Presence Meditation Prescription

Welcome to this Earth Inspired Meditation Prescription. In this meditation, I’ll be guiding you back into your body using a combination of breath and visualization. The presence meditation is most potent when you notice that you’ve drifted away from your centre. Perhaps you’ve recently lost your footing or noticed yourself feeling more restless than usual. Energetically, inviting Earth back into your practice will help anchor you into the moment.

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Transcript

Welcome to this earth inspired meditation prescription.

I'm Dani and I'll be guiding you back into your body using a combination of breath and visualization.

The presence meditation is most potent when you notice that you've drifted away from your center.

Perhaps you've recently lost your footing or notice yourself feeling more restless than usual.

Energetically inviting earth back into your practice will help anchor you into the moment.

Let's begin.

Sitting comfortably with your spine upright,

As you begin to settle I invite you to close down your eyes and gently shift around until you feel supported,

Eventually finding stillness.

Begin by turning to your breath.

At first simply noticing the sound,

Noticing the temperature,

Noticing the rhythm.

So without changing anything about the breath,

Tuning in as it is.

Now,

Draw your attention to the parts of your body that connect with the surface below you.

Your feet or your ankles with the floor,

Your seat with a cushion or pillow.

Just gently placing the attention on the physical body.

Next,

As you continue to hold your attention on your physical connection to the earth,

With each subsequent cycle of breath,

See if you can slow and extend your exhalation.

Focus on slowing down the exhalation.

When you notice yourself lifting away from the earth into either daydreaming or planning,

Begin to visualize the earth below you.

See the vivid color of the earth,

Imagine the tree roots that intertwine below you,

And surrender once again to your next exhalation.

Staying close to your body.

Staying close to your breath,

In particular the exhale,

While you continue to collect all of your attention on your physical presence.

The weight of your body in contrast to the resistance of the surface below you.

The warm skin that envelops you.

The solid bones that support you.

The heartbeat that sustains you.

Feeling your body in space and continuing to breathe,

Allowing for a smooth,

Sultry exhalation.

Allowing your breath to come back to normal.

Equal parts inhalation and exhalation.

Letting go now of any control over the breath and expanding your awareness to your surroundings.

Sensing space.

Using the next few breaths to awaken from your meditation practice before moving about in your life.

When you're ready,

Go ahead and lift your gaze.

Just taking in your meditation.

Feeling grounded and fully present now.

Namaste.

Reviews

Like this very much. Simple and easy to follow.

Love the visualization here. Am forever working with the longer exhalation, allowing it to be a letting go.

This is really gentle, calming and grounding. 🙏 namaste

Feeling more grounded and connected to Mother Earth. ✨

As always, a soothing voice and beautiful guidance. With this short meditation I was able to feel grounded and in peace. Namaste

Beautiful thank you 🙏

Great grounding medicine 💚

Realigning with the purity of simplicity. Well done and many thanks! Namaste 🙏

Thank you, Beautiful, calming, and grounding.

Feeling more rooted now. Thank you and namaste 🙏

Wonderful grounding and calming practice. Thank you 🙏

Very nice! Great grounding meditation. Thank you 🙏🙏🙏

So calming and grounding, love it

Simple but effective. Lovely cone con with the earth.

Wonderful. Thank you

Nice opening to the day

Soothing grounding voice and music. Truly grateful🙏

The simplicity of this meditation belies its depth. Thank you!

Very relaxing, beautiful meditation. Thanks for starting my day off. 🙏🏻💕

I am always grateful for your leadership. Leading anyone who chooses to follow into a deeper presence. Thank you