Modern life can often feel crowded,
Rushed,
And busy.
For many of us,
There is a constant stream of messages,
Advertisements,
Texts,
Emails,
Worries,
Problems,
Phone calls,
Things to learn,
Things to do,
Work,
Relationships.
It can all lead to overload and a lack of perspective.
Your mind can start to whirl and lose its capacity to switch off when there is too much going on in your life.
This loud mind can cause insomnia,
Stress,
And a warped perspective on what you really want to focus on in life.
We get too used to being busy,
Busy,
Busy,
And our mind chatter ends up becoming a constant companion,
Whether it's constructive or not.
The busier our mind,
The more mental noise we experience and the more difficult it is to be in the present moment and think clearly in a relaxed manner.
Yes,
Life can be hectic and we can't always just sit down and meditate in the middle of a busy work day.
But there is such a thing as meditation in action.
This session will help you feel much more relaxed and be much clearer in your mind even during your most hectic times.
It will clear your mental desk,
So to speak,
So that you can experience a calm,
Spacious inner clarity for easier and better thinking in day-to-day life.
Having a quiet mind helps in so many ways,
Whether you are making decisions,
Engaged in a meeting,
Shopping,
Or simply relaxing and enjoying yourself.
Having a quieter mind allows your subconscious mind to more easily communicate important intuitions to you and richer understandings of situations.
Less mental noise equals greater well-being and productivity.
And it's when your mind is quiet that it can most effectively produce solutions and see wider patterns so that you can learn and act effectively in life.
So,
As you allow your eyes to close,
If they haven't yet,
You can let yourself be comfortably absorbed in the sound of these words a little bit more with each and every out-breath.
In the knowledge that your inner mind can do this without any conscious effort on your part,
That you can begin to relax and settle back inside instinctively and unconsciously because your ability to become quiet on the inside is a natural capacity that you were born with and it's something you can rediscover and tap into in an ongoing way.
In just the right way for you to be able to be so much more present with what's happening so that you can really have the experience of your life as it's happening.
That's it.
And you can become aware of the position of that body,
Noticing which hand is more relaxed than the one that's left right now.
And,
Noticing which foot is more relaxed than the other that's left to relax in a way that feels just right.
You can notice the rise and fall of the chest and abdomen.
The coolness of the air on the inhale.
The warmth of the air on the exhale and how the breathing can smooth out all by itself.
The breathing developing a silk-like smoothness to it.
That's it.
As you get the sense that any conscious thoughts drifting through that mind can slow down and quiet down,
Becoming more distant now,
Like you are just drifting away from them,
Back and back into a quieter,
Calmer,
More expansive stillness.
Back into the deeper you who can simply be,
Who can simply rest and be present with your experience as it's happening.
That's it.
And there's no need to try to relax.
And there's no need to try not to relax.
And there's no need to try not to try,
Because your body and mind instinctively know how to do this,
How to quiet down in their own way.
And that's the purpose.
That's the intention you've set for yourself here,
In listening to this session.
And this purpose,
This intention,
Can resonate deeply with your unconscious mind.
How you can rediscover how to quiet down within in your own unique way,
To rediscover this natural capacity within yourself to become quiet and still in yourself.
That's it.
To simply allow yourself to be.
And here and now,
You can remember what it's like to listen very intently,
Like when you want to hear the lyrics of a song when the singer is difficult to hear,
Listening over and over to what is sung the way you might have done years ago,
Listening to the words with a sense of intrigue and curiosity as you become more and more absorbed in the sounds and in the rhythm and in the space behind the sounds as you let go into relaxation and rest now.
And you might recall playing hide and seek as a child,
Ducking behind a bush or behind a tree and watching and listening for where the other kids are,
Hearing the sound of your own heartbeat and how thrilling that can be.
And the world looks so bright,
Colorful,
And vivid,
Smelling the air as you extend your senses out around you with a giddy sense of delight and exhilaration.
And in the midst of action like that,
You can also be quiet inside in the midst of exhilaration and delight.
You can experience a beautiful sense of quietness within,
Present,
Alive,
And feeling so very good.
That's it.
And as you can watch your breathing and watch that body relax even deeper,
The muscles smoothing,
Softening,
Loosening.
That's it.
So too,
You can watch any thoughts from a distance as phantom images and words floating and whirling over there,
And you can get a sense of what it would be like strolling into the hills,
Away from modern civilization,
Away from any roads.
And at first,
You can look back and glimpse a few cars and a road or two over there in the distance.
At first,
You can still just about hear the sound of those engines as a car drives past way over there.
But when you stroll further and further into nature,
And further and further,
The noises of those cars recede into the distance,
Until there comes a point at which you can't see them anymore.
