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How to Meditate: Meditation 101 for Beginners
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What is Meditation?
How to Meditate: Meditation 101 for Beginners
10 Science-Backed Benefits of Meditation
What is Meditation?
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Mindfulness 101: A Beginner's Guide
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In this meditation, we practice seeing more clearly the truth of impermanence, and letting this wisdom free us from deep attachment.
Let's start by finding
a comfortable posture.
This could be sitting,
standing or lying down.
If it feels okay to do so, you can
close your eyes .And we'll start
by taking a deep breath together.
In through the nose.
And slowly out through the mouth.
Inviting the jaw to relax.
Letting the shoulders be at ease.
And the hands and the belly.
As the body settles, in the breath
can settle into its natural rhythm.
So in order to practice non-attachment,
we need to practice seeing impermanence.
One area of our experience that we can
see impermanence vividly is in the breath.
Even as you're listening right now, see
if you can notice yourself breathing.
Well during that time, that breath
has come and gone and it won't ever
be back, at least in that iteration.
However, there's another experience,
a new birth of this breath.
But that too passes.
So what we're going to do is
attune to this arising and passing.
Experiencing the preciousness, but
fleeting nature of each breath.
Savoring it deeply while it's
here and then practice letting go,
meeting the next moment fully without
holding onto what was, without
trying to redo the last moment or
be more present for the last breath.
It's gone, but you have this moment.
So I'm going to give you some
time in silence to practice this.
And again, pay particular attention to
that moment of transition between breaths.
Talk to you in a few moments.
As we come to the end of our meditation,
let's take one deep breath together.
In through the nose.
And out through the mouth.
And when you're ready, you can
reorient yourself back into this space.
Inviting your eyes to open.
Great job today.
As you go about your day, see if you
can notice where impermanence shows
up, it can be painful at first, but
the pain isn't from impermanence.
The pain is from the attachment to
something that is inherently impermanent.
The more we show ourselves in permanence,
the more the mind adjusts and is
able to go with the flow of life.
Thank you for your practice.
Until next time, take care.
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