Okay,
Good morning everybody.
Welcome to morning meditation.
Are we ready to meditate and start our day fresh,
Week fresh,
Whatever day it is that you're listening to this?
Because I know some people don't listen to this on the day that I record it,
But I am just ready for a new week to start.
It's like,
You know how we always talk about the beginning of a new day or the beginning of a new week?
I just,
I'm ready to just begin again.
You know,
Just ready for that.
You know,
But I wanted to talk today about,
You know,
I talk so much about creating our meditation practice and what that means and how to do it and all that stuff.
But here's the thing.
The main point of really having a meditation practice is about time for yourself.
Time for you.
Do we get that?
How many people,
Do you actually carve out time for just you?
That's hard to say,
Right?
Hard to say.
I mean,
I know so many people that are parents especially.
And then I keep thinking about that commercial.
I think it's for,
I think it's a cookie commercial actually.
And where the lady like hides in the bathroom and she pretends that she's the dad because she just wants a few minutes by herself to eat a cookie,
Right?
That's what it should be like for meditation.
That's what it's like.
That's what it's like for meditation.
We should carve out that specific time just for us.
It's possible,
Right?
You know,
It's 20 minutes of my time.
My time.
My only time.
Your only time.
20 minutes or half an hour or whatever it is that you choose to do actually.
But you know,
We deserve that time.
Don't you think?
We deserve that time to slow our own minds down,
Right?
I think we deserve that.
And here's the thing.
Yes,
I sit and I talk so much about meditation and you know,
Beginning or you know,
Creating a practice that's consistent,
That sort of thing.
But I'm going to tell you guys this.
There is,
And I've probably said this before,
So forgive me if I repeat myself because you know,
You never know who's listening.
Somebody knew,
Right?
The 16 second meditation.
Just 16 seconds of figuring,
Of being,
Coming into yourself and being quiet.
If you find yourself,
If you find yourself in a crazy moment,
You know,
Like you just need that.
Do you just need to go lock yourself in the bathroom and eat that cookie or something,
Right?
You know,
This 16 seconds brings you back to yourself,
Right?
So let me just tell you how to do that.
It's four seconds of breathing in,
Four seconds of holding it,
Four seconds of breathing out and four seconds of holding it again.
And that is 16 seconds of bliss,
Of whatever,
You know.
It's your 16 seconds to maybe recalibrate yourself or you know,
Just bring your mind back if you're having a moment like at work or with the kids or you know,
Whatever.
If you're having a moment,
That 16 seconds can really,
Really,
Really make it,
Just bring it back around to you,
Right?
So that aside,
Today we are going to meditate on the present moment,
Right?
Okay.
So let's all get ourselves,
Let's get ourselves relaxed and sit with our,
Our eyes closed.
Gently allow your eyes to float closed.
And let's start by taking a nice long,
Slow,
Deep breath in.
So let's breathe in through our nose,
Really slow and long,
Right?
Breathe in.
And hold it and breathe out.
Very good.
Let's do that again.
And it's my voice.
Let's do that again.
Breathe in through your nose really slow and long.
Take a long,
Deep breath in through your nose.
And hold it and breathe out.
Perfect.
Absolutely perfect.
Now as we get ourselves ready to meditate,
Ready to begin our day,
Let's start by asking ourselves the gratitude question.
What are three things,
Just three things that you are absolutely grateful for today?
What are three things that you're grateful for?
Could be the birds singing.
It could be that you slept fantastic last night.
It could be a song that you love that you heard.
What are you grateful for today?
I'm grateful that I got to see the ocean yesterday.
When you need grounding,
Going to the ocean is such a great way to get yourself back.
When you look at the vastness of the ocean.
So I'm grateful for that.
I'm grateful to be sitting here with you all.
And I'm so grateful for the birds singing.
So today our mantra is about the moment,
The present moment,
The right here,
Right now.
And this mantra is samprati hum.
Samprati hum.
And that is Sanskrit for the present moment is my true self.
Samprati hum.
So let's get ourselves in a very comfortable place.
Get ourselves ready to sit in the silence for just a few moments.
Just be present.
Feel the chair that you're sitting in.
Hear any sounds around you.
And if you get distracted,
That's okay.
Just bring yourself back to samprati hum.
I will keep the time.
And let's begin.
Samprati hum.
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Let's start bringing our awareness back to our bodies.
Wiggling your fingers and toes.
You can stop saying the mantra,
Samprati hum.
This present moment is my true self,
Absolutely perfect.
Let's take a nice long slow deep breath in.
Release.
Perfect.
When you feel comfortable you can open your eyes.
Great.
Perfect.
What a great way to start the day.
Right?
With gratitude and with recognizing this present moment.
So I wish you all love today.
And have yourselves a beautiful day.
And namaste everybody.
Thank you so much and I will see you next time.
