Relaxation For Busy People To Slow Down; Release Worries

This relaxation is designed to encourage change around being overly busy. It begins with an explanation and encouragement to open the mind to a new way of thinking with gentle reassurance. There is a focus on the breath that instills a sense of ease into the space. Focus on body sensations followed by exploring thoughts in the mind related to tension and the inclination to keep going, rather than slowing down.

Some of the guidance is dedicated to exploring something that might be bothering you in this busy space, giving yourself time to explore it objectively. The track was recorded outdoors with sounds of wind and birds/insects. Pure Ambient music is playing in the background throughout the relaxation.

Transcript

Welcome to this relaxation,

I'm Andrea,

I'll be guiding you through.

Just take some time to get comfortable in your space.

Find some place that's free from distractions,

Comfortable so that you can rest and relax at ease,

Switch off any devices,

Put a sign on the door,

Whatever you need to do so that you can focus during this time and just knowing that if things do come up you can always come back to this relaxation at another time.

This relaxation will be designed for busy people,

People who are always active.

I used to be one of those people and I was one of those people until my body finally said that's enough,

Enough is enough and then it forced me to be inactive which was a very uncomfortable feeling.

So I'm hoping to share with you sort of a window of some place you can explore these feelings of what might be coming up for you as a busy person and maybe rethink how you can schedule in some time that's slowing down,

Bringing some space into your life and hopefully that will prevent you from having some sort of physical response through the body that forces you to slow down.

So just take a moment to get comfortable in the space that you're in.

You might be sitting in a chair or lying down.

Arrange yourself so that you can relax easily so that you don't feel the need to hold up your body or any part of your body in any way.

This is especially important in the neck and the head as the neck can work tirelessly to hold up the head.

So find a way that you can support the head with cushions or through lying down,

Whatever is easiest for you and also letting the body unwind so that your arms and legs don't need to feel like they need to support you so that they can rest gently and easily,

Unwinding,

Trying to uncross any part of your body so that you can allow the body to stretch out comfortably.

And just start by knowing that this time is for you to release and relax,

That by doing this you're actually doing something by doing nothing.

This is a concept to grasp,

That actually through this process you're going to be gaining insight,

Whether that's physically,

Mentally,

Spiritually,

Holistically for you.

This will be a point where you can use the information and that insight in your daily life hopefully and make any changes if needed.

So just being open-minded,

Taking time to consider the possibilities in this space as you begin to let the body unwind and relax,

Just take a moment to close the eyes gently or fix your gaze gently someplace.

Just becoming aware of the space that you're sitting in or lying in,

Just noticing your body relaxing and releasing,

Taking a breath in and releasing.

I recommend breathing in through the nose and then breathing out through the mouth.

Each time you exhale,

Just letting the body sink deeper into relaxation.

One more breath in and release through the exhalation.

Letting go,

Inviting a sense of ease into the space.

I'm just noticing as you breathe if you can feel any tension in the body,

Any place in the body where you're holding tension.

This could be obvious in parts of the body that generally hold tension like the neck and the shoulders,

The pelvis and the hips often hold tension as well,

The glutes.

Hanging on to things that we don't need to hang on to,

Feeling the need to always move allows us to feel like we're releasing this tension when actually it's still kind of hiding in there.

Just allow the body to release that tension through the breath.

If you can focus into those physical points of tension,

Just imagine your breath in bringing energy and vitality or relaxation,

Whatever they need to unwind and let every breath out,

Soothe and release whatever's not needed,

Whatever you're holding on to that you can let go of.

Breathing into those spaces,

Gentle kindness in that breath,

Soothing and then relaxing and releasing on the breath out,

Whatever doesn't need to be held on to for right now.

Maybe your shoulders are carrying the weight of the world,

Or maybe you feel like your hips and pelvis are hanging on to stability and control,

Just letting go of those things for now,

Knowing that you're in a safe space,

A relaxing space,

Letting go,

Releasing and relaxing,

Allowing the body to be at ease in this space.

Then you might notice other subtle tension,

Tension in the face,

In your expression,

Little muscles around the mouth,

Cheeks,

Eyes,

Forehead,

Even into the head.

You might feel your head is tense,

Thoughts are weighing heavily,

Bogging you down.

Just notice the face and the head,

Any tension that you sense in this space.

Sometimes just breathing up into the head,

Noticing the breath as you bring it up,

And then relaxing and releasing,

Letting the breath out,

Almost sensing that the energy is moving downwards and out,

Or could be released up and out through the sky,

Whatever works for you.

You might even imagine that you can see the breath caressing,

Massaging little muscles in the face,

Smoothing them out with each breath in,

Easing the tension.

You might even imagine it's like sort of a sponge as you squeeze out all the water,

And then it just sort of bounces back.

Supple,

Flexible again,

Just allowing the face and the head to relax,

And just noticing how your energy has shifted so far,

Noticing if there's any other places of tension in the body,

Breathing into those spaces,

Taking note of the tension,

Bringing whatever that part of the body needs,

Soothing and calming,

Or perhaps it needs sparkling energy,

Revitalization,

Perhaps it just needs comfort,

Compassion,

Reassurance,

Whatever it is,

Just feeding that part of the body,

And then just gently letting go of whatever it is that can be let go of.

It doesn't need to be held onto.

Relaxing and releasing,

But not being judgmental about how this happens for you,

If it's happening easily,

Or if it's a challenge.

