Guided meditation · 25 min
The River of Life
Put down the effort of steering everything, and move through your day with the ease of a canoe on a current.
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- Level
- Beginner friendly
- Style
- Guided meditation
- Sound
- Voice only
- Best time
- Night or early morning
About this session
- Deepens self awareness
- Softens judgment
- Eases emotional tension
- Restores inner flow
Jeffrey Allen guides you to sense a river running through your blood, breath and pulse. You check where you are gripping too tightly in your body, thoughts, feelings and beliefs. Then the river widens to take in family, neighbours, your country and the planet, carrying away judgment, fear, pain and confusion.
It suits anyone who feels tangled up in expectations, of themselves or of other people. Use it at night to loosen the day's grip, or early in the morning to set your tone. Come without a goal to fix anything. Following the current is all it asks.
After the session
01
Clearer self awareness
Notice where you hold on too tightly.
02
Softer relationships
Let go of how others should be.
03
A lighter emotional load
Release judgment, fear, pain and confusion.
04
A graceful day ahead
Choose grace over force in daily life.
Who it’s for
Yes, if…
- Anyone who feels they are pushing against life all day
- People who catch themselves judging family, colleagues or strangers
- Those wanting a reflective practice for the end of the day
- Early risers who want to start with ease instead of effort
Not now, if…
- Those looking for a quick, energising practice
- People who prefer silent meditation (this is guided)
- Anyone wanting step-by-step techniques to memorise or analyse
About the teacher
Jeffrey Allen
Energy healer, pioneer in online energy training & Mindvalley author
Jeffrey Allen is an energy healer, speaker, and pioneer in online energy training, known to Mindvalley students as the author of Duality and Unlocking Transcendence. Through live seminars and online energy training, Jeffrey has taught thousands of people to tap into their intuition and harness the power of their own energy, improving their relationships, deepening their spiritual connection, and increasing their personal presence, happiness, and impact. He lives in Japan with his wife, Hisami, and together they bridge East and West, helping people around the world awaken their spiritual potential. Jeffrey's mission is to make energy work and higher awareness available to everyone, so people can release needless conflict and pain and live with purpose and meaning.
See all by Jeffrey AllenQuestions people ask
Still unsure? Ask your assistant anything about this session.
What does it mean to choose grace over force?
Jeffrey describes force as insisting that your body, mind, emotions, spirit or other people be a certain way. Grace is the easier route, like picking low hanging fruit that is ripe and within reach. He closes with the line 'Stop directing and start dancing.'
Why does the meditation ask where you enforce your will on your body, mind, emotions and spirit?
Each area gets its own question. For the body, does it need to be a certain way? For the mind, are there thoughts you are not allowed to have? For emotions, are there things you must or must not feel? For spirit, are there paths you must follow or things that are taboo? Noticing these is the first step to releasing them.
Why does the awareness keep expanding outward?
You begin with yourself, then widen to close family and friends, your wider community, your country, and finally the whole planet. At each ring you check whether the flow is graceful or restricted, let judgments and expectations be carried off by the river, and give others permission to do the same.
What happens when the meditation turns to a crisis on the planet?
You pick one congested place in the world and let go of your own judgment, fear, pain and confusion about it, one at a time. Jeffrey adds that you don't need to understand it to return to graceful flow. You then imagine the river carrying those feelings away for everyone involved.
Do I need to remember or understand everything he says?
No. He asks you not to try, because that pulls you out of the flow. He compares it to steering a canoe rather than a car: the energy is already moving, and you don't do all the work. If it is your first time, go easy and trust that whatever comes up is right for you to unwind.
How is the ending meant to carry into my day?
You come back to your own body and ask whether your posture in life is graceful or forceful. He notes that this posture shapes your day and affects those around you. You then feel the river in your blood, wind in your breath, earth in your bones and fire in your emotions, and choose grace.