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Stress Relief Meditation

by Teal Swan

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4.7
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
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This meditation is designed to guide you through the process of letting go of all resistance and tension in your being, so that you may find a state of ease

StressMeditationRelaxationBody ScanMuscle RelaxationBreathingEmotional ReleaseSelf CareGroundingProgressive Muscle RelaxationSelf NurturingBreathing AwarenessHealing Energy VisualizationsVisualizations

Transcript

Time BELL Make sure you are comfortable and gently close your eyes.

Bring your awareness to your breath.

Let your breath come and go easily.

BELL Be aware of the subtle movements in your body as you breathe in and as you breathe out.

BELL BELL BELL Not judging them,

Just being aware of them as you move your awareness through your body.

BELL As you breathe in,

Imagine that you are breathing in fresh new healing energy.

And as you breathe out,

Imagine that you are releasing all tension within your body.

BELL Now take your awareness to the crown of your head.

And as you slowly breathe in,

Say to yourself,

Crown of head,

Relax.

Slowly breathing out,

Letting go of all tension and pressure in your head.

And breathing naturally,

Staying aware of the top of your head,

Take a slow deep breath.

And slowly breathe out.

Breathing in and out slowly,

Say to yourself,

The crown of my head is relaxing.

Now take your awareness to your temples and the muscles around your eyes.

And as you slowly breathe in,

Say to yourself,

Temples and eyes,

Relax.

And again slowly breathing in and breathing out,

Letting go of all tension and tightness in your temples and eyes.

And slowly breathing in and out,

Still paying attention to your temples and eyes,

Say to yourself,

My temples and eyes are relaxing.

And as you slowly breathe in,

Say to yourself,

Face,

Relax.

Slowly breathe out,

Relaxing your face more and more.

And breathe naturally,

Just being aware of your forehead,

Your eyebrows,

Your nose,

Your eyelids,

Your lips,

Your cheeks and your chin.

And again take a slow deep breath and slowly breathe out.

And breathing naturally,

Say to yourself,

My face is relaxing.

Now take your awareness to your jaw and as you slowly breathe in,

Say to yourself,

Jaw,

Relax.

And slowly breathe out,

Relaxing your jaw more and more.

And breathing naturally,

Just be aware of your jaw.

Now breathing in slowly,

Say to yourself,

My jaw is relaxing.

And breathing out,

Feel all the tension and pressure in your jaw release.

Now take your awareness to your neck and as you slowly breathe in,

Say to yourself,

Neck,

Relax.

Slowly breathe out,

Letting go of all stiffness,

All tightness in your neck.

And breathing naturally,

Just be aware of your neck.

And take in a slow deep breath again and slowly breathe out.

Breathing naturally,

Say to yourself,

My neck is relaxing.

Now take your attention to your shoulders and as you slowly breathe in,

Say to yourself,

Shoulders,

Relax.

And slowly breathe out,

Releasing all heaviness,

All tension and all tightness in your shoulders.

And breathing naturally again,

Just being aware of your shoulders.

And take in a slow deep breath again and slowly breathe out.

Breathing naturally,

Say to yourself,

My shoulders are relaxing.

Now take your attention to your arms and as you slowly breathe in,

Say to yourself,

Arms,

Relax.

And slowly breathe out,

Letting go of all tension and discomfort in your arms.

And breathing naturally again,

Just being aware of your arms.

And take in a slow deep breath and slowly breathe out.

Breathing naturally,

Say to yourself,

My arms are relaxing.

Take your awareness to your elbows and hands,

As you slowly breathe in,

Say to yourself,

Elbows and hands,

Relax.

Slowly breathe out,

Breathing out all holding,

All pain,

All tension and tightness in your elbows,

Hands and fingers.

And breathe naturally,

Just being aware of your elbows and hands.

Take in a slow deep breath and slowly breathe out.

Breathing naturally,

Say to yourself,

My elbows and hands are relaxing.

Breathe naturally,

Feeling all tightness,

All tension,

All holding and all heaviness draining out of your body more and more.

Letting go more and more,

Relaxing more and more in this healing space.

Giving yourself precious time for self-nurturing and nourishment.

Trusting your body's healing process,

Relaxing and letting go,

Relaxing in this calm and peaceful space.

Now take your awareness to your heart,

As you slowly breathe in,

Say to yourself,

Heart,

Relax.

Slowly breathing out,

Softening more and more.

Breathing out all sadness,

All stress,

All anger,

All grief and all tension.

Slowly breathe in and slowly breathe out.

Letting go more and more and breathe naturally,

Staying aware of your heart.

Take in a slow deep breath and slowly breathe out.

Breathing naturally,

Say to yourself,

My heart is relaxing.

Take your awareness now to your stomach,

As you slowly breathe in,

Say to yourself,

Stomach,

Relax.

Breathe out,

Breathing out all anxiety,

All self-doubt and all tightness in your stomach.

Slowly breathe in and slowly breathe out.

And breathe naturally,

Staying aware of your stomach and take in a slow deep breath again and slowly breathe out.

Breathing naturally,

Say to yourself,

My stomach is relaxing.

Now take your awareness to your back,

As you slowly breathe in,

Say to yourself,

Back,

Relax.

Slowly breathe out,

Releasing your back muscles more and more.

Slowly breathe in and as you breathe out,

Breathe out all stiffness,

All tension,

All aching and all discomfort in your back.

Slowly breathe in and slowly breathe out,

Letting go of the tension in your back more and more.

And breathe naturally,

Staying aware of your back and take in a slow deep breath and slowly breathe out.

Breathing naturally,

Say to yourself,

My back is relaxing.

Bring your attention to your hips and pelvis and as you slowly breathe in,

Say to yourself,

Hips and pelvis,

Relax.

