Recognizing,
Opening to,
And familiarizing yourself with the sound of the bell.
Maybe,
As always,
Just taking a few deep breaths to help the body to settle the posture,
To feel established on the ground.
And as the breath returns to a natural rhythm,
Beginning to very gently direct awareness to sensations of breathing,
And attend to those sensations.
How is it now?
How is it now?
How is it now?
How is it now?
Depending on the busyness of the mind just now,
You might have to redirect the mind multiple times to the breath.
That's okay.
Just noticing we've become distracted and coming back,
Reattending,
And allowing the breath to bring awareness more and more deeply into the body.
Becoming more and more familiar with sensations of breathing as we recognize and open to them.
How is it now?
So it may be that the mind is sufficiently concentrated.
You don't have to be perfectly,
Totally concentrated,
But just enough absorption to begin to broaden out there.
Taking in the whole of the body as you breathe and beginning to just notice any sensations that might have the taste of freedom.
Maybe as subtle as a very gentle tingling somewhere,
Or a sense of warmth or expansion.
Maybe there's color or light in the eyes,
Or the movement of energy somewhere.
And if you do notice anything like this,
Just redirecting the attention there now and attending,
Dwelling with,
Opening to and familiarizing yourself with these sensations.
Really letting them in.
Needs you.
If you're finding it hard to identify any sensations like that,
That's not a problem at all.
Staying with the breath.
Soft,
Soothing breath.
If you are exploring sensations that have this taste of freedom,
Just noticing how that is.
What do you notice there?
What do you notice there?
What do you notice there?
What do you notice there?
What do you notice there?
Are you giving yourself permission to enjoy any pleasant sensations that you're aware of just now?
What do you notice there?
What do you notice there?
And it may be that as we become even more absorbed and concentrated,
There's also a sense of wellness.
Maybe it's just a part of you right now that feels okay.
At ease.
Maybe even a bit of joy is available right now.
Just seeing what's there.
What do you notice there?
What do you notice there?
You you you you If you're aware of any physical pain or hurt part of you Emotional heaviness or distress just seeing if It's possible for there also to be other parts of you that are at ease.
It doesn't have to be one or the other And then just also noticing the quality of awareness just now There's any sense of what's coming and going in awareness having just a little bit more clarity Maybe being less sticky feeling less blown about So any sense of groundedness or steadiness here feeling that how that is You You You You And then just beginning to deepen the breath And letting go of any effort you're making You you Baddening out the awareness and just sitting for a few moments Observing any benefits from the practice You You
