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MIDL 1 / 7: Grounding in Body

by Stephen Procter

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MIDL Returning to Presence 1 / 7: This series contains simple MIDL Mindfulness exercises to re-establish Mindfulness throughout the day for Mindfulness in Daily Life. It is connected to the 52 MIDL Mindfulness Meditation Training System. This exercise strengthens the First MIDL Pillar of Flexible Attention. A Sorting Menu for these meditations on Insight Timer is available on my website. Insight Timer Group: MIDL: Mindfulness in Daily Life with Stephen Procter

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Transcript

Close your eyes over lightly and start to be aware of what it feels like just to be here.

Being aware of your whole body.

Start to tune into the feeling of warmth and coolness within your body.

Allowing the warmth and coolness to hold you very present.

And slowly start to relax for your body part by part.

Relaxing your forehead.

Allowing it to smooth out.

Relaxing your cheeks and your jaw.

Relaxing your shoulders,

Chest and upper back.

Relaxing your arms to hang loosely from your shoulders and rest on your body.

Relaxing your palms and fingers.

Relaxing your belly,

Allowing the breathing to move freely.

Relaxing your hips and your legs,

Allowing the chair or the floor to take the weight of your body.

As your body relaxes you may experience heaviness within it.

Tune into that feeling of heaviness.

Allow your awareness to sink down to the place where your body touches the chair or the floor,

The pressure.

Holding this heaviness in touch in mind,

Allow it to make you very,

Very present,

Very,

Very still.

And here,

Now,

Still relaxed.

Relaxing.

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Now gently open your awareness and start to be aware of any sounds around you.

Allow the sounds to come into you.

And when you're ready,

You can gently open your eyes.

Be aware of seeing.

Be aware of just being in the room.

Thank you for spending this time meditating with me.

Take care of yourself.

And goodbye.

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Stephen ProcterMylestom NSW 2454, Australia

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Recent Reviews

karen

July 28, 2024

Oooohhh!!! A new series from my favourite teacher. (I've been away from this for a while) SUPER to have these short ones as a quick "go to" throughout my day. Thank you Stephen 🙏

Fer

November 4, 2023

Thanks for your meditation! I like the still spaces. I will come back to this.

Zaira

June 6, 2023

En tan pocos minutos alcanzar el estar presente. Gracias por esta meditación

Roxy

December 10, 2022

Your meditations are fantastic. Thank you

Barry

August 17, 2022

The best brief meditation session of the many I have tried.

Karen

November 22, 2021

Nice and relaxing. I'll do more of this course. :)

Ellen

June 19, 2021

The very moment I hear your voice I am in a better place.

Vadona

September 14, 2020

Very good meditation :)

Peter

November 16, 2018

I’m very happy that I found these 8 minutes sessions. They’re great reminders to use between the longer session. Creating a very unique journey of learning and pr

Mark

July 14, 2018

This is one of the few short guided meditation’s that has quite a bit of silence in it. I appreciated that. I find that I always get something out of Stephen’s seemingly simple meditations.

Marieke

March 28, 2018

Great meditation. Calming voice and not too much talking

Mel

February 22, 2018

Really relaxing

Aurus

January 25, 2018

Lovely meditation. Felt shorter than 8 mins. Thank you!

Mara

October 31, 2017

Short and good, I like the directions.

JD

October 10, 2017

Calm, peaceful & genuine. Thank you for sharing your meditations.

Katie

September 15, 2017

Instantly grounding. A great place to start and then move into some silent meditation. Thank you.

Susanne

August 28, 2017

It is so fantastic how only 8 minutes with Stephen are able to bring me in a wonderful mindfull State of mind. Clear and alert and peaceful.🤞🏿😊

Susan

August 23, 2017

Wonderful gentle reminder. Very helpful mid-day. 🙂

Jan

August 23, 2017

Nice short meditation. Perfect for my lunch time. Thank you.

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