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🌌 Guided Meditation: The Stage of Being Human | Eye Opener Society with Gary Dean AUDIO VERSION · Eye Opener Society

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  Hello, everyone, and welcome back to EyeOpener Society's Wednesday night guided meditation.
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  I thank everybody for joining and tuning in again.
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  I want everyone, as always, to find your spot, your place to relax,
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  wherever that may be and however that may be.
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  Again, there are no rules when it comes to meditation. You don't need to be in certain positions.
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  You don't have to have, you know, your special cushions and certain poses.
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  No, you just find what works best for you.
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  Get yourself comfortable. Get relaxed.
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  And again, just picture my voice as a guide. That's all it is.
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  So find that spot Get yourself comfortable Hit pause And then come back And
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  join me for this guided meditation For the inner stage.
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  You're tuning into Eye Opener Society, and this is a journey into performance.
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  Not the one that happens under bright lights or in front of an audience,
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  but the performance of being human.
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  This meditation is for anyone who has ever stepped onto a stage,
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  literally or metaphorically, and felt the weight of expectation,
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  the pull between who we are and who we're asked to be.
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  So again, get yourself comfortable.
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  Start working on your breath. Just focus on it.
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  We don't need super deep breaths. We just need to breathe normally.
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  It's a normal action that we do all the time.
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  But this time we focus on it and that should be the only thing we're concentrating
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  on is your breathing and my voice.
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  Just breathe a few deep breaths and relax your body.
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  Imagine yourself walking down the aisle of an old, dimly lit theater.
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  Where there's rows of empty seats that stretch out on both sides.
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  They're silent and waiting.
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  You can hear the faint creak of the floor beneath your steps.
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  The stage ahead glows softly in gold and amber light,
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  Take another slow breath in And as you exhale Feel your body begin to relax,
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  You've been preparing for this moment your entire life Not a performance for
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  others But a performance of truth.
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  Step up onto the stage You see a single chair in the center waiting for you,
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  As you sit, notice the air change Quiet,
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  electric, and alive Then from the wings of your mind Someone begins to walk forward It's you,
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  another version of you the performer,
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  the one who knows how to put on the mask deliver the lines smile when it's time,
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  but tonight right now there's no script just honesty,
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  take a deep breath in and as you exhale let the mask begin to soften Let the
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  performer step closer until you can feel their presence merge with yours.
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  You are no longer pretending. You are now becoming.
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  Now imagine a soft, white spotlight above you.
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  And as it shines down, not harsh, but warm, this light is awareness.
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  It illuminates every part of you, the confident, the scared,
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  the expressive, and the hidden.
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  With every inhale, feel that light grow stronger. with every exhale,
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  let go of self-judgment.
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  And then just repeat quietly to yourself, I allow myself to be seen.
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  I perform not to please, but to express.
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  My truth is art.
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  So again, let's repeat that to ourselves As we focus on our breath I allow myself to be seen,
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  I perform not to please But to express My truth is art.
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  Now the scene begins to fade, the lights dim, and the theater grows silent again.
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  But inside you, a quiet applause begins to rise.
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  Not from the crowd, but from your own soul. You showed up.
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  You revealed yourself.
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  And that's the truest act of courage. Take one last deep breath in,
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  And exhale any remaining tension Feel yourself grounded, real, and renewed,
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  And then when you are ready I want you to open your eyes The stage is always
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  there But the best performance is living truthfully Moment by moment.
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  I thank you again for joining me on this Guided Wednesday Night Meditation.
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  Again, these are general forms of meditation.
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  If you're looking for something more personal and would like to work with me
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  with meditation, you can reach out at eosmeditation at gmail.com.
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  I'll be happy to work with you. I'll be happy to do a very personalized guided meditation.
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  But I hope you enjoyed this I hope you enjoyed the walk on the stage The revealing
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  yourself To be the performer that you really are On the inside,
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  I hope you can join me again Next Wednesday night For your next guided meditation,
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  Or feel free to keep replaying These other guided meditations The ones that you seem,
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  Or the ones that seem fit to work most for you Again, my name is Gary Dean, and I do thank you again.