This is a guided body scan of water element meditation - part of Mindfulness of the Body.

Quieting our busy bodies and minds brings alive our heart and spirit. This practice begins with a reading on silence by Gunilla Norris, and then includes guidance in letting go of tension, opening to aliveness and resting in a caring and wakeful awareness.

Includes Guided Meditation and Instructions for Inquiry Practice

Metta - Kindness to Self, Benefactor, and Neutral Person

Orienting to spaciousness and ease as supports for the steadiness of equanimity

Guided meditations on body scan for Earth Element.

Guided meditations on body scan for Earth Element.

00:06 Mind in body or body in mind; 01:31 Citta voice and thinking mind voice – how to bring them together; 03:12 Mind storm leads to confusion, compulsive thoughts; 05:51 Sleeplessness, especially accompanied with anxiety; 08:02 how to ensure qualities like love are not coming from self-centeredness or craving; 11:09 Fear around upcoming surgery; 13:34 Losing the balance of mind when overcome with pain; 20:22 Others means of practice in addition to meditation; 21:59 Practicing meditation with the aim of attaining jhānas; 27:04 Getting a sense of pīti during meditation; 34:55 If there's no self who inherits the karmic residues from past lives; 36:51 discernment vs judgment.

Beginning by steadying the body, heart and mind, then cultivating kindness and care in relation to pain