The Weight of Stillness: Guided Meditation to Ground Yourself

Before we begin, just notice how much effort you are using right now to hold yourself up.

Even if you are sitting or lying down, there is likely a tiny bit of tension in your

neck.

You are back or your legs as if you are ready to jump up at any second.

For the next 10 minutes, we are going to stop fighting gravity.

We are going to let the earth do all the work.

You don't need a special posture.

Just let your eyes soften.

Take a slow breath in.

And as you exhale, imagine you are becoming just a little bit heavier.

Feel the chair or the floor beneath you.

It is solid.

It is steady.

It isn't going anywhere.

You are safe to let go of the hustle and just sink.

Bring your attention to your feet.

Feel the weight of them pressing into the floor.

Now move to your hands.

Feel the weight of your palms resting on your lap.

Now move to your hips and your shoulders.

Touch in that with every breath out.

You are releasing a little more of your resistance.

You are like a stone settling into the sand at the bottom of a clear river.

The water of the day, the noise, the tasks, the voices can rush over you, but it cannot

move you.

You are too heavy.

You are too grounded.

Check in with your jaw.

Let it be heavy.

Check in with your eyelids.

Let them be heavy.

You aren't trying to be still.

You are simply allowing the weight of your body to keep you here.

Notice the silence that comes with this weight.

When we stop hovering over our lives and actually land in them, the mind starts to follow.

You don't have to solve any problems right now.

You don't have to be productive.

Your only job is to be as heavy and still as a mountain.

In hell, feel the air move through you.

Exhale, feel the earth support you.

There is a profound peace in being unshakable.

The hustle of the world feels smaller when you are this grounded.

You are home in your own body.

For these next few minutes, we will sit together in this heavy stillness.

If a thought tries to pull you up into a worry, just come back to the feeling of your

heels on the ground or your hips in the chair.

Stay with the weight.

Enjoy the feeling of being completely immovable.

As we bring this meditation to a close, take a deep grounding breath.

Notice how different your body feels when it isn't bracing for the next thing.

You have rediscovered your own stability.

As you move back into your day, remember that you can always find this weight of stillness,

simply by noticing your feet on the floor.

You are steady, you are solid.

Slowly begin to move your fingers and toes.

Take a gentle stretch.

When you are ready, open your eyes.

Thank you for practicing with me today.