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Relaxation As Resistance

by Yarrow Briggs

Rated
4.3
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
Suitable for
Everyone
Plays
122

A guided deep breathing meditation and body tension. Designed for relieving artists, activists, frontline workers, QPOC folks and anyone else in need to remember softness, relaxation. Can also be used to fall asleep.

RelaxationResistanceMeditationBody TensionArtistsActivismFrontline WorkersQpocSoftnessSleepBody ScanBreathingMuscle RelaxationSuggestionsDiaphragmatic BreathingProgressive Muscle RelaxationExtended Exhale BreathingAuto Suggestion

Transcript

Satsang with Mooji Laying down on your back in a comfortable position or any horizontal pose,

Inhale and exhale.

Release your body into the earth,

Allowing gravity gently to press you,

Relax you,

Surrendering wherever you were laying down.

Inhale and exhale.

With the least amount of effort,

Place your hands on your belly,

Noticing your belly rise and fall,

Inhaling and exhaling,

Letting your breath deepen and slow.

For a few rounds,

We're going to inhale for 4 ohms and exhale for 8 ohms,

Gently following,

Taking any breaks you need,

Following your body,

Inhaling on 1,

On 2,

On 3,

On 4,

On 5,

On 6,

On 7,

On 8.

Inhale on 1,

On 2,

On 3,

On 4,

On 5,

On 6,

On 7,

On 8.

Inhale on 1,

On 2,

On 3,

On 4,

Exhale on 1,

On 2,

On 3,

On 4,

On 5,

On 6,

On 7,

On 8.

Again on 1,

On 2,

On 3,

On 4,

Exhale on 1,

On 2,

On 3,

On 4,

On 5,

On 6,

On 7,

On 8.

Last round.

On 1,

On 2,

On 3,

On 4,

Exhale on 1,

On 2,

On 3,

On 4,

On 5,

On 6,

On 7,

On 8.

Breathing normally here,

Noticing any changes in the mind or in the body,

Breathing into any tension.

Relax.

And now for auto-suggestion.

Just follow my voice,

Noticing all the tension leaving your body.

Starting from the toes,

I'm relaxing my toes.

I'm relaxing the soles of my feet.

I'm relaxing my ankles.

I'm relaxing my feet.

I'm relaxing my feet.

My feet are completely relaxed.

I'm relaxing my shins and my calves.

I'm relaxing my knees.

I'm relaxing my lower thighs,

My upper thighs.

I'm relaxing my inner thighs.

I'm relaxing my legs.

I'm relaxing my legs.

My legs are completely relaxed.

I'm relaxing my hips,

My groin,

My buttocks.

I'm relaxing my belly,

My chest.

Going up the back.

I'm relaxing my lower back,

My mid-back.

Relaxing my upper back.

I'm relaxing my spine.

I'm relaxing my collarbones.

My torso is relaxing.

My torso is relaxing.

My torso is completely relaxed.

I'm relaxing my fingers,

My palms,

My wrists.

I'm relaxing my hands.

I'm relaxing my hands.

My hands are completely relaxed.

I'm relaxing my lower arms,

My elbows,

And my upper arms.

I'm relaxing my arms.

My arms are completely relaxed.

I'm relaxing my neck.

My neck is completely relaxed.

I'm relaxing my jaw,

My lips,

My cheeks.

I'm relaxing my nose,

My eyes,

And eyebrows.

I'm relaxing my forehead.

I'm relaxing my scalp.

I'm relaxing my face,

My head.

I'm relaxing my head.

I'm relaxing my head.

My head is completely relaxed.

Now going a little deeper within.

I'm relaxing my inner organs.

My intestines,

My stomach,

My liver.

I'm relaxing my lungs.

I'm relaxing my heart,

My throat.

I'm relaxing my brain.

I'm relaxing my inner organs.

I'm relaxing my inner organs.

My inner organs are completely relaxed.

Relax.

Relax.

Relax.

Relax.

Relax.

Relax.

Relax.

Relaxation is resistance.

Relaxation is resistance.

Relaxation is resistance.

Relaxation is resistance.

Relaxation is resistance.

Meet your Teacher

Yarrow BriggsPhiladelphia, PA, USA

4.3 (17)

Recent Reviews

Larissa

March 22, 2021

That was so nice. I loved her voice and cadence.

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