Rest in the Simplicity of This Moment (ep. 249)

[00:00:00] Adam Coelho: Welcome to the Mindful Fire Podcast, a show about crafting a life you love and making work optional using the tools of mindfulness, envisioning, and financial independence. I'm your host, Adam Coelho, and I'm so glad you're here. Each episode of the Mindful Fire Podcast explores these three tools through teachings, guided meditations, and inspiring interviews with people actually living them to craft a life they love.

[00:00:33] Adam Coelho: Let's jump into today's episode

[00:00:48] Adam Coelho: let's begin this guided meditation. As always, this guided meditation was recorded during the Mindful Fire Legends community. If you're on the path to financial independence and you'd like to collaborate and practice with other people on the path, you can join us at mindfulfire.org/join.

[00:01:06] Adam Coelho: And so as we begin this meditation, you can find a position that allows you to be alert and relaxed at the same time. Rest your hands wherever's comfortable. Gently close your eyes and drop into this moment with three deep breaths, in and out

[00:01:48] Adam Coelho: And on your third exhale, I invite you to tune in to how you're feeling right now, how you're arriving in this moment

[00:02:02] Adam Coelho: Often our bodies are in one place, but our minds are somewhere else entirely. And so just taking a moment to notice how you're arriving here and now Bringing a kind, curious awareness of mindfulness to whatever's there to be noticed.

[00:02:57] Adam Coelho: Right now in my body, it's like this

[00:03:09] Adam Coelho: Right now in my mind it's like this

[00:03:16] Adam Coelho: even need to describe it in your mind, but just observing with curiosity and openness to whatever is there to be noticed

[00:03:55] Adam Coelho: working your way to the breath sensations wherever you notice them most right now

[00:04:03] Adam Coelho: And just resting your awareness there

[00:04:08] Adam Coelho: Aware as you breathe in

[00:04:13] Adam Coelho: Aware as you breathe out

[00:04:19] Adam Coelho: Nowhere to go, nothing to do. Just this in breath, just this out breath, moment by moment by moment, and breath by breath by breath

[00:05:25] Adam Coelho: Whenever you notice that your mind has drifted off into thinking noticing that as well with the same kind, curious awareness and then choosing to come back to the breath and begin again

[00:06:04] Adam Coelho: Resting in the simplicity of justice in breath and justice out breath Each one completely new, completely fresh. Each one your life happening here and now, moment by moment by moment

[00:06:27] Adam Coelho: And so just resting in the peace and ease of this in breath in this moment

[00:08:12] Adam Coelho: And again, if your mind has drifted off, no problem The mind's just doing what it does creating thoughts and just choosing to come back to the breath and starting fresh Each in breath is a new beginning. Each out breath is a chance to let go

[00:10:14] Adam Coelho: 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 as you embark on the rest of your day

[00:10:36] Adam Coelho: Just seeing what arises in your mind

[00:11:29] Adam Coelho: Let us finish with three deep breaths together breathing in

[00:11:36] Adam Coelho: And breathing out Again in

[00:11:44] Adam Coelho: And out

[00:11:48] Adam Coelho: And once more in

[00:11:54] Adam Coelho: And letting it go

[00:12:01] Adam Coelho: When you're ready, opening your eyes, coming back. Thank you for your attention and once again, if you'd like to join us live to practice in community you can do so at mindfullfire.org/join. Thank you