Some ways to facilitate mindfulness include paying attention to your breathing,
Being aware of your senses,
And feeling the emotions without reacting.
In this crazy world with all of its demands and encroaching ties to technology,
Meditation can help us slow down when we feel overwhelmed.
Calming the mind and nurturing the soul,
Meditation restores peace once again in your world.
Meditation can be practiced in the office,
At home,
Or outside to restore balance and feel more centered.
Perhaps one of the best places for meditation is in nature,
Where everything is just the way it needs to be.
The environment has transformative power,
It provides serenity,
Helping us find ourselves once more.
Try sitting down in a forest,
On a beach,
Or in a garden,
And take in the surroundings.
Or if you want to move,
You can take a walk.
Some prefer meditation while walking,
Rather than sitting.
The stillness and beauty of natural surroundings is a perfect way for finding balance and harmony.
In this meditation,
We will allow our being to be one with our environment,
Inviting external sounds to move through the body without judgment or interpretation.
This meditation can be used to embrace any environment of your choice.
Let's start by getting comfortable in our position.
Head,
Neck,
And shoulders in one straight line.
Hands on your knees or palms facing up if you wish to lay down for this practice.
Gently close your eyes and mouth,
And let's start by taking in some long,
Deep breaths.
Breathing in through the nose,
And gently releasing out through the nose.
Allow your attention to your sense of hearing,
What sounds can you hear right now?
Allow your sense of hearing to operate like a laser beam,
Searching out distant sounds.
Allow your attention to move from sound to sound without identification or interpretation.
If it helps,
You can label each sound as it appears in your field of awareness by mentally noting to yourself,
Sound,
And then keep going.
Open up your senses and allow all sounds to move through you.
Intensify your sense of hearing.
Listen.
Observe.
Witness.
Your body and awareness can be like an empty vessel,
Open and spacious.
Feel this experience move through your body.
Surrender to the sounds of your environment.
Feel this experience move through your body.
Just surrender to the sounds of your environment.
Allow each sound to appear by pulling.
Allow each sound to appear by placing your focus on them.
And then,
Let them go by returning to the space of not seeking them out.
Return to the sensation of being the empty vessel.
Feel this experience move through your body.
Your consciousness is becoming one with nature.
In fact,
You are never separated from nature.
It can only be our perception,
Our distorted consciousness that allows ourselves to be perceived as separate.
Showing compassion to your environment and all living things is the key to finding inner peace.
Allow your heart to open up and express gratitude into the environment,
Blessing the space around you with positive energy.
And then,
Let them go by returning to the space of not seeking them out.
Set the intention to project loving,
Joyful energy into the space around your body.
And then,
Let them go by returning to the space of not seeking them out.
Now,
Be aware of your breath.
What does your breath sound like?
Allow your sense of hearing to be like a laser beam on the sound of your breath.
Let your breath be like a laser beam on the sound of your breath.
Separation is only an illusion of the mind.
There is oneness that connects everyone into the ocean of life.
This is not a concept,
But a truth that dwells deep within your being.
Let your breath be like a laser beam on the sound of your breath.
Transcend the mind from the notions of being and nonbeing,
Creator and creature,
Mind,
And spirit,
To enter a state of absolute oneness,
Like the raindrop immersing into the ocean.
Feel your being melt into the space that allows life to just simply be.
Let your breath be like a laser beam on the sound of your breath.
Breathe and feel your presence as the oneness between you and the environment.
Breathe in and be aware of your body and look deeply into it,
Realizing that you are the earth and your consciousness is also the consciousness of the earth.
Let your breath be like a laser beam on the sound of your breath.
Enjoy the sounds of the birds.
Feel the power of the vast blue sky and embrace the world around you with all your senses.
Let your breath be like a laser beam on the sound of your breath.
Enjoy the sounds of the birds.
In total silence,
Feel what it is like to touch the ultimate dimension and survive.
And surrender to the power of your being.
Let your breath be like a laser beam on the sound of your breath.
Coming to the end of our practice now,
Take a moment to center yourself back into your space.
Namaste.
