One day I was totally revved up, excited to be creating and had to slow down. Going too fast, even if it's because of excitement, the body interprets as stress; it's an energy drain. So, I had to slow down.  The words in this guided meditation came to me. As they did, I progressively slowed down myself.

I wrote them out and it became this meditation. Even in audio editing, I find it magical. Somehow the words are just right to slow down and feel a kind of delicious peace.

These gentle affirmations will quickly bring you to blissful calm and delicious peace.

Breathe. Relax. Feel good, again. Grounded. Refreshed.
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Joette Emerton's soothing voice will guide you along with the calming music of Peder B. Helland.

The guided meditation is about 8 minutes. 10 minutes of just music follow. If you can, continue to listen for deeper relaxation.

Headphones are recommended.
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Included is a 17-minute track, as well as a PDF, of How to Make Best Use of Guided Meditations Created by Zorica Gojkovic, Ph.D.

Most of us are very busy and often never get around to taking good care of ourselves -- yet everything depends on our well-being, staying healthy in every way, to have a fulfilling life.

Many of us have also grown up in difficult home situations and were not cared for in a proper way so we may not even know how to take care of ourselves. What does self-care mean? What do I do? What does taking care of myself involve?

I know I grew up reading magazines where self-care was about taking bubble baths. That's nice, however, there is a lot more.

Taking care of yourself financially is self-care. Basically, you do all you need to do to make yourself safe, secure, happy.

Robyn L. Gobin's book, The Self-Care Prescription, talks about ways of taking care of yourself beyond the bubble bath.

Theodosia Corinth's book, The Witch's Complete Guide to Self-Care, goes into the deep reasons for self-care. An amazing book for deep insights that make sense of the whole self-care notion.

I came across this beautiful book with lots of illustrations "accidentally." I think my higher self made me pull it off the shelf since I don't really have resonance with the concept of witch. And it's true. The book holds universal principles. I think the title was a gimmick to, perhaps, attract a certain audience that might otherwise learn about the importance of self-care.

In any case, it's one of the deepest books I have ever read -- though you have to read it very carefully to get those deeper meanings.

There are lots of books about self-care these days. If these two don't quite resonate with you, go to the bookstore, browse and see if you can find something that feels right to you.