Accepting The Present Moment

This is a highly calming guided practice to help us accept each moment just as it is. By focusing on the here and now and tapping into a restorative mindful awareness practice, we are able to slip into a deep state of stillness and ground ourselves into our body.

Transcript

So just allow your body to rest in a comfortable position.

Could be seated or lying down.

It doesn't have to be complicated or fancy,

So just find yourself arriving.

And you can continue to arrive by taking a couple of conscious breaths.

You don't need to change anything about the breath for them to be conscious just now that you notice them.

Just now that you are aware.

Using your attention on the breath as a way of arriving.

As a way of arriving into your body and also of arriving into this moment.

And with these breaths just allow your body to relax.

Simply letting go of any tension that's here with you that is possible to let go of.

Each moment is an opportunity for us to practice presence,

Awareness,

And mindfulness.

So I'd like you to begin to bring to mind or bring into your awareness what is present for you now.

In this moment,

What do you notice?

And maybe it's a sensation in your body.

Maybe it's a pattern of thoughts that continue to roll through your head.

Maybe it's a certain emotion that's arising.

Maybe it's restlessness or even boredom.

So see if you can land on one quality,

One thing that is present here for you.

And begin to become aware of what your attitude is toward that thing.

That sensation,

Thought,

Emotion.

What is your attitude?

And silently in your mind toward whatever it is that you're finding,

Can you just say a gentle,

A soft yes?

So perhaps it is discomfort in the neck or shoulders or the back.

Perhaps it's a pattern of negative thoughts,

Perhaps emotions of sadness,

Anger,

Fear.

Can you welcome it and accept its presence by saying a silent yes?

As you continue to direct this silent yes toward whatever you're experiencing,

You might notice a little bit of the resistance dissolving.

Letting whatever's here be here and inviting it to just move through you.

As many times as you need to,

Just saying that silent yes.

Welcoming your experience in this moment,

Whatever it holds.

Now picking and choosing the way we want life to unfold,

Being open to it exactly as it is.

Our suffering comes when we resist what's here,

When we wish for things to be different than as they are.

Take a few more breaths again,

Welcoming whatever's here.

Maybe it's shifted or changed with that silent yes.

And as we close this meditation,

Inviting this quality of acceptance into the rest of your day.

Reviews

Trish! So nice to hear your voice after all these years! I loved this mediation. So calming and grounding. 💗

Thank you very much for this practice 🌸 I’ve been noticing that I’m feeling so much resistance against life and wishing to change that 💕

A supportive safe short reminder to relax and accept. Really nice!

Loved it really felt my neck tension and headaches go away

I loved your calm slow paced voice reminding me to accept the unfinished conversation in my head. There will be another opportunity. For now I can let it go and be present. Thank you 🙏

Wow this really worked to soothe the part of me that needs to know. I have been resisting that and the yes helped melt my resistance. Thank you.

Awesome. Gently leaf into total meditation and kept going for While

This was a very powerful and healing meditation. ❤️

Thank you, that helped me release some of the resistance I was feeling.

Thank you! This is so gentle and a great way to allow whatever comes up to live fully and pass through ❤️

A lovely reminder that 99% of life's problems can be improved by an attitude shift. I like your style. Looking forward to meditating with your guidance again. Thank you.

A really lovely acceptance practice. It helped me with something that's been on my mind and I have been too future focused on.

This was really helpful. I love the calmness of the voice and that there's no background music. It made me feel the wisdom of my body and emotions, the information contained in them. It made the sensation slowly shift from red to blue. I really appreciate this notion of inviting acceptance into our day, and I will, thank you.

Very helpful for me to deal with a difficult situation. Thank you namasté

So helpful! It helped me shift immediately. Thank you!

Hit the spot to soften my resistance and deflecting of pain. Thank you!

Really loved how simple yet effective this was. 😊🙏🏽✨

How easy it can be to end suffering by just accepting it. Thank you.

Great meditation to help face what needs facing, thank you. 🧘‍♂️🙏