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Open Awareness II

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Created bySean Fargo

Day 10 of Sean's original 28-day mindfulness series — recorded in his own voice.

In Sean Fargo’s own voice7 min
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Mindfulnessexercises.com. Your 28-day mindfulness challenge. Day 10. Open awareness. Today I'll guide you through an open awareness practice. I invite you to take a full breath in through the nose, and a long breath out through the mouth. In through the nose, and out through the mouth. Now allowing the breath to find its natural rhythm. Relaxing your belly and allowing each inhale and exhale to find its own natural rhythm. Allowing the sensations of your body to soften, to relax. Breathing in a sense of ease and comfort throughout your body. This breathing is like an anchor. As you observe what's happening right now in your body, allowing yourself to notice whatever arises. You can bring awareness of your breathing in any given moment. Awareness of full body breathing. This practice of giving equal open attention to whatever is arising. Perhaps you notice sounds that you didn't hear before. Noticing what your clothes feel like on your skin. Feeling the air around you. Are there any smells that you can notice? Noticing the changing sensations in your body as you breathe full, deep breaths. This kind of curiosity can reveal the more subtle parts of our awareness without getting us stuck or swept away by any one thing. Staying with the sensations of breathing as you remain open to the nature of your experience in this moment, in this moment. Coming back to the simple, clear awareness of what's here right now. Awareness of anything that comes into your field of experience. Opening to it without judging it to be good or bad, right or wrong. Simply opening to the bare, raw experience of this moment and the power of now.

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