Staying Grounded In Daily Life - by Martine Genicot

COURSE

Staying Grounded In Daily Life

With Martine Genicot

At the heart of a fulfilling life lies equanimity—the ability to remain centered in the midst of everyday life. In this course, you will explore how to cultivate this steady presence through guided meditations and simple, practical exercises. Step by step, you will learn to anchor yourself in the breath, body, and mind while staying grounded in daily life. Equanimity is not indifference, but the capacity to meet life with a steady heart and an open mind, even in the small ups and downs of everyday experience. Each session offers tools to help you return again and again to a grounded, calm, and balanced presence—supporting greater clarity and inner steadiness in daily life.

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Meet your Teacher

Martine Genicot
Nice, France

Martine Genicot is a meditation and yoga teacher with many years of practice in France and the United States. Trained in yoga and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), she has deepened her practice through retreats at Plum Village in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Her guided meditations invite a gentle reconnection with body and mind, supporting equanimity in everyday life and helping meet life’s changes with calm, clarity, and balance. She is delighted to support practitioners on this journey of presence.

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5 Days

26 students

5.0 stars

12 min / day

Grounded

English

Lesson 1

Grounding Equanimity In The Breath

In this session, we anchor equanimity in the breath. Through gentle observation and returning to the natural rhythm of breathing, you cultivate calm, steadiness, and an open presence that can be carried into your daily life. In this foundational session, we explore the heart of equanimity: the ability to remain steady amidst the inevitable waves of life. Rather than fighting our thoughts or chasing calm, we learn to anchor ourselves in the natural rhythm of the breath. Through gentle observation, you will discover that the breath is not just a biological function, but a sanctuary—a quiet place you can return to at any moment. This session introduces the 'practice of returning,' building the mental muscle of steadiness and open presence that will serve as your compass throughout this course and in your daily life.

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Lesson 2

Equanimity In The Body

In this second session, we move from the breath to the landscape of the body. Often, we treat physical discomfort as an enemy to be defeated or a problem to be fixed. Here, we practice a different way of being: becoming a 'Spacious Host.' By learning to scan our sensations with curiosity rather than judgment, we discover that we can hold both ease and tension in the same wide, steady embrace. You will learn how to create a sense of internal space, realizing that while discomfort may be present, it does not define your entire experience. This is the physical foundation of equanimity. In this second session, we shift from the breath to the landscape of the body. Instead of treating physical sensations as problems to fix, we practice becoming a “spacious host.” By meeting sensations with curiosity rather than judgment, we discover that ease and discomfort can coexist within a wide, steady awareness.This practice helps us realize that discomfort may be present without defining our whole experience, creating a grounded and embodied foundation for equanimity.

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Lesson 3

Equanimity And The Weather Of The Mind

In this third session, we face the most changing landscape of all: the mind. Often, we feel swept away by the current of our thoughts and emotions. Here, we practice the art of mental equanimity: learning to sit on the riverbank and watch the flow without jumping in. By labeling thoughts as 'mental events' rather than facts, you will discover a profound sense of inner freedom. This session teaches you how to meet difficult emotions with a steady heart, gentle awareness, and a soft inner smile, creating the distance needed for true balance to arise.

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Lesson 4

Equanimity And Letting Go

In this fourth session, we explore equanimity through the practice of letting go. Using the image of the mountain, we learn to remain grounded and steady as the weather of life moves around us. Joy and pain, success and difficulty come and go, just as the seasons move across a mountain. True equanimity is not the absence of feeling. It is the ability to stay present through change. In this practice, letting go does not mean losing anything. It means releasing the struggle against what is already changing, and resting in a steady, grounded presence.

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Lesson 5

Bringing Equanimity Into Daily Life

In this final session, we move from the quiet of meditation into the movement of daily life. True equanimity is not about escaping the world to find peace, but about meeting life’s noise and imperfections with a steady heart. You will learn the Three-Breath Practice — a simple, portable tool to help you Land, Soften, and Choose in the moments you need it most. We conclude this journey by discovering that freedom lives in the small space between what happens and how we respond. Carry this portable peace with you as a reminder that you can always return home to your own inner steadiness

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5.0 (6)

Recent Reviews

Debby

March 27, 2026

Supportive, thank you

Talli

March 4, 2026

So rich to work with equanimity or it work with me for 5 days. Will revisit again!

Anne

February 24, 2026

Interesting and informative course insightful meditation practice

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