Let Everything Be As It Is: Open Awareness

This 30-minute open awareness meditation offers a spacious practice of allowing everything to be as it is. Beginning with the body and breath, we gradually open to sounds, sensations, thoughts, and emotions, letting all of experience become part of practice. With gentle guidance and longer periods of silence, this meditation supports steadiness, clarity, and a relaxed, open way of being with whatever is present.

Transcript

Hi! This is Ksenia. Welcome to Open Awareness Meditation. Our practice will be 30 minutes. And the good news is that for this time there is nowhere to get to. Nothing to fix and nothing to achieve. Just allowing yourself to be here. I kindly ask you to find a comfortable posture. You may sit in a chair, On a cushion, Or anywhere the body feels steady and at ease. Let the spine be naturally upright, Without strain. Hands can rest on the knees. If you like, Gently close your eyes or leave the gaze soft. Let's take a deep breath in. And slow breath out. Once more. Breathe in and breathe out. And let the body release a little effort. Feel the support beneath you. The weight of the body. Points of contact. And rest with this. Notice your breathing. The in-breath comes, The out-breath goes. Breathing happens by itself. Rest here. If during the practice thoughts appear, Let them be. If sounds arise, Let them be. And gently leave everything as it is. Now allow awareness to open wider. Sounds, Sensations, Thoughts, Even space around you. There is nothing to choose. And nothing to exclude. Just allowing experience to be as it is. Things appear, Change, Pass. Simply notice. If the mind wanders and you notice, That's enough for our practice. Just once again, Leave everything as it is. If we hear a sound, We know we are hearing. Rest with this knowing. If we feel the breath, We know we are feeling. Rest with it. If a thought appears, We know a thought has appeared. Rest with this knowing. This is very simple. Already here. Nothing special to do. Just know. Just leave everything as it is. If we hear a sound, We know we are hearing. Rest with it. If we feel the breath, We know we are feeling. If a thought appears, We know a thought has appeared. Rest with it. If we feel the breath, We know we are feeling. Rest with it. If we feel the breath, We know we are feeling. Rest with it. If we feel the breath, We know we are feeling. Rest with it. If we feel the breath, We know we are feeling. If we feel the breath, We know we are feeling. Rest with it. If we feel the breath, We know we are feeling. If we feel the breath, We know we are feeling. Rest with it. If we feel the breath, We know we are feeling. Rest with it. If we feel the breath, We know we are feeling. Rest with it. If we feel the breath, We know we are feeling. Rest with it. If we feel the breath, We know we are feeling. Rest with it. If we feel the breath, We know we are feeling. Rest with it. If we feel the breath, We know we are feeling. If we feel the breath, We know we are feeling. Rest with it. If we feel the breath, We know we are feeling. If the mind drifts and you notice it, That's enough of a practice. And again, Just be. Now gently feel the body again. The support beneath you. Your breathing. Notice sounds around you. The space around you. Our practice is coming to an end. Please don't rush. Slowly open the eyes. Look around. Notice light. Return to the physical space around you. Take one deeper breath in. And out. Our practice is complete. Thank you for your time and attention today.