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Guided Meditation Script for Letting Go: Release Emotional Tension, Stress and Inner Resistance

Tuesday, June 03, 2025

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This guided meditation script is designed to support clients in the process of letting go—whether that means releasing emotional tension, inner resistance, stress, or past experiences. It's structured to help clients ground themselves, connect with the breath, and visualize the gentle release of what no longer serves them.

The language is intentionally slow and spacious to allow time for deep reflection and emotional processing. Use this script in one-on-one sessions, groups, or recordings to guide clients toward a place of greater inner calm and openness.

Let’s get started.

Guided Meditation Script for Letting Go:

Take a moment to find stillness. Choose a position where you feel supported and at ease—either sitting upright with a long spine or lying down in complete relaxation. Let your hands rest comfortably, and when you're ready, gently close your eyes. Begin to shift your attention inward.

Take a deep breath in through your nose... and slowly exhale through your mouth. As you do, feel yourself arriving—right here, in this moment. Allow yourself to slow down. There's nothing to do, nothing to fix, nowhere to be except here. Begin to breathe naturally, gently, and fully.

With each inhale, invite in calm. With each exhale, feel yourself softening, releasing, letting go of any physical tension in your body. Notice the sensations in your shoulders—are they holding anything? Let them drop. Let your jaw loosen, your forehead smooth, your hands unclench. Let gravity take over. With every breath, allow yourself to feel more supported by the ground beneath you. Trust that you are held.

Now begin to notice your breath more closely. Feel the way it moves through you—rising and falling like the waves of the ocean. There's no need to control it. Just observe. The breath is always here for you, always flowing—just like life. Inhale… and exhale. And again. Allow the breath to be your anchor.

Now, bring to mind anything you might be holding onto—something that has been weighing on your heart or clouding your thoughts. It could be a recent frustration, a lingering sadness, a fear about the future, or a judgment you’ve placed on yourself. You don’t need to name it. You don’t need to analyze it. Just feel the presence of it, gently, like a breeze brushing past. You're not here to fix it—only to let it go.

Picture yourself standing beside a gently flowing river. The sky above is soft and clear. The air is fresh. You feel safe, calm, and connected to nature. In your hands, you're holding a small leaf. This leaf symbolizes the thing you’re ready to release. Look at it with compassion. It may have served you once. It may have taught you something. But now it’s time to let it drift away.

Step closer to the river’s edge and release the leaf onto the water. Watch it gently land and float. Watch the current carry it away. There’s no rush, no struggle—just release. Let go of the need to control. Let go of the need to understand everything. Trust that the current knows where to take it.

With each breath, feel lighter. With each exhale, imagine yourself creating more space inside. Say silently to yourself:

“I let go.”

Again:

“I let go.”

Allow these words to echo within you—not forced, not pressured—just a gentle, willing release. Let go of trying. Let go of striving. Let go of what others expect from you. Let go of the voice in your mind that says you need to be more, do more, prove more. Let it all dissolve. Right now, you are enough.

Now, take a few moments to simply rest in this space. Breathe into the stillness. Let yourself just be—without effort, without roles, without responsibility. In this moment, you are free.

If your mind drifts, that's okay. Each time it does, gently bring it back to the breath. Inhale... and exhale. Ground yourself in the rhythm of life moving through you. You're not stuck. You're not broken. You're simply a being learning to release.

Begin to turn your attention inward again and reflect for a moment: What does letting go mean to you right now? What are you choosing to release, and what might be possible in the space it leaves behind? Let these thoughts rise and fall like waves—acknowledge them, then let them drift away.

Now, speak softly in your mind:

“I forgive myself.”
“I allow peace.”
“I am free.”


Feel those words land in your body like soft rain nourishing dry soil. Allow a sense of renewal to spread within you. Where there was once tightness, feel expansion. Where there was heaviness, feel light. This is your reset. Your moment of healing. Your gift to yourself.

Start to gently come back into your body. Notice the feeling of the surface beneath you. Notice the quiet sounds around you—the room, the breath, the world beyond. Wiggle your fingers and toes. Roll your shoulders. If you're lying down, maybe stretch a little. Take one last, deep, nourishing breath in... and a long, releasing breath out.

When you’re ready, slowly open your eyes. Take your time. There’s no rush.

You’ve just given yourself the space to let go—and in doing so, you’ve created room for something new. Carry this lightness with you. Revisit it whenever you need to. Letting go is not a one-time event—it’s a practice, a returning, a remembering that peace is always within reach.

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About the Author - Nick Tsai 

Nick Tsai is a Life Coach, Certified Meditation Coach, and NLP Practitioner. He created MindfulnessContent.com to help coaches grow their practice and make mindfulness more accessible through done-for-you scripts and resources. His mission is to empower both professionals and individuals on their journey to greater clarity, calm, and impact.

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