Pause To Notice Experience

3 minutes, no previous experience required. Simply pause and notice what is happening in your experience.

This is part of a series of guided meditations intended to gradually introduce the meditation technique of calm abiding.

Transcript

Wherever you are right now,

See if you can find a comfortable posture and allow yourself to relax.

If you'd like,

You can close your eyes and just take a few minutes here in this short meditation to be still and quiet and notice what is happening in your experience.

See if you can become aware of what it is that you're experiencing right now.

There may be sensations in the body,

Such as the feeling of being supported by a chair or the feeling of your feet on the ground.

There may be external sounds,

Such as birds,

Traffic,

Other people.

There may also be thoughts,

Mental talk or mental images.

Whatever is happening,

Just notice what is going on in your experience and continue returning to the present moment.

There may be sensations in the body,

Such as the feeling of being supported by a chair or a chair.