Practice: Sacred Stillness: A Water Element Meditation for Emotional Reset

Have you ever felt disconnected from your authentic self, weighed down by stress, overthinking, or emotional heaviness? Today's meditation offers a gentle pathway back to your center.

"Sacred Stillness" guides you through a powerful visualization practice using water's cleansing properties to wash away what no longer serves you. This eight-minute meditation creates a moment of peace in your day where you can surrender, soften, and allow yourself to feel and release what's been holding you back.

We begin by settling into a comfortable space and connecting with our breath—the natural rhythm that anchors us in the present moment. Through guided imagery, we invite the energy of water to flow through our bodies, clearing stagnant energy from the heart, washing away old thoughts, and soothing physical tension. The practice reminds us that "you are not here to force, you are here to flow," encouraging us to adopt water's wisdom in our approach to life's challenges.

As the meditation deepens, we experience the transformative power of stillness. Like a calm lake reflecting the sky, our clear inner landscape reveals what's truly important. In this quiet space, intuitive wisdom naturally rises to the surface, offering guidance that's been within us all along.

Whether you're new to meditation or have an established practice, this episode provides a refreshing reset for mind, body, and spirit. Listen during a morning ritual, lunch break, or evening wind-down to reclaim a sense of clarity and connection. What insights might emerge when you allow yourself a moment of sacred stillness?

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:08):
Hi, I'm Lizzie and I'm Nikki.
Have you ever felt that yourlife was missing purpose, joy or
deep connection?
Welcome to the Modern ZenCollective Podcast, where we
embrace holistic living for ajoyful, purpose-driven life.
In today's episode, we will besharing one of the practices we

(00:29):
use to help us release, receive,come back into alignment and
connect with the divinity withinand all around us.
We hope you enjoy it andcontinue to join us weekly on
the Modern Zen CollectivePodcast, elevating your mind,
body and spirit.
And now today's practice.

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Hello friend, welcome to thisguided meditation, sacred
Stillness, a moment to return toyourself, to reconnect with the
cleansing and intuitive energyof water and to release anything
you're ready to let go of.
If you can find a quiet spacewhere you feel safe and

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supported, that would be perfect.
You may want to sit near actualwater, maybe a bath, a bowl of
water, or outdoors by a lake orstream, but even if you're
simply sitting in your room,you'll still receive everything
you need.
So let's begin by settling in.

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Let your body land, let yourshoulders drop, gently close
your eyes or soften your gazeand allow yourself to exhale.

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Now let's all take a deepbreath in together through your
nose.
Now, let's all take a deepbreath in together through your
nose and a long, slow breath outthrough the mouth.
Continue to take some deepbreaths, filling up the body as

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much as possible on the inhaleand then allowing it all to go
on the exhale.
Feel your body resting, eithergrounded on the earth or
supported by the space aroundyou, and then allow your breath

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to come back to its naturalrhythm, its natural flow.
Begin to notice the subtle flowof your breath your inhale like
the gentle rise of a tide andthe exhale like a soft wave

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washing ashore.
Allow your breath to be yourrhythm, your anchor.
Now bring to mind the energy ofwater, flowing, healing,
releasing.
Let it take shape in your innermind maybe a stream, a

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waterfall, the ocean or even asingle drop of dew on a pedal.
Feel this water gently movingthrough you, clearing stagnant

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energy from your heart, washingaway any old thoughts from your
mind, soothing the tightness inyour body With each breath.

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Allow the sacred water to carryaway what you no longer need.
Water to carry away what you nolonger need tension, emotion,
overthinking.
Let it all be swept downstream.
Repeat to yourself silently Isurrender, I soften, I allow

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myself to feel and let go.
You are not here to force.
You are here to flow.

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Now imagine the water becomingstill, glass-like, reflective,
quiet.
This is your inner landscapeClear, deep and wise.
Feel the space you've createdinside.

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In this stillness, what isrising to the surface for you?
Let it be known, let it be seen, let it be received.
Repeat softly to yourself Inthe stillness I find myself, I

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trust my inner wisdom.
You are being held, you arebeing guided, you are safe to
your breath, feeling the inhale,feeling the exhale.

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Allow your awareness to comeback into the room and the space
around you.
Wiggle your fingers, your toes,bring a little bit of movement

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back into the body, maybe rollout your shoulders or gently
sway back and forth, like waterresponding to the breeze, and
whenever you're ready, you canslowly open your eyes.
May you move forward, feelingrefreshed, clear and reconnected

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.
Let the sacred stillness staywith you like a soft
undercurrent throughout the restof your day.
Thank you.