Meditation: Embodying Acceptance and Care (16:05 min.)
Tara Brach - Tara Brach
In this guided meditation, Tara Brach leads listeners through a practice of embodying acceptance and care by cultivating a gentle, friendly
Key takeaways
- Cultivating an internal smile fosters kindness and openness throughout the body.
- Acceptance arises not from changing experience but from allowing it to be as it is.
Main topics
- Embodied meditation
- Cultivating self-compassion
Notable quotes
Peace is this moment without judgment.
Conclusion
The episode concludes with a gentle invitation to rest in the awareness
Transcript preview
Speaker 2 (0:04) Welcome, friends, to the Tara Brach Podcast. I'm so glad you're here. Speaker 2 (0:11) Each week I share teachings and guided meditations to help us awaken our hearts and bring healing to our world. Speaker 2 (0:21) You can learn more or support this offering by visiting tarabrock.com, where you can also join our email list. Speaker 2 (0:32) Now, let's explore together the many ways we can live from the love and presence that's our deepest essence. Speaker 2 (0:47) Namaste. Speaker 2 (1:09) take a few moments to set yourself in a way that will allow you to be really comfortable. Speaker 2 (1:19) Do you feel a sense of balance and alignment? Speaker 2 (1:25) ease, and also alert that you can be awake. Speaker 2 (1:33) So relaxed, awake. Speaker 2 (1:37) as you find your position Speaker 2 (1:41) If it helps you to close your eyes or lower your gaze, please do. Speaker 2 (1:48) And just notice your attention going inward. Speaker 2 (1:54) Notice what it's like right now. Sense your experience. Speaker 2 (2:01) And as a way of collecting and gathering your attention, you might be aware of the breath. Speaker 2 (2:10) perhaps extending the breath, letting the in-breath be longer, counting to four or five and then matching it with a slow out breath. Speaker 2 (2:24) Maybe we can breathe together inhaling deeply filling the chest and the lungs Speaker 2 (2:34) And that slow out breath, releasing, relaxing outward, letting go. Speaker 2 (2:42) And again a nice full in-breath. Speaker 2 (2:48) a slow out-breath Speaker 2 (2:53)