8 limbs meditation

The transcription is a guided meditation focusing on finding inner peace and tranquility. It begins with instructions on posture and breathing techniques, encouraging mindfulness and letting go of external distractions. The meditation guides the listener to concentrate on their breath, inner sensations, and the third eye point between the eyebrows. The aim is to experience stillness, silence, and a sense of unity and peace within oneself. The session concludes with a gradual return to awareness of the physical body and surroundings. Let's start today with a short meditation. Find a comfortable seat. You can sit in a chair or you can sit on the floor. If you choose to sit on the floor, feel free to put a cushion or a blanket beneath you for support. Now allow your spine to be long but keep softness in your body. Close your eyes or soften your gaze and take a big breath in through your nose and a big open mouth sigh. Close another big breath in and a big breath out. Inhale deeply and exhale completely. Now feel your lips gently and continue to breathe in and out. Take a smooth breath. Set an intention of non-violence and truthfulness towards your mind and your body today. Show yourself gratitude for taking this time for yourself today. Begin to let go of your day, releasing to-do lists, shifting from doing, shifting from thinking and simply being. Feel the physical points of contact with the chair or the floor. Take a moment to adjust your body to find a balance between stability and ease. Now bring your attention and your awareness to your breath. Notice it flowing in and out. Deepen your breath, lengthening your exhales, allowing the inhales to follow suit. With each inhale, inhale calm, and with each exhale, exhale tension. Focus on the noise outside the room. Now, focus on the noise inside the room. Now, bring your focus to the sound of your own breath. Listening only to your own breath, to the exclusion of everything else. Shift your gaze to your inner landscape. Imagine your senses pulling back and allow your focus to be completely on your own inner world. Look around. Is it sunny? Is it cloudy? Is it bright? Is it hazy? Are some colors more abundant than others? Notice without judgment and without attachment. Bring your awareness to the third eye point between your eyebrows. Maintain awareness of that space and whenever your mind wanders, bring it back to that single point. Now, bring your awareness to the third eye point between your eyebrows. Maintain awareness of that space and whenever your mind wanders, bring it back to that single point. Let go of any active effort to concentrate. Allow your mind to flow continuously around your focus like a steady stream of water. Imagine yourself as a rock in this stream, observing the water or thoughts that go by. Now, rest in this stillness. Experience the deeper silence that exists beyond thoughts. Now, bring your awareness to the third eye point between your eyebrows. Maintain awareness of that space and whenever your mind wanders, bring it back to that single point. Now, rest in this stillness. Experience the deeper silence that exists beyond thoughts. Now, bring your awareness to the third eye point between your eyebrows. Maintain awareness of that space and whenever your mind wanders, bring it back to that single point. Now, rest in this stillness. Experience the deeper silence that exists beyond thoughts. Now, bring your awareness to the third eye point between your eyebrows. Maintain awareness of that space and whenever your mind wanders, bring it back to that single point. Now, rest in this stillness. Experience the deeper silence that exists beyond thoughts. Now, bring your awareness to the third eye point between your eyebrows. Maintain awareness of that space and whenever your mind wanders, bring it back to that single point. Now, rest in this stillness. Experience the deeper silence that exists beyond thoughts. Now, bring your awareness to the third eye point between your eyebrows. Maintain awareness of that space and whenever your mind wanders, bring it back to that single point. Now, rest in this stillness. Now, bring your awareness to the third eye point between your eyebrows. Maintain awareness of that space and whenever your mind wanders, bring it back to that single point. Now, rest in this stillness. Feel the boundary between you and your focus. Start to dissolve. Experience this sense of oneness, of unity, and of deep peace. Slowly bring your awareness back to the sound of your own breath. Now, expand that awareness into the room. Feel your physical body sitting here. Notice each individual point of contact. Gently wiggle your toes, bend your fingers, and when you are ready, open your eyes. Thank you for joining me on Yoga is Life. www.yogaswim.com