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Mindfulness Meditation: Presence & Stillness

by Jillian Arsenault

Rated
4.6
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
Suitable for
Everyone
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A soothing meditation that will drop you right into the heart of gentle presence and awareness. This meditation uses the breath as a point of focus, which not only calms the nervous system but acts as a grounding, stabilizing base for a quiet, calm mind. Excellent for beginners, or for the seasoned meditator to return to again and again.

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Transcript

Come into a comfortable resting position and close your eyes.

Begin by slowing your breath.

Start to lengthen and deepen your breath by taking six counts in and six counts out.

Bring your awareness to your physical body and notice if there's anywhere you feel tension or tightness.

Allow these areas to melt like honey into the ground underneath you.

Relax the muscles between your eyebrows and your jaw.

Let your shoulders soften.

Bring your attention to your breathing.

Notice where you feel the sensation of your breath on your upper lip,

Swirling in the back of your throat.

Gliding in and out of your nostrils.

Rising and falling in your chest or expanding in your belly.

Observe the quality of your breath.

Notice if there's anywhere it feels blocked or rigid.

Gently breathe into these spaces.

Smoothening,

Unbinding.

Bring your attention to the aliveness of your breath in this moment.

How it moves fluidly like a wave.

How your body breathes itself.

Breath by breath,

In and out.

When thoughts arise spontaneously like waves in the ocean,

Notice their presence.

And without trying to make them different,

Simply guide your awareness back to your breath.

When you drift with thought,

Gently come back to the place where you feel the sensation of your breath.

As you rest more into your breath,

Allow yourself to land in this natural feeling of being.

This body,

Alive and breathing itself.

This moment of experience.

And you rest in stillness in the midst of it all.

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Meet your Teacher

Jillian ArsenaultOntario, Canada

4.6 (676)

Recent Reviews

Nichole

February 10, 2026

This was perfect for my morning, thank you.

Linda

November 26, 2024

Very calming and peaceful. Thank You.

Nikki

June 30, 2023

So relaxing I feel amazing thank you

sathiya

June 1, 2023

Very good 👍

Ian

December 16, 2022

You have such an amazing voice.

Andrew

September 19, 2022

Amazing. Pure Bliss

Elly

July 20, 2022

Beautiful words and beautiful music😍

Ann

June 29, 2022

Beautifully present with your voice. Thank you. 🙏🏼

Brett

October 26, 2021

Thank you!

Vivien

March 2, 2021

Very nice, thank you! 🦋

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