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We’re often “caught up in our heads”, pushed and pulled by our thoughts. In mindfulness practice, we typically balance this thought-centered focus by directing awareness away from the head to the body and heart.
In this guided meditation, Sean Fargo invites us to take a different approach. We practice intentionally remaining in the head space, observing sensation (versus thoughts) in and around the head with tenderness, care and a gentle awareness.
Please listen in a safe, quiet place where you can be relatively free from distraction. Find a posture that balances comfort with alertness, whether standing, seated, or lying down. May this meditation be of benefit to you in your practice.
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How is it possible to be aware of the head without being thought-centric? This meditation reminds us that the head is part of the body, and invites us to relate to it as a source of sensation as well as a source of thoughts, with caring curiosity.
We are guided to relate to the head as we might relate to an arm, a leg, or any other body part, and to the brain as we would to the stomach, the lungs, or any other organ. The invitation is to soften around the head and brain and to rest in presence.
As this meditation progresses, we are led to play with gently turning the corners of the mouth upwards, noticing what changes as we do so. This mini-smile reminds us that although the mind sends messages to the body, the body also sends messages to the mind.
The mini-smile is a way to explore the connection between movement and sensation in the head and the mind’s response. In this meditation, everything that arises is welcome. Sensation is not labeled as good or bad, right or wrong, but explored with a gentle awareness.
Practice mindfulness of the head space and other unique mindfulness body scans with the following free mindfulness resources:
- Guided Meditation: Seven Directions Meditation, with Sean Fargo
- Guided Meditation: Elemental Body Awareness Meditation with Sean Fargo
- Podcast: A Deeper Mindful Body Scan with Sean Fargo
- Podcast: Using the Body to Identify Emotions, with Sean Fargo
- Video: Key To Stopping Self-Talk In The Head
- Blog: Reduce Rumination and Increase Positive States Through Neuro-Learning
- Blog: Mindful or Mindfull
About Sean Fargo:
Sean Fargo is a former Buddhist monk who founded Mindfulness Exercises and leads the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification.
