Tara Brach

Meditation: The Center of Now (22:26 min)

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Dec 10, 2025
Discover how to awaken presence by tuning into your body and embracing aliveness. Engage in practices that relax the nervous system and enhance awareness of the heart and breath. Learn to sense vibrations and subtle energy throughout your body, while integrating sound into your experience. The journey culminates in a heartfelt prayer, inviting a profound connection with the 'now.' This guided session encourages a shift from thought to presence, fostering compassion for yourself and all beings.
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ADVICE

Use A Gentle Smile To Settle The Body

  • Soften the face and body to signal relaxation to your nervous system and invite presence.
  • Smile gently into the eyes, mouth, throat, chest, and belly while sensing inner aliveness.
ADVICE

Body Scan From Inside-Out

  • Scan from shoulders through the torso to the feet, sensing sensations and the space they move in.
  • Soften each area (hands, chest, belly, pelvis, legs, feet) and notice tingling, warmth, and movement.
INSIGHT

Presence Is The Open Space For Experience

  • Sounds and sensations appear and disappear within a vast openness that also knows them.
  • Recognizing this awake space reveals the 'center of now' underlying experience.
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