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Stop Being So Hard On Yourself

by Justin Michael Williams

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We all have highs and lows. We all find ourselves in unimaginable situations. We all feel lost, confused, and hopeless sometimes. Life can be messy. So the next time you’re feeling like you don’t have it all figured out, listen to this practice and remember you don’t have to try so hard. You don’t have to force it. You don’t have to be so hard on yourself. This practice will help.

Self CompassionSelf KindnessHeartBreathingTrustSurrenderFlowHeart CenteredSix Count BreathingTrust And SurrenderFlow StateAffirmation RepetitionAffirmationsBreathing Regulations

Transcript

This is Justin Michael Williams and welcome to your practice.

I invite you to find a comfortable way to sit.

Close your eyes if it feels comfortable to you and place both hands over your heart and we'll begin this practice with a deep breathing practice and we're doing this because in those moments when you're being a little hard on yourself one of the most important things that you can do is start to regulate your nervous system by focusing in on the breath and this is going to be a little bit longer of a breath practice than you might be used to but I invite you to just try to stick with it.

You can follow my count and I'll be with you every step of the way.

We'll be inhaling through the nose and exhaling through the mouth in this practice so if you can't inhale through your nose for some reason it's okay just exhale through your mouth instead but round out your lips kind of like you're sucking through a straw just to try to slow down the air flow.

Let's begin by aligning our breath so I'd like you to exhale everything out of the system through the nose.

One,

Two,

Three,

Exhale everything out through the nose and now on my count inhale for one,

Two,

Three,

Four,

Five,

Six and hold and now silently and softly without making a sound exhale through the mouth one,

Two,

Three,

Four,

Five,

Six,

Release.

Again inhale through the nose for one,

Two,

Three,

Four,

Five,

Six and hold and then exhale silently one,

Two,

Three,

Four,

Five,

Six,

Release.

Again inhale one,

Two,

Three,

Four,

Five,

Six and hold and exhale one,

Two,

Three,

Four,

Five,

Six and release.

Inhale one,

Two,

Three,

Four,

Five,

Six,

Hold.

Exhale one,

Two,

Three,

Four,

Five,

Six,

Release.

Again inhale through the nose for one,

Two,

Three,

Four,

Five,

Six and hold and then exhale silently one,

Two,

Three,

Four,

Five,

Six,

Release.

Again inhale one,

Two,

Three,

Four,

Five,

Six and hold and exhale one,

Two,

Three,

Four,

Five,

Six and release.

Inhale one,

Two,

Three,

Four,

Five,

Six,

Hold.

Exhale one,

Two,

Three,

Four,

Five,

Six,

Release.

Last one,

Inhale one,

Two,

Three,

Four,

Five,

Six and hold and now silently as you can exhale one,

Two,

Three,

Four,

Five,

Six,

Release.

Now just breathe normally and notice how you feel.

Trust,

Trust that there is a power greater than you at work here.

There is a power greater than you,

Greater than you that you can surrender to.

You don't have to do it all alone.

Trust,

Let go.

It's easier if you don't do it all on your own.

Surrender,

Surrender all your fears knowing that you're exactly where you're supposed to be.

You're exactly where you're supposed to be.

Even if you don't understand it right now,

You've always known this to be true.

It always works out this way.

You always discover that you were exactly where you were supposed to be.

So trust it.

Surrender,

Surrender.

Remember your magic.

Remember your light.

Remember how freaking far you've come.

You've come so far and it's because of the lessons.

Remember the flow.

Go with that.

Remember the flow and go with that.

When you're in that flow,

You can trust.

When you're in that flow,

You can let go.

So what flow is calling you?

What would be the flow if you were really listening and not forcing?

Listening.

What would be the flow?

What's calling you?

Repeat these words with me and feel it.

Mean it.

Surrender to the flow.

I trust.

I let go.

I trust.

I let go.

I trust.

I let go.

And again with your hands over your heart if they're not there already.

I trust.

I trust.

I let go.

Say it.

I trust.

I let go.

I trust.

I let go.

I surrender.

I let go.

And sometimes trusting and letting go and getting out of the way is seems like it's going to be the hardest thing to do.

But really what we have to do is let go of the way we thought it was supposed to be.

Because the way towards our growth and towards our healing and towards our path to our purpose is by trusting,

Surrendering,

Not forcing,

And being in the flow.

This is how you find your way through.

Surrender.

Trust.

Flow.

If you're ready to transition,

If you're ready to transition,

Go ahead and take a deep breath in and a deep breath out and open your eyes if you feel ready.

And just remember everything that is for you,

Everything that is really for you,

Will happen.

You don't have to force it.

You don't have to try so hard.

Just surrender to that flow.

It is a great honor to practice with you today.

I send you love,

Flow,

And the biggest blessings.

Namaste.

Meet your Teacher

Justin Michael WilliamsLos Angeles, CA, USA

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Recent Reviews

GoddessMO

November 24, 2025

I trust, I let go, I surrender to the flow 🤍🤲🏾🌊 thank you 🙏🏾

Wenda

October 5, 2025

So needed this exact meditation this morning 13 days before our wedding 💒. I am divinely guided and flow through the remaining tasks with joy and ease. Thank you God. Thank you Justin. Thank you Life and Love

Linda

September 15, 2025

Love your passion! Surrender and trust in the flow. 🙌🏼🙏💜

Michelle

August 17, 2025

I have just found Justin, I love how soothing his voice is and I really rate his teachings. I appreciate you. 🙂

💚Delilah💚

August 16, 2024

You’re my being my dream best friend 🤜🏼🤛🏽 It’s the grace I haven’t gotten in so long, I’ve forgotten it without struggle. Kind motivates me to get the work done ✅✅✅✅✅

Brittany

June 8, 2024

Omg… this was so powerful! I needed that. Thank you Justin!

Shauna

May 30, 2024

Perfect timing Health diagnosis, lost my job, lost my partner Surrender, waiting for next steps Thanks Justin

IRIS

April 19, 2024

Thank you….no one ever says you don’t have to do it by yourself—trust, let go, it’s easier….to surrender. Today it really meant something to be reminded.

Barbara

April 8, 2024

Thank you for this beautiful practice of breath work and going with the flow.Being in the right place at the right time and letting go was a amazing experience for me.Thank you for this amazing space.

Elizabeth

March 26, 2024

Wonderful, calming, helped me get centered amid chaos. Thank you!

Melinda

March 10, 2024

This is something wonderful to bring to mind often during the day. Thank you 🧡☮️

Johanna

January 8, 2024

Thank you so much for this! This meditation really helped me and gave me support. ❤️❤️

James

November 23, 2023

This is energy for your mind, body and your soul. Thank you.

Julia

November 6, 2023

That was so powerful! Thank you, will come back to this!

Djuna

August 2, 2023

Wonderful practice, I am grateful for your meditations that help me almost every day to feel better and stronger. Thank you 🍀so much.

Karen

August 1, 2023

Thank you for this beautiful meditation! For me, it is a symbol of find a grace within ourselves as we trust the process, surrender to what is holding us back to finding that grace for ourselves so that we can flow and get out of stuck mode! Namaste

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