Let Your Shoulders Drop

How much tension are you carrying without even realising it?
In this gentle guided meditation, Angie Hilton invites you to pause, soften your shoulders, unclench your jaw and release some of the stress you've been holding onto.
Through mindful breathing and simple body awareness, you'll create space to relax, settle your nervous system and reconnect with a sense of calm.
Just a few minutes to stop carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders.
You don't have to hold everything together, all the time. Give yourself permission to let go.

Transcript

Find a comfortable position. And let your hands rest wherever they feel at ease start to notice the support beneath you. And just let your body be held. Take a moment now to notice how your body is feeling today. Bring your awareness to your shoulders. Notice where they are. Without changing anything just yet. Now take a deep breath. Hold the breath and squeeze your shoulders. Pull them up to your ears. Add tension as you hold your breath. And let them go. And again, Deep breath. Hold and squeeze your shoulders. Let the tension build. And let go. And one more time, Deep breath. Hold and squeeze. And just let everything go. That your breathing returned to normal now. Now notice if you can feel a slight change. Let those shoulders settle that little bit more with each exhale. Now let your breathing find its own natural rhythm. Notice that gentle movement of the breath Breathing in I'm breathing out rise and fall of your belly. Each exhale just letting yourself soften that little bit more Now notice your jaw How does it feel right now? Is there a tension that maybe you weren't aware of before? Breathe into the jaw and on each exhale, Allow your jaw to let go. There's no need to grip on right now now noticing your whole face Can you feel tension in any other areas in your face? Maybe you're far out. Or around the eyes. Just become aware and breathe into those muscles. I should deliberately let go. On each exhale. Now bring awareness to your hands. How do they feel right now? Notice whether your fingers are gripping or curled tightly. Now take a breath in and squeeze your hands. Clench your fists as you hold the breath. And let them go. Let them become loose and heavy. Feel the weight of your hands resting wherever they are. Notice they're warm. For these next few moments. There's nothing you need to hold together. You can forget about the day ahead. Forget about responsibilities. And just let yourself be for a few more moments. Now take one last slow deep breath in. Let it all go. And notice your shoulders now. To feel they've softened a little from when you started. Now start to bring your awareness back. As you tune in to all the sounds in the room around you. Noticing the air against your skin. And gently start to move your fingers and toes and when you're ready. You can slowly open your eyes And as you move into the day, Let this be your small reminder. Every now and then, Check your shoulders. And see if there's a little effort that you can put down. Thanks for sharing this daily pause with me. Have a great day and I'll look forward to joining you again tomorrow.