Shift Your Perspective (Zoom Out And Reframe)

This shifting perspective meditation offers a reminder that we are more than _____. Reframing a situation is a powerful and effective way of changing perspective. In this 20-minute guided meditation/visualization, we zoom out to gain a wider view of ourselves and our lives.

Transcript

Good morning and welcome to the artist morning.

My name is Darius and I am so grateful that you and I get this time together.

Today's meditation practice will be on the theme of shifting our perspectives.

A shift in perspective or a reframe of a situation can often be a very powerful and effective way of changing the way we see a situation,

A relationship,

Or even our lives.

Let's start nice and slow.

If your eyes are open,

I'd like to invite you to gently close them now and let's give ourselves a moment to truly arrive.

Allow yourself to land,

Land in this moment,

Land in your seat,

Land in your body.

Let's begin by connecting with our breath.

Start by noticing the sounds connected to your breath.

Does your breath have any noise?

Is it quiet this morning?

Is there a sigh?

If you're open to it,

Let's start to take a few deeper breaths,

Conscious breaths,

Breathing deep into our bellies,

Watching your belly rise and letting it all go slow.

Let's take another deep breath into our bellies and slowly exhaling.

Let's take another deep breath in,

A warm,

Gentle light from the top of your head and as it works down your crown,

Your forehead,

It softens everything it comes in contact with.

Let's take another deep breath in,

A warm,

Gentle light from the top of your head and your forehead,

It softens everything it comes in contact with.

Let's take another deep breath in,

A warm,

Gentle light from the top of your head and as it works down your crown,

Your forehead,

It softens everything it comes in contact with.

Let's take another deep breath in,

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Gentle light from the top of your head and as it works down your crown,

It softens everything it comes in contact with.

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Gentle light from the top of your head and as it works down your crown,

It softens everything it comes in contact with.

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Gentle light from the top of your head and as it works down your crown,

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Gentle light from the top of your head and as it works down your crown,

It softens everything it comes in contact with.

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Gentle light from the top of your head and as it works down your crown,

It softens everything it comes in contact with.

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Gentle light from the top of your head and as it works down your crown,

It softens everything it comes in contact with.

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Gentle light from the top of your head and as it works down your crown,

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Gentle light from the top of your head and as it works down your crown,

It softens everything it comes in contact with.

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Gentle light from the top of your head and as it works down your crown,

It softens everything it comes in contact with.

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Gentle light from the top of your head and as it works down your crown,

It softens everything it comes in contact with.

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Gentle light from the top of your head and as it works down your crown,

It softens everything it comes in contact with.

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Gentle light from the top of your head and as it works down your crown,

It softens everything it comes in contact with.

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Gentle light from the top of your head and as it works down your crown,

It softens everything it comes in contact with.

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Gentle light from the top of your head and as it works down your crown,

It softens everything it comes in contact with.

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Gentle light from the top of your head and as it works down your crown,

It softens everything it comes in contact with.

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A warm,

Gentle light from the top of your head and as it works down your crown,

It softens everything it comes in contact with.

Let's start by slowly zooming out.

I will share some affirmations and with each affirmation,

Imagine you are zooming your perspective a little further out.

Let's start with our perspective at the center of our heads and our minds.

You are more than your thoughts.

Zoom out.

You are more than your body.

Zoom out.

You are more than your home.

Zoom out.

You are more than your family.

Zoom out.

You are more than your job.

Zoom out.

You are more than your bank account.

Zoom out.

You are more than your health.

Zoom out.

You are more than your trauma.

Zoom out.

With each instance,

An invitation to zoom your perspective out,

Sort of like Google Maps.

Maybe you are in the sky at this point looking down.

You are that far zoomed out.

Let's continue playing.

This time,

We are going to zoom in.

There is an experience in your life that takes up a lot of energy.

You don't need to overthink this.

You probably know what it is.

It is usually something that has caused you some stress.

It is a challenging place in your life.

Maybe it is a relationship.

Maybe it is your finances.

Maybe it is your health.

Find that area in your life.

You can't get this wrong.

Go with the first thing that comes to mind.

From this zoomed out perspective of floating in the sky,

We are going to zoom in to whatever that area in your life is.

We are going to zoom in to whatever that area in your life is.

Find the area.

And zoom in.

In.

Coming closer.

Getting smaller.

Coming closer.

Getting smaller.

You are now back in the room.

You are meditating.

You are now in your thought,

In the experience.

And as you get closer,

You become tiny.

Almost microscopic.

And you are in this experience,

This singular experience about this one area in your life.

And you are so zoomed in that the entirety of your perspective is this singular experience.

You forget you are infinite.

You forget you are a multi-dimensional,

Ever evolving being.

Feel what it is like to be zoomed all the way in and lose perspective.

This is how we live our lives a lot.

We become one thing,

Whether it is positive or negative.

It is usually not a good sensation to be so zoomed in.

The good news is,

We are about to zoom out again.

One last breath in this incredibly zoomed in perspective.

If you are open to it,

Let's zoom out together.

Getting bigger.

And bigger.

And bigger.

Floating higher and higher and higher.

Out of your body now.

Floating over top your human.

Out of this room now.

Getting bigger and bigger.

