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How to Meditate: Meditation 101 for Beginners
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What is Meditation?
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Mindfulness 101: A Beginner's Guide
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In this meditation, we practice developing patience toward our long-term goals and overall personal growth.
Let's start by finding a comfortable posture. This could be sitting, standing or lying down. If it feels okay for you, you can close your eyes. And we'll take one deep breath together. In through the nose.
And slowly out through mouth. Inviting the jaw to relax. Let the shoulders be at ease. And soften the hands and the belly. As your body starts to settle in, you can let your breath come back to its natural rhythm.
The theme of today's meditation will be patience. Notice what comes up for you around the idea of patience. Does this feel like a quality you have access to or is it something you struggle with? The opposite of patience is impatience, which I define as the refusal or inability to be with this moment as it is. So let's practice simply being with this moment as it is. One of my favorite mantras for this is: this moment, it's like this.
This moment it's like this. So we're just going to repeat this in our mind for the next few minutes. This moment, it's like this, regardless of whatever is coming up. Experiencing the stillness and grounding yourself with this phrase: this moment, it's like this. I'll give you some time in silence.
Nowhere you need to go, nothing you need to get. Just meeting this moment exactly as it is. Notice that urge to change it, to change yourself, to get somewhere with this practice. This moment, it's like this. As we come to the close of our meditation, let's take one more deep breath together.
In through the nose. And slowly out through the mouth. You can start to reorient yourself back into the space. And when you're ready, allow your eyes to open. Good job today.
As you go about the rest of your day, see if you can bring this quality of patience into your life. Again, that phrase, this moment, it's like this, is a helpful way to work with the part of you that is impatient, that wants the moment to be different. When we take care of this moment as it is, the next moment takes care of itself. Thank you for your practice. Until we speak again, take care.
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In this meditation, we practice developing patience toward our long-term goals and overall personal growth.
Duration
Your default time is based on your progress and is changed automatically as you practice.
Let's start by finding a comfortable posture. This could be sitting, standing or lying down. If it feels okay for you, you can close your eyes. And we'll take one deep breath together. In through the nose.
And slowly out through mouth. Inviting the jaw to relax. Let the shoulders be at ease. And soften the hands and the belly. As your body starts to settle in, you can let your breath come back to its natural rhythm.
The theme of today's meditation will be patience. Notice what comes up for you around the idea of patience. Does this feel like a quality you have access to or is it something you struggle with? The opposite of patience is impatience, which I define as the refusal or inability to be with this moment as it is. So let's practice simply being with this moment as it is. One of my favorite mantras for this is: this moment, it's like this.
This moment it's like this. So we're just going to repeat this in our mind for the next few minutes. This moment, it's like this, regardless of whatever is coming up. Experiencing the stillness and grounding yourself with this phrase: this moment, it's like this. I'll give you some time in silence.
Nowhere you need to go, nothing you need to get. Just meeting this moment exactly as it is. Notice that urge to change it, to change yourself, to get somewhere with this practice. This moment, it's like this. As we come to the close of our meditation, let's take one more deep breath together.
In through the nose. And slowly out through the mouth. You can start to reorient yourself back into the space. And when you're ready, allow your eyes to open. Good job today.
As you go about the rest of your day, see if you can bring this quality of patience into your life. Again, that phrase, this moment, it's like this, is a helpful way to work with the part of you that is impatient, that wants the moment to be different. When we take care of this moment as it is, the next moment takes care of itself. Thank you for your practice. Until we speak again, take care.
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