Arriving here
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Welcome back. Before we begin the new term, take a moment to arrive in this room. Sit in whatever way feels comfortable.
Let your attention rest on three things: a sound in the room, a feeling in your body and a thought passing through your mind.
You do not need to change what you notice. Paying attention to it is the whole practice.
When you are ready, bring your attention back to the room and look up.
That’s the practice.
Listen for Some students need longer to settle, so leave a little room before you move on.
The skill of presence. Bringing your whole and undivided attention to the present moment.
When do you feel most engaged and alive, and when you get distracted, what helps you come back to presence?
Welcome. Before we begin, take a moment to arrive here, wherever here is for you today, and sit in whatever way is comfortable.
Let your attention rest on three things: a sound around you, a feeling in your body and a thought passing through your mind.
If attention on the body is uncomfortable, rest it on your feet on the floor or your hands in your lap, or look around the room.
You do not need to change anything you notice. Paying attention to it is the whole practice.
When you are ready, bring your attention back to the group.
That’s the practice.
Watch for anyone who goes very still, tearful or far away. Do not single them out. Offer a break, or speak to them quietly afterwards.
The skill of presence. Bringing your whole and undivided attention to the present moment.
When do you feel most engaged and alive, and when you get distracted, what helps you come back to presence?
The skill of presence
Bringing your whole and undivided attention to the present moment.
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