Breathing, Smiling, Letting Go Into The Present Moment

This short meditation, which I learned many years ago from Thich Nhat Hanh, invites you to settle in and use a series of different ways to be with your breath, smiling and Letting go into the peaceful, wonderful present moment. Inspiring and beautiful. Enjoy. May you be healthy, happy and at peace.

Transcript

Hello,

Today I'd like to share with you a guided meditation that I learned many years ago from Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.

To begin,

Let yourself settle into a comfortable upright seated position.

Feel your feet on the floor,

Your seat on your seat,

And lift up gently through the crown of your head.

Soften your face,

Your jaw muscles,

Shoulders,

Chest,

Tummy.

Letting yourself settle in.

And then we'll begin by bringing our awareness to the in and out breath.

So breathing in,

Feel the sensations of the in breath.

Breathing out,

Feel how the out breath feels.

So breathe in and out for a few rounds.

The next breath is deep,

Slow.

So breathing in,

I breathe deeply.

Breathing out,

I breathe out slowly.

Deep,

Slow.

Do that for a few rounds.

Next comes calm,

Ease.

Breathing in,

I feel calm.

Breathing out,

I feel at ease.

Calm,

Ease.

Calm,

Ease.

And then smile,

Release.

Breathing in,

Smile.

Really do smile.

It softens you and releases endorphins.

Release,

Release anything that you would like to let go of.

Smile,

Release.

Letting go into the present moment.

Present moment,

Wonderful moment.

Present moment,

Wonderful moment.

Aware of your body and your breath in this,

The present moment.

Opening your eyes with a gentle focus.

May you be happy,

Healthy and at peace.

Reviews

Lovely. Thank you ☺️

Love it!

This was such a beautiful meditation, thank you for a lovely start to the morning!🌞💜🌺

Thank you for that gentle practice taught by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. 🙏🏽

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I really loved that! Thank you 😊 💙

Simple and effective🌻

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Soothing. Thank you.

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Simple and beautiful practice.

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Perfect for everyday AND for when searching for calmness. Thank you.

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So simple, effective and always brings me back to the now with a smile.

Great short practice that brought me into the present moment 🙏🏻

This meditation helped bring me into the present moment and was so calming. Thank you!

Thank you 🙏

Perfect! Your voice is soothing and your cues were perfectly timed. Thank you so much!

EXCELLENT!!!