Hello,
Welcome.
This is Paige.
This is a good meditation for people who want to get started meditating or for people who want to reinvigorate their meditation practice.
Meditation can be life-changing,
Super powerful.
We have the ability to shift our state in the moment to find a sense of calm,
To take some deep breaths and relax.
But even more importantly,
When we make meditation part of our day on a regular basis,
When it's part of our routine,
We can see a big shift in not just the moment but in the way that we're living our lives.
Meditation offers us a way of operating in the world that's calmer,
Clearer.
We can be more focused.
It helps us be more connected to ourselves,
To be more connected to one another.
We become more caring and because we're operating from our own center instead of being led around by our thoughts,
We can be more fearless in our choices,
In our decisions,
Just in the way that we're living overall.
Let's get started though.
So take a comfortable seat and settle and relax.
You can lie down if you want to.
Just make sure that you're not too tired.
You don't want to fall asleep.
Then we're sleeping and not meditating.
So if you can comfortably sit with your back upright and your neck straight.
That's awesome.
If you need to lie down that's okay.
We want to be comfortable but we want to be aware and alert to what's coming up for us.
So most people like to close their eyes.
You don't have to.
You can find a spot to stare at right sort of ahead of you.
Just a soft gentle focus and let's take a few deep breaths.
So on the inhale you want to have that sense of awake and alert.
So sit nice and tall and then as you exhale see if you can settle and relax and release any tension that might be in your brow or your jaw.
And with each exhale see if you can soften and let go just a little bit more.
Relax your shoulders,
Your hands.
Let everything settle and notice the connection that your body is making with whatever supporting you.
A cushion or chair or the floor.
Just let yourself settle.
Let yourself feel grounded so much that you even feel supported and held.
And this particular meditation is going to be simply about sitting and being okay with just sitting.
No other activity.
Just having an attitude of acceptance,
Awareness of what's going on around us but accepting this easygoing feeling of just being okay with whatever arises in this moment.
Just take some time to sit and be open.
Any sensations or thoughts,
Sounds,
Any distraction just let it come.
You can notice it,
Allow it to fade and just come back to that attitude of staying centered,
Grounded.
If it's helpful and if you want you can gather your attention and just rest your attention on your breath.
Just the feeling of your breath as it moves through your body or you can bring your attention to a point in your body.
Maybe your hands or where you're connecting with the ground or cushion.
Just taking a little reset breathing and sitting and not expecting anything to be any different than how it is.
Just continuing to relax as we exhale.
Notice distraction and then coming back to being at ease as things come up.
Let's take a little time to practice staying present.
Noticing any thoughts or sensations,
Emotions,
Just let them come.
Make note of them,
Allow them to fade and come back to this sort of easygoing feeling.
Knowing that this is the only place we need to be.
Continuing to relax with every out breath,
Seeing if we can rest a little more,
Sink a little deeper.
As many times as we need to,
Bringing our attention,
Gathering it back on to this feeling of being at ease as things come up.
Just taking a little more time to practice.
When you're ready you can take your time to open your eyes,
Giving yourself a moment to reacclimate your surroundings.
Thank you so much for taking this time to make some space,
Just letting our attention relax and when we do that we become more available to what's going on around us.
Stay present.
Thanks for being here,
Have a great day.
