"Stillness Of The Pond: Practice" (Part II)

Hello friends,
In this second part of “Stillness of the Pond”, we will dive deeper into cultivating stillness by practicing the neutral observation of events, much like raindrops falling on a pond. This technique is designed to help you navigate life's ripples with greater ease. Let me know if you enjoy it, and until next time, keep sailing, my friends!
Much love,
Anna.
Text, picture, and voice: Anna T. Martin.
Music: Floats by Swoop.

Transcript

Hello Friends! Thank you for being here. In today's practice. We will imagine ourselves as a still pond. Observing the rain as it touches our surface. Just as we might observe the thoughts and events of our lives. If you have not yet heard the introduction, Don't worry. Simply follow my voice and let the image form naturally. Let's begin. Find a quiet space to sit or lay down. Close your eyes. Feel the ground beneath you. Breathe. When you are ready. Start imagining yourself as a pond. Feel your whole body as a pond. Imagine the color of the water. The temperature. Perhaps there are water lilies somewhere, As unique as your personality. Feel the ground beneath you. Keeping you safe and stable. See the sky above your head. Some places are clear and pure blue. From the left. Puffy white and grey clouds begin to slide into the blue space. The temperature drops as they cover the sun. You can hear the rumble of thunder in the distance. Pay attention to your breath. Your belly rising. Your ribs opening as you inhale. The soft release of tension as you exhale. Your skin, Like the surface of the pond. That both protects you. And allows you to be in touch with the elements. Everything beneath the surface remains the same. Keep breathing as the first raindrop reaches your surface. A perfectly round drop. Pause somewhere random on your body. Feel it. And then feel the circles forming around it. Pay attention to the vibration they create on your skin. The further they spread. The less you can feel them. Until they become larger than your own surface. And are absorbed by the Earth. Each drop is like an event in any regular day. The moment it reaches you is the moment you feel it most. And then. Slowly. . . It fades. There is nothing to do but observe the sensations. The difference between the drops. Depending on their size. Their speed. And where they land on your surface. Notice how they only vibrate on your skin. While you remain perfectly still within. Raindrops are like life events. Running in the rain only makes you catch more of them. You don't need to run. You don't need to do anything. Just observe. As you lie on the ground. Relaxed and open. As the rain continues to fall on your surface, Notice how perhaps It even feels kind of nice. You can feel this way anytime you decide that life events are like raindrops. Falling on the surface of your body of water. Never going beneath your skin. You have the power to become still as the pond. All you need to do is breathe and notice. Events are like raindrops on your skin. They happen. And then they fade. Lie down for a few more moments. Enjoy the stillness of the pond. And when you are ready, Gently come back to the here and now. You are safe. And you are loved. Namaste.