A note from Sean
The momentum of the day’s thinking, planning, and doing can take a while to settle. And the resistance to simply being can be very subtle.
Try this today. Pick one moment today, like before you open an email or pick up your fork. Stop for one full breath in and one long breath out. Let your hands be still. Notice what it is like to just stop. Then go on with your day.
Keep going: Guided Meditation Script: Three Mindful Breaths and Grounding Meditation.
This suits anyone who feels constantly on the go. If stillness brings up restlessness, worry, or grief, go gently. You can open your eyes and move. Stop when you need to.
Here’s a Sample of the ““Simply Stopping” Guided Meditation Script” Guided Meditation Script:
Meditation Script:Let’s begin by taking a moment to allow your body to settle into a comfortable position(2 seconds).You may close your eyes or keep them slightly open allowing the spine to lift(2 seconds), the shoulders to soften (5 seconds).Today we will practice simply stopping (2 seconds) Begin by taking a full breath in (2 seconds) and a long breath out (5 seconds).Notice what it’s like to just stop (2 seconds).
To simply be still and present in this moment (10 seconds).You may notice thoughts, bodily sensations, sounds. Just noticing what it is like to bealive in just this moment(15 seconds).Simply stopping (10 seconds).Each time you find the mind somewhere else, play with inviting a sense of stopping(20 seconds).
