to their benefits. Every episode is different and may evoke a different emotional response. Seek out the ones that work for you when you need them. Guided Harmonies is the combination of original words put to therapeutic music, all written and created by me: Margaret Dahlberg. I also offer personal music, created for clients specific emotional needs: guidedharmonies.com

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Calming Guided Harmonies: Quick Meditations

GH - Floating (re-release)

July 07, 2022 • Margaret Dahlberg • Season 4 • Episode 11

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From March, 2022, I listened to this and decided that the vocals were too quiet for the music. It's more accessible for listeners to access in it's new form since we download our podcasts. Enjoy Floating into a deeper place of self-acceptance. As we live, grow & evolve we can gradually allow ourselves to come into our full potential. This comes from a gentle place – not from force or pushing.

Floating

Welcome to Guided Harmonies, a podcast where I put words to my therapeutic music. Today’s episode, Floating, is designed to give yourself a greater sense of peace, love and acceptance for where you are at in your life in this moment.

Let’s get started. Find a quiet place and sit back or lie down and close your eyes. From there, the Guided Harmonies will move you into a deeper place of relaxation.

As you lie here, take gentle and easy breaths. Notice what parts of you welcome the air easily. Do not change anything just be curious. Does your chest rise? Do your ribs expand? Does your belly inflate like a balloon? Be gentle.

Have you ever filled an inflatable raft or toy? It starts out shapeless and flat. As you pump the air, you watch it take shape. Imagine that childlike fascination you used to feel as you watched your water toys expand.

Now Imagine your own body is inflatable? And as you breathe be curious what parts of you are not filling with air. Make a conscious choice not to push the air further, just let it expand whatever parts of you are open to receiving it These are parts of your body that the air simply has not reached yet. And this is ok. There only needs to be a small amount of air for anything to float. Keep it easy.

Now As you breathe, see if you ever-so-gently simply invite your breath to move one tiny bit further? Just one millimeter or a sixteenth of an inch. You do not need to worry about these parts of you that are not ready to receive the air. Allow yourself to focus on the parts of you that are already floating and simply coax that air to touch a little further? These unfilled portions of your inflatable you simply cannot fill until the air has touched other areas first. What parts of YOU are ready to float on the water? Place inflatable you outside in your favourite swimming spot. And breathe.

invite your breaths with kindness and ease. What if whatever shape your inflated self takes is perfect as it is? AS long as there is air, you are floating. Let the music hold your while you breathe and float. Imagine the hot sun, hear the breeze and the ripples of the water. You are warm and held and supported by the earth, the water and your own breaths. And that is all you need.