Tara Brach Meditation: Meeting Life with a Kind Presence (21:26 min.)
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Dec 17, 2025 Discover the power of receptive listening and cultivating a kind presence. Start with setting intentions as you settle into a peaceful mindset. Experience a guided body scan, bringing gentle awareness to every part of your body. Learn to include sounds and sensations in your mindful practice. Embrace strong emotions with compassion and redirect your focus whenever your mind wanders. Conclude with a heartfelt blessing, expanding love and well-being to all beings and the earth.
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Begin With Posture And Intention
- Close your eyes or soften your gaze and adjust posture to be alert and at ease.
- Intentionally set an intention for presence and meeting moments with a kind heart.
Use Receptive Listening Then Body Scan
- Start by listening receptively to distant and near sounds using whole-awareness.
- Then bring that same open receptivity inward to sensations in the brow, mouth, shoulders, and hands.
Fill The Body With Awareness
- Fill each body region with awareness from the inside out and allow natural softening where possible.
- Widen attention to the whole body as a dance of sensations and witness the aliveness.