Being In Gratitude

This week I was challenged by anxiety. For me, the things on my plate were finishing up school, preparing for a road trip, picking all the cherries off my parents’ tree, and finding time for a budding relationship. It was a lot to cram into a week, and I found myself getting off balance. When the anxiety crept in, I noticed it and named it. Each time it arose, I sat on my cushion and tried to be present with it. It was uncomfortable. What I found to remedy my worried heart was to cultivate gratitude; shifting my mind from grasping to already having.

In this meditation, I guide us to focus on an anchor (or home base) for our meditation. From there, we ground and experience the body. We invite gratitude into our heart and those elements of our lives that are working, that bring us joy, that allow us to trust into the goodness of life itself. Enjoy!