Ep. 257 - Knowing, Sensing, Relaxing: Guided Meditation with Gil Fronsdal

About this episode

Gil Fronsdal offers a guided meditation focusing on the interplay between knowing, sensing, and relaxing.

While offering a guided meditation, Gil Fronsdal traces the movement between knowing, feeling, and relaxing in our practice.  Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self. This week on the BHNN Guest Podcast, Gil Fronsdal dives into: The 3 levels of mindfulness practice (knowing, sensing, relaxing) Considering what it feels like to be thinking  Knowing the changing phenomena of the moment Allowing yourself to be both alert and relaxed Feeling the activation of our thinking minds Calming the brain and body  "You’re just kind of flowing along with the changing phenomena of the moment. And the changing phenomena of the moment might just be the changing sensations of breathing. You’re just knowing them in a very, very simple way, maybe even a non-cognitive way. You’re not necessarily thinking about them, having words, but you’re really letting it register, this is the changing sensation of breathing." –Gil Fronsdal This episode was originally published on Dharmaseed See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

People in this episode

Guest: Gil Fronsdal

Topics covered

• guided meditation
• mindfulness
• relaxation
• mental health
• self-awareness

Keywords

• meditation
• mindfulness practice
• breathing
• mental clarity
• self-care

Sponsors

BetterHelp

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Be Here Now Network, Dharmaseed

Places: California

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