Living Meditation: Bringing Awareness into Everyday Life

In this meditation, I guide you into drawing on a deeper awareness that can accompany you throughout your day.Over time, meditation begins to move beyond the boundaries of formal practice. It becomes something we can return to again and again, not just in stillness, but in the midst of daily life.We begin by settling into posture and becoming aware of the body and the breath. From this place of stillness, we reconnect with a deeper awareness that is always available to us.This practice invites you to carry that awareness forward into the ordinary moments of your day. Like stopping at a place of rest along a journey, you can return to this deeper awareness again and again.Whether you are washing your hands, eating, or meeting someone, each moment becomes an opportunity to be present more fully. To live with attention. To encounter life as it is.In time, meditation is no longer something separate from life. Everything becomes part of the practice.This meditation offers a moment of calm, whether you are pausing during the day or preparing to move into it, helping you bring awareness, presence and steadiness into everything you do00:00 – Introduction00:00 – Meditation beyond the practice00:35 – Drawing on deep awareness00:56 – Moments of return throughout the day01:11 – Practising awareness while busy01:20 – The bell01:35 – Entering with intention01:50 – Ground, chair, spine, breath02:05 – Making an intention02:23 – Awareness of the body02:42 – From soles to crown03:00 – Breathing into calm04:20 – Bringing awareness into daily tasks04:50 – Washing with awareness05:10 – Eating with awareness05:23 – Gratitude for what we receive05:35 – Meeting others with presence07:24 – Living as contemplation08:20 – Everything is practice09:50 – Closing bell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.