#844: Be Still — Guided Meditation with Zen Master Henry Shukman

ls, lad germs. This is Tim Ferriss. Welcome to another episode of
w. This e is a brand new experiment called Meditation Monday. That
o my lo interviews each week, every Monday, I will be bringing you a short
itation will help you for the rest of the week. Over this four-episode
lop a Z kit specifically to help you find greater calm, peace, and
ur dail The teacher, Henry Shuchman, has been on my podcast twice
f only ozen masters in the world authorized to teach what is called
ve foun particularly interesting and effective, and now he’ll be
been us ry’s app, The Way, once, often twice a day, and it has lowered
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to this tion with me, Henry Shuchman. I’m really delighted and honored
o be of this to you. This is the first of a little set of four meditations,
o help d a moment of peace in the midst of a busy day, or possibly
g tirin or before your day starts. Any time you feel a little intervention
s syste be a good thing for you. So we’re just going to do a simple body scan,
ounds u ers us, brings us back into the heart of our own being, which then
n and p better in the course of our day with more peace and a better
ystem. into any comfortable seated position. If you want to recline,
n. If t vailable to you, that’s also just fine. I’m going to assume that
he guid at I offer. So just get comfortable. Close your eyes or lower your
s rest lap or on your thighs, or perhaps by your side. We’re going to start
short p t to bring us in. Only be still. Only be still. It doesn’t matter
rom. It t even matter where you think you want to go. For now, all that matters
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e or gr yearning or hope or promise has brought you here to this very seat
aside. m aside. For now, all that matters is your being still.
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