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Releasing Tension And Finding Stillness

by Paul Riches

Rated
4.7
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
Suitable for
Everyone
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This is a brief guided practice to acknowledge, relax and release any tightness and tension in the body followed by breath focus to settle any movement and noise to find stillness, peace, and calm. At the end of this practice you will hopefully feel peaceful, calm and relaxed.

RelaxationTensionStillnessPeaceCalmBody ScanMuscle RelaxationAnxietyMovementProgressive Muscle RelaxationAnxiety ReductionBreathingBreathing AwarenessMindful Movements

Transcript

Let's begin by bringing our attention and awareness to our body away from all the business and activity of the day all of the messages,

Emails,

Meetings,

Conversations,

Activities to really connect in with your body becoming aware of all the sensations that are already here in your body the weight of your body,

The warmth and coolness a touch of clothes against your skin some tingling and also some tightness and tension that may already be here as we work around our body acknowledging the tightness and tension that's around and see if we can let go and release some of it let's begin that journey by bringing our attention and awareness to our eyes just checking in around your eyes,

Seeing what's going on in terms of health,

Tightness or tension an area that's so easy to accumulate a bit of tightness and tension during the day especially looking at screens then letting go and releasing allowing your eyes to take a rest in your eye sockets softening the muscles around your eyes then moving to your face and jaw,

Noticing any held tightness around the muscles of your face then extending that to your jaw as you soften the muscles around your face then release and let go of any tightness around your jaw and moving to your neck and shoulders all the way down to your shoulder blades an area we often accumulate tightness and tension due to stress so acknowledging any held tightness in those areas and then seeing what you can let go of and release maybe using your out breath to support this release of tightness and tension in your neck and shoulders almost as if you were sighing with relief now these areas have been noticed and you're starting to relax and if it helps gently moving your head and shoulders then moving down your back to your lower back,

Noting and releasing and bringing your attention and awareness around to your throat and chest paying particular attention to your throat as it's another area that we can unconsciously accumulate quite a bit of tightness during the day then letting go,

Opening and releasing as you move down to your belly and pelvic area,

Acknowledging any held tightness,

Letting go and releasing and down your arms and your legs so that the whole of your body is as relaxed as it can be fully aware of your body from the soles of your feet to the top of your head down to the tips of your fingers and beginning to become aware that your body is already breathing for you as it does every moment of the day and then bringing the focus of your attention onto the changing sensations of each in breath and out breath as the cool air flows in and fills up your lungs on the in breath and warmer air flows out on the out breath using curiosity to really notice without wandering off in thought if you can and as you balance your attention on the changing sensations of each in breath and out breath allowing any busyness to settle finding a point of stillness if you can as well as some peace and calm as you follow your breath feeling peaceful,

Calm and relaxed and

Meet your Teacher

Paul RichesLondon

4.7 (221)

Recent Reviews

Vesna

January 14, 2024

Very nice and calming session, thank you for sharing. Namaste

Michael

May 15, 2022

Really like this guy. Super calm and nice voice

Linda

February 12, 2022

Thanks Paul, I found this very effective. I will share with one of the circles I'm a member of.

Gabylinn

December 24, 2021

Yes, very relaxing meditation. Thank you 🤍

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