Finding Stillness (Minimal-Guidance - 15min)

More than meditation, it’s through stillness that the mind settles, the body heals, and you become more aware of and sensitive to the subtle language of the body: physical sensations. Stillness is also the birthplace of self-awareness. When you truly understand yourself, you are empowered to make more conscious and responsive decisions rather than the same old reactive and subconscious choices. To know ourselves, we must practice being still.

Transcript

Finding a comfortable place in posture and gently closing down the eyes if you feel comfortable doing so.

Use these first few moments and breaths to take your attention inward and settle into a sense of stillness.

Now shifting your attention to the air coming in and out of the nostrils.

For the next few minutes of silence,

Whenever you notice that the mind has wandered away or become distracted,

Gently and softly shift your attention back to your breathing.

Nothing else is necessary.

Continue coming back to the breath every time that you notice your mind elsewhere.

Now transition into consciously connected breathing.

Increase the pace of the breath if you feel comfortable in doing so.

Take a deep inhale,

Exhale completely,

And hold the exhaled position in complete stillness.

Now take a deep inhale,

Exhale completely,

And hold the exhaled position in complete stillness.

Now starting at the bottom of your feet and working your way up to the top of your head,

Passing your attention through each part of the body.

When you reach the top of your head,

Begin your body scan again from the bottom of your feet.

Continue scanning your body for the next few minutes of silence.

Continue scanning your body for the next few minutes of silence.

Thank you.

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Now relax your focus and rest your awareness in your whole body.

Notice what it's like to be in your body right now.

Whenever you're ready and in your own time,

Take three deep conscious breaths.

Following the last exhale,

Gently open your eyes and return to the space around you.

Thank you.

Reviews

A simple, effective meditation on stillness. The guidance seemed to be perfectly timed with my occasionally wandering mind. Thank you!

Simple and beautiful . i feel totally relaxed. Thank you 🙏

Just the right amount of redirection to help me stay focused on the breath. Thank you.

Excellent. Just a few cues to rest in stillness. Thank you.

Excellent 🙏

So perfect in the spaciousness of silence you created. Thank you! 🙏🏻

Its very simple but very effective. We have to find what suits us anything thats too busy drives me crazy thats my personal experience. This one helps me to connect with my breath and body which is all I need

How ever what do I know!

(Have your own experience)

Thank you for doing a minimally guided meditation, there aren’t too many available. Yours had the perfect amount of prompts.

Love this format. Unguided is misleading . . . this is very lightly guided with a few different stages. No fluff in speaking. For those who are working toward alert silence.

Thank you. I scanned my body well and listened to my body’s whisper