Meditation teacher Ram Dass was famous for saying, “Be here now,” an instruction that lies at the heart of all mindfulness practices. If we want to shine brightly, if we want to show up for our lives, we need to keep our awareness tethered in the present moment.

This is easier said than done, of course. The mind tends to get tangled up in distraction and delusion remarkably easily. Lucky for us, we have many beautiful practices that help us find our way back to the here-and-now, the only place where life can be truly lived. We move, we breathe, we contemplate, we see. We train our minds to spend less time trolling in the past or skipping into the future. We remember what it feels like to be here now - fully embodied and fully present.

This 11-minute guided relaxation practice is designed to help us shift into a quieter, clearer state of being that settles us into the moment, just as it is. Little by little, we nudge our minds toward the simple delight of resting quietly and paying attention to life as it passes in and through and beyond our beings. What a relief!

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