DeepSummary
The transcript is a guided meditation practice led by Christine Runyan, inviting listeners to tune inwards and attend to the sensations in their bodies with compassion. She begins by setting the context, reassuring listeners that they are in control and can adjust the practice as needed. She then guides them through a body scan, drawing attention to different regions from the feet up to the head.
Throughout the scan, Runyan encourages listeners to notice any areas of discomfort or tension without judgment, and to respond with tenderness and kindness. She highlights the body's resilience and ability to function without conscious effort. The practice is intended to cultivate appreciation for the body and a sense of refuge within oneself.
Towards the end, Runyan invites listeners to find a part of their body that feels whole and strong, using it as a source of grounding. She closes with blessings for peace in body, speech, actions and mind.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Tune into bodily sensations with openness and non-judgment
- Meet areas of discomfort or pain with gentle self-compassion
- Appreciate the resilience and functioning of the body
- Find a place of grounding and refuge within the body
- Nurture peace within the body, speech, actions and mind
- The body scan meditation can help cultivate self-awareness and tenderness
- Listening to the body's signals with care can be a healing practice
- Self-compassion allows us to hold difficult experiences with more ease
Top Episodes Quotes
- “And if there is a place of tightness or pain, I want you to invite your own internal sense of compassion, sort of from your heart center to just come and cover that part of your body, to just blanket it with a little bit of tenderness, a little bit of kindness.“ by Christine Runyan
- “It's just happening. Then let the attention come up across the collarbone into the shoulders, the upper arms, elbows, forearms, wrists, all the way into the hands and the fingers.“ by Christine Runyan
- “Can you be in compassion for what's here, but also perhaps just a little bit of awe?“ by Christine Runyan
- “And as we move to the closing of this practice, I invite you to find one place in your body that feels whole and strong and integrous.“ by Christine Runyan
- “May you have peace in this body. May you have peace in your speech and in your actions, and may you have peace in your mind.“ by Christine Runyan
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On Being with Krista Tippett
On Being Studios
5/31/24