Shoes Loosened Slowly

17 min

A shoelace becomes the focus for an unhurried end-of-day release, followed eyelet by eyelet as pressure eases across the foot. Attention stays with small, easily missed sensations — warmth, space, pulse and softening through the ankle and calf. An ordinary act reveals how quietly the body has been holding on, and how gently it can let go.

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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

Shoes Loosened Slowly 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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