Be Here Now - by Zachary Phillips

COURSE

Be Here Now

With Zachary Phillips

This is a simple, practical course on getting out of your head and into the moment. By focusing on your five senses, your breath, and what is happening in the body right now, you can begin to ground yourself, settle the nervous system, and take some of the power away from anxious, depressive, and overwhelming thoughts. This course will cover what Present State Awareness is, why it works, and how to use it both in moments of immediate distress and as an ongoing mindfulness practice. You will also get guided meditations to experiment with.


Meet your Teacher

Zachary Phillips is a counselor, coach, meditation instructor, author, and poet. He is also a qualified teacher, Reiki master, and is currently studying a Master of Counselling. In these roles he helps people identify and release the limiting beliefs that no longer serve them, guiding them from surviving to passionately thriving using tips, tools, and techniques that enable them to process the past, accept the present, and embrace the future with positivity and purpose.

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6 Days

5 students

5.0 stars

2 min / day

Anxiety

English


Lesson 1

What Is Present State Awareness?

By focusing on sensory information, you can get out of your head and into the present moment, reducing the intensity of anxious and rumination. This practice can help during moments of stress or crisis, and when used regularly, it can also build long-term mindfulness and resilience.

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Lesson 2

Short Guided Present State Awareness Meditation

In this short guided practice, you will begin training Present State Awareness by slowing the breath and bringing gentle attention to the sensations in your feet on the floor. This simple one-minute meditation is designed to help you quickly ground yourself and can be returned to whenever you need a reset. A longer guided version will be introduced later in the course.

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Lesson 3

Present State Awareness In The Short & Long Term

In this lesson, we explore how Present State Awareness works as a short and long-term response to mental distress. By shifting attention from racing thoughts to real, sensory experience, you can interrupt spirals of anxiety, stress, or rumination and return to the moment.

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Lesson 4

Guided Present State Awareness Meditation

In this session you will be guided through a five-minute Present State Awareness meditation. You will be guided to slow down the breath and notice sensory experience deeply and settle into the present moment, focusing on what you can see, feel, hear, taste and smell.

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Lesson 5

Focus Rock

In this lesson, you are introduced to the “Focus Rock” practice. By using a small object such as a rock, crystal, or piece of wood, you can anchor your attention in real sensory experience. Noticing its texture, temperature, weight, and visual detail helps bring you out of racing thoughts and back into the present moment. This simple tool can be used during stress or as part of a regular mindfulness practice.

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Lesson 6

Summary & Conclusion

In this final lesson, we briefly recap what Present State Awareness is, how to practice, and why it works. You are reminded to use slow breathing alongside sensory awareness, to experiment with different variations of the practice, and to return to the guided meditations whenever you like.

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