Foundations: Stillpoint

The foundation of your practice is important. These short recordings highlight components of preparation that serve to deepen your practice.

In preparation for meditation or breathwork, use this process to quiet the mind and find your stillpoint.

Transcript

Still point. The mind can sometimes interfere with our ability to drop into meditation deeply. Here I'll share a few ways that take me straight to the deep end. We know the busy brain is useful for technical tasks of a work day. We also need a way to turn it off or down. Imagine you have just that, An off switch or radio dial. Mine looks like the pull switch for a fire alarm. Maybe yours is a radio dial that can turn the volume way down. Go with the first thing that comes to mind and let's try it now. Simply turn off the busy brain. We can always turn it back on when we leave meditation but it's not needed for now. Let's start with a grounding breath. Inhale deeply then exhale downward to the ground below you as if you are rooting into the earth. With the busy brain quieted, Bring your attention now to the center of your brain. Breathe calmly here in and out through your nose. Allow your full attention to be on the center of your brain. Next I'll guide you to a still point where all distractions become even quieter. From the center of your brain move your awareness up and back still within the confines of your skull. My mentor called this the higher mind. Keep your full awareness on this area. Notice. Listen. Is it quieter here? Do things move slower? Further you may slowly scan that zone with your awareness. Feeling for a drop in. For me it's a physical sensation. My shoulders drop. My head tilts back slightly. It's bliss. Gently move your awareness through the area of the higher mind. Notice the change in sensation. If you feel like you find the drop in but pass it by or easily fall out of it reset and slowly scan again. When you sense that drop in simply ask that it expand so that your whole body might fit inside. For me when the still point is bigger it takes less focus to stay in that zone. Practice with these methods to quiet the mind and find this beautiful still point. A drop in of such pristine stillness that it feels blissful.