Meditation: Inner Space - Gateway to Open Awareness (20:08)

20 min

•Nov 26, 20255 months ago

Summary

Tara Brach guides listeners through a comprehensive body-scan meditation focused on cultivating awareness of inner space and interconnectedness. The practice progressively moves attention through different body regions, then expands awareness infinitely outward and inward, concluding with recognition of shared heart space among all beings.

Insights

Inner space awareness can be cultivated through systematic attention to physical and energetic dimensions of the body
Meditation practice emphasizes non-judgmental observation and spontaneous arising rather than effortful control
Interconnectedness is experienced through recognizing continuous space between individual consciousness and universal awareness
Heart-centered awareness serves as a gateway to understanding shared human experience and belonging

Trends

Growing integration of somatic awareness practices in mainstream wellness and mindfulness movementsEmphasis on non-dual philosophy and interconnectedness in contemporary meditation teachingBody-scan meditation as foundational technique for developing open awareness and presenceHeart-centered spirituality gaining prominence in secular mindfulness contexts

Topics

Guided meditation practiceBody-scan awareness techniqueInner space visualizationOpen awareness cultivationNon-judgmental observationBreath awarenessSomatic consciousnessHeart-centered awarenessInterconnectedness and unity consciousnessInfinite space meditationPresence and awakeningHealing through meditation

People

Tara Brach

Host and guide of the podcast episode, leading the meditation practice and teaching

Quotes

"There's zero effort in here."

Tara Brach•~1:30

"To feel your curiosity without any expectation. To be unwilling to judge yourself."

Tara Brach•~0:45

"Can you imagine that the space that extends infinitely outward and infinitely inward is continuous?"

Tara Brach•~17:00

"Can you imagine that this space is filled with the light of awareness?"

Tara Brach•~17:30

"Can you imagine moving through your day remembering this heart space, this continuous heart space that we all belong to."

Tara Brach•~19:30

Full Transcript

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 from the love and presence that's our deepest essence. Namaste. This is refuge in awareness in this wakeful openness and as with all meditations just to sense your intention as you begin it. To feel your curiosity without any expectation. To be unwilling to judge yourself. Taking a few full breaths. And I'll be asking questions and all you need to do is give yourself permission to let whatever arises spontaneously be there. There's zero effort in here. And the first. Can you imagine the space between your eyes? Can you imagine the space between your ears? Can you imagine breathing in and out and feeling the space inside the nasal passages? Can you imagine the volume of your tongue? In other words the space inside the tongue. Can you imagine the space inside the teeth and the gums of the upper palate? Can you imagine the space inside the teeth and gums of the lower palate? Can you imagine the space inside the upper lip? Can you imagine the space inside the lower lip? Can you imagine the space inside the tongue and the gums, teeth and lips simultaneously? So the space inside the whole mouth? Can you imagine the space between the forehead and the nape of the neck? Can you imagine the space under the dome of the skull? Can you imagine the space inside the whole head simultaneously? Can you imagine breathing in and having the throat expand? Breathing out and sensing the space inside the throat and neck area? Can you imagine a space inside the shoulders? Can you imagine the distance between the shoulders? Can you imagine the space filling the shoulders and the upper back? Can you imagine the distance between your shoulders and your elbows? Can you imagine the distance between your elbows and your wrists? Can you imagine the volume of your thumbs? Can you imagine the volume that your index fingers occupy? Can you imagine the space between your thumb and your index fingers? Can you imagine the space inside the middle fingers? Can you imagine the space inside the ring finger? Can you imagine the space inside the small fingers? Can you imagine the space between all the fingers and that suffuses the bones and flesh of the fingers? Can you imagine the space between the palms and the backs of the hands? Can you imagine the space that fills the whole hand? Can you imagine simultaneously the space that fills the hands, the arms and the shoulders at once? Can you imagine the volume of the heart? Can you imagine breathing in and feeling the lungs expand and breathing out and feeling the space inside the lungs? Can you imagine the space between the breastbone and the spine? Can you imagine the distance between either side of the chest, sides of the body? Can you imagine the space occupied by the heart, the lungs and that fills the whole chest simultaneously? Can you imagine the distance between the navel and the back of the spine? Can you imagine the distance between either side of your waist? Can you imagine the distance between the navel and the tailbone, the very base of the spine? Can you imagine breathing in and feeling the whole belly fill with air expanding and breathing out and feeling the whole belly fill with space? Can you imagine the distance between the hip joints and the knees? Can you imagine the distance between the knees and the ankles? Can you imagine the volume of the big toes? Can you imagine the space between all the toes including that which permeates the bones and flesh of the toes? Can you imagine the space between the soles of the feet and the top of the feet? Can you imagine the space filling the feet? Can you imagine the distance between the feet and the core of the earth? Can you imagine breathing in and having the earth, the life energy of the earth flowing into the body, filling the body and breathing out and sensing space? Again breathing in and feeling the earth energy filling you, breathing out and sensing the space that fills the body. Can you imagine the energy from the front of you extending out infinitely to the stars? Can you imagine the space behind you extending out infinitely to the stars? Can you imagine the space to either side of you extending out infinitely to the stars? Can you imagine the space above you extending out infinitely to the stars? Can you imagine that the space that extends out infinitely and that extends in infinitely is simultaneously, continuously the same space? Again can you imagine that the space that extends infinitely outward and infinitely inward is continuous? Can you imagine that this space is filled with the light of awareness? Can you imagine as you rest in that awareness the expression that forms naturally on your face? Can you imagine how that space of awareness expresses at the heart? Can you imagine that the space of your heart that luminous vastness there and the space of every other heart of all beings is continuous? Can you imagine moving through your day remembering this heart space, this continuous heart space? That we all belong to. Thank you.