So find a seat or recline.
Establishing comfort is essential when attempting a meditation practice.
So you just ask yourself,
What do I most need right now?
Will I find ease seated cross-legged,
Seated on my shins,
Fully reclined?
Whatever shape you take,
Close your eyes.
So allow yourself to arrive and to begin to breathe deeply.
So you saturate the body with breath and a calming sense of awareness.
So with your eyelids sealed,
You take in the inner landscape.
You become a witness of your thoughts.
Not attempting to control anything.
Seeing if it's possible to integrate discernment so that your thoughts are not controlling you.
So each breath an invitation.
An inquiry into sensation.
Softness.
And possible glimpses of more spaciousness.
So every time the mind wanders,
Just simply noticing.
Mind wandering.
Deepening breath so that feeling the rising and the falling of the belly or the widening and the softening of the ribs can bring you back into the present moment.
This breath.
And then if you're seated,
Check in with your posture.
The architecture of your shape influences the offering of more space.
So this is a brief sit or reclined meditation and my hope is always the same.
That you'll cultivate a little time during your day.
Morning,
Middle of the day,
Just before bed when you're still awake.
To consciously be still and know that this yields a huge benefit.
To yourself and all the people around you.
This practice supports cultivating inner,
Cultivating inner joy,
Happiness,
Compassion,
Kindness,
All for self.
So we'll seal this in with three rounds of Aum.
If you reclined,
Come to seated.
You can set an intention for your moving practice.
Mantra,
Motivation,
Dedication.
Hands heart center in prayer.
Exhale all the breath out.
Inhale.
Aum.
