Welcome to this Get Woke meditation.
I'm Jaren.
If you're feeling depressed right now,
You're not alone.
I created this session to help us get out of it.
Let's begin by closing our eyes and just begin to breathe and relax.
There's nothing else to think about right now.
Just place your full,
Undistracted attention on the breath.
Now,
For a second,
Pay attention to your mood.
Maybe you regret something or you're fearful about the future.
You could be down on yourself.
Whatever you're feeling,
Just notice where it is in your body.
What is depression physically?
Just become aware of its traits.
Notice that negative emotions can feel like they have arms that are wrapped in the deepest parts of our mind.
Pay attention to this because the first step to curing depression is to remind ourselves that we are not our thoughts.
We are just an observer of them.
To experience this,
Try turning attention back onto itself.
Where does attention come from?
What is paying attention?
Sit in stillness and just focus on breathing.
It's time to talk about it.
Sometimes depression is a sign that there's something unsettled in our lives.
Maybe we're taking on too much,
Or we don't have a plan.
Or perhaps we haven't accepted some reality.
I want you to smile,
Focus on breathing,
And just let yourself rest in a state of awareness.
Without judgment,
What truth have we not accepted?
Notice that everything happening is just thoughts appearing in consciousness.
It's kind of silly that we let them take control of us.
We are not our thoughts.
We are just an observer of them.
One instance of a wide collective consciousness,
Learning a lesson from our depression so we can help others.
Be positive.
What lesson is to be learned?
What advice can we give someone else now?
This has been good.
Now,
Let's let our thinking fade away.
Pay attention to the breath as you observe in conscious stillness.
This has been good.
Now,
Let's let our thinking fade away.
Pay attention to the breath as you observe in conscious stillness.
What lesson is to be learned?
What advice can we give someone else now?
What advice can we give someone else now?
Now,
While we continue to focus on the breath,
And if you are lost in thought,
Just return back to the breath.
Also,
Place a wider awareness on sensations in your body.
Whatever sensations you notice,
Just let them go right now.
Remember,
They're just thoughts too.
Let's sit in stillness while focusing on breathing.
Even though our eyes are closed as we sit here,
Notice that you can still see something.
Try to let your mind expand into this space.
See if you can feel a connection to the oneness that is everything in this space and the universe.
I want you to repeat the following words after me.
I'm thankful.
I'm thankful to have a life.
My focus is on helping people.
Something amazing is about to happen.
I am back to positive thoughts.
For this last part of the meditation,
Turn your awareness on itself to the object that is observing.
Let go.
Gather yourself.
� grandson Giving this meditation has been healing.
When depression creeps up,
Return your focus back to open awareness and turn depression into an object.
Then let it fade away.
Thank you for joining and also thank yourself for taking time to heal.
I'd love to hear from you in the comments.
How do you feel?
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