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Befriending Fear

by Punam Medina

Rated
4.8
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
Suitable for
Everyone
Plays
14

A gentle, grounding meditation inviting you to meet fear with softness rather than resistance. Through breath, body awareness, and calming imagery, you’ll be guided to listen to what fear is trying to protect and return to a sense of steadiness and inner safety. Designed for moments of anxiety, overwhelm, or emotional tension.

Transcript

Namaste.

Let's take a slow,

Deep breath together and arrive in this space,

A gentle landing place.

Let yourself arrive.

Gently soften your gaze and close your eyes.

Take a few slow,

Deep breaths.

Let yourself soften into this space like a garden being gently nurtured.

Feel the steadiness of the ground beneath you,

Holding you with quiet support.

Allow your body to settle like roots resting in the earth.

Now,

Notice the movement of your breath.

Air flowing gently in and out,

Creating space in the chest,

The belly,

The body.

Each inhale,

Inviting ease,

And each exhale,

Releasing what feels tight.

Bring your awareness to where fear might be living in your body.

Perhaps a flutter,

A knot,

A heaviness,

A quickened breath,

Or constriction.

There is no need to change it.

Simply notice.

Imagine your breath moving like water around this place.

Softening the edges,

Allowing emotion without being pushed away,

Like waves arriving and passing naturally.

If fear is here,

Meet it gently.

Not as an enemy,

But as something trying to protect you.

You might quietly ask,

What are you trying to protect?

What are you asking me to notice?

Listen.

Listen without forcing for answers.

Let the sensation speak.

Remember that fear often gathers stories from the past and projects them forward.

Sometimes it speaks of what might happen,

Not what is happening.

And the body responds as if those stories are real.

Imagine a small candle glowing nearby.

A steady,

Gentle flame offering warmth.

You can place any heaviness,

Worries,

And tension into this flame.

Not to destroy it,

But to soften and transform it.

Feel the warmth spreading slowly through your body.

A quiet courage glowing from within.

You might whisper,

Thank you for trying to keep me safe.

I am listening.

And I am here now.

Let yourself rest for a few breaths.

Grounded in the earth.

Breathing with ease.

Emotions flowing freely.

Warmth gently present.

Now,

Invite a sense of spaciousness around everything you feel.

Like an open sky.

Room for breath.

Room for sensation.

Room for stillness.

Nothing to fix.

Nothing to hold.

Just simply being here.

Take one deeper breath.

Letting it go.

And take another breath.

And breathing it out.

Letting it all go.

And slowly bring your awareness back to the room.

Wiggle your fingers and your toes.

And gently open your eyes when ready.

Om shakti shanti.

May peace become your power.

And may your power be peaceful.

Thank you.

Meet your Teacher

Punam MedinaAsheville, NC, USA

4.8 (6)

Recent Reviews

Eric

February 10, 2026

Such a gentle befriending of fear

Shayla

February 10, 2026

This meditation is incredible. I absolutely love it.thank you 🙏

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