When should I listen to Week 22?

This practice is designed for a slow, wondering evening, though you can return any time during pregnancy.

Is this meditation safe during pregnancy?

Yes. This is gentle guided practice with no breath-holding or physical exertion. Listen in any comfortable position. If a practice increases distress rather than easing it, stop and speak with your midwife, GP, or a mental health professional.

Do I need the app to listen?

No. Press play on this page for the full guided audio and transcript. The My Maternal Mind app adds offline caching, ambient sound mixing, and a daily meditation written for your current week.

Imagining You

Week 22

0:00−11:59

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Duration:: 12 min
Stage:: Pregnancy · Week 22
Best for:: A slow, wondering evening

How to practise

In the second trimester, letting yourself wonder about the days ahead, held lightly can show up quietly or all at once. This guided meditation makes room for the feeling without turning it into a lesson you are meant to pass.

As the pregnancy settles into its middle, there can be quiet space to wonder: who this person might be, what ordinary days together might feel like. This practice offers a gentle way to dream, on purpose and lightly, without turning the wondering into something you have to grip. If imagining ever feels more anxious than warm, you can simply let it go and return to the breath.

Find a position that supports you (seated or lying down). Press play and let the guidance move at its own pace. There is no correct way to feel, and nothing to visualize on demand.

This episode is written for week 22. It fits best a slow, wondering evening, though you can return whenever the week feels heavy or unfamiliar.

Each week in the series stands alone. Listeners often join at their current week and circle back later; the arc rewards continuity, but nothing here assumes you have been listening since week one.

Full transcript

Welcome to Week Twenty-Two.

Today is a softer one. A chance, if you would like it, to let yourself wonder a little about the days ahead. Who this small person might turn out to be. What an ordinary afternoon together might feel like.

One gentle note. We will hold all of this lightly. Imagining is meant to be warm, not a thing to grip. If at any point it feels more anxious than easy, you can simply let it go and come back to your breath. Let's begin.

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Let's begin by letting your body settle.

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Find a position that supports you. Let the surface beneath you take your weight.

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Let your eyes close, or rest them softly open.

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Take one slow breath in.

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And let it go.

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Let's steady the breath together. In… one… … two… … three… … four…

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And out, longer. Out… one… … two… … three… … four… … five… … six…

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Again, in your own time.

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Let the counting go.

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Now, if it feels good, let your imagination wander a little. Gently. There is nothing here you have to picture clearly, and nothing you have to get right.

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You might wonder about small, ordinary things. The weight of a small head against your shoulder. A quiet morning with nowhere to be. A sound you have not heard yet, but might one day know by heart.

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You do not have to know who they will be to enjoy the wondering. In fact, the not-knowing is part of it. You get to imagine softly, the way you might daydream about any future you are walking toward, without needing it to be certain.

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And if the wondering drifts toward worry, that is alright. Just notice, let the image go, and come back to your breath. The breath is always here, steady underneath the dreaming.

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Let yourself rest in this for a moment, holding the future lightly, like something warm cupped in open hands rather than gripped in a fist.

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Now, three quiet truths. Let each one land in the body.

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The first. I am allowed to dream a little, and hold it lightly.

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Notice where you feel that, if anywhere.

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The second. I do not have to know who they will be to love the wondering.

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Let it settle.

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And the last. I can imagine the days ahead without gripping them.

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You do not have to be certain. Just let these be true.

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Stay a little longer, breathing, holding the future in open hands.

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And when you are ready, begin to come back. Feel your weight. Feel your hands.

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Let your breath rejoin your day.

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Open your eyes slowly, if they were closed.

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And carry this gentle wondering with you.

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That is the end of this week's practice.

Imagining the future is meant to be a soft pleasure. If it tends to turn into worry instead, that is worth knowing about yourself, and it is completely okay to set the daydreaming aside. If those worries run deep, your midwife or GP can help. You deserve support with the anxious parts too.

We will meet again next week.

FAQ

When should I listen to Week 22?: This practice is designed for a slow, wondering evening, though you can return any time during pregnancy.
Is this meditation safe during pregnancy?: Yes. This is gentle guided practice with no breath-holding or physical exertion. Listen in any comfortable position. If a practice increases distress rather than easing it, stop and speak with your midwife, GP, or a mental health professional.
Do I need the app to listen?: No. Press play on this page for the full guided audio and transcript. The My Maternal Mind app adds offline caching, ambient sound mixing, and a daily meditation written for your current week.

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Last reviewed: 2026-06-30