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Mindfulness of Mental Obstacles & Hindrances

by Heather Stang

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Begins with a mindfulness of breath focus then shifts into mindfulness of mind focus. Concludes with an integration that reflects upon the notable themes.

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Transcript

For this practice,

Sit in a chair or on your meditation cushion.

Arrange your body in a way that it will support itself for the next period of time.

Begin to tend to the placement of your legs,

Your torso,

Your arms,

Your knees,

Your shoulders,

Your neck and your head.

Find a way to sit that will help you cultivate some stillness.

Still body,

Still mind.

Begin to take bigger inhales and longer exhales.

Expanding your body on the inhale,

Letting go as much as you can on each exhale.

And really feel the sensations in your body as your breath grows more and more expansive.

As expansive as it can be without causing strain or tension.

Let go of controlling your breath at all and breathe naturally,

Easily.

You can feel the pressure of the exhaled air.

I highly recommend that you go sit in a chair beforehand just to taste themaxes and re ideas It's allowing the breath to come and go in its own time and at its own pace.

It's allowing the breath to come and go in its own time and at its own pace.

It's allowing the breath to come and go in its own time and at its own pace.

Begin to pay attention to your exhales,

In particular,

Begin to pay attention to your exhales,

In particular,

Begin to pay attention to your exhales,

In particular,

As each exhale happens,

Rest your attention there.

Begin to notice how each exhale has a beginning,

A middle,

And an end point.

Notice what happens just before the inhale begins.

You might notice that your experience of breath is a pleasurable one,

You might notice that your experience of breath is a pleasurable one,

Or maybe not so pleasurable,

Or maybe not so pleasurable,

Or maybe not so pleasurable,

Or even neutral or boring.

It doesn't matter which one of these experiences you're having,

It just matters that you are aware that you're having the experience,

That you're present.

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Notice where did you go.

Don't return back to your breath just yet.

Just take a moment to notice.

What is it that pulled you away from presence?

Have you been ked?

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So each time you drift away,

Just notice what the obstacle to presence is in that moment,

And then return back to breath.

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And the time that remains,

Reflect back on this experience,

And notice if there are any themes to this practice.

Maybe one of the five hindrances showed up,

Or a recurring storyline.

Just reflect on that.

What is it that stood out for you?

Remembering that this knowledge is not meant for you to use as a way to judge yourself or to be self-critical,

But rather it's a victory that you now have this wisdom about your mental habits and tendencies.

So take a moment to thank yourself for turning in,

Turning towards your mind state,

Your mental state,

So that you can get to know yourself better and free yourself from obstacles.

Thank you.

Meet your Teacher

Heather StangHagerstown, MD, USA

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Recent Reviews

Katie

June 4, 2024

Very nice. Plenty of silence and gentle cues. Thank you 🌟

Wit

February 28, 2024

Thx u

Dawn

March 31, 2018

Perfect meditation - less guidance, more mindful breath awareness. Thank you.

Silvia

December 26, 2017

a wonderful meditation. very calm. creating a beautiful big deep space into which to relax. thank you.

Chill

July 28, 2017

This was extremely good. Thank you for sharing that with us.

Marcia

April 18, 2017

A nice framing for going inward to silence and meeting yourself there.

Linda

April 2, 2017

I liked the spaces of time where no sound or speech occurred in between the guided meditation.

Mary

April 2, 2017

Great!!! Thank you.!!!

Carl

April 2, 2017

Excellent guided meditation, although the neighbors above me didn't help much! 🙄

Paul

April 2, 2017

Loved the spaces

Susan

April 2, 2017

I loved this one, it gives you nice quite time without talking to go deep before gentle prompts to focus on your breath and where your thoughts go.

Jenny

April 1, 2017

Loved the simplicity and direct manner of guidance. Lovely, gentle exploration.

Adriana

April 1, 2017

Plenty of stillness for comtemplation, but also challenging in that you must keep your focus or calmness in it

Kelly

April 1, 2017

Very good. I appreciated the long moments of silence & also the suggestion to reflect on the themes of wandering thoughts.

Teresa

April 1, 2017

Thank you for this grace filled practice and quiet. Feeling grateful

Tiffany

April 1, 2017

Sweet, simple, lots of good spaces.

Noah

April 1, 2017

Loved the format and silence in between! 🕉

Andrea

April 1, 2017

My favorite. The perfect balance of guidance, quiet and breath focus. Thank you

Marla

April 1, 2017

Great meditation! Thank you.

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