Latest / STOPTIME: Live in the Moment. / Meditation: Nurturing Authentic Connection with Self & World
Transcript
- 0:01Lisa Hopkins: Hi there.
- 0:01Lisa Hopkins: This meditation can be done in a number of ways.
- 0:07Lisa Hopkins: It's an ideal way to kind of incorporate some connection into your day, whether it's just beginning, or whether you're using it midday as support for resetting, or maybe even at the end of your day to support you into transitioning from one space to the next.
- 0:26Lisa Hopkins: No matter which it's for you, and it can be done anywhere, at any pace.
- 0:36Lisa Hopkins: If you're walking while doing this meditation, go ahead and take a nice deep breath with the fresh air around you, and if you're doing it in your room, that's okay too.
- 0:48Lisa Hopkins: Just take a new, deep, cleansing breath.
- 0:52Lisa Hopkins: Throughout this meditation, we're going to connect more consciously to our breath, our beautiful, magical, invisible source of health.
- 1:06Lisa Hopkins: We're going to set an intention to build our health mentally, emotionally and spiritually, starting with a nice deep inhale and sighing on your exhale, releasing anything that you don't want to keep it might be something from the day, whatever you like just dropping back into a beautiful space for you, a space where you can get back to yourself, to feeling grounded as you're breathing.
- 1:51Lisa Hopkins: Take some time to acknowledge how you're feeling and connecting with each thought and checking in, not assigning any meaning, but rather just allowing the thoughts and feelings to come to the surface, to be processed, and then simply let go, be your own best listener.
- 2:20Lisa Hopkins: At first you might hear some chatter about why you shouldn't be doing this meditation right now, all the other things you might be doing.
- 2:35Lisa Hopkins: Allow it to come and just as you allow it to come on the exhale, you can allow it to leave.
- 2:44Lisa Hopkins: Take a deep breath in again and sigh, releasing any of those shoulds or thoughts that are not serving you.
- 2:56Lisa Hopkins: One more time we're going to take a deep breath in and deeply sighing as you land in this moment, eyes still open.
- 3:17Lisa Hopkins: Take a look around you.
- 3:20Lisa Hopkins: What do you see?
- 3:24Lisa Hopkins: Do you notice something new?
- 3:29Lisa Hopkins: Or perhaps you're seeing something that you've seen many times before, but somehow you're able to see it in a new light.
- 3:39Lisa Hopkins: Notice how, when you were stuck in the thinking that you missed on the being, how many times do we walk or think or do on autopilot, repeating after me all I have is here and now.
- 4:15Lisa Hopkins: All I have is here and now.
- 4:27Lisa Hopkins: If you feel a thought drift in, simply say and focus on the words.
- 4:39Lisa Hopkins: All I have is here and now and again, with your eyes still wide open.
- 4:59Lisa Hopkins: And if you're moving, starting to feel the blood circulating, feeling the fresh air.
- 5:07Lisa Hopkins: I want you to connect back with some long, deep breaths, in through the nose and out through the nose, meaning this time my past does not define my future.
- 5:30Lisa Hopkins: I can choose a different route or path at any time.
- 5:43Lisa Hopkins: I am present.
- 5:51Lisa Hopkins: I do not need to be on autopilot.
- 5:58Lisa Hopkins: My past does not define my future.
- 6:08Lisa Hopkins: I can choose a different route or path at any time.
- 6:23Lisa Hopkins: Just noticing your breath again, just checking in to see if it is sped up or slowed down Neither is right or wrong.
- 6:35Lisa Hopkins: Just noticing as you breathe, notice the temperature of your breath, feeling the breath travel within your body.
- 6:46Lisa Hopkins: Think about where you are right now.
- 6:54Lisa Hopkins: What signs can you see that are reflected around you that tell you what season you're in?
- 7:04Lisa Hopkins: If you're inside, maybe it's the sweater you're wearing at winter, or perhaps you're outside and the buds are starting to bloom and spring.
- 7:14Lisa Hopkins: Gently smile to yourself as you breathe and connect with the world around you, recognizing that the whole world, yourself included, is a living, breathing, ever-changing environment, beginning to bring balance to mind and body.
- 7:47Lisa Hopkins: Let's breathe in for four and out for four, balancing the inhale and the exhale.
- 8:04Lisa Hopkins: As you breathe and walk, or breathe and sit, feel free to move your arms or shoulders whatever feels good, and count the many other magnificent changes that are taking place within you in this moment.
- 8:31Lisa Hopkins: Your immune system is building, your focus and clarity are improving, stress and anxiety are being released, and by allowing these stress hormones to be released, you are building a better relationship with yourself.
- 8:59Lisa Hopkins: And by building a better relationship with yourself, you can therefore build a greater relationship with all of those around you and with your world.
- 9:16Lisa Hopkins: Continue breathing and moving and counting in for four and out for four, being aware of anything that's moving, notice how the unconscious act of breathing changes when you do it mindfully, and gratitude for the opportunity to connect with your body in this way.
- 9:52Lisa Hopkins: Take another inhale and then, as you exhale, release through your mouth as if you're blowing a dandelion.
- 10:09Lisa Hopkins: Keep smiling, visualize making that wish on your dandelion as you exhale, relaxing your jaw, breathing deeply.
- 10:26Lisa Hopkins: You may choose to stop here or continue your journey, or walk, or quiet time on your mat, knowing that you are feeling calmer, more connected and present.
- 10:43Lisa Hopkins: You are ready to continue on with your day or night, to move forward, with love in your heart and mindfully knowing that you are there for you and by connecting your mind and body, you are far more capable to show up in the world as the true and powerful you that you are.
- 11:23Lisa Hopkins: Namaste, my friends, be well.