
Soft Belly Meditation
For all you year to live fans. Mad respect to Stephen Levine for a legacy of healing and helping. May your teachings live on Rest in Peace.
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Los Angeles, CA, USA

For all you year to live fans. Mad respect to Stephen Levine for a legacy of healing and helping. May your teachings live on Rest in Peace.
Meet your Teacher

Los Angeles, CA, USA
Transcript
This meditation will focus on the soft belly, A way to increase relaxation and depth of practice, Body centered. Taking a few deep breaths, Feel the body you breathe in. Feel the body expanding and contracting with each breath. Focus on the rising and falling of the abdomen. Let awareness receive the beginning, Middle, And end of each in-breath, Of each out-breath, Expanding and contracting the belly. Note the constantly changing flow of sensation in each inhalation, In each exhalation. This meditation will focus on the soft belly, A way to increase relaxation and depth of practice, Body centered. This meditation will focus on the soft belly, A way to increase relaxation and depth of practice, Body centered. This meditation will focus on the soft belly, A way to increase relaxation and depth of practice, Body centered. Let the breath breathe itself in a softening belly. Let the breath breathe itself in a softening belly. Soften the belly to receive the breath, To receive sensation, To experience life in the body. Soften the muscles. Soften the muscles that have held to fear for so long. Soften the tissue, The blood vessels, The flesh. Letting go of the holding of a lifetime. Letting go of the holding of a lifetime. Letting go into soft belly. Letting go of the holding of a lifetime. Letting go of the holding of a lifetime. Letting go of the holding of a lifetime. Letting go of the holding of a lifetime. Letting go of the holding of a lifetime. Levels and levels of softening, Levels and levels of letting go. Letting go of the holding of a lifetime. Letting go of the holding of a lifetime. Letting go of the holding of a lifetime. Moment to moment allow each breath its full expression. Let go of the hardness. Let it float into something softer and kinder. Letting go of the holding of a lifetime. Letting go of the holding of a lifetime. Let thoughts come and let thoughts go. Holding like bubbles in the spaciousness of soft belly. Holding to nothing. Softening, Softening. Let the healing in. Let the pain go. Letting go of the holding of a lifetime. Have mercy on yourself. And the belly. In soft belly is the vast spaciousness in which to heal, In which to discover our unbounded nature. Letting go into the softness. Fear floats in the gentle vastness we call the heart. Soft belly is the practice that accompanies us throughout the day and finds us at day's end still alive and well. Throughout the day allowing our attention to rest into the belly. Softening. Again and again. Letting go of the holding of a lifetime.
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Kalyani
June 5, 2024
Exactly what I was looking for, great pacing, lots of space, thank you!ππΌππΌππΌβ¨π«ποΈππΌ
bryan
April 9, 2022
Doing Y2L and this meditation has already been an invaluable resource... and I still have 287 days to go. With gratitude π
corrie
February 8, 2021
Joined a 1Y2L Sanga this year and I am so grateful you created this meditation. Thank you!
Katy
January 11, 2021
Lots of silence which worked for me today, the cues were helpful.
Holly
March 14, 2020
Beautiful interpretation of Stephenβs core meditation. Thank you!
Sarah
January 11, 2020
Thanks for recording this, JasonβIβm reading the book and was going to make my own recording but if it were my own version, I would be listening to how I sound and probably criticizing every syllable! Your voice and pacing are gentle and grounding and supportive and allow me to let go and soften.
Scott
December 31, 2019
Really needed this practice today. Great pacing; nice and slow.
Melissa
November 18, 2019
Thank you so much Jason. I used to attend your dharma punx sessions way back in the day ...happy to see you on this app. GratefulππΌ
Irene
November 7, 2019
I turn to this meditation and over and over. And agreed, deep gratitude to Stephen Levine π And to you Jason. Thank you. π
Lee
August 9, 2019
Very helpful. Thanks.
Jennie
May 17, 2019
Perfect for me ππΌ
Mary
May 9, 2019
Very helpful. Thankyou π§π
Karen
February 17, 2019
I felt such a deep soothe and relief. Thank you!
Jose
December 9, 2018
Soothing, calming right on the spot π€ Thank you!
Kate
September 30, 2018
Super enjoyed - will come back to for sure π€©
Lauren
May 10, 2018
Simple, powerful.
Carol
April 7, 2018
So pleased to have found this, I am currently reading the book, thank you!
Christina
January 23, 2018
Perfect introduction to the soft belly meditation. Thank you so much!
Brett
December 15, 2017
Always a favorite.
Marjan
August 16, 2017
Like this voice ( always get an association with Shani Davis ? when I listen to this mediattiin). Also like the silence. Thank you!
