My Love,
There is a quiet kind of beauty in release.
The final petal falling.
The wind sweeping something soft away.
The knowing that you can let go — and still be whole.
Autumn teaches this so gently.
And meditation, at this time of year, becomes less a practice… and more a listening.
Not to hold on.
But to surrender.
Letting Go as a Season, Not a Loss
Summer is the bloom.
Autumn is the becoming bare.
It is not about absence.
It is about truth.
About what remains when all the brightness falls away.
Like the trees, we begin to shed:
- Expectations that never quite fit
- Emotions that overstayed
- Roles, rhythms, even identities that we’ve outgrown
This is not a collapse.
It is clarity.
And through meditation, we begin to release with reverence.
Meditation as the Mirror of the Earth
Sit still. Breathe. Listen.
That’s what the ground is doing, too.
As the leaves drop and the air cools, the earth begins to fold inward.
Not to die, but to recalibrate.
Meditation during this transition is a way to join the rhythm of nature.
A soft return. A turning inward.
A gathering of only what is essential.
You inhale: the scent of woodsmoke, wind, dusk.
You exhale: the need to hold, to chase, to force.
Why Autumn Asks Us to Let Go
Because the light is changing.
Because the fire of summer cannot last forever.
And because something in you is tired of carrying it all.
Autumn is not a demand.
It is an invitation.
To honour the fullness of what has been
— and to release what no longer feels like yours.
Letting go does not mean discarding.
It means returning the weight to the soil.
Letting it become compost. Memory. Nourishment for what comes next.
What Meditation Offers
In stillness, you notice.
The clenching.
The ache.
The grip on a story that has already ended.
And with each breath, you loosen it.
Not with judgment, but with compassion.
🜄 You imagine your tension as autumn leaves — swirling, drifting, settling.
🜁 You feel your thoughts thin out, like mist in morning light.
🜃 You find the root of yourself again.
This is meditation in autumn:
A quiet place to witness what wants to fall away.
Emotional Shedding
Letting go is not only mental.
It is emotional.
Autumn brings with it nostalgia — the sweetness and ache of change.
Sometimes even grief. Sometimes even fear.
Meditation becomes the container for that.
🜁 You feel what arises.
🜄 You breathe with it, not away from it.
🜃 You let it move through you, like the wind moves through trees.
This is emotional composting:
Turning pain, regret, even joy into something soft enough to nourish what’s to come.
🜁A Breath for the Season
Use the breath as your tool. Your thread. Your offering.
Try this:
Inhale: I gather.
Exhale: I release.
Or:
Inhale: Fill the lungs.
Exhale: Visualise a leaf falling. A petal loosening. A sigh long overdue.
Let the exhale become a release.
Gratitude for What Remains
As you let go, remember: not all is meant to fall.
Some things root deeper.
Some things endure the frost.
In meditation, make space for gratitude.
Not just for what is gone, but for what stays:
- Your breath
- Your wisdom
- Your softness
- Your quiet strength
Let gratitude be your anchor in the shedding.
It’s the stem after the flower fades.
The soil that still holds.
Aligning with Nature’s Wisdom
The trees do not resist the wind.
The flowers do not mourn their petals.
The moon does not cling to fullness.
And you? You, too, are allowed to release with grace.
Meditation during autumn reminds you that this cycle is wise —
that surrender is not the end, but the beginning.
🜁 Each breath out makes room.
🜃 Each pause reveals a truth.
🜂 Each quiet moment nourishes the roots of what will one day bloom again.
A Simple Autumn Meditation Ritual
Light a candle.
Wrap yourself in something soft.
Place both feet on the floor, or sit grounded.
Close your eyes. Breathe.
Inhale: What am I holding that no longer feels like mine?
Exhale: Can I offer it back to the earth?
Visualise a leaf falling gently from a branch.
Let it carry what you no longer need.
Stay for 5, 10, 15 minutes.
Stay until the breath feels round and the body feels less full, more free.
Letting Go is a Love Practice
We often think of letting go as loss.
But it is an act of love.
Love for who you’re becoming.
Love for your future self.
Love for the peace waiting behind the clutter.
Letting go makes space for warmth, softness, and the slow joy of starting again.
And autumn — beautiful, golden, fleeting autumn — is your teacher in this.
A Final Whisper: You Are Not Empty
After the letting go… comes quiet.
Not hollowness.
But possibility.
So sit with it.
Feel the hush.
Wrap it around you like a shawl.
You are not barren ground.
You are rich soil.
And in this soft, steady stillness, something new is already waiting to root.
What falls away was never meant to stay.
What remains will carry you forward.
In release and renewal,
Lily
If this practice speaks to you, I offer guided sessions on YouTube — soft practices, meditations, and seasonal stillness for the nervous system. Come rest with me, if you like.
YouTube: Serenity in Motion Channel
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