Guided Meditation: No Baggage: Introduction to Mindfulness (21 of 25) Mindfulness w/ Concentration 1

[@dqdave]

Thank you ❤🙏Gil

[@AlexBravo]

Summary: - Gil emphasizes the importance of concentration as a complementary practice to mindfulness in meditation, likening it to putting down baggage to move freely in life without the weight of past and future concerns. - Gil introduces a guided meditation to practice mindfulness with concentration, suggesting a posture that helps shed the metaphorical luggage we carry, focusing on intentional, immersive breathing exercises. - The meditation instructions include a three-breath journey to become present and immersed in the experience of breathing, gradually extending to a five-breath journey to enhance mindfulness and concentration. - Gil discusses the simplicity of mindfulness and the potential complexity added by various meditation instructions, advocating for a simple, present awareness of breathing as a stabilizing home base, allowing for a natural flow between mindfulness of different experiences (breathing, body sensations, emotions, thoughts) and returning to the breath. - The idea that mindfulness and concentration work together, allowing for a fresher, deeper engagement with meditation and life experiences by letting go of biases and baggage, aiming for a continuous, immersed presence in the moment. Thank you Gil. 🙏

[@VincentFavieri]

Just wanted to express my appreciation,first time meditation with you today was helpful in understanding con concentration ,I was back and forth with the breath and I seem to be ok with that today anyway I liked your knowledge thanks again