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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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Tap into the intelligence, wisdom and intuition of your head, heart and gut to make better decisions and stay more in touch with what really matters.
So just beginning this meditation by closing your eyes, if that feels okay for you. And just taking one, deep, slow, conscious breath in. And letting it out. And now just inviting you to bring, to mind a decision you need to make or perhaps something in your life you're a little confused about, a situation where you'd like more clarity. And now just bringing the focus of your attention to the head area.
And also noticing, acknowledging what kinds of thoughts are present in relation to that current situation or choice that needs to be made? There might be thoughts that have been going around in the head for some time about this particular choice. So just acknowledging what's here now or what thoughts have been arising about this for a while. And at the end of the next exhale, just allowing your awareness to drop down into your heart area. If you find it helpful, you could even place a hand over your heart. Take a moment now to tune into, to attend to what values you have in this current situation, what you care about most deeply, and what your deepest intention is for this choice or situation.
And on the next exhale, just dropping your awareness down into the gut area. And again, you might find it helpful to place a hand over your stomach. And just tuning into any hunches, intuitions or emotions that might be present in relation to this current choice that needs to be made. And then taking a deep, slow, full breath, all the way in. And all the way out.
And then now having a sense of collecting and integrating all of that information you've gathered. And then mentally asking yourself the question, what shall I do now? And simply give yourself a moment now to listen for the answer. So don't worry if you don't get a clear answer right away. You can repeat this practice as many times as you need to, and at any time. And you might find it helpful to journal about what came up for you today.
That can be really helpful in finding more clarity. So now just coming back to the feeling of the breath in your body. And taking a deep, slow, full breath in now. And as you breathe out, just beginning to wriggle the fingers and the toes. And noticing how your mind and body are feeling after taking some time for meditation.
And when you're ready, you can open the eyes. Reconnect with the world around you, the colors and shapes and play of light and shadow in the room. And wishing you a really great day. Take care.
The Head-Heart-Gut Check-In
Tap into the intelligence, wisdom and intuition of your head, heart and gut to make better decisions and stay more in touch with what really matters.
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Your default time is based on your progress and is changed automatically as you practice.
So just beginning this meditation by closing your eyes, if that feels okay for you. And just taking one, deep, slow, conscious breath in. And letting it out. And now just inviting you to bring, to mind a decision you need to make or perhaps something in your life you're a little confused about, a situation where you'd like more clarity. And now just bringing the focus of your attention to the head area.
And also noticing, acknowledging what kinds of thoughts are present in relation to that current situation or choice that needs to be made? There might be thoughts that have been going around in the head for some time about this particular choice. So just acknowledging what's here now or what thoughts have been arising about this for a while. And at the end of the next exhale, just allowing your awareness to drop down into your heart area. If you find it helpful, you could even place a hand over your heart. Take a moment now to tune into, to attend to what values you have in this current situation, what you care about most deeply, and what your deepest intention is for this choice or situation.
And on the next exhale, just dropping your awareness down into the gut area. And again, you might find it helpful to place a hand over your stomach. And just tuning into any hunches, intuitions or emotions that might be present in relation to this current choice that needs to be made. And then taking a deep, slow, full breath, all the way in. And all the way out.
And then now having a sense of collecting and integrating all of that information you've gathered. And then mentally asking yourself the question, what shall I do now? And simply give yourself a moment now to listen for the answer. So don't worry if you don't get a clear answer right away. You can repeat this practice as many times as you need to, and at any time. And you might find it helpful to journal about what came up for you today.
That can be really helpful in finding more clarity. So now just coming back to the feeling of the breath in your body. And taking a deep, slow, full breath in now. And as you breathe out, just beginning to wriggle the fingers and the toes. And noticing how your mind and body are feeling after taking some time for meditation.
And when you're ready, you can open the eyes. Reconnect with the world around you, the colors and shapes and play of light and shadow in the room. And wishing you a really great day. Take care.
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