Slowly breathe out,

Letting go of all stiffness and pressure in your pelvis,

All tightness and pressure in your hips.

And breathing naturally,

Just being aware of your hips.

And take in a slow deep breath again and slowly breathe out.

Breathing naturally,

Say to yourself,

My pelvis and hips are relaxing.

Take your awareness to your thighs.

As you slowly breathe in,

Say to yourself,

Thighs,

Relax.

Slowly breathe out,

Deepening more and more,

Releasing your thigh muscles more and more.

And breathing naturally again,

Be aware of your thighs.

Slowly breathe in and as you breathe out,

Feel the tension flowing out of your thighs.

Slowly breathe in and slowly breathe out,

Letting go of the tension in your thighs more and more.

And take in a slow deep breath and slowly breathe out.

Breathing naturally,

Say to yourself,

My thighs are relaxing.

Take your awareness now to your knees,

As you slowly breathe in,

Say to yourself,

Knees,

Relax.

And slowly breathe out,

Relaxing more and more.

Slowly breathe in and slowly breathe out.

And breathe naturally,

Staying aware of your knees.

And take in a slow deep breath again and slowly breathe out.

Breathing naturally,

Say to yourself,

My knees are relaxing.

Focus now on your lower legs and as you slowly breathe in,

Say to yourself,

Lower legs,

Relax.

Slowly breathe out,

Breathing out all tightness and tension in your lower legs.

And breathe naturally again,

Being aware of your lower legs.

Now take in a slow deep breath and slowly breathe out.

Breathing naturally again,

Say to yourself,

My legs are relaxing.

Bring your awareness now to your ankles,

As you slowly breathe in,

Say to yourself,

Ankles,

Relax.

Slowly breathe out,

Relaxing your ankles more and more.

Slowly breathe in and slowly breathe out,

Staying aware of your ankles.

Now take in a slow deep breath again and slowly breathe out.

Breathing naturally,

Say to yourself,

My ankles are relaxing.

Take your attention to your feet and your toes,

As you slowly breathe in,

Say to yourself,

Feet and toes,

Relax.

And slowly breathe out,

Relaxing more and more.

Breathe out all tightness and tension in your feet and in your toes.

And breathe naturally again,

Just being aware of your feet and toes.

Now take in a slow deep breath and slowly breathe out.

Breathing naturally again,

Say to yourself,

My feet and toes are relaxing.

Rest again,

Breathing softly and gently,

Feeling your body softening and relaxing more and more.

Letting go more and more,

Breathing naturally,

Feeling the lightness in your body as you let go more and more.

Relaxing and deepening,

Your body very relaxed.

Just being aware of the breath as you breathe in and as you breathe out.

Breathing in this peaceful space,

So very,

Very relaxed.

Now take in a slow deep breath and slowly breathe out.

Breathe in and out,

Relaxing more and more.

Breathe in and out,

Relaxing more and more.

Breathe in and out,

Relaxing more and more.

Breathe in and out,

Relaxing more and more.

Breathe in and out,

Relaxing more and more.

Now consciously coming back into the room,

Begin to gently wiggle your fingers and wiggle your toes.

Turn your head slowly from side to side.

Become aware of the temperature of the room.

Become aware of any sounds that might be in the room.

And stay aware of your breath as it comes in and as it goes out.

Now take a deep clearing breath in and out and very gently open your eyes.

Now take a deep breath and slowly bring your hands back to the floor.

Now take a deep breath and slowly bring your hands back to the floor.

Meet your Teacher

Teal SwanPark City, UT, USA

4.7 (678)

Recent Reviews

Chez

October 15, 2025

Amazing

John

September 21, 2025

Jaw relax😌Back relax TYVM💯

Marsha

April 7, 2023

It was perfect. I listened to and followed each instruction to relax the body from head to toes. And then...I fell asleep. Perfect. Thank you.

Bettina

January 8, 2023

Yesterday I saw your documentary Deep End Now I here your kind and loving voice so clear and calming I found your presence ✨️ so strong thank you for sharing sharing your work

Sharmi

February 21, 2022

Thank you. Very helpful in putting myself back in my body. Relaxing and wonderful guidance. This gave me much insight.

Rita

March 7, 2021

❤️ beautiful great meditation

Sisse

December 17, 2020

Very calming and peaceful

Daniela

January 29, 2020

Love it - thank you Teal! 😊✨

Anne

December 14, 2018

Thank you for a very relaxing meditation.

Margaret

November 16, 2018

Thanks, that was a simple straightforward meditation. It was very helpful in lowering my stress level.

Jill

July 21, 2018

My first thought was lovely. I so needed that thanks

Jill

January 7, 2017

One of my favourites 💖

Robert

December 27, 2016

A lovely, peaceful meditation ideal for times when bodily tension feels like it has you locked up and utterly trapped inside. The soft undulating tones in the background enhanced my experience, but I think I understand how when distressed and feeling hopeless how it may irritate some. My advice would be to give in, let go and allow the music to soothe like warm ripples of water. Thank you for sharing this meditation. Namaste.

Miriam

November 11, 2016

This Meditation REALY helped me to relax and to be very present in my body. Thank you !

Steve

September 27, 2016

Five stars for the guided meditation. Two stars for the music. I could have done without the same two chords repeating endlessly. Still, your voice and modulation is excellent.

David

September 11, 2016

Amazing. I've got arthritis in my neck and shoulders. The pain went from a 7 to a 2.

Peace

July 9, 2016

Lovely. Thank you.

Janet

June 17, 2016

Wonderful! Thank you❤

Ginny

June 6, 2016

Calming and deeply relaxing. Gentle and peaceful voice. Thank you!

Natalie

May 31, 2016

Beautiful. The voice is very gentle and relaxing

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