energy · 3 min
Letting go meditation for low energy (3 min), on a lunch break
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 3 minutes of letting go for low energy, on a lunch break.
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About this practice
Nothing to learn and nothing to fix: 3 minutes of letting go for low energy, on a lunch break. A guided session of about 3 minutes, suited to all levels. Nothing is recorded and no account is needed.
What this works on: low energy
Low energy is a flat battery, not laziness. Pushing through it further drains reserves and produces worse work, faster.
It tends to show up as:
- Everything feeling like an effort
- Procrastinating on simple tasks
- Tiredness sitting deep in the body
A short practice will not restore the reserve, but it removes some of the tension that is draining it.
Doing this at lunch
- Do it before eating rather than after, so you are not working against digestion
- Leaving the desk matters more than the session length
- Take the headphones off afterwards so the break registers
A break that happens at the same desk is only half a break.
How letting go works
Letting go is about loosening grip rather than dropping things. It works on the effort attached to a problem — the holding, rehearsing and bracing — which is separable from the problem itself.
- Pick one thing you are gripping and loosen a single finger
- Release the effort with the exhale, not the issue
- Set down temporarily; you can pick it up again after
What happens, minute by minute
- 0:00If you're tired, you can let that be true. Tired is allowed here.
- 0:13You can be as unimpressive as you like for the next few minutes.
- 0:26Imagine your thoughts as traffic on a road you're standing beside. You don't have to flag any of it down.
- 0:43Follow three breaths and let the fourth one go unobserved.
- 0:55Feel your breath move down your back, all the way to your lower ribs.
- 1:09Notice your toes, starting with the big one on the left.
- 1:21Notice the space around the tiredness that sits in the bones. It is there, even if it is small. Put your attention in that space.
- 1:40There is a part of you that has handled hard moments before. That part is here now, even if it is quiet.
- 1:58Notice your breathing getting quieter on its own, without you deciding anything.
- 2:11You have been carrying the flat battery feeling for a while. You can set it down for the length of this session and pick it up after.
- 2:31If your mind has wandered, that's not a mistake. Noticing is the practice.
- 2:44Let this be easy, if easy is available.
- 2:55Take a moment to notice you did this for yourself. That's not nothing.
Questions people ask
What does this session help with?
Low energy is a flat battery, not laziness. Pushing through it further drains reserves and produces worse work, faster. A short practice will not restore the reserve, but it removes some of the tension that is draining it.
Where and when should I do this one?
Do it before eating rather than after, so you are not working against digestion. A break that happens at the same desk is only half a break.
What actually happens during the 3 minutes?
Letting go is about loosening grip rather than dropping things. It works on the effort attached to a problem — the holding, rehearsing and bracing — which is separable from the problem itself.
Meditation is a practice, not a treatment. If you are dealing with ongoing distress, please also reach out to a professional.