Hi there,
And welcome to this meditation for experiencing stillness.
Come into a comfortable position,
And once you're settled in,
Take a deep breath in through your nose,
And on the exhale,
Allow your eyes to gently close or soften your gaze.
And just begin to tune into your breath,
Simply noticing your breath without trying to change it.
Notice the movement of your breath as it comes into your body and as it leaves again.
Observe the breath deep down in your belly,
Feeling the abdomen as it expands on the inhale,
And then again as it falls back towards your spine on the exhale,
Being totally here in each moment and with each breath,
Not trying to do anything,
Not trying to get any place,
Simply being aware of your breath and seeing if you can soften and relax with each exhale.
See if you can allow yourself to come to stillness.
Allow yourself to let go of doing and unwind into a state of simply being.
You may find that from time to time,
Your mind will wander off into thoughts,
And this is okay.
This is totally natural.
But when you notice that your attention is no longer here,
No longer with your breathing,
Without judging yourself,
See if you can bring your attention back to your breath,
Being fully conscious of the duration of each breath from moment to moment,
Using your breath to help you tune into a state of relaxed awareness and stillness.
Stillness is awareness.
It's your universal nature.
It can also be described as spaciousness,
Openness,
Silence.
It is also joy,
Love,
And light.
To tune into stillness isn't difficult.
It's a feeling of witnessing and watching.
It's standing back and allowing whatever may pass to pass,
Allowing whatever is to simply be.
The only thing you need to do is to be present for it.
All you need to do is simply choose to rest in this stillness.
And as we come to the end of this meditation,
Take a moment here to feel gratitude for intentionally taking time today to nourish your mind and body by experiencing the stillness and allowing yourself to simply be who you are.
Now taking one nice full deep breath into the nostrils and fully exhaling out of the mouth.
And as you feel ready,
Allow your eyes to gently open if they were closed.
Become reacquainted with your surroundings and prepare to re-engage with your day,
Perhaps setting an intention to carry the stillness with you for the remainder of the day.
Thank you so much for joining me in this practice today.
I hope you have a wonderful day.
Namaste.
