Resting In Being

This guided practice invites the listener into a place of deep rest in themselves, abiding in the felt sense of their own existence, the simple feeling of being. As part of this practice of resting in being, the listener is invited to allow all of their experience to simply be.

Transcript

Allow yourself to settle into a comfortable position with eyes open or closed.

For now,

There's no need to direct your focus or control any aspect of your experience.

Instead,

Let your attention wander.

Wherever it may happen to land is just fine.

Whatever you may be experiencing,

Whatever thoughts,

Feelings,

Or sensations may be present,

Just let yourself relax completely.

Allow everything about your experience to simply be,

Making no effort to resist or change it in any way.

As you relax,

I invite you to notice something,

And that is the simple fact that you exist.

Of course,

It's a fairly obvious thing that we are alive.

However,

This tends to get overlooked,

So just let yourself notice and appreciate it,

The fact that you are.

Feel it.

Feel the presence of you,

The presence of your own existence.

Feel how easy and natural it is to be.

Notice how it takes no effort,

No doing,

No work on your part to exist.

You simply are.

Life is here,

Present,

Without your having to do anything to make that so.

So just relax into that,

The effortless presence of you,

The presence of your own being.

You may begin to notice how relaxing it is to simply allow everything about you to be as it is.

Continue to rest and relax into that feeling,

And let yourself be relaxed.

Feel the presence of your own being,

The presence of your own existence.

Feel how it is.

Continue to rest and relax into that feeling,

What we could call the simple feeling of being.

Whatever is present,

Whether it's a sensation in your body or a thought in your mind,

Just let that be.

All you're doing right now is relaxing into being here,

Experiencing the moment as it is.

Whatever you happen to be feeling,

However you find yourself being in this moment,

Just allow yourself to relax into that.

As we draw this meditation to a close,

I invite you to bring this simple yet powerful practice into your daily walk of life.

Whether you feel at ease or stressed,

Happy or sad,

Clear or confused,

Allow yourself to find ease in the simple feeling of your own being.

Your own beingness is a powerful place of refuge,

A stable ground that's present in the midst of any challenging storms that may come your way.

Just know that regardless of what might be showing up in your life and experience,

You are,

You exist.

Reviews

The simplicity of this meditation of being aware of my aliveness resonates with me. I think that it has the potential to help me return to awareness and presence in almost any situation. Many thanks.

Very good, especially if you wake up and think I don't feel like meditating today because you're gently led into the practice.

I believe this is so true. I’m glad of the reminder. Thank you.

Beautiful 💛 thank you John 🙏

Beautiful simplicity!

I felt relief from the beginning - no striving or trying - just being! And I felt awestruck at the immensity of existence. Thank you

Thank you, very enlightening and comforting, I'm trying to feel "being" and this meditation has been very helpful.,

Great many mindfulness for starting sessions. Thank you

Thanks John for this wonderful 4 minute return to the reality of being. Tony

Nice to take a moment to simply be. Thank you 🙏🏼❤️✨

Am I... I exist. Taking the in it itself is Incredible. And will be powerful going forward an a tool throughout life’s changes and challenges. Thank you for this gift 🙏🏽 namaste

That was awesome!!!!! Thank you!!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh💫

Nice, waiting for the bus tot arrivé, traffic passing by, i AM. Nice voice, calming, , thank you!