Finding Relief Under Pressure (Extended)

As we go through life, we tend to hold onto experiences in our mind, body, and emotions. Our memory can either serve us or work against us. One way to make sure we are keeping the important memory and letting go of the unnecessary memory is to allow your system a full rest while you are still awake. In this practice, Elliott will gently guide you through some fundamental steps in managing life so that unsettled energy can be released.

Transcript

We have the tendency to decide to cling to thoughts rather than let them go.

And we decide to turn them into actions which can harm ourselves or others.

Without really understanding what we're doing,

We decide to be full of hate instead of patient and loving.

To be lazy instead of exerting ourselves.

To receive rather than to give.

We decide to seek entertainment instead of engaging in our lives.

This backward approach creates stress and imbalance.

So challenges,

Unnecessary challenges can arise and we can't achieve our wishes.

Which are always rooted in a deep longing to connect with basic goodness.

No matter how much resistance we're receiving or experiencing,

There is something in us that still knows the basic goodness that surrounds us in everything and everyone.

That piece of ourselves,

That voice,

Is wisdom trying to peek through.

Through this meditation,

We will relax our nervous system and body and mind.

Let's begin by finding a comfortable place to sit.

Try to maintain a straight back with its natural curves.

Supporting your spine with your abdomen.

Place your hands on your knees or in a mudra of your choosing.

And now gently close your eyes and mouth.

Let's start by taking in a few deep breaths.

Breathing in through the nose.

Breathing out through the nose.

Repeat this four more times.

Breathing in through the nose.

Breathing out through the nose.

Breathing in through the nose.

Breathing out through the nose.

Breathing in through the nose.

Breathing out through the nose.

Breathing into the nose.

We are through the through the nose.

Breathing in through the nose.

Breathing out through the nose.

Breathing in through the nose.

Breathing out through the nose.

Breathing out through the nose.

Every time you are under pressure,

You can remember to do these three relaxation techniques you have just practiced.

One,

Breathing calmly.

Two,

Relaxing your muscles.

And three,

Calming your thoughts.

You can relax anytime you need to,

And the relaxation will help you to concentrate and keep your brain functioning at its best.

Breathing in through the nose.

Breathing out through the nose.

Breathing in through the nose.

Breathing out through the nose.

Don't help me or everything could crash across the body like you thought there too.

Not at all.

I'm going to go ahead and close.

I'm going to be acting in those.

I'm going to be acting in those.

I'm going to be acting in those.

Keep breathing slowly like this.

You can slow your breathing even further by counting.

Breathe in to the count of four.

Hold to the count of three.

And breathe out to the count of five.

And you can do this at your own pace.

Breathing in.

Holding.

And breathing out.

And breathing out.

You're consciously breathing.

Letting your breath move freely.

Comfortably.

And with ease.

We are simply raising the awareness of the process of breathing in this moment.

In this space.

In this body.

That's happening right now.

The one happening.

Everything connected.

And so you are learning the relaxation skill of sleeping.

And you can notice you're actually feeling yourself coming down as you breathe slowly.

And calmly.

This calm breathing.

Helps you focus.

And be alert.

And relaxed.

You're learning how to relax under a certain pressure.

Two seconds.

And this practice grows and you develop your skill and you become a different person.

Someone that is able to relax in situations where the old you normally would have freaked out.

This new you continues to breathe slowly and every so often you're noticing your breathing and you focus on allowing your breath to slow down.

It's natural when you observe your own body operating.

You are healthy enough to breathe.

You are happy in this body being able to breathe.

It's simple yes,

But it's the simple things that we sometimes take for granted and lose touch with more than ourselves.

We can lose touch with reality and reality shows us where our mind is.

So it's good to have an accurate,

Sensible view of the world,

Of your inner system.

So it's good to have an accurate,

Sensible view of the world,

Of your inner system.

Now continue to concentrate and place your concentration on your muscles.

You may find that you are holding tension in your muscles.

Pay particular attention to your shoulders,

Hands and jaw.

Consciously lower your shoulders,

Let your shoulders relax and allow the muscles to loosen.

This act of relaxing your shoulders allows you to become calm because it places your body in a relaxed position of ease instead of a tense one.

Our bodies gather energy throughout the day,

Throughout the years,

Throughout your life.

And these experiences can be stored in your muscles,

So we like to have them relaxed because that shows we are adaptable,

We are comfortable and we are flexible.

