About this episode In this two-minute audio, find a comforting space where understanding and warmth gently unfold. It's a moment designed to offer a fresh perspective, helping you navigate your day with renewed clarity and a soft heart. You'll walk away with a simple, yet profound thought, delivered with the quiet reassurance of a true friend.
0:01 let's begin right here0:06 wherever you are allow your attention to settle into this space0:14 last time we spoke about finding a moment to soften let it be gently about carrying that ease with you let's invite that same softness in now0:31 not as something to strive for but as a simple allowing a gentle welcome to yourself just as you are and now bringing your awareness to the breath not changing a thing0:51 simply noticing the air as it enters the coolness at the edge of the nostrils1:01 and as it leaves a little warmer1:09 feeling the natural rhythm of your body breathing itself1:16 there's no need for it to be deep or slow1:23 it is exactly as it needs to be in this moment1:30 allowing the breath to be your anchor1:36 a quiet steady presence that is always here1:43 noticing the small pause after the inhale and the stillness after the exhale1:55 with each breath out chance to release2:03 a gentle letting go2:08 now allowing that gentle awareness to expand through the body2:17 beginning with the hands2:21 are they resting in your lap at your sides2:27 simply feel the weight of them the temperature of your skin2:35 no need to change anything just noticing2:42 and letting that awareness travel up into the arms to the shoulders2:50 this is often a place we hold so much2:58 can you meet any tension there with softness not with a command to relax but with a quiet acceptance of what is present3:11 allowing the shoulders to be heavy3:18 letting your attention drift to your face3:23 the small muscles around the eyes the jaw3:30 simply being with whatever sensations you find3:36 openness acceptance and now we rest in the quiet space beneath it all3:50 the mind will wander that is what it does4:09 thoughts will arise feelings will drift through4:16 and our practice is not to stop them4:23 it is simply to not hold on so tightly4:30 imagine yourself sitting in a quiet room with the doors and windows open4:40 sounds can drift in4:43 a breeze can pass through they come and they go4:53 you remain4:58 you are the stillness that holds it all5:03 the quiet presence that can witness without becoming entangled5:15 allowing everything to be exactly as it is in this moment there is nothing to fix nothing to solve5:29 simply being5:33 and now very gently let's begin to return5:42 without rushing bring your awareness back to the breath5:48 feeling that steady quiet rhythm5:54 then back to the body noticing the points of contact6:01 the weight of you here in this space6:08 when you feel ready you might introduce a small movement a wiggle of the fingers or toes6:21 carrying this sense of acceptance with you6:27 and a final thought to hold6:31 peace is not a destination to be reached it is a space you can allow
