No meditation skills required.
Lie back, listen, and let go. In this guided NSDR meditation (Non-Sleep Deep Rest), Paul Sheppard walks you through one of the simplest and most powerful ways to meditate — no experience needed, no effort required.
You'll begin with a peripheral vision technique that quietens the default mode network, the part of the brain responsible for self-talk, rumination and mental time-travel into the past and future. It's a tool you can use anywhere, in seconds, to drop instantly into the present moment.
From there, Paul guides you through a heart-centred gratitude practice and a full-body relaxation scan — releasing tension from scalp to toes — before working with the breath and the natural pause at the end of each exhale to stimulate the vagus nerve, reduce inflammation and settle the nervous system into deep calm.
The session closes with a gentle self-inquiry practice: looking inward for the part of you that's trying, and discovering what remains when that effort dissolves — pure awareness, the you beneath the noise of the mind.
In this episode:
- The peripheral vision technique for instant presence
- How the default mode network drives ego, worry and overthinking
- A gratitude practice to shift your energy in moments
- Full-body progressive relaxation and tension release
- Breath pauses, the vagus nerve and the relaxation response
- Self-inquiry: dissolving the part of you that's trying
- Resting as awareness — your natural state of being
Perfect for anxiety and stress relief, an afternoon reset, winding down before sleep, or recovering from burnout. Find a comfortable place to lie down, press play, and simply let it happen.
Please don't listen while driving or operating machinery.
About Paul Sheppard
My work began with my own experience of anxiety. When traditional approaches failed to provide the change I needed, I trained in new methods and developed a process that transformed my life. Since then, I’ve coached hundreds of clients to feel less anxious, more empowered and more in control.
Today, I help professionals become calmer, more confident and better equipped to perform at their best. My neuroscience-backed approach is designed to create meaningful change that lasts.
My coaching goes beyond surface-level mindset work. It helps you recognise the fear-based patterns of the ego, reconnect with who you really are and create meaningful change from within.
Life is too short to let old patterns hold you back.
ON THIS CHANNEL
You’ll find podcast conversations, guided breath work, meditations and practical insights to support inner transformation.
EXPERIENCE AND CREDENTIALS
• Over 20 years’ experience
• ICF-certified coach
• GHR-registered therapist
• Host of the top ten Ultimate Mindset Change Podcast (143 Countries)
• Trained with Patrick McKeown’s Oxygen Advantage® team
• Author of Anxiety Is Your Wake-Up Call
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I hope you got to enjoy that meditation. It's incredible what's available to you with regular practice. And here's something that I wanted to draw your attention to. If you're a coach or you're a business owner who's in the fitness and wellbeing space, and you want to have more impact but less anxiety, less stress, and self-doubt in 90 days, then please direct message me on Instagram the word ego or use the contact link below in the show notes.
I look forward to hearing from you
