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A Moment Of Gentle Presence

by Mariana Oyaga

Rated
5
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
Suitable for
Everyone
Plays
5

In this meditation, you’ll be gently guided to settle into a space of calm and comfort, using your breath as a steady anchor. You’ll learn to observe your body, emotions, and thoughts with kindness and curiosity, without needing to change anything. This practice invites you to become a gentle witness to your experience, cultivating presence and ease. By the end, you’ll carry a sense of quiet clarity and groundedness into your day.

Transcript

Let's practice together.

Settle in,

Letting your body find a place of quiet comfort.

Allow your hands to rest like petals.

Your shoulders soft.

Your breath a gentle tide.

If it feels right,

Close your eyes or lower your gaze,

Inviting the world to soften around you.

Begin by feeling the breath move through you.

Steady,

Effortless,

Like a wave washing the shore.

Let this breath be your anchor,

A gentle rhythm that says,

You are here.

Now open your awareness like a window to the morning air.

Notice what is present in your body.

Is there warmth?

Tingling?

Heaviness?

Or lightness?

Simply observe as if you are listening to the quiet song of your own being.

No need to change or fix.

Just notice.

Turn your attention to the landscape of your emotions.

What feeling visits you now?

Perhaps calm,

Perhaps worry,

Perhaps something unnamed.

Welcome it as you would a guest.

Curious,

Open,

Kind.

Whisper to yourself,

This is here and let it be.

Now watch your thoughts as they appear.

Each one a cloud drifting across the wide sky of your mind.

Some clouds are bright,

Some heavy,

Some passing quickly,

Others lingering.

Let them come and go,

Knowing you are the sky,

Vast and untroubled.

If a thought pulls you away,

Gently return to the breath,

To the gentle act of noticing.

Let this moment be a space of gentle witnessing.

With each breath,

Allow yourself to rest in awareness.

Soft,

Open,

Free.

You are simply here,

Watching the river of experience flow by.

If you feel lost or swept away,

Just begin again.

Return to the breath,

To the body,

To the quiet noticing.

Each return is a gift,

A deepening of your presence.

Rest here for a few more breaths.

Savoring the simplicity of being the gentle witness to your own life.

When you feel ready,

Let your awareness widen.

Notice the sounds around you.

The air on your skin.

The support beneath you.

Wiggle your fingers and toes.

And open your eyes softly,

Carrying this gentle clarity with you into the rest of your day.

Meet your Teacher

Mariana OyagaMedellin, Antioquia, Colombia

5.0 (2)

Recent Reviews

Steve

July 4, 2025

Thank you for this moment, I am the sky. Deep resonance.

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