In this meditation, I return once again to the basic relaxation form that underpins our contemplative practice.
Beginning with a simple ritual gesture, we settle the body and check in honestly with how we are. We then move through awareness of the body, breath, emotions and thoughts, learning to observe each without judgement or attachment.
By returning regularly to these foundations, we build the “meditative muscle” that helps us find stillness in changing circumstances and reconnect with the stable centre of awareness within.
Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction: Recovering the form
00:46 – Opening bell
00:50 – Beginning with a ritual gesture
01:28 – Taking your seat
01:58 – Finding stability and support
02:27 – Checking in with the body
03:01 – How am I in this moment?
03:34 – Scanning the body for tension
04:13 – Returning awareness to the breath
04:51 – Breathing out stress, anxiety and pain
05:17 – Breathing in warmth, light and calm
05:39 – Relaxing the whole body
06:03 – I have a body, but I am more than my body
06:32 – Checking in with emotions and thoughts
07:01 – Observing without judgement
07:11 – I am more than my emotions and thoughts
07:47 – Following the breath to the centre
08:08 – Resting in perfect peace and light
08:22 – I am I
08:39 – Created and held in divine love
08:51 – Choosing to meditate for all who are in need
09:23 – Resting in the breath
09:26 – Returning to stable awareness
09:44 – Carrying peace into the rest of the day
10:09 – Returning to the body
10:22 – Closing bell
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