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How to Meditate: Meditation 101 for Beginners
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Mindfulness 101: A Beginner's Guide
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In this meditation, we'll practice how to cultivate a deeper form of happiness that goes momentary experiences of "feeling good."
Let's get started by finding a comfortable posture. This could be sitting down, lying down or standing up. And as always, if it feels comfortable, you can close your eyes. And we'll take one deep breath together as a way to settle in. Breathing in through the nose.
And slowly out through the mouth. Inviting the jaw to relax. Let the shoulders be at ease. And invite the belly to soften. Giving yourself full permission to be here and to be you right now.
The theme of this meditation is that meditation is not about feeling good. It's certainly okay if we do feel good and we are practicing overall to feel better in our life, but in the moment it's about meeting the experience that arises. Not fighting, not pushing, not grasping. This is what leads to a different kind of happiness. So even as you're listening to these words, notice, what it might feel like to embody that relationship through your own internal experience right now? Even in the short period of silence we just had there, you might notice different experiences arise, different emotions, different little sensations throughout the body.
And it all creates a bit of a wrestling match for the mind. So see if you can watch this, how the mind gets into pushing experience or getting cranky with the experience. And instead, we can practice offering a light smile to whatever arises, especially the uncomfortable experiences. This can be a smile on the inside of your mouth. Whenever something arises, a new experience or something that doesn't feel as comfortable like restlessness, discomfort, we're practicing, softening our awareness into it, embracing it.
Bringing awareness to that experience in a non-reactive, open and compassionate kind of way. Before we close, let's take one more deep breath together. In through the nose. And slowly out through the mouth. And when you're ready, you can let your eyes open again.
Well done. As you go throughout your day today, try to bring this quality of awareness to your moments. It's not about the experience, but how we relate to the experience that creates a deep well-being. Thank you for your practice. And until we talk again, take care.
Meditation Is Not About "Feeling Good"
In this meditation, we'll practice how to cultivate a deeper form of happiness that goes momentary experiences of "feeling good."
Duration
Your default time is based on your progress and is changed automatically as you practice.
Let's get started by finding a comfortable posture. This could be sitting down, lying down or standing up. And as always, if it feels comfortable, you can close your eyes. And we'll take one deep breath together as a way to settle in. Breathing in through the nose.
And slowly out through the mouth. Inviting the jaw to relax. Let the shoulders be at ease. And invite the belly to soften. Giving yourself full permission to be here and to be you right now.
The theme of this meditation is that meditation is not about feeling good. It's certainly okay if we do feel good and we are practicing overall to feel better in our life, but in the moment it's about meeting the experience that arises. Not fighting, not pushing, not grasping. This is what leads to a different kind of happiness. So even as you're listening to these words, notice, what it might feel like to embody that relationship through your own internal experience right now? Even in the short period of silence we just had there, you might notice different experiences arise, different emotions, different little sensations throughout the body.
And it all creates a bit of a wrestling match for the mind. So see if you can watch this, how the mind gets into pushing experience or getting cranky with the experience. And instead, we can practice offering a light smile to whatever arises, especially the uncomfortable experiences. This can be a smile on the inside of your mouth. Whenever something arises, a new experience or something that doesn't feel as comfortable like restlessness, discomfort, we're practicing, softening our awareness into it, embracing it.
Bringing awareness to that experience in a non-reactive, open and compassionate kind of way. Before we close, let's take one more deep breath together. In through the nose. And slowly out through the mouth. And when you're ready, you can let your eyes open again.
Well done. As you go throughout your day today, try to bring this quality of awareness to your moments. It's not about the experience, but how we relate to the experience that creates a deep well-being. Thank you for your practice. And until we talk again, take care.
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