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Easy Open Awareness with Birdsong

by Stephen Davies

Rated
4.4
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
Suitable for
Everyone
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6k

This is a mindfulness-based meditation commentary that guides you into an experience of passive meditation, also known as choiceless awareness. This is a commentary that encourages easy, effortless non-directed attention that can lead you into a very natural state of open awareness and profound simplicity. With a background of natural non-looping live birdsong. (Vocals enhanced - March 2021)

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Transcript

So be aware of what's happening right now in the environment around you.

Notice any sounds.

Doesn't matter what they are,

Just listening to sounds regardless of their source.

Noting any reactions to the sounds.

Just allowing the sounds to come and go.

And in the same way being aware of the internal environment.

What's happening within you.

So being aware of your thoughts.

Not changing them in any way.

Letting them come and go.

Allowing them to flow freely through your mind.

Doesn't matter if they're negative or positive.

And noticing how you feel.

Accepting all your emotions.

Positive and negative.

Just allowing them to be there as they are.

So not trying to change anything.

Being aware of what's already there.

And allowing it to be there just as it is.

So let your attention flow freely from one thing to the next.

Just notice where your attention is in this moment.

Allow your attention to move freely from thoughts to sounds,

To emotions,

To sensations in the body.

Awareness of your environment.

And accepting everything as it is.

Allowing things to change moment by moment.

Not choosing where to put your attention.

And not making any effort to change your thoughts or feelings.

Allowing your awareness to move freely.

Just having an open awareness.

Alert but relaxed.

Attentive but without any tension.

An easy open awareness.

Meet your Teacher

Stephen DaviesLiverpool, UK

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Recent Reviews

Martheᔕe

May 7, 2021

I loved this short mrditation and its impact is so effective - ‘An easy open awareness’ is just what I experienced - so relaxing and left me with a good and mindful feeling to start my day😊✨ Thank you Stephen🙏💚✨

Mimi

February 25, 2019

Just lovely. My favorite pre-work meditation. Thank you for those birdsongs!

Marie

October 28, 2018

Thank you Stephen. I love the feeling of this choiceless awareness meditation, and will definitely be practicing more of it. It removes any expectations that sometimes creep into guided meditations and feels so natural and peaceful!

Lisa

September 29, 2018

Nice short guided meditation with birds. Good way to start the day. I enjoyed it.

Cin

September 28, 2018

Perfect for anytime of day. Like hitting the refresh button.

Marilyn

June 11, 2018

Calming. Relaxing. I really liked it. Especially ESPECIALLY the gently fading closing. Thank u. 🙏🏽

Melanie

June 5, 2018

Spacious, quiet, simple, birds are nice. Just cuts off abruptly at the end. Update: the new bell is perfect! Soft and gently ringing out the Meditation. Thank you!

Sara

May 30, 2018

I love the bird song background ☺

Judith

May 25, 2018

A longer version please!!

Margy

May 24, 2018

Feeling much more calm and centered. Thank you.

Maree

May 23, 2018

Relaxing, I really liked the bird 🐦 sounds in the background. Soft voice brought my mind back from wondering. Thank you 😀

Viktoria

May 22, 2018

Very nice! I will return to this meditation! 🙏🏻

Judith

May 20, 2018

Lovely. It sort of fell off at the end.

Georgie

May 20, 2018

Lovely and peaceful with the birdsong in the background!

Ma

May 20, 2018

Just what I needed while my mind is in total overdrive. So simple but just goes to show how far away from mind mastery I actually am! 😆 I could sit with those little birdies for a long time. Thank you for this.

Deborah

May 20, 2018

Relaxing and rejuvenating. Thank you.

Leonie

May 19, 2018

I enjoyed the pace of this meditation and the words kept bringing me back when my thoughts were racing. I also liked the quiet at the end. Thank you.

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