Just Relax

Sometimes even grown ups need a time-out. The busy-ness of the world exhausts us with its noisy, frantic pace. We feel our nerves fraying, our heads pounding, our patience slipping away. There is such wisdom in giving ourselves permission to turn away from life’s cacophony from time to time, so that we may turn inward toward the quieter rhythms of the heart. This 21-minute session offers just such a break. The invitation is to rest in any position, in any place where we can settle with a sigh of relief. We relax into the here-and-now, and we return our nervous system to a state of balance. We practice, as meditation teacher Jack Kornfield calls it, “benevolent rest.” In some strange and topsy-turvy logic, this willingness to turn away from the world every once in a while becomes a superpower that allows us to be more effective citizens in the world. In relaxing our tight-fisted grip, in reclaiming our breath, in settling our nerves, we return to a state of clarity and wellbeing. We remember what matters most and we remember who we really are. And then guided by this vision, we rise up with a smile, ready to resume our good work of loving, caring and connecting with the greater world. Get full access to At Home in the World at claudiacummins.substack.com/subscribe