Listen now
In this quiet, nourishing guided meditation, Sean Fargo invites you to explore the richness of the present moment through the lens of gentle awareness. This is not a meditation of striving or self-improvement — it's an offering to simply be with what is. Whether you are new to mindfulness or returning after a long day, this practice will help you soften inward, rest into your breath, and reconnect with your body as it is right now.
This session is a beautiful reminder that mindfulness doesn’t have to be intense or complex. Sometimes, the most profound shift comes from meeting this moment — gently, fully, and without judgment.
This episode is sponsored by the Mindfulness Exercises Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification. Learn more about this unique, online, self-paced program at mindfulnessexercises.com/certify
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
Show Notes:
A grounding in gentle, nonjudgmental awareness
From the very beginning, Sean emphasizes a tone of softness. This meditation gently asks us to notice not just the breath or the body, but how we bring awareness to those things. Is it forceful or tender? Tight or open? Through this exploration, we learn that mindfulness is not simply about paying attention — it's about the quality of that attention. Softening the way we observe ourselves invites more clarity, compassion, and connection.
A chance to drop into the body with simplicity and ease
Rather than focusing on formal technique or analysis, this practice offers a simple, sensory invitation to notice where your body meets the earth or chair. You’re guided to feel the inhales and exhales, the sensations in the feet, hands, chest, or belly — whatever is arising, just as it is. By resting awareness here, we start to experience how the body anchors us in the present moment and offers subtle cues of healing and wholeness.
Mindful presence without trying to change or fix
One of the central teachings in this meditation is that we are not trying to feel any particular way — we are simply noticing what is already here. Sean reminds us that we don't need to judge, label, or fix our experience. The breath doesn't need to be deeper. The mind doesn't need to be quieter. With this approach, we practice radical acceptance — allowing everything to be just as it is, and ourselves to be exactly as we are.
An embodied experience of stillness and space
As the practice deepens, we are gently invited into a fuller awareness of our embodied experience — not just the body, but the spirit, the mood, the emotional field. Sean encourages us to feel the fullness of being without reducing it to thoughts or analysis. This creates a spacious inner landscape where tension can naturally release and stillness can emerge from within, rather than being forced.
A closing return to daily life, rooted in kindness
Toward the end of the meditation, you're invited to reconnect with your environment and body — perhaps by taking a few deep breaths, feeling the support beneath you, or gently moving your fingers. There is gratitude here — for showing up, for pausing, for simply being. Sean reminds us that mindfulness isn’t something we leave on the cushion. With gentle awareness, we carry it with us into every conversation, breath, and choice throughout the day.
