A Zen Mind Guided Meditations - Holding Space: Guided Meditation for Deep Presence, Safety & Surrender

Episode Date: October 1, 2025

🕯️What does it mean to really hold space? During this practice, we use the concept of holding space as a container for presence, safety, and surrender. So often we move through life carrying our roles, responsibilities, and masks we’ve learned to wear. But here, you are lovingly invited to set it all down. In this space, you are safe to simply be. To process what’s in your body, your mind, and your emotional field. You are safe to experience whatever arises, as this meditation is space for you, and only you.  With love, Jo  👇👇👇 More from A Zen Mind 👇👇👇 ✨Join Me on Instagram! 📝 Check out my online Programs & Courses 🎙️ Listen Ad Free 💞 Work With Me 1:1 (Custom Meditations) 💌Join My Email List 🌸www.azenmindpodcast.com 💖 Say Thanks & Support A Zen Mind Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello and welcome to A Zen Mind, part of the Airwave Podcast Network. I'm your host, Joe, and I'm so grateful that you're here. If you enjoy this meditation, please consider rating the show on your listening platform, as it truly helps the show reach even more people. You can follow me on Instagram at a.orgend.mind. And for ad-free episodes, check out my Patreon. All links can be found in the description. Now a quick message from the sponsors of today's episode.

And as always, once the meditation begins, there will be no advertisements and no disruptions. Thank you so much for being here. To this guided meditation, take a moment to get nice and comfortable, whether you're seated or lying down, making sure that you're free from distractions, safe and cozy. if you're lying down perhaps placing a pillow underneath your knees or just sitting comfortably whatever feels right for you and just give yourself a moment to arrive in this present space letting your breath naturally become a bit slower a bit deeper without forcing it and in this moment, I want you to think about what holding space means to you. We often hear it as extrinsic.

Others holding space for us, whether that be with their attention or their curiosity. But what does it mean to also hold space for yourself? To let yourself exist just as you are. To create your own. own space, one that is free of any expectation, free from any judgment, a space where you can come exactly as you are. And so during this practice, take whatever you need and know that I am here to hold space for you, just as you are here to hold space for your own self. And let's begin with a deep breath in through the nose filling your body completely with fresh oxygen complete exhale out releasing anything that no longer serves you another deep breath in through the nose complete exhale out through the mouth and deep breath in deep into your belly

and a full exhale out letting your breath return to its natural rhythm taking a moment to melt deeper into this present space as you just listen listen to the music in the background listen to the sound of my voice listen to anything within or around you are here nowhere else just here No matter what has happened today, or this week, or this month, no matter what there is to do tomorrow or the next day. Right now, absolutely nothing is expected of you. You can come exactly as you are. You have done so much already. You've carried the weight of other people's expectations, of responsibility, of roles and titles, you've carried the weight of holding your own vision. Give yourself permission to set it down.

You are safe to dismantle the exterior, the armor, the masks. Here you can take it off and let it go. Here you can just be you. Existing outside of timelines, side of the exact, side of, expectations, just you in this infinite space of what it means to be completely present. Last expanse of spacious anonymity. Nobody else can see or feel or access except you, a space that is unique to your own inner experience in this presence.

where everything light can actually exist of without attachment or containment can exist in this presence there's freedom in this presence patience in this presence let it be whatever you need it to be now gently shift your awareness to your physical body and offer it a gentle scan noticing if there's any areas of tension or tightness or heaviness can store so much emotion and when left unprocessed it can build up so just notice any space that needs a little extra attention a little extra love breathe deeper into it breathe slower into it taking the next few moments to hold space just for yourself giving yourself whatever it is that you need in this space emotions may arise and that's okay whether through tears or some type of physical sensation or physical movement maybe it's a laughter or just peace whatever you experience let it out and release that is so safe safe to surrender safe to let your guard down

safe to sit in this infinite presence safe to be exactly as you are take your time this space is for you to your breath noticing its rhythm noticing its sensations bringing your awareness to your body where you are right now he feels to your experience here you don't have to label or even make sense of what you experienced just noticing it noticing the space that you created is more than enough Once you're ready, you may wish to gently bring some movement back into your body, wiggling your fingers and your toes. And once you feel ready, you may wish to slowly open your eyes. This space will always be here for you to return to whenever you need it.

Wishing you peace and endless love.