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Soft Encounters | Part Two: Jan

by Ruben Bach

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guided
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Meditation
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In this audio-recording Ruben is responding to Jan. She shared a beautiful message in the online classroom of the Insight Timer course 'Don't fool yourself any longer'. Rubens response might be helpful for others to listen to. Connecting with people that also enjoy the effortless practice of 'Short Moments of Softness and Clarity' is very helpful. It is with great joy that Ruben is now sharing a series of conversations and responses between his 'students' (fellow travelers) and him, for those that feel like deepening their effortless practice. This response includes a guided meditation. Part of Jan's sharing: I write today because I am deeply grateful for these moments of expansion and peace. A recent change in a precious relationship has left me feeling untethered and ungrounded. These sessions with you, Ruben, are helping me experience my perceptions and emotions with deep compassion and softness. How powerful the word “softness” has become to me!

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Transcript

Jan,

Jan,

Jan.

Yeah,

How beautiful,

Again,

Your response.

Let me try to read this so others can know what I'm talking about.

But let me first invite you to soften.

And you know what,

Jan,

I'll just add some background music to this one.

Let's see how that works as a response.

Yeah,

Let's take a deep breath.

Soften your whole perception of life just by breathing slowly.

Putting things down,

Jan.

Yeah,

Softening.

Hmm.

So beautiful.

And again,

So quick as well.

Such a difference.

I just came back from driving for 45 minutes,

Traffic,

Shopping,

Being busy,

Talking a lot with my child.

And now there's this new timeless moment.

Hmm.

For you as well.

For you,

Jan.

For the one that's listening as well.

There seems to be a big difference between being this busy bee and then suddenly taking time to settle down,

To calm down,

To rest deeply,

To soften.

And what a gift that we're able to switch also in the midst of daily activities.

I do remember driving back home just now,

Noticing my thoughts,

Noticing my breath from time to time.

And not always,

But ever so beautiful when suddenly this is noticed.

A deep sigh of relief in that moment automatically arises.

Hmm.

You are writing,

Jan.

Hello Ruben and my fellow journeyers.

I write today because I'm deeply grateful for these moments of expansion and peace.

A recent change in a precious relationship has left me feeling untethered and ungrounded.

These sessions with you,

Ruben,

Are helping me experience my perceptions and emotions with deep compassion and softness.

How powerful the word softness has become to me.

The energy of that word is filtering into every encounter with others,

Each wave of emotion.

I still struggle to put into words where I go and what I experience listening to your expressive guidance.

How blessed I feel that you have found the words.

And with your warm,

Mellow voice,

Help me sail somewhere else,

Somewhere away from heartache.

Those peaceful moments are deeply appreciated.

I'm so happy to see you continue to offer new courses,

Ruben,

So I can have a steady supply of these experiences.

I hope others here are getting what they need too.

With more people experiencing softness to themselves and others,

We can change the energy of the world.

From my heart,

Thank you,

Jan.

Well,

Thank you again.

Thank you,

Jan.

Mmmmm.

I can't help but sighing deeply.

Yeah,

It's so beautiful how you describe what you're experiencing.

The word softness,

Indeed,

In my life as well.

Suddenly it came to me and it kind of grabbed me,

Stayed with me.

Beautifully so.

I'm also sharing videos on softness,

And each time when I create one,

There's immediately this feeling of being totally complete.

Mmmmm.

Peaceful,

Soft.

And it's just so beautiful to be able to share this with others.

What makes me very happy is to know and to notice in my life that softness is always available.

Tapping into softness,

Source,

Love.

So beautiful that at some point in my life,

This became automatic by practicing in this effortless way.

Being surprised many times,

Like,

Whoa.

Suddenly,

No interpretations,

Just a full stop.

No thoughts for just a short moment.

And there,

There was this ribbon in a difficult situation,

Stressful.

Some moments of total panic,

Where suddenly,

Ah,

Something isn't in panic right now.

Something is so steady,

So calm,

So beautifully present.

Mmmmm.

Yeah.

And let's notice again,

Jan,

That life brought us together in such a beautiful way.

So much gratitude for this.

Let's take that in right now.

Thank you,

Life,

For bringing us together.

Thank you so much.

Yeah,

Let's take a deep breath again.

Thanks again,

Jan.

Thank you also for this moment together,

Also with you,

The one that's listening right now.

I feel more and more that it's so beautiful to have these moments together,

Although we cannot see each other.

It's very helpful to practice in this way.

I'm also considering to offer live sessions in a while.

Maybe,

Jan,

If you'd like to join those,

That would be lovely.

Yeah,

Maybe you can let me know what time would be good for you.

Because I'll be going live from the Netherlands most of the time.

Let's take another deep breath in together,

Since this is always possible.

Mmmmm.

Wishing you a beautiful day,

Jan.

And you as well.

You that I don't know.

Wishing you all the best.

Much love.

Bye Jan.

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Ruben BachDieren, Netherlands

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Recent Reviews

Jan

February 27, 2024

Thank you, Dear One. Your softness wrapped around my tender heart. And I touch the softness inside myself again. Many blessings and much love to you. 🍃🩵🍃

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