Tara Brach Meditation: Living Presence with Body Scan
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May 15, 2025 Discover the transformative power of a body scan meditation that enhances relaxation and awareness. Listeners learn to connect deeply with their senses, visualizing a smile to foster present-moment acceptance. The practice encourages returning to formless awareness as distractions arise, ultimately cultivating a richer connection with sounds, sensations, and the ebb and flow of experience.
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Start With Breath And Smile
- Begin meditation by sensing where tension or holding occurs in your body and breathe into the heart area.
- Set your intention sincerely for practice and allow a gentle smile to open your mind and soften your eyes.
Relax Body And Spread Smile
- Relax any shoulder tension and feel the energy moving through your body with awareness and softness.
- Visualize a smile spreading through your throat, heart, belly, and pelvic region, integrating sensations and aliveness.
Connect To Earth And Sounds
- Sense the earth beneath you as a living organism and allow earth energy to flow through your body.
- Listen deeply to sounds with whole awareness and relax fully into the current experience of form and presence.