Meditation : Resting in Mindful Awareness (7 minutes)
In this episode: mindful awareness, breath meditation, returning from distraction, letting go, daily intention
Episode Summary
Adam Coelho leads a seven-minute practice for resting in present-moment awareness. Using the breath as an anchor, listeners practice noticing distraction with kindness, beginning again, and setting an intention for the day.
Resources & Books Mentioned
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Speaker 2As always, this meditation was recorded during the Mindful Fire Legends community. If you'd like to practice in community with other people on the path to fire, we'd love for you to join us at mindfulfire.org/join. All right. So let's find a position that allows you to be alert and relaxed at the same time. Sitting with a tall, straight back, resting your hands wherever's comfortable You can gently close your eyes and begin with three deep breaths And now just finding your way to the breath sensations, wherever you feel them most in your body, and just resting your awareness there. Aware as you breathe in Aware as you breathe out Right now there's nowhere you need to go nothing you need to do just resting in this awareness Awareness of this breath in this moment happening right here, right now Whenever your mind wanders away, which it will, just notice with the kind, curious awareness of mindfulness what's on your mind, and then gently choose to bring your attention back to your breath and beginning once again with this in breath And this out breath Each in breath is a new beginning Each out breath is a chance to let go dropping more and more into this moment And again, if your mind has drifted off, no problem. Just coming back to the breath and beginning again And as we approach the end of this short practice, I invite you to bring to mind an intention for how you'd like to show up for yourself and others throughout the rest of today Just seeing what arises And let us finish with three deep breaths together breathing in And breathing out Again in Yeah. And once more in I'm letting it go When you're ready, opening your eyes, coming back. Thank you for your attention and again, if you'd like to join us live, you can do so at mindfulfire.org/join.