Surrendering and Softening Meditation

A guided meditation on surrendering and softening.

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In this meditation, Holly O’Dea, a Mayo Clinic Certified Wellness Coach, will walk us through a guided meditation on surrendering and softening, inviting you to find a comfortable position, take a big full breath in, allowing your breath to return to its natural rhythm, bringing awareness to the entire body, and letting your body soften and relax. Holly O’Dea is an Online Support Community facilitator at Partnership to End Addiction. You can learn more about her at odeawellness.com.

Chapters:
0:19 Find a comfortable position
1:36 Big full breath in here, then allow your breath to return to its natural rhythm
1:52 Bring your awareness to the entire body
4:03 Take a deep breath and let your chest soften and relax
4:49 Imagine we could breath into the hands and fingers
5:05 Just noticing without judgment, accepting what is here today
5:45 Can you allow there to be softness in the jaw
6:47 Can we have a sense of breathing into the whole body
6:56 Filling the whole body with breath, and then allowing the body to soften
7:39 Some words from the poet Rumi

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