A Meditation to Create Inner Balance in the Face of Change

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And it can be difficult to remain balanced in the midst of change. Susan Bauer-Wu shares a guided meditation to ground us in the present moment and cultivate equanimity. With equanimity, we can feel the possibility of balance in our hearts in the midst of life’s ups and downs. With equanimity, there’s a feeling of ease and allowing as we ride the waves of change and different experiences. It combines an understanding mind together with a compassionate heart. It doesn’t mean we are indifferent or that we don’t care or that we care less, it means we allow life to unfold without any attachments to an outcome or taking things personally. And finally, equanimity is opening to easing into each moment with care and gentleness. A Meditation to Create Inner Balance in the Face of Change Read and practice the guided meditation script below, pausing after each paragraph. Or listen to the audio practice. Settle into a comfortable posture. Bring awareness toward your body. Take a moment to set an intention for the practice. Perhaps it’s to feel a sense of inner balance and ease. Take in the following phrases or the meaning of the phrases and quietly repeat to yourself: Things are just as they are. I’m safe in this moment. May I feel joy and ease. Notice whatever is present for you right now. Resting in a feeling of OK-ness in this moment, just as it is. Bring to mind someone who you care about and who may be going through a hard time. Extend these phrases or the meaning of the phrases to this person. I care for you yet cannot keep you from suffering. I love you yet cannot control your happiness. May you feel joy and ease. Notice the raw feeling of whatever is present for you. Just letting it be, right now. Feel the ease of simply being and breathing. read more,

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