Meditation: Mindful Body Scan (10:06 min.)
Tara Brach
Tara Brach
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🗓️ 17 June 2026
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
This guided meditation invites us to reconnect with the aliveness that is here in this very moment by bringing a kind and mindful attention through the body. Moving slowly from the crown of the head to the soles of the feet, we explore how awareness can soften habitual tension, deepen presence, and reveal the vibrant field of sensations that make up our embodied experience.
As we rest in receptive awareness, we discover that the body is not a problem to solve but a gateway to presence, healing, and inner freedom. Even areas that feel numb or disconnected can become doorways to greater intimacy with life when met with patience and curiosity.
Through mindful attention, we begin to sense the body as a living field of changing sensations—an ever-unfolding expression of awareness itself. This simple practice can help us come home to the presence, peace, and wakefulness that are always available beneath the busyness of the mind.
Our introduction music is from "Opening" by Adrienne Torf, © 2025 ABT Music
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome, friends, to the Tara Brock podcast. I'm so glad you're here. |
| 0:11.3 | Each week, I share teachings and guided meditations to help us awaken our hearts and bring healing |
| 0:17.8 | to our world. |
| 0:24.4 | You can learn more or support this offering by visiting tarabrock.com, |
| 0:27.1 | where you can also join our email list. |
| 0:32.5 | Now, let's explore together |
| 0:34.7 | the many ways we can live |
| 0:36.7 | from the love and presence that's our deepest essence. |
| 0:45.3 | Namaste. Find a comfortable position, either seated or lying down and close your eyes. Take a to be right here, at home in your body. With a relaxed open awareness, start by feeling the sensations at the top of your head. |
| 2:10.4 | Noticing what's there, perhaps tingling, pulsing, pressure, warmth or cold. |
| 2:28.9 | Now let your attention move down. |
| 2:32.0 | Feel the sensations on the back of your head on either side of your head through your ears. Notice the |
| 2:45.6 | sensations through your forehead and eyes. |
| 3:25.4 | Inside the nose, cheeks, through the jaw and mouth. Take your time offering a soft, receptive attention. Not trying to change anything. |
| 3:29.4 | Be simply curious about experiencing the life of your body just as it is. |
| 3:38.0 | As you continue the scan, you may notice that in certain parts of your body you feel numbness |
| 3:43.8 | or no noticeable sensations. |
| 3:47.2 | Please remember that this is common. |
| 3:50.4 | Just let your attention remain in those areas for a few moments in a relaxed and easeful way. |
| 3:58.0 | You may find that as your attention deepens, |
| 4:01.0 | when you revisit these places, |
| 4:02.9 | you become increasingly aware of sensations. |
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