Hello,
Thank you for pausing and coming home.
This neuromeditation slows down activity in the brain from beta to alpha and theta waves.
When practiced daily,
You groove the pathways to rewire your brain for a clear,
Calm mind.
And let's begin.
Gently close your eyes,
And I invite your posture to be gently erect,
So it feels like there's a little string pulling up from the top of your head.
Relax your body.
Your feet can be gently resting on the floor in a seated posture or tucked underneath you.
If you need to lie down,
That's okay too.
Rest your hands gently in your lap,
Cupping them with one palm gently resting in the other and the tips of your thumbs touching lightly.
Now take several long,
Slow breaths into the belly.
And we'll do this for a few minutes at the beginning to gather our attention from all the activity of the mind into one place.
It also helps slow down and relax the body,
Bringing the nervous system into coherence.
And just hold your attention gently in the belly as you bring nice,
Easeful breaths into the body,
Releasing any tension on the exhale.
Give yourself permission to really land here,
Letting go of whatever came before and whatever you might do next.
Let the breath anchor you into this practice here and now.
Now we'll gently notice that there's just a body sitting.
Notice the sensations of the body as you breathe the tingling,
The movement of air in your belly.
Notice now sounds,
The sound of my voice,
Other sounds.
Notice sounds in the room.
Notice tastes in your mouth or smells.
Notice how you might be feeling the feelings that are arising.
And all of these,
Every thought,
Every sensation,
Every taste and smell and feeling is the content of reality.
It's something you're aware of.
Most of the time,
We go from thing to thing,
Placing our attention on the content.
True meditation is the practice of shifting from the content to what's aware.
Something is aware of all this content.
So allow yourself to make a U-turn from the content to the context to just being aware.
Awareness is not an object.
So in this way,
You can't find awareness.
So it feels more like a resting back or a sinking into what you already are.
Like the sky that has weather.
You,
Awareness,
Are like the sky and your thoughts,
Feelings and sensations are like clouds.
Be the sky that you already are.
And if thoughts arise,
That's perfectly natural.
The practice of meditation is to rest your attention back into awareness.
Notice that awareness isn't something you need to make happen.
It's already here without your help.
In this way,
There's an effortless quality to gently resting attention back into awareness.
Here,
We'll gently now let go of this practice.
And I encourage you to return to awareness whenever you feel that the busy mind has captured your attention.
This practice is meant to be done in the midst of life.
And the more that you practice,
The more you groove these channels for a clear,
Calm mind.
When you're ready,
Inviting you to gently open your eyes and begin again.
Thank you.
Namaste.
