So finding a comfortable position,
Then closing the eyes,
Settling into this moment.
In this meditation,
We are going to simply practice staying present.
No matter if you're a beginner or if you're an experienced meditator,
Staying present,
Staying in the moment,
Whether in our meditation or anything else we're doing,
Staying present can be a challenge.
I personally have noticed recently while trying to practice my meditation,
Listening to guided meditations,
I drift off and without knowing so,
Which I believe is very common.
And I usually catch myself at the end of a sentence that the teacher spoke,
Something that sounded like it would have been very profound and maybe I would have gathered great wisdom from it if I'd paid attention,
If I'd stayed present.
But instead of beating myself up about it,
Instead of feeling down about it,
Instead of stopping the meditation to rewind,
I have gratitude that I noticed and I simply bring myself back again.
And so that is what I would like us to do right now.
We're going to do a simple breathing meditation.
I'll help guide you through it from time to time.
But for the most part,
This is a practice for you to sit,
Focus on the breath and stay present as long as you can.
That could be two seconds,
It could be 20 seconds,
It could be two minutes.
But simply stay present as long as you can.
And each time you realize that you've drifted away in thought,
Which you most likely will,
Bring yourself back gently,
Have gratitude that you noticed and begin focusing on the breath again.
So let's begin with a few deep breaths in through the nose and out through the mouth.
And through the nose and out through the mouth.
One last time into the nose and out through the mouth.
Now continue on your own,
Breath at your own pace.
Focus on your breath.
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) you you you you you Are you still focused on your breath?
Have you stayed focused on your breath?
You you you you you you you you That's wonderful.
We've been in breathing meditation for a good amount of time now and before we close I'd like for you to acknowledge and think about what resistance did you face staying present with your breath Boredom thoughts about things you've done in the past thoughts about tasks you have to get done today you you whatever it was,
Whatever they were,
It's completely fine it's wonderful coming to acknowledge them it's wonderful that we did this practice today and I encourage you to return again and again to a simple breathing meditation focusing on the breath and seeing how long you can stay present with it I believe that with good practice over time your presence will grow much stronger and you'll be able to stay with it much longer and live a much more fulfilling life I wish that for you I believe in you Okay,
And that completes our practice today.
Thank you so much for meditating with me.
Have a wonderful day.
Namaste
