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Morning Stillness Meditation

by Aswathaman Achu

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A short gentle meditation to tap into your inner stillness to begin the day peacefully. Being in stillness reduces responses in the sympathetic system, which is responsible for fight or flight, and increases responses in the parasympathetic nervous system, responsible for rest and relaxation. In other words, it calms your mind allowing you to feel more at peace and less stressed out.

StillnessMeditationRelaxationPeaceStress ReliefBody ScanCompassionGratitudeInner StillnessMuscle RelaxationSelf CompassionBreathingBreathing AwarenessMornings

Transcript

Welcome Dear One,

Begin this meditation by getting into a comfortable,

Seated position.

Allow your spine to be tall and straight,

Shoulders rolled back slightly to open up your magnificent heart,

Your palms resting gently facing down in your laps.

And when you are ready,

Softly close your eyes.

Simply tune into your body and your breath.

As you breathe,

Give yourself the gift,

The gift of slowing down right now.

Give yourself permission to smile right now and going inwards,

Feeling your belly expand on every inbreath and contract on every outbreath.

Feeling the satisfaction of each inhale and each exhale.

May I be safe,

May I be peaceful,

May I be kind to myself.

Breathe and begin to take a moment to scan your awareness through the body.

Listen and breathe in divine stillness to your head,

Your face,

Your neck,

Your shoulders,

Your hands,

Your chest,

Diaphragm,

Your hips,

Your thighs,

Leg,

Your knees,

Your hips,

Your thighs,

Leg,

Your feet,

And your toes.

Breathe in peace and stillness into your body.

As you breathe out,

Let go of any muscles you do not need to use right now.

Allowing the muscles in your face,

Your jaw,

Your body to be slack,

Loose,

And comfortable.

Allow your shoulders to drop down and be relaxed.

Where else can you relax more deeply?

Gently breathing and feel your body relaxing.

Breathe and follow the sensations of the air you are breathing.

Joyfully feel your inbreath,

Feel your outbreath.

If any moment your mind starts to wander,

That's okay.

Let go of your thoughts,

Let yourself off the hook of any distractions,

And simply return your attention to your body and your breath.

Notice your awareness moving inwards,

You start to become more aware of a sense of stillness that lives within.

Your stillness is not something to create from the outside,

It's already there within you.

Your divine stillness is just waiting for you to tap into it,

To tune your attention into it.

I will leave you for a few moments to simply feel and connect with this inner stillness.

I will leave you for a few moments to simply feel and connect with this inner stillness.

Now take a moment to appreciate yourself.

Today is a beautiful day,

I am grateful for my breath.

Thanking yourself for being here,

Forgiving yourself this moment of inner stillness.

Stay connected to this feeling throughout your day.

Now begin to roll your shoulders,

Slowly wiggle your fingers and toes.

And when you are ready,

Open your eyes to the world around you.

The stillness you need for your day is always there within you.

From my heart to yours,

Namaste.

Meet your Teacher

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Recent Reviews

johanna

July 22, 2025

Thank you for guiding us to find our inner stillness, returning back home ๐Ÿ™Namaste

Hanna

April 9, 2025

Thank you for bringing stillness into my morning today. Namaste ๐ŸคŽ

Clint

February 3, 2025

Thank you for guiding me to my inner stillness. Namaste ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

Rhoswen

January 30, 2025

Thank you for this meditation, it was so grounding and has started my day off just right. Namaste ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ

Barry-Lee

January 29, 2025

Thank you for this practice, a peaceful, calming experience and stillness

Tom

October 18, 2024

A great way to tap into the stillness that lives inside myself.

Gary

February 17, 2024

Very peaceful and relaxing journey. Thanks you.

Gilliosophy

January 16, 2024

โค๏ธThank youโค๏ธ

Sam

October 18, 2023

Wonderful calming voice and musicโ€ฆ Such a lovely way to begin my dayโ€ฆ Thank you ๐Ÿค

Margie

September 23, 2023

So very relaxing and peaceful. Wonderful way to start the day. Thank you! ๐Ÿ’™

Paula

August 10, 2023

Positive vibes for a hopefully, good day. Namaste ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ

Sue

July 21, 2023

Well done. Thank you ๐Ÿ•‰โค

Sarah

November 23, 2022

I AM โ˜ฎ๏ธ PEACE. I AM LOVE ๐Ÿ’—. I AM KINDNESSES ๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŒˆ. I AM STRENGTH. I AM BEAUTY โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ Namaste ๐Ÿ™ AchuLove ๐Ÿ’œโค๏ธโ™ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ’œโค๏ธโ™ฅ๏ธ ABSOLUTELY LOVE โค๏ธ THIS AND LOVE โค๏ธ YOUUUUU

Rachel

November 19, 2022

Thank you Achu๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ•Š. That was so peaceful with the beautiful music.

Beverly

November 18, 2022

Achu, A magnificent meditation from your magnificent heart. So beautifully thought out, with breathwork, body scan, affirmative words of SelfLove. The music is perfect, exquisiteโ€ฆ deeply soothing and relaxing. As usual the guidance is gentle with space for personal stillness. One to come back to any time of day, when needed. Would love, love and extended version of this meditation! Another favourite of mine! Thanks you so much!๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ’šโœจ๐Ÿ’šโœจ๐Ÿ’š

Lisa

November 16, 2022

This is a Absolutely wonderful Relaxation Meditation Achu & your voice is so soothing I really enjoyed it ๐Ÿ’ž๐ŸŒˆThankyou

Samir

November 16, 2022

Thank You ๐Ÿ˜Š

Carrie

November 15, 2022

That was very nice Achu I like the background music, very peaceful. Thank you for this meditation ๐Ÿ™โค๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ’ž๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ•Š Namaste ๐Ÿ™

LisaKa

November 15, 2022

Beautiful , Achu ! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ•Š

Miree

November 15, 2022

Another wonderful meditation. ๐Ÿ™Namaste

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