7 Minutes To Become Present

Why is it so important to become present?
Becoming present is essential because it brings greater awareness, clarity, and connection to the current moment. When we are fully present, we are not distracted by thoughts of the past or future.
Being present isn't just about paying attention to what's happening but also being aware of how you respond to the moment. It invites balance, growth, and a deeper understanding of yourself and your experiences.
This is a simple grounding meditation to help you cultivate presence in your everyday.

Transcript

Let's find a comfortable seat and roll the shoulders back and down.

Feel your feet on the floor.

And close the eyes down and start to take a deep breath in.

Take a deep exhale.

Just seeing if you can soften the face and any tension around the eyes.

Or jaw.

Tension around the temples.

Continue to breathe.

Take a deep breath in right into the belly.

So notice the difference between taking a breath into the belly versus a breath into the chest.

And just focus on letting the belly be really soft as you inhale.

And then fully exhaling,

Pulling the navel into the spine.

We tend to hold a lot of tension in the belly.

So right now we're just focused on softening as we take deeper and longer breaths.

Trying to match the inhale and the exhale length.

Whatever thoughts are wandering through the mind,

And let them be.

And just come back into a focus of the breath elongating.

As the stomach expanding as you inhale.

And contracting,

Pulling in towards the spine as you exhale.

Taking a big inhale.

And a nice long exhale.

Continuing that.

Recognizing that sometimes the practice of stillness is where we have the most resistance.

That's why guided meditations can be such a good friend.

Especially when just beginning a new practice or committing to becoming more consistent.

It's always good to use the tools that are available to build more of a consistent habit.

Continuing the long breath in.

And the full breath out.

Noticing the shoulders drop naturally.

Noticing the awakening into the present moment.

Fully existing in this stillness.

Everything that you have to do and think about will be there when you open your eyes again.

You will not have missed anything.

You will have simply cultivated more presence.

Meaning you will be getting more out of your moments.

More fullness as you go about your day and your life.

More fullness as you go about your day and your life.

Take a deep breath in.

And as you exhale,

Exhale any expectations out of this meditation.

Fully accepting where you are.

Softening at that spot behind the eyes.

Just generally looking towards the forehead.

Coming back to the breath if you lose it.

And as we close out this meditation,

Know that you can revisit this space whenever you'd like.

You can meditate as many times a day as you'd like to.

Even if that simply means taking a few deep breaths in the middle of a busy day.

When you're ready,

Blinking the eyes open.

Just looking at the room around you.

Thank you so much for joining me in this meditation today.

May your day be blessed.