In Surrender There Is Victory

This practice is one of a sample palette of many meditations taught to me by masters of different origins. It serves as an invitation to allow the breath in and breathe out a situation or fear. Its origins, although loosely based on the First Step of the Twelve Steps, is actually ageless and timeless advice. Relax as the soft gentle notes of the piano invites one to go deeper and let go.

Transcript

Come to a comfortable seat,

Breathing in,

Feeling the skin on the top of your head letting go as the muscles relax.

And the eyes soften,

The ears soften as you breathe in,

And the jaw relaxes,

Letting all the tension of the day flow out of us.

As we breathe in and feel the soft rise and fall of the belly,

As we go a little deeper,

Relaxing,

Letting our thoughts slip away,

Let them go by as clouds.

Noticing and letting go,

Entering into this space.

Letting go of fears,

Breathing in positive light,

Letting go of negativity.

See if there's something we can't quite let go of,

Something that seems to get in the way of your thinking.

It's almost like an obsession,

Keep ending back at the same thing,

Thinking about it.

Breathing in,

We see this thing,

This obsession in our hands and feel our powerlessness over it.

Perhaps we can take a chance and raise our hands towards the light,

Towards something greater than ourselves,

Something outside of ourselves.

See that we are powerless,

Maybe something other than ourselves could help us.

Like a butterfly that struggles in the cocoon to be free,

To finally,

Really take that step forward,

To come out and emerge as a beautiful butterfly.

We're like a little baby to take our first step,

To loosen our grip on this situation and ask for help.

But hold on so tightly,

Letting go is far easier.

To come with an open heart and say you can't do this on your willpower,

That you need help.

There is victory in that surrender.

There is freeness to that surrender.

Feeling your breath come back into your body.

Find yourself.

Reviews

Really short and sweet but so refreshing. Thank you for sharing!

enjoyed the pace of the meditation. for the time being only 5 minutes, it never felt rushed.

Beautiful meditation. Going back in actually. I enjoy all of Geras meditations. I particularly needed this one today. Many thanks and much gratitude 🙏🏼

The most beautiful, spiritual experience I have ever encountered. Thank you, Gera for taking me there💗 🌈🦋🌻☮🙏

So true and lovely. Thank you 🙏

Really nice to find inside calm 😍

Beautiful. Thank you.

Short but really powerful. Will come back to this one.