Setting aside whatever you were working on.
And directing your attention to this moment and to this community.
Have coming together today in the act of self-care and becoming present.
The opportunity to apply ourselves fully to whatever is before us in this moment.
So let's begin with our practice.
And bringing attention to body as a way of truly arriving into this moment.
Our bodies can't exist time traveling like our minds.
And when we bring our attention to our body,
It's a concrete way of truly arriving in this moment.
So this simple act of feeling feet upon the floor is an invitation to.
Coming to this moment.
Danny Arguetty.
Bringing pressure to the soles of your feet.
Inviting us into the here.
For now.
And then feeling the support of the chair upon thighs and bottom.
And one practice I like to do sometimes is just gentle rocking.
Of my torso.
Forward to back and side to side.
One,
Feeling the support of the chair upon thighs and bottom.
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He or her.
Is now we invite a rising up of spine towards sky.
From this enhanced awareness of body and space.
And if you shoulder rolls,
Noticing any tension we might be carrying that we wouldn't necessarily feel otherwise until we have some gentle movement to awaken.
Danny Arguetty.
Inviting gravity to gently allow arms draping down from shoulders.
Hands coming to rest,
Either resting upon thighs or cup within lap,
Wherever you find a sense of ease with your arms and shoulders and hands.
Danny Arguetty.
Sometimes we can accomplish this by sort of just sliding head back atop spine and shoulders.
Again,
Not forcing,
Just finding this.
Awakening of position of body,
Orienting body in space.
Allowing jaw to loosen.
Danny Arguetty.
And then deciding eyes opened or closed.
And one factor to consider if some leaping is going on.
Eyes open,
Inviting in the light provides some awakening energy.
So sometimes it's a helpful option of eyes open and not looking around,
More so inviting in light.
Or,
If it's easier for less.
Processing of mind by allowing lids to lower,
Not having to manage anything visually.
So choosing I is open or closed.
Settling into this posture which balances gentleness to body and wakefulness to mind.
Danny Arguetty.
Hands and Fine.
Just noticing what sensations are present within slower half of body.
Danny Arguetty.
Just checking in,
Noticing.
What sensations are found within this region of this moment?
Danny Arguetty.
Just noticing.
What sensations are.
Unfolding in this moment.
And then bringing the tension up into neck.
Rising up the back of the head.
Across the sides of the face,
Around in the front.
All the way up to crown.
Just noticing,
Checking in.
Continuing this sensory-based arrival into body in this moment.
Bringing attention now around to body breathing.
Where do you feel have direct contact with the sensation of body breathing in this moment?
Perhaps it's feeling the rise and fall of chest and belly.
The movements of air through nose and mouth.
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Fuller inhale.
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Provides a little more of a palpable.
Sensory experience to connect with and also.
A little more oxygen for awakening.
And after a fuller breath or two,
Allowing body to breathe as needed in this moment.
Settling in.
Partnering with the sensations of body breathing.
To become fully present in the here.
For now.
And when attention does drift,
Which it will,
It's just a natural.
Tendency of mind to drift away,
Typically in some sort of thinking.
Just acknowledging when you've noticed you've drifted away.
Because when you're noticing it in reality,
You're halfway back again to this moment.
So just acknowledging.
We'll look.
My attention is drifted.
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This moment of now,
This space of here.
And in today's meditation,
We'll be exploring the mindful characteristic or quality of patience.
And with all of these qualities or characteristics.
The doorway into patients is actually first noticing moments of impatience.
Especially during a sitting meditation,
Is quite the opportunity to discover some impatience.
Maybe with just having this meditation be over,
Oh my goodness,
When is this thing gonna be over?
Even though I know it's good for me.
Or maybe it's with a particular.
Or a thought,
Oh my goodness,
Am I thinking that thought again?
Or when will this end?
Feeling of discomfort in my calf,
When will that go away?
Just noticing this.
Tendency for something presenting itself in this moment.
Mind,
Body,
Or emotions.
And this tendency of impatience for when will this be over?
When will this change?
And greeting that with a.
Curiosity of sorts.
Huh,
There's that impatience again with this moment.
Letting that be our doorway into patience.
And then to then.
Is shift from a reaction of impatience.
To a response of patience.
One way to frame that up is allowing this thing,
This phenomenon we're experiencing,
That we're wanting to rush,
Push it faster.
Allowing it to unfold at its natural rate and rhythm.
That that sense of urgency is something that we're creating,
Imposing upon this moment.
What would it be like to set aside that push?
Almost envision like a flower unfolding as it is warmed by the sunshine of the day and you can't force that flower to open any quicker.
And more so moment by moment,
Breath by breath.
Watch that flower opening into its full beauty,
Bathed in sunshine.
This is the practice of patience.
Tried to open that flower,
You know,
That just wouldn't work out,
Wouldn't have that same beauty.
Inviting ourselves throughout the remainder of this day.
When we notice that sense of urgency or forcing something to go quicker.
Pausing by partnering with body breathing.
Exploring the possibility,
The opportunities,
And allowing something to unfold.
And its natural rate and rhythm.
And the reality is that actually may make us more effective,
More creative,
More productive.
By partnering with this natural flow.
And with all of these different qualities,
Don't take my word for it.
Running the experiment in your day,
In your life.
Testing the theory,
The hypothesis,
If we allow things to unfold in a natural rate and rhythm.
What possibilities may dwell within them.
Now opening eyes,
If they were closed,
Begin to invite in the surroundings visually.
Little gentle stretch or movement as a way of moving back into the doing of the day.
While we practice infusing patience into that doing.
What is that going to look like?
Please enjoy this exploration into patients today.
And until we meet again.
May you have a peaceful day.
Thanks,
Everyone.
Goodbye now.