Just noticing the body,

Noticing the mind.

Here's a space where you can start bringing those thoughts into place.

What kinds of thoughts come up when you're asked to focus on tension in the body?

What kinds of thoughts come up feeling different parts of tension in the body,

Or considering what might be uncomfortable?

So going into the thinking space a little bit now while you're fully relaxed,

This is a good time to explore and question what's happening for you right now.

In a sensing space,

You can ask,

What's the most important thing?

What's the biggest thing?

It's usually one big thing,

Or there could be several things looming that create a large amount of tension for us.

Just noticing in this space what it is that's coming up.

Trying not to get into it too much.

Trying not to get into the details of it.

Trying not to ruminate into it,

Which is what we can tend to do in our everyday lives.

We can sometimes not even be aware that we're doing that.

Just noticing right now these things that are coming up,

And trying to look at them from the outside objectively,

As if they are objects.

You might even have images for each one of them,

Or you might even have a person relationship that comes up when you're thinking of it.

Just thinking about you in this busy space.

What is it about this busy space that keeps you going?

The question is about what is it that you want from all this busyness,

Or is it really necessary?

Is there something right now that's coming up for you that you might imagine just as an experiment,

Not being so busy about,

Not addressing it by doing anything,

But just standing back from it for a while?

Maybe gaining new perspective on it.

Maybe putting it into a relaxed space where you can think through it with more clarity.

Is there something in your life that this kind of thinking would be really beneficial right now?

Maybe bringing that thing to mind.

If there's not one thing,

Try to just choose whichever one seems most resonating with you right now in this space.

See if you can step back from that thing,

From those thoughts,

From that rumination,

From all the details of it,

And just sense it.

Just sense it in a bigger way.

How do you feel about it?

Where do you feel it in the body?

What's coming up in that sensing space?

Does it remind you or bring up anything else?

Any other feelings along with it?

Sometimes I know in my busy space that stuff would come up and it actually tickled other things from my past,

And I realized that those were my connections,

That what was happening wasn't necessarily that,

But just brought up all these old feelings.

Sometimes we can just really understand that and be able to let it go in this relaxed space.

Is that happening for you?

Just noticing what it is about this thing that seems to be the problem,

When you really sense it.

Again,

Not going into the details,

But just sensing this thing and noticing about what's the problem here?

What does it really boil down to?

What is it that seems to need help in this situation?

Just noticing in this sensing space that feelings can come up,

Images can come through.

You might even be aware of different things that have come up.

If it's in a relationship with somebody,

Their words or their voice might come through strongly,

And just sense how you feel about that right now.

Where do you feel it in the body?

Where's that coming through?

Again,

Is it reminding you of something else in your past?

Tickling some memory?

Tickling some discomfort?

Just be aware of that,

And there's no need to really try to solve this for right now.

It's really about just making these connections,

Just being open to whatever comes up in this relaxing space,

Slowing it down,

Slowing down the busyness.

If you're riding a million miles an hour through the forest,

You're going to miss the details of the landscape.

It's going by too fast.

Your focus is on just plowing ahead and getting to the finish,

Getting out of it.

What we want to do is actually focus on some of the things around us,

Surrounding us.

Some of the things we're feeling in this space,

In this discomfort.

Through this understanding,

Sometimes this can be enough to settle our system.

This can be enough to settle the tension.

It doesn't mean we can solve the issue.

It doesn't always mean that things are going to come out good,

But it can at least help our body to relax.

Sometimes it can bring more clarity to our mind.

Perhaps it can help us make better decisions.

Just being open to this awareness,

This sensing.

You can continue to use this space to explore whatever's coming up for you.

You can come back through this recording,

Bringing up other things as they come along in life,

As they do.

Taking the space and the time to really sit down and sense what's going on,

Rather than just sort of doing and doing and doing.

A lot of times,

As I've said,

Going a million miles an hour sometimes masks all the tension that we're holding.

I know I used to justify that burning through things with,

Oh,

I'm sleeping really well.

Maybe I'm just sleeping out of exhaustion,

Not really getting fulfilling,

Rejuvenating sleep.

Eventually that can add up and wear down the body.

We just want to keep an eye on that in the space that we know inside,

Between our body and our mind.

Tapping into those together.

Body and mind,

Really in between there is the heart,

Isn't it?

The heart of things is where we sense and feel.

Just pausing in that space for a while,

Which can often go neglected.

Bringing whatever imagery or thoughts or things that have come up for you,

Sensations in this space,

Bringing them to a close now.

Letting them fade back to wherever they came from for this time.

Beginning to prepare to become awake and alert again.

Bringing back into this awareness in the space that you're awake,

Whatever needs to come out.

Perhaps you might journal,

Jot down a couple things after this relaxation that might help to guide you through.

Provide the insight that you need to move forward.

Or just be in a comfortable space.

Perhaps all that you've taken from this is a deep sense of relaxation.

Becoming awake and alert again,

Stretching and moving in whatever way feels comfortable.

Opening the eyes if they've been closed.

Looking around the room,

The space that you're in.

Just noticing the body in this space.

Preparing for what's coming ahead in your day or your evening.

Coming back to this relaxation,

I hope you join me again in other relaxations and meditations that I have.

And reach out with your comments if you like.

Wishing you the best.

Reviews

Wonderful meditation Andrea. A lot of good for thought. Thanks for sharing with our community. Blessings 🙏🏻