Remembering that there is a part of you that is infinite.

There is a part of you that dances with God.

There is a part of you that is connected to everything in the universe.

Sometimes we forget how big,

How beautiful,

How possible we are.

Can you taste the infinite?

Are you ready to dance with God again?

Can you remember that you have lived tens of thousands of lives before this?

Can you feel how funny it is for us humans to zoom into a singular experience and forget how infinite we have always been?

I'm going to stay quiet and let you connect with whatever and whomever and whenever you'd like.

Bravo,

Dear artist.

Bravo,

Dear creator.

Wherever you went,

However open or resistant you were,

You got to the end of the meditation.

And for that,

I am grateful.

Let's take one last closing breath here.

Breathing in.

And letting it all go.

For those of you joining live at the artist morning,

I'm going to put 20 minutes on the clock and allow you to do some private personal journaling.

If you're catching us on a replay,

Perhaps on Insight Timer,

Of course you can do the same.

Put some time on your clock and see what's here and ready to express through you.

Thank you for meditating with me.

My name is Darius and I will see you next time.

Reviews

This was a uniquely, powerful meditation, unlike any others I’ve done because of the zooming out perspective you helped us experience. It definitely helped me realize how enormous our souls really are and how tiny our issues with life are on this planet from that vantage point. I will definitely revisit this one and we’ll use it as a tool in my late life transition work that I do professionally! Thank you so much, Darius. You are amazing.🙏🪷🕉️

This was a difficult exercise but I stuck with it. I felt it in my heart center and finished feeling lighter and stronger to journey on. Thank you as always Darius 🙏.

That was truly amazing. Thank you for this gift. 🎁

Thank you D! I first heard this meditation in a challenge on insight timer. This was the first meditation where I first learned and heard about you. It was so nice to come back to the first meditation I've ever done with you! As a mother of two girls, I tend to zoom in a lot with my parenting, this meditation helped me zoom out and look at the bigger picture and blessings that I have created in my family. I love this!

Perfect meds for today .. and everyday … beautifully guiding to shift perspectives and reframe thank you 🧚‍♀️💕🧚‍♀️a wonderful tool to pop into my toolkit thank you 🧚‍♀️💕🧚‍♀️zoom zoom 🧚‍♀️💕🧚‍♀️

Admittedly I did skip ahead to the centering then zooming in and out. The space in dancing with God was so very full, He let me cry on his shoulder about losing my recent Service Dog, He dances with me and shared how He loves me unconditionally just like my dog but 7 times 77 more... Infinitely more than I can even understand, I lamented and apologized for several things and He just looked at me with the most Crystal eyes and it was the most full -- filling-- gaze of Grace and love... He reassured me well work thru my issue together as long as I stop trying to do it alone (the microscopic "naval gazing" as my family calls it, what I thought as you referenced microscopic world view) as long as I don't stop dancing and crying on His shoulder and confiding.
Dancing with God... The only partner who absolutely never steps on your toes and is always right on time, in Flow.
Thank you for referencing Our Creator in this... It completely helped me get from head to heart and fill my cup today...

I'm saddened by all the meditations out there that focus on the imperfect human almost as like they are mini god in arrogance narcissism and they need to xyz, never humbly acknowledging an incredible infinite all knowing all loving Source that is the gift giver, the breathe that fills them and makes all life possible...

Loved the zooming in and out, putting things into perspective. Thank you!

What an exceptional exprienc.
Thank you so much Darius for this fanatastic meditation.🙏♥♥🕉

Thank you, Darius. Always so inspiring and uplifting. The shift in perspective is exactly the view I need to take right now (and always!) 🌞

I listened while walking outside. It was a beautiful experience and helped me to let go a bit more of a worry. Thank you and Blessings🌻🌳🦋

Love ur pace. Love the nuances of ur voice. Thankyou

Amazing Darius 👏
Thank you for this. I love you friend.

Darius, this was a beautiful journey which has left me feeling connected and infinite again after a few days of dense energy movement. Thank you 🙏

Thank you for assisting me make this important connection with myself.

There’s something so beautiful and intense when we leave our bodies, that feels like a renewal or a reset! It’s spiritual but also physical. And Darius delivers that everytime!

This was a really cool meditation, I really enjoyed it and will save it to replay often. Your voice is very calming, thank you and namaste 🎨🖌️

Once again, your words allowed me to zoom out of my myopic view of me as a human and shift my perspective to the bigger picture. Whenever I start to feel like my issues are consuming me, I zoom out and see all of us as busy little ants. I don’t always have to identify with my problems. We’re all much more than that. Thank you, D! Have an amazing day! 🌈☀️✨💜

Thank you so much for sharing these meditations here. They make such a difference in my spiritual journey. Thanks also for your kindness about my granola side hustle. 🙏

Oh my goodness. So powerful. Thank you so very very much.🙏⭐️

Thanks a lot Darius. Such a blessing. Im feeling grateful to have the opportunity to meditate with you. Like often the perfect moment. I will come back to it as it helps me to connect to the bigger perspective.
May u be happy and healthy. I rejoice in ur gift of inspiring so many people all over the world. It helps us all to be connected, to spread love and trust in life 🙏💕