Meditation: Relax into Happiness (19:38 min.)
Tara Brach

Meditation: Relax into Happiness (19:38 min.)

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 26, 202619 min

What if happiness is not something we need to create or strive for, but something we discover when we soften and let go? In this guided meditation, we awaken through the body, inviting the energy of a smile into the eyes, heart, belly and whole field of awareness. As we relax habitual tension and release the effort to control our experience, we begin to sense the aliveness and openness that are already here. The practice guides us to rest back into presence—meeting sensations, sounds and thoughts with a receptive awareness. Again and again, we di...

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an open sky filled with that curve of a smile.

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Welcome, friends, to the Tara Brock Podcast. I'm so glad you're here. Each week I share teachings and guided meditations to help us awaken our hearts and bring healing to our world. You can learn more or support this offering by visiting TaraBrock.com where you can also join our email list. Now let's explore together the many ways we can live

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from the love and presence that's our deepest essence. Namaste. A direct portal to a relaxed and open presence is through the body, through waking up through the body.

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So we often use the image of a smile to bring a relaxed and awake quality of mindfulness to our senses. You might first visualize a great curve of a smile spreading through the sky, imagining an open sky filled with that curve of a smile.

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