Slow Down And Love Your Human

In this 15-minute guided meditation, the goal is to help you see yourself -- to slow down and practice some self-love. Because it is a practice... It doesn't always come naturally to us. Just like any other skill, the more we do it the better we get at it.

Transcript

Good morning,

And welcome to The Artist's Morning.

My name is Darius,

And I am so grateful that you and I get this time together.

Let's begin our practice.

If your eyes are open,

I'd like to invite you to close them now as we gently begin to go inwards together.

Going nice and slow here,

Giving yourself an opportunity to really arrive,

To really land in this moment,

Connecting with your breath.

And as we slow down and begin to take deeper breaths,

Let's take stock of where we're at.

How are you feeling in this moment?

Remembering that all feelings are acceptable,

All feelings are welcome.

How is your heart this morning?

How is your mind this morning?

How is your body this morning?

And we are going to practice allowing,

No need to fix anything,

No need to change anything.

Just allowing our heart,

Our mind,

And our body to be exactly as they are.

And before we go into the next part of our practice,

Just sharing a little gratitude with ourselves.

Thank you,

Beautiful heart.

Thank you,

Curious mind.

Thank you,

Incredible body,

For everything you do.

And if it's available to you,

Maybe placing one hand on your heart,

One hand just above your belly button,

And just holding yourself and loving yourself for a moment.

Thank you,

Beautiful human.

I love you,

Beautiful human.

I've got your back,

You've got my back.

You can place your hands down on your lap or leave them where they are.

It's just nice to start things off with a foundation of gratitude.

Sometimes we're so close to our humans,

To ourselves,

That it's hard to see how far we've come.

It's often easier to see,

To acknowledge others.

In order to really see ourselves,

We need to slow down and zoom out.

Let's do exactly that.

Let's slow down,

Zoom out,

And just take a moment to see yourself.

And from this slowed down,

Slightly zoomed out perspective,

I'd like to invite you to say one true thing about your human.

One supportive,

Loving,

True thing about your human.

And maybe that was easy for you to say one true,

Supportive thing about your human.

And maybe that was very difficult.

My loving suggestion to you is be gentle with yourself if it was difficult.

It takes practice and we're going to do exactly that.

We're going to practice once again.

From this zoomed out perspective,

Are there other true and supportive things you'd like to share with your human?

Is there something supportive,

Kind,

And true you can share about your human's appearance?

Is there something supportive,

Honest,

And kind you can share about your human's personality?

Is there something you can share about how far your human has come,

Some celebration?

And lastly,

Is there anything else that feels honest and accessible that you'd like to share with your human?

Bravo,

Dear artist.

Again,

Maybe that was easy for you and maybe that was really hard.

Please be gentle.

Self-love,

Self-celebration is a skill.

It takes practice.

There's no timeline.

There's no rush.

This is our last song and I'd love to just make some space for you and your human to connect,

To talk,

To see each other,

And maybe even dance,

Whatever dance means for you.

To bring our meditation to an end,

Let's take one more breath together,

Breathing in and letting it go.

Thank you,

Dear artist.

Thank you,

Dear creator.

Thank you for going on another meditation journey with me.

I'm so grateful for each experience we get together.

Even if I've never met you before,

Even if I don't know your name,

You and I are somehow connected through these meditations and I can feel it and I believe in it in my heart.

For those that are joining live at the artist morning,

I'm going to put 20 minutes on the clock and share a journaling prompt.

Of course,

If you're catching us on a replay,

Perhaps on inside timer,

You can do the same.

Get your journal out,

Get your pen out and see what's here ready to be expressed through you.

Thank you once again for meditating with me.

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

Reviews

It's a soothing meditation . I had a beautiful time contemplating. Thank you for sharing it.

This meditation touched my soul and opened something tender and peaceful in me. Thank you for sharing your gift and guiding such a beautiful experience , Darius. ✨

This is currently the Davidji 6am group meditation. It is a pleasure to connect with myself and others.

A beautiful & touching meditation. Thank you so much Darius, that connection had perfect & greatly needed timing ❤️

I didn't want this one to end, which is bananas because it was also hard at first, so amazing, thank you 😊 ❤️

Really beautiful. I need these reminders as I heal. Thank you for your guidance.

Another nourishing meditation Darius, thank you for helping me connect my inner dots and fully appreciate my human. Who after years of self loathing has been on an incredible journey of finding and deepening self love and acceptance.
God bless you! 🙏🌷🙏

Just beautiful ♡
Thank you for sharing your gift Darius ♡

柔軟輕盈的引導 溫暖的聲線 很適合早晨聆聽
Warm voice and gentle guide
Very suitable for morning

Thanks D. I enjoy and appreciate your meditations. 🙏

Simply lovely and so powerful Darius, just what I needed this morning. I feel the connection with you and I am truly grateful for the practice we can share💞.
Nameste 😌

Meditating with you on my birthday! Thank you, Darius!!!!

Oh, Darius - thank you again for the connection and insight. Your human is truly a magnificent facilitator and a gentle Healer. I am so grateful for you and your words.

Powerful 🌟 peaceful 💛 beautiful 🌻 a beautiful way to start my day with a smile on my face Thank You

Thank you Darius!
I have been following you for some time now and listen to all your new guided meditations. Your voice is so heartwarming . Just the perfect way to start the day. Best thoughts to you from Switzerland

This teacher is so heartwarming to listen to. His lessons always inspire me, and move me deeply.

I can feel your kindness through your voice. Thank you so much 🙏🏽

Gorgeous and grounding, as always. Thank you for being a bright light 🌟

Affirming and reassuring. Thank you dear Darius 🙏🏼💝🌟

Thank you Darius, was a lovely meditation and experience.
Blessings for you and keep sharing your heart and each meditation 🙏🏻