Episode Details

In this meditation, I guide you into a simple practice for beginning the day well.

While meditation can be done at any time, the monastic tradition places particular importance on the beginning and end of the day. The first moments of the morning shape how we move into everything that follows.

We begin by settling gently into posture, allowing the spine to lengthen and awareness to gather. With each breath, you are invited to receive the gift of this new day, arriving fully into yourself before the activity of the day begins.

This practice becomes a quiet place of preparation. A moment to collect yourself, to soften tension, and to set a simple intention to meet the day with compassion and steadiness.

As the meditation unfolds, you are invited to recognise that each moment offers a new beginning. With every breath, there is an opportunity to begin again.

This meditation offers a moment of calm at the start of your day, helping you move forward with greater presence, clarity and care.

Chapters

 00:00 – Introduction

00:06 – When to meditate

00:41 – The importance of the morning

01:15 – Beginning well

01:36 – The bell

02:55 – Lengthening the spine

03:06 – Gentle intention

03:56 – Receiving the day through the breath

04:40 – Gathering yourself

05:02 – Relaxing with the breath

07:15 – Setting intention for the day

09:36 – Returning to the room

09:56 – Beginning again

10:06 – Smiling and stretching

10:21 – Closing bell

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