Hey,
Insight Timer friend.
In this video.
And meditation that we're going to do.
I want to explore.
What it means to have the right attitude.
When we meditate.
And by that,
I don't mean like,
Hey,
Watch your attitude.
Obviously,
We don't want to be meditating with some road rage.
Around our thoughts.
When we get by all of this traffic.
Noise traffic.
There is a saying that I love in meditation.
Strong back,
Soft front.
So let's start there,
Wherever you're sitting,
However you're sitting.
Notice that you can have a sturdy foundation.
You can be disciplined and committed.
And however you sit.
But you have a soft front,
Which means an open heart.
Not an attitude of.
.
.
I'm going to get through this energy.
I'm going to push through.
So as we meditate,
And if the mind is going into a monologue dialogue or if there's a party up here.
Instead of going hard,
I gotta mantra it away.
Get through the noise to find the inner peace.
We want to see if we can step into a more relaxed,
Accepting attitude.
Of whatever is there.
So if you notice,
There's conflict.
Inner conflict.
Between you and the noise,
Between you and an energy.
Can we say hello to that conflict?
And even be okay with that.
So our attitude as we step into meditation.
As always.
This is what.
It is.
This is the reality.
Of what I'm experiencing in the moment.
And then can we be present with that?
And see what happens from there.
So we're not trying to be.
Overly sophisticated.
In trying to move around energies we don't like.
Or noise or pain.
With that,
You can meditate with me right now.
Eyes open or closed.
Take a moment.
And just check in,
See how you feel.
Notice your energy.
And if there is any inner conflict here.
Notice that energy.
If there's any frustration.
I want this to be different.
Can you just be present with that?
With a strong back but a soft front.
We're almost like a gentle friend.
If you notice any of that.
I would like my feelings to change.
I would like the weather to shift.
Can you also be accepting of that?
You might get that like.
But this moment isn't good enough yet.
This moment isn't good enough yet.
Have you noticed that?
See if you can relax your energy.
Soften those shoulders.
Open up that chest.
As you do,
Maybe.
Some frustration.
Some energy of trying to change things.
Can release out of you.
It might just start to melt off.
Any of that,
I need to manage this moment.
I need to engineer my experience.
All of your feelings,
All of the energy that you experience.
Happens in this moment.
So notice whatever experience is arising in this moment.
That includes.
.
.
Any attitude of I want to or I need to change something.
See if you can feel yourself relaxing into your body.
Maybe even letting go of.
This isn't the way I want things.
It's not good enough yet.
And just feeling the stillness of this moment.
This is your life.
There is nowhere else to go.
And with that,
There's a kind of self-compassion that arises in the heart.
Soften your muscles,
Soften your energy.
Great work.
Take a nice big deep breath in.
Sigh it out.
Thank you for sitting with me.
Remember,
Strong back,
Soft front.
And enjoy yourself.
See you soon.
