Permission To Rest: For People Who Carry Too Much

This meditation offers a quiet place to lay down what you’ve been carrying. Created for people who hold a lot together (leaders, carers, helpers, high-capacity humans), it gently guides you into a soft landing where nothing is required of you.

A tender, restorative pause, to breathe without armour, release some of the weight you’ve been holding, and remember that you’re allowed to rest too.

Transcript

Welcome,

Friend.

Let's ease our way into this moment together.

Arrange your body in a way that feels supportive and kind.

And take a breath that doesn't try too hard.

Just take a real breath.

Let your heart know we are safe here.

We are not rushing.

We are arriving.

Take another breath,

Slow and natural.

You carry a lot.

More than most people realize.

Some of it is meaningful.

And some of it is heavy in ways that don't even have names.

You've held so much for so long.

Maybe other people assume that you're built for it.

Or that you can handle more than the average person.

Or that you're strong in some unshakable way.

But I know firsthand this kind of strength.

I know what it demands.

I know the quiet cost it charges.

Over time.

So for these next few minutes,

You don't have to carry any of it.

Let your next breath fall out softly.

Nothing special.

Nothing forced.

Just a small release.

The kind your body may have been waiting for all day.

Imagine gently placing everything that you've been holding.

The emotions,

The responsibilities,

The things that are still even now turning over in your mind.

Place them just beside you.

Not rejecting them.

Not abandoning anyone.

But just putting them down for now.

So that you can breathe without armor.

If a voice inside says,

I can't put this down,

It depends on me.

Just quietly respond.

It's just for now.

I'm not leaving anything behind.

I'm just taking a moment to rest.

See if you can make your shoulders just drop just a little.

Allow your jaw to loosen.

And your chest to widen by just an inch.

Nothing needs to be perfect.

Just see if you can soften.

There may be a part of you that has been running the whole show lately.

Not because it wants to.

But because it thinks everything may crumble if it relaxes.

Let that strong one know you've done enough for now.

You can sit with me here for a moment.

You don't have to stand guard.

Feel what shifts in your chest.

And as you say that,

Take a slow breath in.

And let it out a little longer than you normally would.

You don't need to be the strong one here.

Not in this moment.

Let yourself be held by the chair beneath you.

By the earth supporting you.

And by the truth that you deserve rest as much as any person you care for.

Give yourself a few more gentle breaths here.

Quietly remind yourself.

I don't have to carry everything.

I can rest.

I am allowed to be human.

Stay here for as long as you need.

And when it feels right,

Gently move back into your day.

Reviews

This is a meditation that speaks directly to the heart. As I immersed myself in the experience, I felt a profound sense of relaxation, grounding me in a way I hadn’t felt in months. It’s a beautiful reminder that rest is not a luxury, but a necessity. Age’s work is a gift to all who seek solace and self-connection. I highly recommend for anyone who is seeking a moment of genuine peace.

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