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Arrive Without Fixing

by Evelyn Foreman

Rated
5
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
Suitable for
Everyone
Plays
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A short grounding practice to help you land in your body without trying to change, resolve, or improve anything. This meditation supports nervous system settling and gentle orientation into the present moment. There’s no insight required—only permission to arrive exactly as you are. It’s especially supportive when you feel internally rushed or subtly pressured to “do something” with your experience. This practice is part of a gentle progression for those learning to listen more deeply to timing and ease. It is the first meditation in a four-piece presence sequence: Arrive Without Fixing (free), Staying With What’s Here (free), When It’s Ready, It Falls (premium), and Companion: Listening for Ease (premium). If this felt supportive, two longer companion meditations are available for Insight Timer Premium listeners. Ideal for daily use, transitions, or anytime you want to return to simple presence without effort.

GroundingBody AwarenessBreath AwarenessNon StrivingAcceptanceSensory AwarenessPresenceNervous System

Transcript

Settle into a comfortable position now,

Seated or lying down,

Whatever allows the body to soften.

Let your eyes gently close or lower your gaze.

There's nothing you need to do here,

Nothing you need to improve.

Take a slow breath in through the nose and a long,

Deep breath out through the mouth.

Again,

In through the nose,

Out through the mouth.

One more time,

Unforced in,

Allow the shoulders to drop,

Let the face soften.

Notice now where your body is supported,

The chair beneath you,

The floor beneath you,

The surface holding your weight.

You don't need to adjust anything,

Just feel,

Just feel that you are already held.

No guiding,

No managing.

You don't need to fix how you arrived here.

Whatever is present is allowed to be present.

Nothing needs to resolve for this moment to be complete.

Silently say to yourself,

I can arrive without fixing.

And now begin to notice the space around you.

The sounds,

The air on your skin.

And now take one easy breath in and a soft breath out.

When you're ready,

Gently open your eyes.

You can return to this any time.

No effort required.

Meet your Teacher

Evelyn ForemanVenice, FL, USA

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