Welcome to this meditation on finding the still point.
This practice is a mix of mindfulness-based practices and an embodiment practice that will help you find stillness both in your mind and in your body.
Get started.
Please find a comfortable,
Upright posture.
And take a moment to close your eyes.
Notice how your mind and your body.
Feel in this present moment.
Without any kind of judgment or expectation.
Just observe without any reaction.
Begin to focus on your body.
And feel the weight.
Of your body.
As you sit in your chair or your cushion.
And scan your body for any areas.
That feel restless.
For some,
This may occur in the feet or the hands.
The head may want to move.
But without physically moving your body.
Simply just observe what these sensations feel like in the body.
Does the tactile sensation of wanting to move feel fast or slow?
Does it stay localized in the particular body part that you notice it occur in?
Or does it spread out?
Now begin to notice.
And area of your body.
That feels very calm and still.
Without any movement.
And begin to observe what these sensations feel like.
What are the qualities of peace,
Stillness,
And of spaciousness?
Feel like in these calm parts of your body.
To rest and settle in to this experience of ever increasing space.
And quiet.
Within the body.
While different sensations may arise.
Please more attention.
This still point.
That is now becoming more apparent.
Is a place of stillness,
Of quiet,
And of peace.
And it's beneath.
Of these experiences.
Of movement.
And once you find this place,
Within your body.
Simply just rest in it more.
Without doing much.
Now switch your focus back to.
.
.
The area in your body.
Which experienced a lot of restlessness or movement.
And see whether these sensations are still present.
And if they are present,
Can you observe the space and the still point?
Underneath the waves of movement.
Just as you've done before.
Allow yourself to be.
To relax and rest into this place of stillness and peace.
And sink into the moment.
Now bring your attention your mind.
Observe the quality of your mind.
Is your mind busy with thinking?
Distraction.
Or is it completely still?
Simply observe without any kind of judgment.
As you begin to observe the patterns of the mind more and more.
Find that these natural waves of activity Gradually disappear.
And a sense of stillness begins to emerge.
Stillness that was actually always present.
Begin to rest in this spacious quality of stillness.
While resting in this spacious stillness.
If you observe that,
Your body wants to move.
Simply just bring your attention and focus to that specific body part.
Observing the waves of activity or restlessness.
And watch these sensations begin to fade away.
As you observe the point of stillness.
Underneath the experience of activity.
Again you can relax into the moment by finding a sense of peace and stillness.
And bringing more of your focus onto the stillness.
As opposed to observing the activity and being caught up by it.
As you begin to relax more and more.
The activity naturally starts to drop.
As you feel more comfortable.
In the body and in the mind.
Continue to rest in silence and stillness.
Observe any urges or The inclination to move or agitation occur in the mind or the body.
Simply just observe it briefly.
And then focus on a point of stillness,
Of peace within the body and mind.
And bring more of your attention to that place.
Resting in that stillness.
And you're relaxed.
And easeful manner.
As we end this meditation today.
Begin to observe how you feel.
In your body.
And in your mind.
In this present moment.
What has changed as far as your levels of peace,
Spaciousness?
Stillness.
Compared to the beginning of this practice.
Just note that this stillness and calmness that you feel in this present moment is always within you.
And can be accessed at any time throughout your day.
All it takes is simply the recognition of your current state,
Both in the body and in the mind.
Then finding this place of quiet,
Peace and stillness.
That underlies any experience of movement within the body and the mind.
And just rest in this peace and stillness.
Take a moment now to bring your hands to heart center.
And thank yourself for taking the time.
Meditate today.
Me now,
How slyly inwards.
And begin to open your eyes.
Thank you for your practice.
