In this meditation, I invite you to return to the full basic form, the foundation that quietly supports all of our practice.
These returning meditations are here to help us come back to what is essential. If you are new, you are very welcome to join the practice as it is today. And if you wish to go deeper, the earlier meditations in the archive lay out this practice from the beginning, step by step.
As we settle, the body is allowed to soften and relax, gradually and without effort. Simple affirmations remind us that we are more than body, more than thoughts and feelings, and that a deeper centre of awareness remains steady beneath it all.
This daily guided meditation offers a moment of calm, whether you are pausing during the day or winding down before sleep, helping you rest again in stillness and carry that intention gently into the hours ahead.
00:00 – Welcome back
00:15 – Returning to the archive and foundations
00:56 – The bell
03:15 – The body softening and relaxing
05:45 – Relaxation moving through the body
07:15 – I have a body, but I am more than my body
08:14 – Noticing judgement without curiosity
08:28 – I have feelings, but I am more than my thoughts
09:45 – I am I
10:10 – Resting in the centre of the breath
11:15 – Carrying the intention into the day
11:40 – Closing bell