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Returning To Source: A Meditation Beyond Fixing

by Pat Divilly

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4.9
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
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Everyone
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This meditation is an invitation to step off the personal development treadmill and return to the deeper presence beneath it all. Rather than seeking more tools or insights, you’ll be guided into stillness — the place where you remember that you are already whole. Through gentle breath and somatic descent, you’ll reconnect with Source — the quiet, loving ground beneath all striving. Ideal for those feeling stuck in self-improvement loops and ready to rest in trust, essence, and deep inner belonging.

MeditationSelf AcceptanceInner PeaceSource ConnectionNon StrivingBreathingSelf CompassionSpiritual AwakeningRelaxationHeart Womb BreathDeep Relaxation

Transcript

Welcome.

If you're here,

There's a good chance you've done some inner work or lots of inner work.

Therapy,

Coaching,

Breath work,

Maybe shadow work,

Integration,

Reflection.

The path of healing and personal development is a beautiful one.

But sometimes,

Without realizing it,

We get stuck on a treadmill of constant self-improvement.

There's a quiet belief in the background that creeps in,

Saying,

I'm not there yet.

This meditation is not about more fixing.

It's about remembering,

Returning to the deeper ground that holds you.

Even when you feel messy,

Unfinished,

Or in process,

We're not reaching for something new.

We are returning to what's already here.

So let's begin.

Find a position that feels restful and supportive.

You might sit or lie down.

Whatever allows you to relax deeply,

Let your eyes close or soften your gaze.

Bring one hand to your heart and one to your belly.

Take a deep breath in through the nose and a long,

Slow exhale through the mouth.

Again,

Breathe in and breathe out.

And let your body begin to unwind,

Not through force,

But through permission.

This is your time to simply be.

Bring your awareness to the part of you that seeks to improve.

The part that is always looking for the next insight,

The next tool,

The next healing.

Can you sense this part?

Not to judge it,

But to gently meet it.

That part has helped you grow.

It wants to keep you safe.

It believes healing means doing.

And now you get to tell it something different.

You don't have to work so hard right now.

You don't have to fix anything in this moment.

And let that part soften,

Even just a little.

Let yourself breathe without a goal.

Let yourself exist without a project.

Now imagine that just beneath all of the seeking,

All the processing,

All the searching,

There is a stillness,

A deeper place,

A quiet current,

A loving field that has always been with you.

This is source.

Call it what you like,

Spirit,

Presence,

The divine,

Essence.

It's the part of you that was never broken,

The part of you that doesn't need improvement,

The part of you that is.

Feel yourself begin to descend into it,

Like slowly floating downward,

Layer by layer.

And let yourself rest there.

There's nothing to do here.

No insight to find,

Just being.

You are held,

You are whole,

You are part of something infinite and benevolent.

As you rest in this field,

Notice what does this deeper place want to say to you.

You might hear words.

You might feel a sensation.

You might just sense peace.

If something arises,

Let it be simple.

You might hear,

You are enough.

There is nothing missing.

You belong to something greater.

Breathe those words in.

Let them soak into your bones.

This is the truth underneath all the work.

This is the why behind your healing path.

Not to become worthy,

But to remember that you already are.

Now,

Slowly begin to rise back to the surface.

Not to leave this place behind,

But to carry it with you.

Bring one hand again to your heart.

One to your belly.

Take a breath.

Let Source breathe with you.

Let it move through you.

Let it speak through your actions.

You don't have to stay in striving.

You don't have to chase awakening.

You can trust the quiet voice beneath the noise.

You can trust the presence that was here all along.

Take three more deep breaths.

Inhaling,

I return to Source.

Exhaling,

I remember who I am.

Inhaling,

I am already whole.

Exhaling,

There is nothing to fix.

Take three more deep breaths.

Inhaling,

I walk with grace.

Exhaling,

I rest in trust.

And slowly,

When you're ready,

Gently begin to open your eyes.

Bringing this deeper connection into your day.

Thank you for practicing today.

May you return to this space whenever the mind pulls you into fixing.

Whenever the heart forgets its belonging.

Whenever the soul longs to remember.

You are more than a self to improve.

You are a mystery to be lived.

Welcome home.

Meet your Teacher

Pat DivillyGalway, Ireland

4.9 (27)

Recent Reviews

India

September 10, 2025

I needed that right when I listened.Thank you so much!🙏🏽✨Asé

David

August 22, 2025

Thanks Pat, returning to self and knowing that we are all enough without ‘improvement’ or ‘healing’ is so powerful.

Cody

June 1, 2025

Beautiful mediation, feeling the most at peace that I have in a long while after. Thank you! 😌

Karen

May 21, 2025

Beautiful meditation, very simple but really effective. I loved going down beneath the layers and sitting in the silence thank you ☺️

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