Do The Work (With Music)

Learn to do the work of mindfulness, meditation, of being an aware, open full human being. Marc invites you to notice and experience, moving from effort to effortlessness. This is a practice of moving with awareness, curiosity, and clarity.

Transcript

Let's begin by finding a way to sit in your chair or cushion where you can be both relaxed and alert.

Finding a way where you can be comfortable and at the same time where there's some energy in the body.

Choosing how you place your feet,

How you place your hands,

Maybe arching the back just a little bit to put some energy in the body.

Relaxing the muscles in your face.

Right now,

Are you doing anything extra?

Any unnecessary holding,

Tightening,

Any extra thoughts or feelings?

This is the practice of doing the work.

Noticing,

Experiencing,

Moving from effort to effortlessness.

Just being you,

Aware,

Open,

Curious,

Light,

Firm,

Clear.

See if you can bring attention to your body.

Just noticing what is it like to be sitting here right now without trying to change anything.

Just notice.

In this moment,

This is the work.

Letting go of ideas of right and wrong.

The work of cultivating awareness,

Letting go of extra effort,

Exploring greater effortlessness,

Just being true to yourself.

The work of connecting with yourself,

Connecting with others,

Supporting everyone and everything.

The Dalai Lama once said,

My true religion is kindness.

See if you can extend kindness to yourself,

To your aspirations,

To your pain,

To your struggles,

To your calmness and equanimity.

Just practice kindness and curiosity.

This is the work and doing the work.

Reviews

The work, effort to effortless. I like that invitation. Thank you

Much needed to center my mind to study for an exam.

Loved this. Great to start the day, or when changing focus to a new task.

This definitely slows my anxious mind down and I am thankful!

Very helpful. Thank you

Just practice kindness and curiosity - yes, yes, good reminder of what the work of mindfulness is all about, thank you!

Great explanation. Simple and to the point. Thank you.

Short but strong message thank you 🙏

An utterly exquisite two minutes! Bookmarking this for sure!

Short sweet start! It definately set me up for a great meditation session. I feel a lot more centered and focused. Thanks!!

So deepening. I love this! Thank you for sharing here. Namaste. 🕊🌻💫

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Thought provoking. Namasté

Absolutely. I’m going to share this with my daughter.
Thank you so much.
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Perfect meditation when I only have a couple minutes to pause. Thank you!

That was great! I love the Dalai Lama and learning to love myself and the rest of the world, one day at a time that is the practice🙏♥️🌎

Super powerful two minutes!

Beautiful meditation. Just wish it were a little longer. Thank you.