Letting Go: A Meditation to Release Burdens and Reconnect With the Earth
I sat down to record this one without really knowing what I was going to say. That’s not usually how it goes for me. Most weeks I have a theme, a shape, a few lines I’ve been turning over already. This time I just closed my eyes, put my hand on the ground beside me, and started talking about what it feels like to finally put something down after carrying it for far too long.
I’ve been carrying a few things lately. Nothing dramatic, nothing I could point to and say, there, that’s the thing. Just an accumulation. Old thoughts that never resolved themselves. A tiredness that sleep doesn’t seem to help. The kind of weight you get so used to that you forget it’s there, until one day you set it down and realise how much lighter you actually are without it.
So that’s what this meditation became. An invitation to release.
What Happens in This One
It starts the way most of my practices do, with breath and stillness, because I don’t think you can release anything properly until your body has settled enough to notice what it’s holding in the first place.
From there it moves into the earth. I ask you to bring your attention to whatever is beneath you, the ground, the chair, the bed, and to let your body become heavy against it. Mother Earth holds you through the rest of the practice. I turn to her love daily, knowing she only wants the best for us. I have no worry in giving her what I no longer need, I know she’s willing to take it.
You’ll feel her energy moving up through you. When I spoke this meditaiton out loud, I felt my whole body tingle. I felt the healing take place and a deep complete release. And then, the lightness entered.
Who I Made This For
I made this for anyone who is holding something right now, whether or not they could name it if you asked them to.
For the days you feel disconnected from your own body. For the version of yourself that used to move through life with more ease, before whatever it was that made you tighten up and hold on so hard. For anyone who has been waiting for someone to tell them it’s alright to just let it go, even if they don’t fully understand what “it” is yet.
You don’t need to arrive at this practice with a clear list of what you’re releasing. I never do either. The earth doesn’t need the details. She just needs you willing.
You can listen to the full guided meditation on YouTube or Insight Timer. Come find me on Instagram if it moved something in you.
