A short and sweet meditation where we are invited to connect with the breath and the sensations in the body, to cultivate a sense of grounding and quieten the mind.
We often tighten the body without noticing, and in this meditation mindfulness teacher Anne Muhlethaler (@annvi and @_outoftheclouds) invites us to find release, softening and a relaxed presence. And while the body settles, so does the mind. Once grounded, Anne guides us to notice what arises with a gentle awareness, whether it be stirrings, itches and tingles, memories, future thinking, all that is occuring in the mind and body.
Resting as an observer of our experience, we explore it with a gentle awareness, being with, but not identifying with, the aliveness that arises and dissipates, moment by moment.
Not pushing any of the experience away, the aim of this meditation is to explore how we can find a sense of calm and stillness, steadily, all the while being present with any and all sensations, thoughts and feelings, and not getting carried away.
In closing Anne reads a quote from Deepak Chopra:
‘In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.’
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