5-Minute Slow Down
by Carrie Suwal
Busy mind? Overwhelmed? Stressed? Take 5 minutes to soothe your nervous system and rest in peaceful presence. This breathing meditation is here to offer a breather from life, to melt away tensions of a prickly past and worries of a fumbling future. Come in to this moment with me, where we find space and ease. Music: Diaphanous Dreamcoats by Silver Maple
Transcript
Welcome to the slow down meditation.
Breathing in and breathing out.
Simply and committed,
I ask that you commit to this meditation practice with 100% of your attention for the next 5 minutes.
Breathe in with the awareness,
I am breathing in or simply in.
Breathing out with the awareness,
I am breathing out or simply out.
Deep,
Soft,
Full breaths.
And with this flow of breath,
Releasing events of your day,
Letting go of your past,
Letting go of your past as it does not serve you here.
Letting the breath come in as you inhale,
Washing away your past as you exhale.
Breathing in with the intention,
I soften.
Breathing out with the intention,
I release.
Deep,
Soft,
Full breaths.
All plans and thoughts of tomorrow and your future evaporate.
They simply drift away as they cannot serve you now.
You allow your breath to soften your body,
To soften your heart,
And soften your mind.
Breathe in the blissful truth,
I am.
Breathe out the calmness of the moment,
Here.
Breathe in,
I am.
Breathe out,
Here.
Deep,
Soft,
Full breaths.
Now,
Placing your hands upon your heart.
And thank yourself for slowing down.
Meet your Teacher
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Recent Reviews
David
May 21, 2025
Incredibly calming. A great experience for my first awoke moments of the day. Thank you.
jesse
May 9, 2025
I’m very greatful humble blessed bless everybody on here
Adriana
April 24, 2025
Such a beautiful 5 min meditation 🧘♀️ ✨️ to slow 🐌 your worries away
Chantal
April 22, 2025
Beautiful! One to come back to whenever you need the world to slow down. 🙏❤️
Kellie
March 10, 2025
Saving this one. I absolutely loved how you integrated your script into the music. So well done. Thank you.
Donna
January 27, 2025
So good to revisit this perfect slow down Your gentle kindness is felt strongly throughout this practice Thank you 🙏
Orélie
January 21, 2025
Thank you. I would loved a few more like this one 🤩
Tony
January 16, 2025
Very calming and relaxing, helped to de-stress and to be in the moment.
Kirsten
November 12, 2024
I enjoyed the pace and calmness of this meditation. 🙏🏼
Laura
November 7, 2024
Lovely - gentle and sweet. Thank you for welcoming home to the present moment. I am here :)
Mohini
September 20, 2024
I randomly clicked on your meditation. Very lovely thank you very much. You have a very soothing voicem I will return💗
Lei
August 12, 2024
Thank you 🙏🏽I feel the pause, the peace, the silence, the restoration. Thank you 🌷
Ruth
June 23, 2024
Very calming and grounding. A perfect check-in for the morning. Thank you!
Clark
March 28, 2024
Very calming 5-minute meditation to reset stillness and silence.
Mim
April 21, 2023
Thank you Carrie for guiding me back to myself, and the present after a stress filled day.🙏🏼💜
Kathryn
April 13, 2023
Beautifully calming. The background music was lovely! Thank you 🙏🏻
Jeff
March 15, 2023
Great! Short and to the he point. Slow down my head. Calming voice. Thank you.
Hannah
February 20, 2023
Oh my Lord!! Your voice is like honey!!! The background music whisked me away somewhere else!!! What better way to wind down?! 😁 Loved everry minute of this! Thanks so much!!
martina
January 17, 2023
love this! kept me concentrated on my breathing at all times. the whole meditation made me very relaxed, and the part with putting my hand on my heart and thanking myself made me tear up; it reminded me to be grateful cause i am still here, alive and well.
Tiffany
January 11, 2023
This was so relaxing. Aided in guiding me to calm and slow down within my body and mind. Really helped me. Thank you!