Begin Within – A 20-Minute Morning Meditation Practice

This is Part 1 of the Sacred Bookends meditation pair, followed by Part 2, Wisdom Reflections at Day’s End. This 20-minute morning meditation offers a grounded and sacred start to your day. You'll be gently guided into your inner sanctuary through a brief spoken invitation and visualization, then given space to receive an intuitive message or inner wisdom. The heart of this practice is 20 full minutes of spacious silence, allowing your own guidance to rise. The session closes with a short visualization to help you carry presence and clarity into the day ahead.

Let this be your daily anchor—where stillness speaks, and your wisdom leads the way.
Voice over, Nicole Batiste. Music by TexasBrother, River by FxProSound

Transcript

Welcome meditation family.

I'm celebrating you for showing up for you in this now moment.

Allow yourself to arrive fully.

Picture yourself stepping into your inner sanctuary,

This beautiful space of calm,

Quiet,

And grounded presence.

This is your dedicated time to connect with your inner wisdom.

Now imagine you're seated comfortably in your favorite meditation space.

Beside you is your custom inner wisdom card deck.

Take a moment to pull a card for today or simply invite a message to come through.

Let your guidance reveal itself.

Notice it.

Receive it.

Breathe it in.

Ask gently,

What does this message want me to know today?

How might it guide the way I show up?

Let your intuition take the lead.

There's no need to force understanding.

Take a slow,

Deep breath in and release,

Letting the message gently permeate your body.

As you move into this silent meditation,

Simply let the message settle into your heart.

Sitting in this now moment,

Opening to this space where your inner voice can speak more clearly.

Slowly return to the breath.

Let's take a moment to visualize your day.

See yourself moving through the hours ahead.

Steady,

Clear,

Connected to the wisdom you received.

What would it feel like to trust your inner wisdom today?

To speak from it,

Act from it,

Rest in it.

Let that feeling root itself in your body now.

And then when you're ready,

Begin to close this sacred space.

Thank your inner guide.

Thank yourself for showing up.

And you may want to offer an affirmation or gratitude before you go.

Today,

I trust my inner wisdom.

Today,

I let stillness guide me.

Carry this presence into your day.

And remember,

You can return here any time.

Namaste.

Reviews

A beautiful way to begin the day. I imagined a card deck and drew the matriarch card. On the front were a line of wise women birthing more wise women.
On the back were the words "you were born for this moment."
My youngest daughter is going to give birth today and so I feel empowered to go and care for her and my granddaughter on this sacred day I was born for.

This was a great session after being up all night not being able to sleep. This session aided me in relaxing and being able to clear my mind and go to sleep soon after the session!!! Outstanding!!!!

This is absolutely blissful. Thank you for a wonderful meditation. ✨️🧘‍♀️✨️💓

I needed that today .❤️🙏
Much love and gratitude ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏

I loved this…helped me to sit in the stillness with the reminder of the water to let things go and flow. Thank you 🙏

Another to return to . I’ve saved it in my favourites folder .
Again , huge thank you for being you and for bringing all that you are here to IT! A special Good Now to you! Loving the easing flow of that water …
✨♥️✨🫂✨

Calming, peaceful and encouraging.
Thank you Nicole. 💕🙏🏾✨

This is perfect for when I miss the group anytime, but especially in the mornings. Beautifully done thank you for this “sit”. Love it.

Beautiful!!! What a wonderful sit. I love how you translated our Live practice to a recorded version. And the background sounds and music were soo good. Thanks Nicole 🥰🙏🫶