It's possible to create a safe place in your mind.
A safe place, mind sanctuary, or happy place is a mental location that you visualize to enhance your meditation and reduce your stressA safe place is a relaxing experience.It would be helpful to come up with an idea of your safe place before you start.You can see and move through your safe place as you meditate.It is important to make sure that you can find your way back to your safe place in the future, because it is where you will return to again and again.It can take some practice, but going to your safe place can become a natural and calming routine.
Step 1: There are ideas that come to mind.
The goal of a safe place is to be safe.If you want to create a mental safe place, you need to come up with a place that makes you happy or secure.There are old photographs, books, magazines, and pieces of art.Set these aside and choose ones that give you positive emotions.Do you feel more at peace at the beach, in a garden, or inside a castle?Do you have any quotes, poems, or stories that make you feel peaceful?Do you prefer populated or tranquil places?
Step 2: Think of a time when you were safe or happy.
The best place to find out what makes you happy is in your memories.Try to remember times when you were calm, happy, or peaceful.Take a picture of where the memories took place.It could be your grandma's kitchen, the place where you married your spouse, or a favorite park.Where did this happen?Who was with me?How old was I?Why does this make me happy?
Step 3: You can make different rooms.
You can go to different parts of your safe place.The rooms can be arranged according to emotion, theme, or problem.It can help you deal with individual problems by allowing you space to move through your safe space.If you are stressed out at work, you may want to have a garden.If you want to find peace, you can travel from your garden into a tranquility room.Light colors, such as lavender or soft blue, might be in this room.You can still have different areas if your safe place is outside.If your safe place is in a jungle, you can have one area that is close to a river, another one up a tree, and a third one in flowers.
Step 4: Take it with you to your favorite places.
It's comforting to see friends and family in a safe place for some people.Imagine people greeting you in your safe place, and think about people who make you happy.If there are any friends or family members who you would like to see again, you can imagine that they are in your safe place.You can ask them for advice or have a conversation with them.
Step 5: Don't forget to engage all of your senses.
Your safe place should be more than just a scene.To imagine this mental sanctuary, use all of your senses.It is possible to smell, sounds, touch, and taste.What do you see?You could imagine trees, mountains, streams, or caves.There could be a garden or a library.You might think that a favorite quote is posted to the wall of a room.What does it smell like?You can smell the salt air if you think of the ocean.You might smell pine trees if you are on a mountain.You might smell baked goods in an old childhood home.What does it sound like?You could hear the wind blowing through the trees or the sound of the ocean.Birds chirp or wind chime.Imagine yourself touching something.What do you think?Is it smooth, rough, or polished?Is it warm or cold?Is it hard or soft?Is it possible to taste anything?You might taste the bread if you were in a Parisian cafe.You might be able to smell the salty air if you are on the ocean.
Step 6: Every detail, write it down.
Write down every single detail that you remember after you have created your safe place.You can return to it easily if you describe it in great detail.You can draw, paint, sculpt, or video tape your description.What is the setting?What surrounds you?What colors do you see?How big is it?What sensations do you have?Is there any animals or people there?
Step 7: Relax and enjoy.
You can sit for fifteen to thirty minutes in a comfortable place.It could be on a chair, outside in the grass, or on the yoga mat.If you're not in pain, you can sit any way you want, even if you prefer a cross-legged lotus position.If you work in an office, you might want to close your door.If you don't have a door, you can go to a bathroom, empty conference room or to your car.You may fall asleep if you lie down while meditating.
Step 8: Take deep breaths.
It's important that we breathe in the process.As you go to your safe place, it helps you relax and control your body.Start with a deep breath.When you are calm and relaxed, your breathing should become slower.It is possible to see your breath through your body to the pit of your stomach as you inhale.You will be able to take deeper breaths with this.
Step 9: You need to locate your inner peace.
To shut out the noise and distraction of the outside world, focus on your breath.You have to keep doing this until you can focus on the quiet of your mind.Your zone of peace can help reinforce the tranquility of your safe place.
Step 10: Take a picture of your safe place.
Close your eyes.Take a picture of yourself in a safe place.Take a picture of yourself at the bottom of the staircase or the beginning of a trail if you can't find yourself immediately.You have to walk along this trail until you reach your safe place.
Step 11: If you have negative thoughts, release them.
Don't bring any negative vibes into your safe space with you.At the door, let them go.If you're having difficulty with this, try using a mantra.You can say "Let go" or "I'm calm" if you want to stop feeling stressed, tense, angry, or upset.
Step 12: You should move through your safe place.
Walk through the safe place until you find the room, area, or destination you are looking for.Allow the safe place to be around you.Instead of a static image, let the leaves blow in the wind.You can take a hike through the mountain.These actions make the safe place seem more real in your head, and they calm you down as well.You can do realistic actions as well.If it is a sensation that makes you feel peaceful and free, you can fly through the air or swim in the ocean.
Step 13: Turn your fear into something.
You can deal with it in your safe place.Why is the problem worrying you?Allow it to be a physical form.It could be a rock, a marble, or a box.Take a picture of that object being destroyed or taken away from you.You might think of your problems as appearing on a piece of paper.Throw that paper in the trash.You can either bury the paper or destroy it.
Step 14: Take a few moments and read your description.
Looking back over your description will help you return to your safe place.You can see drawings, images, and tapes that you made about your safe place.You can use these to re-visualize your safe place.It's a good idea to write down any new information you discover about your safe place.Set aside five minutes after each meditation to write something down or draw something new.
Step 15: Music is played.
If you want to visualize your safe place, find a relaxing song or recording.This could be classical music or recordings of nature.It helps you return to your safe place more quickly and effectively if you play this music every time you visualize it.
Step 16: Pick a good time of day.
Some times of day are better for meditation than others.If you want to make your safe place a habit, choose a time when you are not sleepy or distracted.You may need to pick a different time if you fall asleep during visualization.It is possible to meditate during the morning, early evening, and lunch time.You may fall asleep if you try meditating before you go to bed.
Step 17: Allow yourself enough time.
You may only be able to visit your safe place for a few minutes at a time.This is normal.This period can become longer with practice.You can meditate for fifteen or thirty minutes.Make sure you have at least twenty minutes when you visit your safe place.Your phone should be turned off.You may want to save your visualization if you get a phone call.