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Finding Freedom In Solitude: Reconnecting with Your Inner Child · STOPTIME: Live in the Moment.

• 0:24
  Lisa Hopkins: Hey there, this week's meditation is really more of a reflection, an inquiry how empowering it can be to actually be alone.
• 0:48
  Lisa Hopkins: The notion of being alone can sometimes elicit fear, but in this meditation I encourage you to stay open to the idea that being alone with yourself is actually one of the most empowering things you can do.
• 1:14
  Lisa Hopkins: So when you're ready, find a comfortable place where you can be quiet and not disturbed.
• 1:26
  Lisa Hopkins: Find a comfortable place where you can be quiet and not disturbed.
• 1:30
  Lisa Hopkins: You probably need about 10 minutes maximum for this.
• 1:33
  Lisa Hopkins: It can be done anytime when you're feeling disconnected from yourself, when you've forgotten the inherent strength that you hold within you - your often untapped energy- to shine brightly in this world and to shine on yourself like the sun, to beat down warmth on you and all of you.
• 2:08
  Lisa Hopkins: Take about four or five deep centering breaths, gently expanding your belly as you breathe in, holding at the top and exhaling as you settle more into your groundedness.
• 2:40
  Lisa Hopkins: Pay attention to your own particular rhythm.
• 2:47
  Lisa Hopkins: However you breathe is perfectly normal for you and it's perfectly fine for this meditation If it helps to anchor with a word breathe in calm, breathe out calm, breathe out calm.
• 3:10
  Lisa Hopkins: Breathing in calm and exhaling calm, feeling more and more expansive with each breath.
• 3:27
  Lisa Hopkins: When you're ready, I want you to imagine a wide, open space.
• 3:51
  Lisa Hopkins: It's wide and open and it's entirely white, beautiful, pure white.
• 4:05
  Lisa Hopkins: There's nothing there, just a vastness of white.
• 4:24
  Lisa Hopkins: Try to picture that.
• 4:30
  Lisa Hopkins: There's nothing scary, nor anything inviting particularly.
• 4:35
  Lisa Hopkins: It's just there, beautiful white space.
• 4:43
  Lisa Hopkins: And now I want you to imagine a child, and this child is walking into the space.
• 4:59
  Lisa Hopkins: You can't see their face, you can just see them from behind.
• 5:05
  Lisa Hopkins: They're walking fearlessly into the white space.
• 5:11
  Lisa Hopkins: Imagine what color this young person is wearing, is wearing Whatever color comes to mind, let it flow through you, checking in with your intuition to see if that feels right, and if not, then simply imagine another color, taking your time to connect with your vision here.
• 5:53
  Lisa Hopkins: And as the child continues to walk away from you into the white vastness, you notice that they are barefoot and that they begin to run or skip no, actually they're dancing.
• 6:31
  Lisa Hopkins: Or skip, no, actually they're dancing.
• 6:34
  Lisa Hopkins: Can you see them?
• 6:39
  Lisa Hopkins: And now their arms are opening wide their open heart to the sky.
• 6:48
  Lisa Hopkins: They're spinning completely alone, completely open, completely free.
• 6:58
  Lisa Hopkins: And now I want you to conjure flower petals, any color you like, coming down from the sky, like big raindrops or leaves from a tree.
• 7:22
  Lisa Hopkins: Notice what color you choose, play around with it.
• 7:33
  Lisa Hopkins: Notice the reaction of the child, who continues to dance, varying their speeds from slow to quick, living entirely in the moment, and it's joyous and it's free.
• 8:04
  Lisa Hopkins: Now I want you to be open to the idea that, if you wanted to, you could invite someone in to this beautiful space.
• 8:16
  Lisa Hopkins: You don't need to, but open your mind to the possibility and see what happens.
• 8:25
  Lisa Hopkins: Embody the child in the space, for the child is you, if you hadn't already figured that out, and again, you have absolutely no fear in this space.
• 9:04
  Lisa Hopkins: You are ageless and free.
• 9:09
  Lisa Hopkins: If somebody has entered the space by your invitation, gently share the space with them in whatever way feels right and then, when you're ready, allow them simply to go.
• 9:30
  Lisa Hopkins: There's no goodbye.
• 9:44
  Lisa Hopkins: There's no goodbye, there's no nostalgia, there's no feeling of loss.
• 9:51
  Lisa Hopkins: There's only you again in this beautiful white space colored by these beautiful petals.
• 9:59
  Lisa Hopkins: You again in this beautiful white space colored by these beautiful petals that you created, that flow all around you.
• 10:45
  Lisa Hopkins: Take a few deep breaths in this space and, when you're ready, guide yourself back to to where you began this meditation.
• 10:49
  Lisa Hopkins: Notice what has changed in your body.
• 10:50
  Lisa Hopkins: You might think about journaling, about what you saw, about journaling, about what you saw.
• 11:02
  Lisa Hopkins: This kind of visualization can really bring up some beautiful and interesting imagery that is worth revisiting, and I want you to consider the notion that you have everything you need within you and that there is absolutely no fear in being alone, only strength, only possibilities.
• 11:34
  Lisa Hopkins: I'm going to count backwards from five and when you're ready you can open your eyes.
• 11:55
  Lisa Hopkins: Once I get to zero, five, four, three, five, four, three, two and one, take a deep breath in Open your eyes, give yourself a little stretch and again, if you have time, while it's fresh in your mind, go ahead and journal for a few minutes.
• 12:32
  Lisa Hopkins: This has been about 12 minutes, namaste, my friends.