The Importance of Genuine Connection

Hello everyone,

It's good to connect with you using the new video feature here on Insight Timer.

First of all,

I'm incredibly grateful for Insight Timer for providing this opportunity to be able to connect with you guys on a more intimate level.

You may know my voice from over the years.

I've created hundreds of meditations here on Insight Timer now.

I've been recording for over five years and it's been an honour,

It's been a privilege to be able to be that voice for you,

Some of you on a daily basis,

And just allow you to be more grounded,

Just to be that voice guiding you on a day-to-day basis or not even necessarily guiding,

Maybe just being there for you on a day-to-day basis.

That's the real honour,

Just being able to be there in your life and maybe just being a positive,

Not influence,

I don't like the word influencer,

But just maybe just providing some positive energy for you on a day-to-day basis.

That's what I'm truly grateful for.

This unique opportunity that Insight Timer has provided is going to be a place,

For me anyway,

Where I just talk to you about different aspects of life,

An opportunity for us to connect,

As I mentioned earlier.

I'll be talking about all different subjects.

I don't know exactly what they will be right now,

But I have so much to talk about and so many things that I want to connect with you with,

So I think that's going to be real fun.

It's going to be really,

Really fun to be able to do that now with this new feature.

I suppose that for those of you that don't know me,

It'll be a good opportunity to introduce myself right now.

My name is Nathan Williams.

I'm 34 years old and from the UK.

I've been a meditation teacher for quite some time now.

I've always been doing meditation for quite a long period of my life,

Not my entire life,

Not like as a child,

But definitely going into my teens and into my adulthood,

I've been practicing meditation.

My mum was actually probably the influence there in my life that got me down this line of work.

She was very connected to nature and growing up I'd done lots of walks with her over the years and we just had a real great time being out and about in nature and that connection,

I think,

Is what led me to being here in front of you right now.

Unfortunately,

My mum passed away a couple of years ago,

But this is where I get to share her teachings,

What she's taught me,

To be able to give that energy to you guys because she was such a positive energy in my life.

Everyone had amazing things to say about her.

No one had anything negative to say about her and yeah,

This is in honour of her,

I think.

This is what it's all about.

Not only that,

But I think that she used to tap into something very magical in life.

She could see beyond what is in front of our eyes.

She could feel on a deep level.

She was certainly an empath and I like to think she's passed that on to me because I think that sometimes we just get caught up in life,

You know,

Our nine-to-five jobs on a daily basis and when you're living that way,

Everything's so fast-paced and it's really hard to be grounded and find meaning in life and I think this video platform is a unique opportunity for us to just sit still for a little while and talk about what life is about,

You know,

The meaning of life.

If there is a meaning,

Who knows,

But it's good to talk about it,

I think.

I think it's important to see beyond what's around us and feel and breathe and just be grateful for the beauty around us and I don't think gratitude has to necessarily be a I am grateful for this,

I am grateful for that.

I think gratitude can also be felt when you just look at the color of the grass or when you can feel the wind in your face and you notice how the hairs on your forearm just kind of light up and they become static and you get that tingly feeling down your spine,

You know.

I think that's the deeper meaning in life that it's important to remember in this fast-paced life,

In this life of hustle culture.

I think that this time and space is important for everyone and that's what I want to connect with you,

That's how I want to connect with you with these videos,

You know,

To step out of that dopamine chasing way of life and just to breathe and be here together,

Just be present because everyone needs that grounded presence in life.

So yeah,

I look forward to creating content of all kinds and to be able to share my mum's message with you.

Yeah,

Thank you,

So grateful.