?Attending to Awareness - A Meditation?

“Expand your awareness like a torch or broad ray of light, and through the practice of attending, awareness arises” - Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction?Program

Attending to Awareness meditation invites us to cultivate a deeper connection to ourselves by simply ‘noticing’ what arises within our body, emotions, mind, and spirit.

This practice encourages us to shift our attention toward the subtle movements of awareness that emerge in the moment. As we sit, still, without effort or resistance, for example, we become more aware of awareness as it gently arises, without the need to forcefully engage with, or control our experience.

Attending to your own awareness is a process of 'tuning into' yourself, whilst allowing the waves of awareness -and all that comes with it - to rise naturally - and acknowledging them with openness.

One of the key elements of attending to awareness is the act of allowing itself. To allow whatever thoughts, feelings, or sensations to arise without labelling or judging them. This 'allowing' does not imply passivity, but a conscious decision to create space for the full spectrum of experience to present itself to you. In this space, awareness is the container for whatever unfolds, and we begin to become more attuned to the very subtle interplay of our inner world, recognising that we don’t need to change or fix anything, as it arises in the moment.

In this meditation, we develop curiosity and a greater intimacy with ourselves, beyond thoughts and conditioned patterns. We start to sense that awareness itself is always present, even though the content of our experience shifts and changes.

Attending to Awareness offers several benefits. Here are my top three...

• It deepens your self-awareness by creating a bridge between your conscious and subconscious self. As you attend to what arises you gain clarity about patterns, beliefs, and sensations that may otherwise go unnoticed. You are able to navigate life more skillfully, benefit from insights into your behaviors, thoughts, and emotional responses. You become your own best friend.

• By allowing awareness to unfold naturally, we open ourselves up to a well of inner wisdom. When we quiet our minds and let go of overthinking, subtle intuitions and gut feelings surface more clearly, guiding your moment-to-moment decision-making - in ways that thinking alone may not. Attending to your awareness gives you the courage to act upon your insights that emerge in the moment.
• Attending to your own awareness is a source of intelligence that transcends conventional thought. But it is grossly counter-cultural. In the stillness of awareness, you are able to tap into a deeper level of consciousness, where creative solutions, ideas, and realisations arise. Whether for personal or professional growth attending to your own awareness opens the door to perspectives that are often lost by 'the noise' of conventional everyday life, making the practice an invaluable tool for connection to yourself and your innate wisdom.

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