Resting Here

A gentle meditation exploring resting in this moment and allowing rest to emerge.

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

Image: alex.stemmer | DepositPhotos

Transcript

Let's rest here for a little while. We'll take a few moments to settle. We can gently let go of what's been happening before. And sense. This moment. In the here and now. We can allow the body the freedom to be. How it wants to be. Would it prefer to sit up? Recline in a chair. Or maybe lie down. We can go with whatever feels right in this moment. We can simply listen to the body. And allow it to find its own way. Of settling. The eyes can be open. Go. If the eyelids feel heavy and they want to close. That's perfectly fine too. Again. We can tune into the body. And go with what feels comfortable. The eyelids. And the muscles around the eyes. Can start to soften. And we might notice that this softness is also spreading to the face. And the jaw. The neck. And the shoulders. Maybe do the rest of the body too. We don't need to force anything. We are just allowing the body some space to settle. In its own time. Today we are exploring the possibility. Of resting in this moment. We're not going to make rest happen. Or even try to prime for it. We are merely exploring resting as something that might already be here. In small or subtle ways. Rest doesn't have to feel special. It might show up as a restful body sensation. Or as ease. Or stillness. Or in a very plain way. As neutrality. Places in the body that aren't particularly remarkable right now. We can begin by noticing. If there are areas of the body that feel relatively quiet. Perhaps the little toes. Or the tip of the nose. Or the earlobes. Perhaps those places are feeling neutral or unremarkable. In this moment. We don't need to scan the body. Or try to find the right place. We're just letting attention rest. Where it naturally feels less busy. If attention settles somewhere that's subtly restful or neutral. We can let it stay there. For a little while. There's nothing we need to do. With this sensation. We don't need to try to deepen it. Or change it. In any way. We're just allowing attention to rest there. In contact with what's already present. We don't have to try to make restful sensations spread through the whole of the body. And we don't have to make them last. These sensations might come and go. They might be partial. They might be subtle. They might be interrupted by sounds. Or thoughts. Or other sensations. None of that is a problem. We don't need to try to change our experience. Whatever restful or neutral sensations are present. We can allow them to be. Just as they are. We might notice that attention itself can soften and rest too. Instead of moving from one place to another. It can pause. It can rest lightly. Without effort. Without needing to go anywhere else. And if attention does move on. That's okay too. We can simply notice. Where it comes to rest next. For the next little while. We can continue in this way. Allowing attention to find places it can rest on. And letting rest be exactly as it is. Nothing to improve. Nothing to hold on to. And now we can begin to become more aware of our surroundings again. We can widen our awareness. And sense. What's in the external world. There might be sounds that are present. Skin may feel the air temperature. The body may sense gravity. When it feels right. We can start to invite a little movement back in. We may gently shift our body. Perhaps wiggle the fingers or the toes. Maybe a deeper breath. Happens on its own. And when the time feels right. The eyes can open. And they can wander. And taking the space around us. In their own time. We can rest here for a moment longer. And then carry this quality of rest with us as we move on in a gentler way.