We do not want the process of time to destroy our bodies in an ungraceful way because even having scars or impairments is beautiful.

It shows you who you are and what there is there to love.

And because everyone has imperfections,

This is of course part of the beauty.

Relax,

Loosen,

Be calm.

Breathing in through the nose,

Breathing out through the nose,

Breathing in through the nose,

Breathing out through the nose,

Breathing in through the nose,

Breathing out through the nose,

Breathing in through the nose,

Breathing out through the nose,

Breathing in through the nose,

Breathing out through the nose.

Notice your hands and let your hands be open,

Loose and relaxed.

Feel the fingertips touching the air and the surrounding space.

Feel the energy in your hands and relax.

Let your arms rest by your sides,

Letting go of all tension and feeling your back start to relax as well.

Focus on your jaw,

Allow your jaw to drop and rest.

Your teeth don't need to be touching.

Let your mouth be loose and relaxed.

Please scan your body now,

Noticing any areas that are tense.

When you notice tension,

Concentrate on relaxing that area.

Breathe through this area,

Allowing your muscles to give up the tension that they have been holding.

Simply allow your body to relax.

Breathing in through the body,

Breathing out,

Breathing in through the muscles,

Breathing out,

Breathing in through the tension and breathing out the tension.

Please scan your body now,

Allowing your body to relax.

Emotions can come up,

Thoughts can come up.

Of course,

These physical sensations or pains can come up and we can do what we want with it.

Please feel free to relax.

You have created this space for yourself and through yourself and losing the identity and the mind.

We are able to come through clearly.

We are able to see clearly.

So I'd like you to focus on your breathing again.

Just noticing.

Just relaxing.

Rein staniefire like this is very effective in getting rid of your Hopotes.

I hope that this practice has given you some peace and allowed you to be able to feel more capable to manage the next time stress presents itself.

Through this practice,

You'll see that you are able to allow love inside and to touch every little place within you so that there is no room for fear or any other reality to participate.

By building our skill set to subdue anxiety,

We also realize that we don't have to be a part of the normal responses associated with stress.

We have been conditioned to react in particular ways.

By continuing this meditation,

You will build your natural response to be loving,

Calm,

Confident and graceful when stress rears its ugly head.

We are not prisoners of the mind and body.

Here we learn to master the art of simply being and allow that to play out through the rest of our life.

This is our natural state where anxiety has no place.

This is our natural state where anxiety has no place.

This is our natural state where anxiety has no place.

This is our natural state where anxiety has no place.

Reviews

That was the best 33 minutes of my new drug free life! Thank you so much for your tracks

Thank you. So healing. I have something that will also help me through the day.

Amazing relaxation techniques to find ease, calm and power within your own breath. You’re always your safe place whatever is going on outside. Thank you Elliott

Very calming. I love the water and the bowl sound🙏🏻 Namasté

This was amazing. Thank you. I’ll be coming back to this practice often. 🙏

confident and graceful for being not perfect ⭐️ and incredibly slowed down which is most of the time and for most of the people around me a mission impossible to get me into a slow mood :-) thank you ♥️

Thank you for this supportive meditation. I will return and continue to practice. Namaste.

One of the best meditations on IT. I felt so deeply relaxed afterwards. I will come back to this often. Thank you 🙏

A transporting soundscape to a simple yet powerful meditation. 🙏

Elliot this was a marvelous meditation. I found myself in stillness to the point of wanting to sleep, but not. I will be adding this to my practice weekly. Thank you 🙏🏻

Awesome guided meditation, thank you.

Amazing beautiful important and deeply healing..with gratitude to myself you and all healers and learners be at peace x

Excellent guidance! Thanks! Namaste 🙏🏽

Excellent as always. Great for a late afternoon break. Thank you. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Thank You For another really great guided meditation !

What a expetience

Thank you Elliot the background sounds are so calming when I concentrate on these sounds I feel the resonance in the body
Every time I follow this session it’s different

I absolutely love your Modern Spiritual Warrior Series! I have found 2 of them . Are there any more? Please make more. I do them both everyday. I like this one in the morning before work and the Other one where we make the warrior armour together with leather and silk laces after work. Thank you so much . You are my favorite!

That was deeply relaxing and comforting. I needed that, with all that’s going on in the world, and I hope more people will find this one. Thank you. 🙏💗