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Progressive Relaxation Meditation: Tensing and Releasing the Body
Description
In this meditation, I guide you through a simple practice of noticing, tensing and relaxing different parts of the body.
Many of us carry tension without fully realising it. This practice helps bring gentle awareness to the body, allowing stress and tightness to become more visible and easier to release.
We begin by settling into stillness and checking in with ourselves, before gradually moving awareness through the body as though shining a torchlight on each area.
From here, the meditation gently introduces cycles of tension and release, beginning with the feet and moving upward through the body.
As each area softens, the breath becomes a way of releasing held tension, helping the body settle into a deeper state of relaxation and ease.
This is not about forcing the body to relax, but about becoming aware of what it is holding and allowing it to soften naturally.
This meditation offers a moment of calm, whether you are pausing during the day or preparing for sleep, helping you feel lighter, calmer and more physically at ease.
This meditation supports relaxation, stress relief and body awareness.
Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction
00:05 – Carrying tension unconsciously
00:35 – The bell
00:55 – Checking in with the body
02:45 – Awareness moving through the body
03:45 – Reviewing the whole body
04:40 – Preparing to release tension
05:10 – Feet and toes
05:50 – Calves
06:05 – Thighs
06:30 – Groin and hips
06:40 – Belly
06:55 – Shoulders
07:13 – Face and jaw
08:40 – Breathing out tension
10:08 – Final release through the hands
11:45 – Closing bell
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