Hello,
And welcome to stillness,
Where healing begins.
I am so grateful you're here.
This is an invitation to reconnect with yourself,
Not by doing,
But by listening.
Today we explore stillness as the place where healing begins.
This meditation is part of my flow to wellness collection,
A reflection of my own journey of healing,
Listening,
And learning how to be well.
May this offering support you as you begin or continue your own flow to wellness.
Finding a comfortable place to land,
Seated or lying down,
Allowing your body to feel supported.
Take a moment to notice the surface beneath you,
The space around you.
Begin to breathe in and out through your nose,
Slow and steady.
Simply arriving here is enough for now.
Stillness is often misunderstood as doing nothing.
But in healing,
Stillness is where awareness returns,
Where the nervous system settles,
And where the body finally feels safe enough to speak.
You don't need to do this practice perfectly.
You don't need to clear your mind or change how you feel.
You only need to arrive exactly as you are.
For many of us,
Healing begins with effort,
With trying harder,
With searching for answers.
But true healing often begins somewhere quieter.
For a long time,
I believed healing would come from doing more,
Working harder,
Learning one more thing,
Pushing my body just a little further.
But my own journey taught me something different.
It wasn't until I began to slow down,
To sit quietly,
To listen instead of push,
That my body finally felt safe enough to respond.
Stillness wasn't something I chose easily.
It was something my body asked for.
And in honoring that request,
Everything began to change.
As we move into the meditation,
Take a moment to get even more comfortable.
Continuing to breathe in and out through the nose.
Closing your eyes or softening your gaze.
Allowing the body to be at rest.
Allowing the breath to flow with ease.
Breathing in,
Receiving what you need in this moment.
Breathing out,
What you wish to release.
No effort,
No forcing.
Just allowing yourself to arrive here in the stillness.
Imagine stillness not as emptiness,
But as a quiet healing space.
Like the calm surface of a lake at dawn.
Unmoving,
Reflective.
In this stillness,
Nothing is asked of you,
Nothing is required.
Simply resting here allows the body to soften,
To repair,
To heal.
Allow the body to rest here in stillness.
Not doing,
Not fixing,
Just being.
Notice where the body meets the surface beneath you.
The quiet sense of support.
The feeling of being held.
If the mind begins to wander,
That's okay.
Gently return your attention to the breath again and again.
This returning is the practice.
If it feels supportive,
Gently remind yourself,
I am allowed to be still.
Let the words land and then fade.
Rest here for a little while in the simplicity of breathing.
Of being.
Of allowing.
Nothing needs to be fixed.
Nothing needs to be solved.
You are already here,
Resting in stillness.
Begin to notice the breath again.
The gentle rhythm of the inhale and the exhale.
Feel the subtle aliveness within the body.
A soft awareness,
Just as you are.
When you are ready,
Slowly open your eyes.
Taking in the space around you.
Stillness is not something you achieve.
It is something you return to.
May this moment of listening support you as you move forward.
Carrying with you what you've remembered here as you continue on your very own flow to wellness.
