From the recording 9-5 Decompression
9-5 Decompression 🕯️
Written & Performed by Lucy Tou đź‡đź‡ą
After a long day of deadlines, small talk, and survival mode, 9-5 Decompression is your permission slip to breathe again. This guided meditation by Lucy Tou is a sonic exhale—a grounding ritual to help you release tension, reclaim your energy, and return to yourself.
Through gentle direction and soothing cadence, Lucy invites you to let go of the noise of the day: the meetings, the pressure, the masks we wear. As her voice leads you through mindful breathing and visualization, you’re reminded that peace isn’t something you chase—it’s something you create.
This track is for anyone balancing too much, holding too tightly, or forgetting to pause. Whether you’re unwinding after work or seeking a moment of calm before bed, 9-5 Decompression restores what the day took from you—your stillness, your breath, your power.
Listen. Release. Return home to yourself.
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You’re here.
You’ve made it.
Now it’s time to take back your energy…
To call yourself back from the day.
Let’s begin.

Start by noticing any tightness in your body—
and gently shake it off.
Drop your shoulders.
Unclench your jaw.
Soften your chest.
Now take a deep breath in through your nose,
feeling your belly expand with that inhale...
And exhale slowly through your mouth,
letting your abdomen soften and release.
Again—
Inhale through your nose...
And let it go through your mouth.
One more time—
Breathe in...
And release.

Now, visualize it all:
The emails...
The meetings...
The small talk, the noise, the nonstop expectations...
Watch it all sink deep into the earth.
Buried. Grounded. Gone.
You are no longer committed to any of it.
You don’t have to perform.
You don’t have to smile if you don’t feel like it.
You don’t have to wear a mask.

You are allowed to just be.
Breathe into that.
Sit with the feeling of gratitude…
Of release…
Of being home within yourself.
You are more than your job.
You are more than your title.
You are a divine light—radiating love and compassion.
You are worthy, just as you are.

You’ve done enough for today.
You are enough.
This moment is proof that peace is available to you—right here, right now.

Begin to bring movement back into your body.
Roll your shoulders…
Stretch your neck…
Wiggle your fingers…
And when you’re ready,
Take one last deep breath in…
And let it go.
Carry this stillness with you.
You’ve got this.