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To pause, be still, and sense into the body and breath is a quiet kind of practice. This meditation adds one step: intentionally appreciating the moment.
In this guided meditation with Sean Fargo, we ground ourselves in body awareness. We’re given permission to feel what we feel, and to welcome all of it. The meditation closes with a moment of appreciation for the time spent bringing gentle curiosity to our experience.
Please listen in a safe, quiet place where you can be relatively free from distraction. Practice with eyes opened or closed, in a posture that balances comfort with alertness. May this meditation be of benefit to you in your practice.
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Awareness is the starting point of mindfulness practice. Without it, we’re easily pushed and pulled by habit and likely to repeat past patterns. By turning the mind inward, we can see those habits. One accessible way to do this is by grounding awareness in the body itself.
Bringing attention to the body’s form and its relationship to the earth can help stabilize the mind by rooting us in the here and now. This works best when our attention carries a quality of acceptance.
Typically, when turning toward the body, habit would have us identify what needs to be fixed, what needs to change. We might try to avoid or push away what’s labeled as uncomfortable, while we chase or attach to what’s labeled as right, better or more pleasant. When we practice simply noticing, instead of trying to feel anything in particular, the mind has a chance to rest.
It’s not always easy to practice unconditional acceptance of the present moment as it is, but the more we do so, the less internal conflict we may feel. Learning to be present with our own feelings and emotions can also help us be less reactive toward others. The more we believe it’s ok to feel what we feel, the more we can accept how others feel.
When we see how awareness and acceptance change our experience of ourselves, others, and the world, appreciation can arise. We can strengthen appreciation by bringing awareness to that too. Closing each meditation with gratitude for our shared experience, for the practice, and for all the benefits we’ve received is one way to develop this feeling.
Explore awareness, acceptance, and appreciation with these additional free mindfulness resources:
- Blog: Mindful Compassion: Live With Fullness, Connection, & Awareness
- Blog: Cultivate An Attitude of Gratitude & Why It’s Important
- Guided Meditation Script: Power of Acceptance – Script – Mindfulness Exercises
- Mindfulness Worksheet: Saturating Appreciation
- Mindfulness Worksheet: Power of Acceptance – Worksheet – Mindfulness Exercises
- Podcast: Anchoring In Breath And Body: Meditation With Sean Fargo
- Podcast: Grounding, Calming Breath Meditation, with Sean Fargo
About Sean Fargo:
Sean Fargo is a former Buddhist monk who founded Mindfulness Exercises and leads the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification.
