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Morning Meditation: Start Your Day With A Smile

by Zoe Kukan

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4.7
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
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Everyone
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"When you start each day with a grateful heart, light illuminates from within" This is a gentle uplifting guided meditation opening with breathwork/body scan, followed by affirmations, concluding with intention setting. A self-compassionate practice, opening your heart to the endless possibilities that a new day brings, setting you up for a fulfilling day ahead. Music by Kevin MacLeod

MeditationGratitudeBreathworkBody ScanAffirmationsSelf CompassionPositive EnergyIntention SettingBody AwarenessBreathing AwarenessIntentionsMorningsMorning MeditationsSmilingVisualizations

Transcript

Good morning beautiful soul and thank you for starting this new day with me.

Today is a fresh start,

A new day full of limitless opportunities.

Today you are older and wiser than you have ever been before.

Taking your awareness firstly to your body and noticing any areas which are a little slower to wake up and may still be resting.

This is perfectly okay.

Checking in with yourself now.

How are you feeling?

Gently bringing your awareness yet further inwards.

Taking a moment of thanks to your breath for continuing to flow and nourish your body whilst you rested last night.

And starting to take some deep and intentional breaths here.

Drawing fresh,

Crisp,

Nourishing air into your lungs.

And as you exhale,

Allowing your body to effortlessly release any stagnant air from your night's sleep.

Taking a few more breaths here.

Breathing in through the nose and out through the mouth.

Breathing through the nose and out through the mouth.

Using the breath to invigorate your senses.

To uplift and to empower you to take on this brand new day.

Breathing in and out.

Using the breath to resume to its natural rhythm now.

And trusting in the intuition of the breath.

Its ebb and flow will naturally offer you exactly what you need in this moment.

As you continue to observe the natural flow of the breath.

I invite you to share the following affirmations with me.

I am responsible for the day that I create for myself.

Today I will listen to what my mind and my body needs.

Today I will be the very best version of myself.

Today I will embrace my limitless potential.

Today I will start to create the life that I love.

Today I can let go of anything which does not serve me.

Today I am ready to take on any challenges which come my way.

Today brings new thoughts,

New strength and new possibilities.

Today is an opportunity to develop,

To learn,

To play and to discover.

Today I will be the very best version of myself.

Today I will tap into that immense power that is within me.

Today I will be thankful for the small things,

The big things and everything in between.

Today is my time to shine.

Today is a completely fresh start.

Today is the first day of the rest of my life.

Today is what I do today that matters the most.

Today I will see the good in everyone and everything.

Today I will believe in myself.

Today I choose to feel good.

Having immense gratitude here to be alive.

It feels so good to be alive.

A reminder that wherever you focus your energy today is precisely where your energy will go.

So using this to take a moment to set one clear intention for today.

Maybe it is one thing that you would like to achieve today or a way that you would like to feel.

Now bringing this intention to the forefront of your mind so it is clearer and stronger.

You can repeat your intention as many times as you need to bring it into clear focus.

When it is at its clearest channel all of your energy into it.

Breathe into it and really let it sink into every fiber in your body.

Allowing a gentle smile to appear onto your face as you visualize yourself fulfilling your intention here today.

And letting your smile grow now as you embrace just how good this feels.

Sitting with this feeling now for as long as you need.

And whenever you are ready take a wholesome,

Nourishing stretch all through your body.

Feel your chest opening up here as your heart fills with positive energy now coursing through your body.

Wishing you a wonderfully fulfilling day.

Blessed to be alive and ready to take on the world.

Meet your Teacher

Zoe KukanNottingham, UK

4.7 (5 227)

Recent Reviews

Mike

December 30, 2025

Genuinely paced and uplifting start to the day. Taking the gratitude I have into my day thank you πŸ™

Camelot

November 10, 2025

Thank you πŸ™ This is lovely and light and just what I needed

Elise

October 10, 2025

Beautiful meditation. Very relaxing and builds confidence. Thanks πŸ‘πŸ˜Š

Maree

September 25, 2025

Really loved this as I take on another day of walking the Camino. Thank you πŸ™

Oya

August 30, 2025

Loved this, will absolutely be returning, thank you πŸ™

Jeff

March 2, 2025

I am grateful to you for guiding me to happy feelings.

Trina

February 4, 2025

Amazing meditation! Definitely had me starting my day with a smile! Loved it!

Iga

January 22, 2025

Wonderful guidance and affirmations, much appreciated πŸ‘πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ§‘ πŸ’

Michelle

December 10, 2024

Amazing! Just the start I needed for my day today. Thank you Zoe 😊 πŸ™ πŸ’“

Katherine

November 23, 2024

Blessings to you for this new meditation πŸ§˜β€β™‚οΈ experience. Have a peace filled day πŸ’«

Phil

November 18, 2024

Thank you Zoe. You've set me up for a great start to my day. Hope you enjoy yours!

Lisa

October 26, 2024

A wonderful meditation that lifted my spirits and helped me off to a positive start on this new day. Thank you. πŸ™β€οΈ

Sam

September 28, 2024

Beautiful morning meditation thank you and Namaste

Maddyp123

September 22, 2024

Heartwarmingβ™₯️ helped me get off to a good start today, thank you

Anya

September 1, 2024

Loved this morning meditation, it had everything I needed for a great day. Thank you!

Jamie

August 26, 2024

Short and sweet way to start your day with a positive outlookπŸ™πŸ‘

Penelope

August 20, 2024

Excellent way to remind myself how wonderful life can be

Delphine

July 11, 2024

A really good and positive way of thinking and starting the day. Thank youπŸ™βœ¨πŸ’«

Francisco

May 17, 2024

Thanks for such an amazing way to start our days, many blessings to you...

Mariana

May 11, 2024

Lovely and sweet meditation to start of the day with intention. Thank you 😊

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