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Meditation For Letting Go | Wake Up Lighter

by Darius Bashar

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Meditation
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In this 15-minute guided morning meditation, we will focus on letting go of the past and moving forward with ease. You will walk away having overcome expectations, cleared any stagnant energy, and feel lighter in your body. Let go of the past and any limitations that are holding you back. Step forward into growth and your highest self. Bless and release. Thanks for meditating with me. I hope you enjoy this one! Darius

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Transcript

Good morning and welcome to the artist's morning.

My name is Darius and this is a 20-minute guided meditation intended to help you start your morning in your day feeling more grounded,

More connected,

And more tapped in to your higher self.

The theme of today's meditation will be releasing,

Letting go of any energy,

Any story,

Anything that is no longer serving you in this moment.

If your eyes are open,

I invite you to close them now as we begin to go inwards together,

Just starting to feel what's alive within us this morning.

Taking a nice easy breath into your belly.

And just feeling,

Feeling your body in this seat.

Scanning from the top of your head down to your feet.

Noticing if there's any places that maybe you are holding some tension from the night before,

From this week,

From this year.

And if you are able to access 1% more comfort and ease,

I invite you to do that now.

Maybe just sinking into your seat a little more.

Taking a deep breath and just releasing with a sigh.

Just starting to let go,

Let go of any stagnant energy inside you.

Dropping your shoulders,

Softening your forehead,

Your jaw,

And just letting any energy in your head and shoulders just melt away.

And if your mind begins to race,

Don't fight it.

Minds do that sometimes,

Especially creative ones.

Just watch and observe.

And if you'd like to bring your energy back inside and away from your thoughts,

Try the mantra,

Thinking,

Thinking,

Thinking.

Breathing,

Breathing,

Breathing.

Following your breath as it hits the tips of your lips,

Your tongue,

Your throat.

Noticing all the places the oxygen touches on its way down into your lungs,

Into your belly,

Into your heart.

Breathing,

Breathing,

Breathing.

I want you to imagine you are walking.

Somewhere quiet,

Somewhere peaceful.

You decide where.

One step at a time moving forward.

No need to try too hard,

It's just walking.

And as you move forward,

Sometimes there are things that latch on to us that we allow to latch on to us that try to hold us back and slow us down.

Expectations perhaps by our families,

Our society,

Our culture,

And expectations we place on ourselves.

And as you imagine yourself walking on this beautiful morning,

Noticing something is holding you back.

And there's no need to fight it or to run or to be afraid of looking back to see what's holding on to you,

Almost like a leash tethered to you.

Is there someone,

Something,

Some energy,

Some moment that you can sense here that is holding you back?

There's no right or wrong way of doing this.

Don't think too hard.

There's nothing serious happening here,

Dear artist.

We are just playing.

And whatever might have come up for you,

An energy that was holding you back,

I invite you now to play with the mantra,

Bless and release.

I bless and release you.

Imagining that energy,

Perhaps it's someone's face,

Perhaps it's a moment in your life,

Perhaps it's someone you believe you need to compete against,

Perhaps it's a version of yourself that you are competing against,

Or maybe a past relationship of any sort.

Hold that energy in your mind,

In your heart,

And share the mantra.

I bless and release you.

And just feel what it's like as that tether is released from your body and you are able to step forward,

Feeling lighter.

I bless and release you now.

Taking a deep breath as you say the mantra,

And as you say release,

Exhaling any energy inside you that is ready to be released.

I bless and release you now.

Just taking a moment to feel what that's like in your body.

What does it feel like to be 1% lighter,

1% more the real you,

Your highest self,

And maybe for you it's more than 1% and maybe it's less.

For this last few minutes I'm gonna stay quiet and have you just feel your heart,

Your body,

And get curious about what it would be like to be 1% lighter,

To feel 1% more like your highest self.

I bless and release you now.

Just take a moment to feel what that's like in your body.

What does it feel like to be 1% lighter,

1% more the real you,

Your highest self,

And maybe for you it's more than 1% and maybe for you it's less.

Bravo dear artist,

Bravo dear creator.

Wherever you went,

Whatever you felt or did not feel,

I honor and respect you for carving out some time for yourself this morning.

As always I'll put 15 minutes on the clock and allow you to do some private personal journaling for those of you that are joining us live at the Artist's Morning.

If you're catching us on a replay,

You can do the same.

Put 15 minutes on your own clock and just feel what's here.

Feel what's accessible to you this morning and let that express through your pen and paper.

Thank you so much for meditating with me this morning.

My name is Darius and we will see you next time.

Meet your Teacher

Darius BasharToronto, ON, Canada

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Recent Reviews

Julie

November 12, 2025

Realizing what is holding me back is more than one thing - comparison to who I used to be, a past relationship, an intense need to always be pushing. Thank you for this meditation. Allowing me to see more clearly and gain some perspective. Your voice is so calming and patient. ✨

Simone

October 12, 2025

Thanks for this wonderful start in the morning. Light and peaceful

Adonis

September 23, 2025

Great little practice, just the what I needed today

Becky

September 14, 2025

I will remember…”I bless and release you.” Thank you! 😊

Paola

August 31, 2025

I love all of your meditations. Thank you Darious!✨

Amy

August 26, 2025

Another wonderful meditation Darius, thank you. 🙏 This proved to be a powerful process for me this morning and helped me identify that I'm still carrying the story and energy of a person that is no longer in my life and I want to be free of that now. I loved the imagery of walking and felt the meditation, even on this first listen, helped me begin to release this and I did indeed feel lighter and more free by the end, with a powerful vision of the freedom I want to experience. I have more to do with this and am grateful for this tool to support me.

Shonna

August 18, 2025

Thank you. We all need a reminder to release what no longer serves us.

Tim

July 14, 2025

Thank you. That meditation was a blessing. It was just what I needed today.

Laura

June 28, 2025

Absolutely loved this meditation, helped me release negative thought patterns this morning x

Jen

May 28, 2025

This meditation is beautiful and just what I needed. I will be returning to this one. Thank you. 🙏🏻

Sandra

April 23, 2025

Dear Darius … i was following you on instagram and wow… i am so grateful for trying your meditation… exactly what i need… The quality of the sound, the beautiful background music and your divine voice puts your meditation on top of my list… Thank you🙏🏾🌟💫

Kate

April 6, 2025

Absolutely loved this, woke up in a funk and feel much more at ease, and focused on releasing fear of being seen ✨♥️ new Darius fan!

Lenore

February 21, 2025

Darius, you are amazing. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Trisha

January 16, 2025

Crazy good. Love these ones. Thank you, 💙 eternal love for this practice!!!!

Berfu

October 11, 2024

I really like this meditation- it took me somewhere in my childhood when he said we take a walk in a quiet place. Feels much lighter.

Alice

July 19, 2024

fantastic meditation for letting go and overthinking. thanks Darius 🌻🌞🧡💛🌻🌞🧡💛🌻🌞🧡💛

dineywhit

May 13, 2024

💖💖💖soooooo happy I discovered this today especially as I'm in birthday week and this is extremely timely with respect to my annual practices💖💖💖

Erin

April 4, 2024

I have to say thank you so so much for this blessing meditation. I was able to release a whole layer that I didn’t even know was able to let go in such a simple yet effective way. This morning I have been able to connect to my heart, the wisdom of my soul and the peace of my higher self always guiding me. ✨✨❤️ thank you 🙏 blessings to you, this has been such a gift!

holly

April 3, 2024

I love this meditation. It was exactly what I needed this morning. Many blessings and gratitude to you!

Sara

March 7, 2024

Dear Darius, God bless you for all you do for us✨️🙏❤️

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