Meeting This Moment

One definition of mindfulness is "meeting the moment as it is". In this practice, you are invited to be with whatever is showing up in the mind, heart, and body, just as it is, without trying to wrangle it in some way or another. Lightly guided practice with 2 minutes of silence in the middle.

Transcript

Settling into a comfortable posture for your practice and that could be sitting or lying down or standing and for this practice in particular,

Just making sure that you're as comfortable as you can be.

So if you're on the floor,

Maybe putting a pillow under your head or a blanket over your body.

If you're sitting up,

You might wish to just let yourself slump a little bit,

Noticing if there's any tension in all the usual places where we hold tension around the eyes,

The jaw,

The belly.

Taking a few breaths in and out to help you to settle.

Giving yourself permission to let go of the need to do anything right now.

Knowing that mindfulness means just meeting the moment as it is.

Using this time,

These next few minutes to practice just meeting the moment.

So I'll be silent for a couple of minutes,

Maybe just two.

Giving yourself permission to do nothing and to just be with whatever is showing up in the body and in the mind.

Perhaps greeting it with a gentle hello,

Hello fatigue,

Or hello restlessness.

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