Episode 39

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19th Oct 2023

A Meditation for When Relaxation Seems Impossible

Stevens new course: Finding Peace in Everyday Life (you choose how much to pay)

Struggling to meditate today? Feeling anxious? This meditation is designed precisely for those moments when relaxation seems impossible.

Length of the Meditation:

To be determined (you may want to insert the length here).

Description:

"A Meditation for When Relaxation Seems Impossible" is a lifeline for those times when you're feeling particularly anxious, agitated, or resistant to the very idea of meditation. This practice aims to meet you where you are, guiding you gently toward a state of increased calm and mindfulness, no matter how impossible it might seem at the outset.

List of Benefits:

  • Provides immediate relief for acute anxiety or agitation
  • Offers a gentle entry point for those resistant to meditation
  • Helps shift your mental state from agitation to calm
  • Builds mindfulness skills, even when they seem most elusive
  • Guides you to accept your emotional state without judgment

Time of Day:

Best for moments when you're feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or highly agitated.

Difficulty Level:

All levels. Designed to be an accessible tool for moments when you're finding it difficult to relax or meditate.

Instructions:

  • Find a space where you won't be disturbed for the duration of the meditation.
  • Sit or lie down in a comfortable position.
  • If using headphones, ensure the cable is safely away from your neck.
  • Close your eyes and give yourself permission to let go, even just a little.

Equipment Needed:

  • A quiet and private space
  • Headphones (optional, but if used, ensure the cable is safely positioned)
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About the Podcast

Inner Peace Meditations
Short guided meditations for people who cannot meditate. No jargon, no complicated breathing, no promises. Around fourteen minutes. Always free.
Short guided meditations for people who cannot meditate.

That is not a joke, it is the actual brief. If you have ever tried one of these and spent the whole time thinking about whether you were doing it right, then went back to scrolling, these are for you.

I am Steven Webb. I have ADHD and dyslexia, and my mind has never once gone quiet. I stopped trying to make it. That turned out to be the whole thing.

You do not have to empty your head. You never did. The thoughts are not the problem, your relationship with them is.

Most of these run around fourteen minutes. Morning ones to start the day a bit lighter. Evening ones to let the day settle. Some for anxiety, some for anger, some for the nights when sleep is not happening.

No complicated breathing. No visualisations you cannot hold. No promises about who you will be in thirty days.

Free, and staying free.

Steven Webb has been paralysed from the chest down since 1991. He teaches from the mess, not from the mountaintop.
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