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Step Out Of The Mental Spiral · STOPTIME: Live in the Moment.

• 0:24
  Lisa Hopkins: Hey there.
• 0:27
  Lisa Hopkins: If your mind has been busy looping, analyzing, replaying, you're not doing anything wrong.
• 0:38
  Lisa Hopkins: This is just what the mind does when it's trying to protect you.
• 0:44
  Lisa Hopkins: So instead of trying to shut it off, we're just going to step slightly to the side of it.
• 0:54
  Lisa Hopkins: No fixing, no forcing, just noticing.
• 1:05
  Lisa Hopkins: Take a moment to settle.
• 1:09
  Lisa Hopkins: No need for a perfect position.
• 1:13
  Lisa Hopkins: Just allow your body to be supported wherever you are.
• 1:20
  Lisa Hopkins: Let your shoulders drop a little.
• 1:25
  Lisa Hopkins: Unclench your jaw.
• 1:30
  Lisa Hopkins: And soften the space behind your eyes.
• 1:40
  Lisa Hopkins: Now bring your attention to your breath.
• 1:45
  Lisa Hopkins: No need to change it.
• 1:49
  Lisa Hopkins: Simply notice it.
• 1:52
  Lisa Hopkins: Inhale and exhale.
• 2:01
  Lisa Hopkins: And again, inhale and exhale.
• 2:14
  Lisa Hopkins: As we sit here together, you might notice thoughts continuing.
• 2:22
  Lisa Hopkins: That's okay.
• 2:25
  Lisa Hopkins: We're not trying to stop them.
• 2:30
  Lisa Hopkins: Instead, imagine each thought like a tab open in a browser.
• 2:37
  Lisa Hopkins: You don't need to close them all right now.
• 2:41
  Lisa Hopkins: Just stop clicking on them.
• 2:45
  Lisa Hopkins: Let them stay open.
• 2:49
  Lisa Hopkins: But come back to this moment.
• 2:58
  Lisa Hopkins: If a thought pulls you in, a worry, a replay, a what if, just notice and say thinking and gently return.
• 3:20
  Lisa Hopkins: Not because the thought is wrong, but because you're choosing where your attention goes.
• 3:31
  Lisa Hopkins: And now ask yourself one simple question.
• 3:36
  Lisa Hopkins: What actually needs my attention right now?
• 3:42
  Lisa Hopkins: Not everything.
• 3:45
  Lisa Hopkins: Not later.
• 3:47
  Lisa Hopkins: In this moment, right now.
• 3:54
  Lisa Hopkins: Let the answer be simple.
• 3:59
  Lisa Hopkins: Maybe it's your breath.
• 4:04
  Lisa Hopkins: Maybe it's the feeling of your body being supported.
• 4:12
  Lisa Hopkins: Maybe it's nothing at all.
• 4:19
  Lisa Hopkins: Take a breath in, and as you exhale, imagine gathering your attention like light coming into a single point, not tight, just focused.
• 4:36
  Lisa Hopkins: There may still be noise in the background.
• 4:40
  Lisa Hopkins: It's perfectly normal.
• 4:42
  Lisa Hopkins: It's okay.
• 4:45
  Lisa Hopkins: Clarity doesn't require silence.
• 4:50
  Lisa Hopkins: Just a place to stand.
• 5:00
  Lisa Hopkins: Rest here for a moment, breathing, noticing choosing guiding.
• 5:30
  Lisa Hopkins: And when you're ready, gently bring your awareness back.
• 5:40
  Lisa Hopkins: Knowing that you can return to this anytime.
• 5:48
  Lisa Hopkins: Anytime you feel yourself getting pulled into the spiral, all you have to do is push play and listen again.
• 6:07
  Lisa Hopkins: You've got this, my friend.
• 6:12
  Lisa Hopkins: Namaste.