Extra Love + Support (For When You're Struggling)

Today's 15 minute guided meditation is for those days when you need to feel support. We've all had times when there's so much resistance and our hearts feel so numb that we feel closed off to love and support -- but that is often when we need it most.

This meditation is meant for you to receive support if you're open to it. I want to send you some love and create a space where you can be exactly as you are right now (no judgment, no fixing).

*Please note: I reference God in this meditation. To me, God can mean anything you like. I'm not referring to a specific concept. To me, God simply represents a source of unconditional love and whatever that means for you.

Transcript

Good morning,

And welcome to The Artist's Morning.

My name's Darius,

And wherever you are in the world,

Whoever you are in the world,

Whatever you're going through on this particular day,

In this particular moment,

I'd like to send you some love.

I know,

That's a strange thing for someone maybe you've never met yet to say,

But if you're open to it,

I'd like to send you some love.

Today's meditation practice will be an opportunity to receive if you're open to it.

Today's meditation practice is built for days where we could use a little extra support,

A little extra love and guidance.

As with all of my meditations,

There's no way to do this wrong,

So give yourself permission to just be as you are,

Lean in as much as it serves you,

And remember,

You can always come back to this meditation at any time.

Let's begin our practice,

If your eyes are still open,

Let's gently close them now as we begin to go inwards together.

I'd like to start by just carving out a little bit of time for you to feel what's here.

How is your heart this morning?

And if you're having a hard time feeling your heart,

What you might want to try is place one or two hands over top your chest and gently,

Lovingly push down on your heart.

Breathe into your heart.

How is your heart this morning?

How are you truly?

You can place your hands down on your lap or anywhere that feels comforting as we slow things down and allow you to connect with yourself,

Giving ourselves permission to feel all the feels unconditionally,

Whatever you're going through,

No judgment,

No fixing.

So short meditation today,

And we're just going to allow ourselves to be exactly as we are.

In this next part of our meditation,

I'm going to call in some support.

Maybe you are open to the support and maybe you're not.

What's important is that you feel into what's honest and real for you this morning.

What's kind and supportive of you this morning on days that I'm going through a lot and feel overwhelmed,

Days where I find it challenging to reach out to friends and family for help and support.

On those days,

Sometimes I ask for God to help.

Sometimes I ask God,

Dear God,

Will you sit with me?

Will you sit next to me?

Will you hold my hand as I go through this?

God,

I could really use a friend right now.

Are you open for some support and love from God in this moment?

And remember God can mean anything you like.

There's no specific concept I'm referring to.

And some days there's so much resistance,

My heart feels so numb that I feel closed off to any and all support.

The truth is those are the days where I could use support the most.

I'm going to repeat the prayer one more time in case you could use the support as well.

Dear God,

Will you sit with me?

Will you sit next to me?

I'm going through a lot right now,

And I could really use a friend.

Dear God,

Will you hold my hand?

This is our last song this morning,

And I want to remind you that you're allowed to go really slow.

Sometimes all we need is literally someone to just sit with us.

They don't need to solve anything.

They don't need to change anything.

And each of us has a different relationship with ourselves,

With our lives,

And with God.

My understanding of God is God is unconditional love.

Whatever you have,

You can give to God.

You can give your fear to God.

God will take it and transmute it.

You can give your sadness and your grief to God.

You can give your anger and rage to God.

God will receive your loneliness.

Is there something you'd like to give to God now?

Bravo,

Dear artist,

You made it to the end of another meditation.

On days where we're going through a lot,

Sitting for 15 minutes is a massive win.

Maybe you're totally distracted or resistant the whole time.

I don't care.

You made it,

And I'm celebrating you,

And I'm honoring you,

And I'm grateful for you.

For those joining live at the artist morning,

I'm going to put 20 minutes on the clock and allow us to do some private personal journaling to continue the exploration,

To continue receiving love and support,

And perhaps continue letting go of things that no longer serve us.

If you're catching us on a replay,

Maybe on Insight Timer,

Of course you can do the same,

But 20 minutes on your own clock,

Get your journal,

And see what's here and ready to be expressed through you.

Thank you for meditating with me.

My name's Darius,

And I'll see you next time.

Reviews

You are so gentle, loving and kind. I was brought to your meditation by divine guidance. Thank you! 🙏✨💫❤️

Such deep support!!!! I appreciated the steady caring voice !!! Was so needed thank you god for sending this beautiful artist 💕💜namaste, thanks to Darius !!! 💐🌿💕

That was a beautiful & heart warming meditation. Just what I needed this morning. Thank you...Namaste 😊 🙏 ☯️ 💜

A must-have in the toolbox for difficult days - much love and gratitude 🙏💛

A true teacher in every sense of the word. His teachings inspire, support and guide. Grateful <3

It was like a hug. Life has been heavy and I definitely needed these 15 minutes just to be. Thank you again, Darius.

Thank you Darius! I needed that reminder this morning. This meditation paired beautifully with the lovely song that you did with Chris Assaad. Listening to both this morning has brought me back to peace.

Excellent meditation! Thank you so much for sharing tour talent 🙏🏻✨💜

Wow, that was incredible. Perfect for today. I hurt my back again, I'm soo mad at myself for stopping the physical therapy exercise. At the same time healing my inner child. Thank you. 💙

Just what I needed, you have a special gift Darius thank you 🙏❤️ My God was Mother Earth, I could lay down in the palms of her hands and she held me. As if she was carrying my burdens. So I didn't have to carry it alone anymore. It was beautiful and so needed ❤️

This was amazing. Thank you so, so much for creating it. This just ... It helped me so much ❤️‍🩹

THANKYOU for creating the space to be with all that is present for us. Patience, trust and love hold and guide us.

So grateful for the gifts you offer Darius. Thank you

As always a moving and powerful meditation. Thank you.

Thank you I sit with god every day but asking god to sit with me and hold my hand really connects me and helps me connect to love compassion and a knowing go well ❤️🙏

Life changing, I cried a lot I can't thank you enough.

Haven’t caught you on a live for a while so I missed your voice, this was beautiful and exactly what I needed, thank you Darius 💖😊

Thank you so much for this massive love!
This was so peaceful and so beautiful to listen so many kind words from someone else.
Thank you for your light

10 stars, if I could. Beautiful, gentle, caring, powerful and intimate. Thank you ❤️🇨🇦

Darius, I can not thank you enough for creating this meditation. Today my divorce from the father of my children, a man who I adored and who I was married to for over 20 years wis final. This meditation made me cry and that is so healing. I know now I can let go 9f anger and start to grieve, but I am not alone. Thank you from the bottom 9f my heart.