Letting Go

These practices teach us to observe what is present and let it be, without pushing it away or holding on to it. When we stop pulling at an experience we start to see it for what it is, something that arrives and passes. That observational stance is what makes letting go possible.

Rhythmic Breathing Meditation – 10 Minutes

Keeping the rhythm of your breath steady makes your heartbeat more cohesive, which increases blood flow to the brain and helps you think clearly.
Resilience Meditation – 15 Minutes

Resilience comes from trust and acceptance, not from bracing harder. This practice builds the skills for shifting our stories so we can recover from…
Compassion Breathing Meditation – 15 Minutes

Looking honestly at what we believe can be uncomfortable. Self-compassion lets us see our struggles as part of being human, so we can be…
Muscle Tension Relaxation Meditation – 15 Minutes

Stress carries itself in the body, usually without our noticing. Scanning for tension and deliberately releasing it lets some of that stress go.
Releasing Perfectionism – 15 Minutes

A mantra practice for loosening the harsh judgements we hold about ourselves. Excellence is worth pursuing. Perfection was never on offer.
Loving Kindness #2 Meditation – 15 Minutes

A variation on the traditional loving kindness practice, opening up and sending good wishes to ourselves and then out to the people around us.
Loving Kindness Meditation – 15 Minutes

The traditional practice. We open up and send good wishes to ourselves first, and then outward to others, because the second becomes much easier…
Just Like Me Meditation – 15 Minutes

We tend to notice what separates us from other people rather than what we share. This practice turns that around, and it changes how…
Noting Meditation – 15 Minutes

Noting means observing what is happening and quietly labelling it. That small act of naming creates the gap between having an experience and being…
Open And Allowing Meditation – 15 Minutes

Open and allowing is a stance rather than a technique. We stop pushing at what is happening and let it be, which is how…
Releasing Negative Beliefs Meditation – 15 Minutes

Negative stories surface often. Noticing them as they arrive lets us observe them rather than believe them, and their certainty starts to loosen.
Thoughts/Images Meditation – 15 Minutes

Thoughts and inner dialogue arrive constantly. We cannot stop them appearing, but we can practise seeing them as passing events rather than facts.
Emotions Meditation – 15 Minutes

A practice in noticing our emotions as they arrive, and recognizing them as information about where we stand rather than problems to be solved.