Nothing To Fix

A gentle meditation exploring letting experience unfold without needing to change it.

This meditation is shared as a quiet companion for presence and awareness. You’re invited to listen and notice what unfolds, without pressure or expectation.

~ A Gentler Way ~

© Tarja Moles

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Transcript

Let's allow a sense of settling to unfold. For the next few minutes. We don't need to be anywhere else. Whatever has been happening before now. Can rest in the background. We are simply here. The body can arrange itself. In whatever way. Feels comfortable. Sitting upright. Reclining in a chair. Or lying down. We can listen to the body. And let it find its own way of being at ease. The eyes can be open or closed. If they are open, They might soften their focus. And if they are closed The muscles around the eyes may soften gently. Perhaps the forehead softens too. And the jaw. The neck. And the shoulders. There's nothing we need to achieve or accomplish here. We're just allowing ourselves to arrive. Just be. Often when we notice our experience. We may find ourselves wanting to manage it. To change something. To improve something. To make the moment feel. In a certain way. But for this little while. We are exploring something different. We are not going to manage our experience. We'll simply notice what is already happening. Sensations may appear. In the body. Perhaps the movement of breathing. The feeling of clothing. Against the skin. May be a faint pulse somewhere in the body. A sensation might become clear for a moment. And then it may fade again. We don't need to hold on to it. Or make it stay. Another sensation may appear somewhere else. Perhaps warmth. A gentle tingling. Or a subtle movement. Experience continues to change. All by itself. We're not organizing it. We're just noticing how it unfolds. Thoughts may appear too. A word. An image. A brief commentary. About what's happening. We don't need to stop them. And we don't need to follow them either. They can simply appear. And disappear. In their own time. Even emotions or moods. May shift in quiet ways. Perhaps something feels pleasant. Perhaps something feels a little uncomfortable. Perhaps the experience is quite neutral. Whatever is here. Can simply be. As it is. Experience is already moving. For a little while. We can simply notice. How experience continues. To unfold. Sensations appear. Thoughts come and go. Moods shift. And we might gently wander. What would it be like? If nothing here. Needed to be changed. And now. We can begin to widen awareness again. Perhaps noticing sounds around us. The sense of space in the room. The way the body rests where it is. When it feels right. The fingers or the toes might move a little. Maybe a deeper breath moves through the body on its own. And if the eyes have been closed they can open when they are ready. And gently take in the space around us. As we continue. With the rest of the day. You might remember. This small possibility. Experience can move without our management. And we can meet it just as it is. In a gentle way.