Being Still – Embrace The Moment Of Stillness - Relaxation

Being Still – Embrace The Moment Of Stillness
This calming meditation invites you to pause, breathe, and rest in the simplicity of stillness. By gently releasing distractions and settling into the present moment, you’ll discover a deep sense of peace, clarity, and relaxation. Perfect for unwinding, reducing stress, or reconnecting with yourself, this practice helps you embrace the healing power of simply being.

Transcript

Welcome.

Thank you for joining me today for this mindful practice.

Find a quiet place in which to take a comfortable seat.

Sit up tall and close your eyes.

Breathe patiently and fully,

Yet gently and quietly,

In and out through your nose.

Give yourself permission to do nothing.

Give yourself permission to embrace this moment of stillness in which there's nothing at all that needs to be done,

Other than staying here,

Relatively still,

Watching the breath.

As you watch breath with an easy,

Relaxed,

Spacious mind,

Place some small amount of attention on what else the mind or the body is feeling.

Notice your own discomfort in simply being present,

Doing nothing.

Notice if the mind would rather run off towards the future,

A to-do list,

Or planning.

Notice if the mind would rather busy itself with reviewing the past,

Or thinking.

And each time you notice,

Acknowledge the pull of movement,

Of distraction.

And then,

With the loving patience of a compassionate elder,

Give your mind permission to rest.

Help the mind settle,

Be at peace,

Be still.

By guiding towards awareness of body and breath,

Without thinking of breath,

Present with breath.

Without thinking of body,

Present with body.

Feel into breath and body.

As you let the mind rest back,

Allow for the mind to feel spacious,

Open,

And at ease.

Allow the mind to drop into the joy,

The bliss of no longer needing to do,

The bliss of simply being.

The not doing includes no longer fighting against the movement of the mind,

With arising thoughts.

Allow this too,

To simply be,

Chase,

Nothing.

Distraction will arise,

But there's nothing to do.

Notice,

Acknowledge,

And love.

And you'll find yourself again,

In the spaciousness of presence with the body,

And with the breath.

Feel into the preciousness of this moment,

This relative quiet,

Relative stillness.

Recognize its beauty with your whole body,

The freedom in resting back,

The spaciousness in stillness.

Give yourself permission to stay,

Right here,

For as long as you'd like.

There's nowhere to go,

Nothing to do,

Nothing more shen,

Or more worthy than this.

Just watching,

Noticing,

Being present with your body and your breath.

Give yourself permission to be still.