Aware of Body | Calm the Body

 1 Mindful of Our Body

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What does it feel like to have a natural, meditative relationship with our body?

Objective: To experience my body while being in the moment.

How Do We Get There?

• • Discourse on the Full Awareness of Breathing 

Steps 1. and 2.   In - Out *1

Steps 3. and 4.    Whole Body - Calm *1

• • Smiles

  • Be Kind, Be Gentle, Be Loving *

Sangha Sharing

What joy, insights, wonderment, questions and moments would you like to share?

Dharma Talk

Discourse on the Full Awareness of Breathing, 3 and 4

3.      ‘Breathing in, I am aware of my whole body.'

  ' Breathing out, I am aware of my whole body.’ He or she practices like this.' *1

4.       ‘Breathing in, I calm my whole body. '

   'Breathing out, I calm my whole body.’ *1

Meditation is a Normal Experience

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Meditation is a conversation, a relationship with yourself.  In this relationship you will learn what it means to be you.  This will happen by being vulnerable with yourself and by being kind, gentle and loving with yourself.  Be curious and discover who you are.  

Our self awareness is growing and now includes our whole body.  Just as we have enjoyed the peace and happiness of breathing, we can do the same with our bodies.  There is more wonderment to behold and enjoy as we:

Breathe in - Hello, my body.  

Breathe out - Smile kindly to our body.

You will become aware of how much more peace and happiness are immediately available to you.  A broadening self awareness is very important when it comes to working with our strong feelings of anxiety, fears, insecurities, etc.  We realize that we are so much more than a large feeling.  We have the calmness of our breath and now we will have the calmness present in our body to share with those feelings.   

Please breathe in and greet your body.  Then breathe out and explore and enjoy the wonders of this body.

a Thich Nhat Hanh talk

 Mindfulness of the Body, 17 mins

Collective observations and reflections

We all share and listen.

Let's Meditate and Become Aware of Our Body  : )

In this meditation, know this is your relationship with yourself.  Let it be conversational, relaxed and natural.  We often smile when we greet someone.  Smile here to your body as you recognize the body with kindness.

24 minutes meditation with bells at 3 minutes

In - Out

Hello, my feet - I feel where you touch the earth.  You can relax and be calm.

Feet - Calm

Hello, my legs - I feel where you touch the earth.  You can relax and be calm.

Legs- Calm

Hello, my back - There is nothing for you to lift.  You can relax and be calm.

Back - Calm

Hello, my arms - There is nothing for you to carry.  You can relax and be calm.

Arms - Calm

Hello, my hands - There is nothing for you to grasp.  You can relax and be calm.

Hands - Calm

I invite you to kindly recognize any part of you, to gently listen to it and then to love it.

Hello, my whole body - I am aware of you.  You can relax and be calm.

Body - Calm

Exceptions and Citations

* None of this section is included in the Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing nor from Thick Nhat Hahn's book, Breathe, You are Alive.  

*1 Mindfulness, Concentration and Insight are not included in either the Buddha's Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing nor in Breathe, You  are Alive! Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing.

This introduction and description was used to establish a foundation to understand ones self.

* 2 Hạnh, N. (2008). Chapter 2: Exploring the Sutra. In Breathe, you are alive! the Sutra on the full awareness of breathing (pp. 21–22). essay, Parallax Press.