You can't hear them anymore because you're in a different place now,
A different space surrounded by nature on all sides.
There beneath the sky,
A cool gentle breeze,
The warmth of the sun on your face,
And all around you is quiet,
And all within you is quiet.
That's it.
And you can absorb this quiet into each and every fiber of your being now.
Noticing the hills,
The trees,
The grass,
The expanse of nature all around.
Absorbing this quiet more and more deeply and completely.
And then you can relax into an even deeper place and learn,
At the unconscious level,
How to experience this inner quiet whenever and wherever you need to.
And you can just experience the reality of floating right out of yourself and watch yourself listening to this session,
Noticing the relaxation of those facial muscles,
Seeing that body drift into deeper and deeper comfort.
And seeing the position of that body over there and watching that calmer mind.
And any remaining thoughts floating in there,
Fading away into stillness.
A spinning top that was whirling and whirling so very hard,
But now has slowed and slowed as those thoughts over there diminished and diminished until they came to a stop.
And you can listen to the silence.
A deep sense of quiet and stillness now imbuing the air around that you over there.
A deep sense of quiet and stillness now deeply permeating that you over there.
Deeper and deeper through mind and body into the very depths of your being.
That's it.
And you can float back inside that quiet body and into the silence of that mind and experience this silence from the inside now.
And just take in a slightly deeper breath.
And in your mind,
You can softly,
Gently,
Ever so quietly,
Whisper to yourself as you breathe out the sound.
That's it.
And if a thought disrupts the beautiful surface of a lake,
You can just observe it from a place of calm stillness.
You can notice the thought and notice the vast silence and space out of which the thought arises and into which it dissolves.
That's it.
As you take in another slightly deeper breath,
Just hearing on the exhale like a gentle breeze caressing the leaves,
That soft and gentle shhhhhhh inside to remind you to remember this silence and watch the lake become completely still.
And you can just get an intuitive sense of all the many ways that this way of being is going to be really valuable and useful for you as something to be able to tap into and relax back into.
That's it.
The quiet mind out of which arise intuitions and flashes of insight that your conscious mind could never dream of coming up with.
The quiet mind that can appreciate beauty and connection and feel things in such a deep,
Poignant,
Natural,
Spontaneous way that has nothing to do with the busy chatter of the conscious mind.
The deeper youth that knows how to simply be and how to feel completely content and at ease in this pure beingness.
Simply doing what you're doing,
Having the experience of your life,
Whether you're resting or in the midst of action,
Letting reality be exactly as it is.
Letting what you're doing now be enough to relax into now completely always and in all ways.
That's it.
And perhaps you'll notice this arising spontaneously.
This way of being so much more quiet within when you're at home or at work,
Engaging in something you really enjoy,
Where you want to come to your senses and quiet your mind.
And you can get a sense of that happening now,
Of watching a you who is already experiencing this in the future.
And I'd just like you to notice what you look like in that time,
Seeing yourself there.
Perhaps a time when you had been looking a little distracted,
When you had been having internal thoughts about this and that,
When there had been a slight frown on your face,
And then just watching as that you,
There in the future,
Naturally takes in a deep breath and experiences an inner sound of shhhh.
And as that happens,
You can just watch the tension and mental chatter melt away,
And fading into silence.
And notice how this future,
You can be so much more vibrant and focused,
Able to calmly pay attention to what you're doing there in the future,
With complete clarity and inner calm.
And you can now experience this as a future reality,
As you merge into this future,
Right into the beginning of this future time.
Hearing that mental chatter.
Noticing the distracting whirling thoughts for a moment.
And then sensing yourself step back from them,
Take in a deep breath and instinctively hear this inner sound of shhhh.
As you relax into stillness,
Those old thoughts quietly dissolving away into stillness and silence,
Seeing the colors get brighter,
The world more three-dimensional as you're able to fully be here now.
And your unconscious mind can integrate this fully and completely as a deep and powerful resource to draw on in the days and weeks ahead as you listen to this session often,
And you notice more and more beneficial changes in your own level of calm and focus.
And you can discover how much more enjoyable it is to be here in the moment,
Having the direct experience of your life by quietening down on the inside and the thrill of really paying attention to what's going on.
That's it.
And for now,
It's time to prepare to come all the way back to full alertness,
Back to the here and now,
As you notice the position of your body and the sensation of whatever it is you're resting on.
Feeling refreshed and alert.
Reorientating to the room around you.
Beginning to come all the way back now.
Feeling very good.
All the way back now.
Wide awake and refreshed.
And you can have a nice stretch.
And whenever you're ready,
You can open your eyes.
