Simple Meditation

A quick meditation to reset your day and ground your awareness to your breath and body with Sharon Salzberg.

Transcript

Guess the first thing would be to just listen to sound since there is some.

There's a sound of my voice.

For us there's a sound of the traffic.

And bring your attention to the feeling of your body sitting,

Whatever sensations you discover.

Bring your attention to your hands.

This is an interesting exercise.

Make the shift from the more conceptual level like fingers to the world of direct sensation.

Picking up pulsing,

Throbbing,

Pressure,

Whatever it might be.

You don't have to name these things but feel them.

And then bring your attention to the feeling of your breath.

Just the normal natural breath.

Wherever you feel it most strongly.

This is our home.

This is where we rest our attention.

This is what will go with us to work,

To school,

Wherever we go.

Let me just rest.

If you find your attention wandering,

You get lost in thought or you fall asleep,

It's fine.

We say the most important moment is the next moment when you realize you've been gone.

Gently let go and start over.

Thank you.

Reviews

Thank you for the supportive guidance of your words! This short meditation gave me extra resourcing in the middle of a workday.

Excellent - focus on this moment.

Beautiful 🙏

It's amazing how even the shortest amount of time spent being present can make a difference to how you feel in that moment🙏

It started in the middle of a sentence for me, not sure if that’s the recording or my phone. Regardless, that woke me up :)

Always leads me to a place of peace. Thank you Sharon

Great quick meditation for when I’m low on time but need some presence.

Thank you. Such a short, simple yet complete practice. <3

The simplicity of this meditation is what I needed this morning. I also find Sharon's voice extremely comforting.

That truly was so simple, but worked perfectly to get my focused

Excellent, quick way to return to the feeling of the present moment.

This was a great reset for me; I loved the body awareness that melted into breath awareness. Seamless 👌 thank you

Simple, yet really effective. Sharon has a soothing voice and no-nonsense way of meditating. It's like coming home.

Even two minutes with Sharon can be so powerful. Thank you, Sharon!!!

Great way to center before heading to my shift at the hospital this afternoon. Thank you!

What a nice breather!🙏

As always back to the breath / Thank you

Short, but OH SO SWWET!

Thank you 🙏🏾 IIc

short, sweet and extremely helpful. Thank you for clarity and guidance. 🙏💕
I appreciate you.