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MIDL 26/36: Developing Mind Stillness

by Stephen Procter

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In this meditation, Stephen Procter will guide you in the insight meditation skill of allowing the deep relaxation that arises through not doing to first fill your body then enter your mind in an expression of complete letting go. Support articles and instructions for this guided meditation can be found in the Free Online MIDL Insight Meditation Course by checking Stephens Procter's teacher profile.

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Transcript

During this mindfulness training,

We'll be developing the third amideo pillar of stillness.

If you just start out by taking your meditation posture and closing your eyes over lightly.

Start to be aware of what it feels like just to be here.

Keep all your outro movements wide open and fonctionne.

Opening up to any sounds around you.

And allowing the change within the sound to hold your attention.

And allowing the change within the sound to hold your attention.

Now slowly bring your awareness to your ears.

Now slowly bring your awareness into your body.

Becoming aware of what it feels like just to sit here.

Aware of any warmth or coolness within your body.

And allowing the change within the sound to hold your attention.

Just fully aware of the experience of your whole body and just sitting here.

And allowing the change within the sound to hold your attention.

Now gently bringing your awareness to your face.

And gently bringing your awareness to your face.

Becoming aware of the whole of your face.

Just noticing any tension that you're holding within your forehead.

And allow.

Allowing your forehead to relax.

Feeling the relaxation coming into your forehead.

Allowing the relaxation to flow down into your eyelids,

Your eyes.

Allowing your eyelids to droop to become heavier.

Allowing your eyelids to become so heavy it feels like you're falling asleep.

The relaxation flows down into your cheeks,

Your jaw.

And your opening slightly.

Feeling that relaxation coming to the whole of your face.

So relaxed.

The relaxation starts to flow down through your neck to your shoulders.

Allowing them to drop slightly.

And feeling that relaxation flow into your upper chest,

Your upper back.

Whole upper body becoming so relaxed.

The relaxation starts to flow down your arms to your hands,

Your fingers.

Relaxing your fingers.

Your arms hang loosely from your body.

So relaxed.

Relaxing your chest and belly allow your breathing to flow freely and naturally within your body.

And becoming aware of the gentle movement of the breathing.

Allowing your breathing to become so gentle,

So relaxed you can barely feel it moving at all.

Allowing your breathing to become so gentle,

So relaxed you can barely feel it moving at all.

Allowing your breathing to become so gentle,

So relaxed you can barely feel it moving at all.

Allowing the relaxation to flow down into your hips.

Opening slightly.

Flowing down your legs to your feet.

Your whole body becoming so heavy.

So relaxed.

Allowing your breathing to become so gentle,

So relaxed you can barely feel it moving at all.

Allowing your breathing to become so gentle,

So relaxed you can barely feel it moving at all.

Allowing your breathing to become so gentle,

So relaxed you can barely feel it moving at all.

Allow.

Allowing the chair or the floor to take the full weight of your body,

Giving up all effort in your body.

Allowing the chair or the floor to take the full weight of your body,

Giving up all effort in your body.

Feel the gentle movement of the breath within your body.

Allowing the chair or the floor to take the full weight of your body,

Giving up all effort in your body.

Allowing the chair or the floor to take the full weight of your body,

Giving up all effort in your body.

Allowing the chair or the floor to take the full weight of your body,

Giving up all effort in your body.

No longer supporting your body.

Allowing the chair or the floor to take the full weight of your body,

Giving up all effort in your body.

Allowing the chair or the floor to take the full weight of your body,

Giving up all effort in your body.

Your breathing flows naturally.

Allowing the chair or the floor to take the full weight of your body,

Giving up all effort in your body.

Not going out towards anything.

Allow yourself to both mentally and physically to sink,

To relax.

Allowing the chair or the floor to take the full weight of your body,

Giving up all effort in your body.

Allowing the chair or the floor to take the full weight of your body,

Giving up all effort in your body.

Becoming very present.

Allowing the chair or the floor to take the full weight of your body,

Giving up all effort in your body.

Allowing the chair or the floor to take the full weight of your body,

Giving up all effort in your body.

Allowing the chair or the floor to take the full weight of your body,

Giving up all effort in your body.

Allowing the chair or the floor to take the full weight of your body,

Giving up all effort in your body.

Becoming more still.

Allowing the chair or the floor to take the full weight of your body,

Giving up all effort in your body.

Allowing the chair or the floor to take the full weight of your body,

Giving up all effort in your body.

Allowing the chair or the floor to take the full weight of your body,

Giving up all effort in your body.

Allowing the chair or the floor to take the full weight of your body,

Giving up all effort in your body.

Just relaxing all effort.

Relaxing all effort.

Relaxing all effort.

Relaxing all effort.

Just feeling the natural flow of the breath.

Relaxing all effort.

Relaxing all effort.

Relaxing all effort.

Relaxing all effort.

Relaxing all effort.

Relaxing all effort.

Your mind starts to sink.

Your body sinks and relaxes.

Relaxing all effort.

Relaxing all effort.

Relaxing all effort.

Sinking.

Relaxing all effort.

Calm.

Calm.

Calm.

Relaxing all effort.

Relaxing all effort.

Relaxing all effort.

Relaxing all effort.

Relaxing all effort.

Relaxing all effort.

Relaxing all effort.

Relaxing all effort.

Relaxing all effort.

Relaxing all effort.

Relaxing all effort.

Relaxing all effort.

Relaxing all effort.

Relaxing all effort.

Relaxing all effort.

Relaxing all effort.

Relaxing all effort.

And bringing your awareness back into your body.

And becoming aware of your whole body just sitting here.

And becoming aware of any sounds around you.

And allowing those sounds to come into you.

And when you're ready,

You can gently open your eyes.

Thank you for spending this time meditating with me.

Take care of yourself and have a wonderful day.

And goodbye.

Meet your Teacher

Stephen ProcterMylestom NSW 2454, Australia

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Recent Reviews

Elizabeth

February 16, 2023

Fantastic guided meditation. Many thanks 🙏

Himanshu

February 10, 2023

Really thankful 🙏

Aaron

December 28, 2022

Very simple, and very effective meditation. That works very well, to get to a point of stillness. Thank you,🙏🏼☯️

Richard

October 11, 2022

Deeply spacious and tranquil practice. Thank you Stephen.

Marit

March 7, 2022

Thank you 💚

Marcia

February 2, 2022

Perfect

Karl

June 16, 2021

Very good meditation. Deep calming of body and mind. Thanks for all of your guided practices Stephen.

April

May 13, 2021

So peaceful! Thank you for guiding me into more stillness! Thank you for your course!

Jean-Pascal

January 29, 2021

Beautiful meditation that had a profound and durable effect on me. 🙏

Yahya

January 2, 2021

Amazing. I use it to wind down before I sleep

Vanessa

December 22, 2020

Loved this practice, so relaxing and gentle.

Nick

November 13, 2020

Very relaxing and easy to get in to, thank you 🙏

Katie

October 12, 2020

So calming! Love the longer practice although the time just flew by. Many thanks for amazing lessons and instruction. ☮️💖🙏

Dandyleo

October 6, 2020

Calmer than calm, this was a superb build on the guidance of all of the previous sessions. Thanks for bringing me to this place in my meditation practise Stephen.

Scott

October 3, 2020

Very helpful. Much thanks!

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