This guided meditation for gratitude offers a mantra to focus on and to carry through the rest of your day.
This is a 10 minute guided meditation that is meant to help you start your day in a calm and loving way. This is day two of our full meditation series and in this video, we will focus on gratitude and on appreciating the good things already in your life.
In meditation, one of the methods that help us ground ourselves during and after practice is focusing on a specific mantra. So in this video, I will be providing you with a mantra to focus on during the meditation and to carry through the rest of your day.
When you start your meditation practice it’s easy to not know what to expect or even to expect something from it as you might get from anything else you “do” in life. But meditation is not a “doing”, it is a “being”. It is a learning to find stillness and peace within the idea that the moment you are in, the moment you are experiencing right at that moment is enough.
The trick is that our minds are not used to this way of thinking. Our modern day lives & culture tends to clutter our conscious thoughts with projections and stress towards the future and the past. Meditation can help us learn to let go. Meditation to me, and what I would like to share with you, is about resting in the now, and finding peace with exactly who you are and where you are. With regular practice and training in momentary awareness, the other chatter in your head can settle.
When you start your mind is not used to this. It will fight back and flare up with thoughts and wander and tell you it’s bored and you should stop. These are all normal experiences. Always. The trick is to breathe it in when it happens, see it happening, and exhale it out only to reset your focus again. It’s not a failure. It’s just what happened. And in time it may happen less as your focus and mind become more accustomed to quiet, peace, and stillness.
More than anything in life, there is no result when you meditate. It is just acceptance. And you.
If you have ever wondered how to meditate, or been curious about meditation challenges, how to breathe when meditating, how to clear your thoughts, or how to bring more gratitude and positivity into your life, this guided meditation is a gentle place to start.
Many people find meditation rewarding once they come to enjoy the process and practice it daily. Over time, you may notice more patience in your everyday life, more appreciation for the simple things, and more space in your mind for love and kindness toward the people around you.
You might find a comfortable seated position, relax, and follow along with this peaceful meditation for beginners.
Namaste.
