When The World Feels Heavy: Pause To Let The Light Back In

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When The World Feels Heavy: Pause To Let The Light Back In

by Alison Potts

Rated

5

Type

guided

Activity

Meditation

Suitable for

Everyone

Plays

112

A practice you can return to whenever the world feels heavy, and you want to feel lighter again. When the world feels heavy — from difficult news, uncertainty, or the suffering we see around us — it’s easy for anxiety and emotional overwhelm to build in our bodies. This meditation offers a place to step back, release some of that weight, and make room inside to reconnect with the goodness that still exists in this moment. A supportive practice to help restore calm, hope, healing, and a sense of peace and well-being.

Anxiety Calm Healing Peace Wellbeing Grounding Sensory Awareness Breathing Visualization Gratitude Self Compassion Overwhelm Management Grounding Technique Lengthening Breath Happy Place Visualization Gratitude Practice Emotional Check In

Meet your Teacher

Brisbane QLD, Australia

Meet your Teacher

Brisbane QLD, Australia

Transcript

Hello my friend, This is a practice for when ever you're feeling a little bit overwhelmed by everything that's happening in the world and you're carrying too much. They'll always be suffering in life and they'll always be goodness and our task is not to choose one over the other but to let the good nourish and sustain us so we can meet what's hard without losing ourselves. That's what keeps the flame of humanity alive. So this is a short practice to arrive back from wherever you've been putting your concern and energy into your own being, Into the here and now and to choose some goodness so that you can care without carrying everything. So take some moments just to land here. Feel yourself arriving. And begin to breathe some slower, Longer breaths into your own body, Into you. And these can be really delicious breaths. And one way to lengthen our breath is to imagine we're inhaling the scent of something we love the smell of. So you could try that. And then feel your own feet on the ground underneath you. If they're there. Or the whole weight of your body dropping into its support. Landing. You don't have to push anything away. You don't have to solve anything. You're just coming back to the place where you already are. Now notice one thing in the space you're in that you can see. And just let your eyes rest on it for a moment. And as you do that name it out loud. And now. Bring your attention to one thing that you can feel touching you touching your body. And that could be the fabric of your clothes. Or something underneath you. Or simply the air touching your skin. And ask yourself does that touch feel cool or warm. And answer out loud. And now. What can you hear. Listen and name one sound and see if you can find a sound that delights you. And register. This is where you are right now. This is where your body is sending down its anchor into the earth. You're not in every place at once. You're here in your place. Meeting the here and now. You're in a meeting with the here and now. Take a big breath in so that your shoulders rise. And then let that breath all the way out long slow right down to the last drop. Let your shoulders release. Literally dropping the weight of the world you've been carrying just letting it fall away. You're not withdrawing your caring. But dropping the weight. You can care better without that weight. Again. Take a big breath in that fills your shoulders. And then a long slow exhale that lets any weight just tumble away from you. Down to the ground. And your body is yours again. And now leaning into something good just for a moment. See if you can bring into your being some positive experience. It may be something beautiful or reassuring in your environment. Or a particular person who lights you up who you can think of. Or you could bring to mind a memory of a happy time in your life or something you're looking forward to. Or just think about some things that you're grateful for. Choose something a positive experience in your life. And have a sense that with your breath you're drawing that closer into your body. Into your belly. Into your chest. See if you can stay with that warm positive feeling. For just a short time. But having this experience of this goodness in your whole body. It's okay if your mind wanders a little bit that's pretty natural. But on the whole can you turn your focus toward this goodness that you've chosen. Maybe you can see it. Maybe you can feel an atmosphere it comes with. Maybe it's a memory where there are smells and sights and sounds. So that you're resting in it. Even absorbing it into yourself as you breathe into your belly and your chest. Beautiful. And now finishing that practice. Get nice and loose in your body. So maybe shaking off anything remaining that wants to leave now. And come back to your space and ask yourself how you feel. And do you feel any different from when you began this short practice? Even in a small way. What feels different? What's changed for you? Can you even name that with words? What you're feeling that feels different? And my friend what does that tell you? What message is that sending you? For you there'll be some message there for you. What does that mean for you? I invite you to really meet that and remember it. Keep that thought, That message thriving in some way in your life. Remember this is a healthy and helpful way to meet life. And the more you do this practice the more it will sink in. And after a while that helps create a new presence for you that you can inhabit. One where your caring is full and your heart is fully putting your love online. But your peace is protected and your vibrancy is high. And that's the kind of presence that really impacts humanity in a positive way. Person by person. One small moment at a time. Before you go thank yourself for practicing and coming back to yourself. I thank you. And until next time, Bye for now.