This 25-minute guided meditation invites you to settle in—to find that balance of ease and alertness, to let the body breathe, and to simply know experience as it unfolds.
We begin by recognizing the good conditions that support us in this moment—the breath, the body, the circumstances that allow us to practice. With this foundation of gratitude, we turn toward direct knowing—noticing the breath without needing to name or analyze, allowing awareness to rest in the simple, shifting field of sensation.
This is a practice of attuning, not conceptualizing—of resting in presence rather than reaching for interpretation. Breath as movement, breath as space, breath and body as a constellation of sensations appearing and vanishing—an experience to be met with the same quiet wonder we might feel while gazing at constellations in the night sky.
By learning to stay with this fresh, luminous presence, we cultivate the capacity to meet life as it is—both in easeful moments like this one, and in times of challenge when we need our practice the most.
Enjoy this meditation to cultivate a sense of wonder, stillness, and deep presence—one breath at a time.
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Guided by Heather Finlayson Fenton
Heather combines 25 years of Buddhist meditation training with a lifelong interest in mental and physical health. She takes joy in community practice and teaches from the heart with warmth, compassion and humour. Heather offers regular meditation sessions, workshops and retreats. Her main interests are introducing and supporting simple meditation and mindfulness practices and encouraging others — whatever their background or beliefs — to build and sustain a daily (or daily-ish) practice of stillness and inner reflection.
Heather is author of 100 Days of Care: Cultivating Curiosity and Kindness, a self-directed, at-home meditation retreat workbook that guides readers on a journey of self-love and compassion, with instructions for cultivating the ten ‘far-reaching’ attitudes (parami) of Theravada Buddhism.
Recorded March 12, 2025 at “Insight Meditation | The Art of Living” at Stream Yoga + Meditation, Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
