Cup Set Down

16 min

A cup meeting the table becomes a close study of release: the first whisper of contact, the weight passing from fingers to surface, and the empty hand slowly unfolding. That ordinary gesture opens onto subtler burdens still being carried—worries, messages and grievances—and the possibility of setting down just one.

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Claire Beaumont
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Claire Beaumont
Clear, grounding, light

Clear and grounding, present without weight — a few minutes to come back to the breath and carry on steadier.

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About this session

Cup Set Down is a guided audio session from Salūs — part of the mindfulness collection, narrated by Claire Beaumont.

Salūs is an ad-free sleep and meditation app for iOS and Android — hundreds of guided sessions, long bedtime stories for adults and 325 free sleep sounds. Hear the full session with a 7-day free trial. Every session is signed off by our BSc (Hons) & MSc Psychology team.

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