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Daily Intention Setting And Focus

by Jennifer Cray

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Meditation
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Begin each day with heart-centred intention and focus. Visualise and commit to two actions daily to move you towards a life that you love. A life that, upon reflection, will be worth the while, well-lived and intentional. One that fills you with joy and peace.

FocusGoal SettingSelf CompassionGratitudeBody ScanJoyPeaceBreathing AwarenessIntentionsVisualizations

Transcript

As we begin,

Make yourself comfortable in either a seated or lying down position.

Close down your eyes.

Your spine is tall,

Long,

Straight,

Yet comfortable.

Your hands gently placed in your lap are resting at your sides.

Allow the crown of your head to guide your head upwards.

Your chin is slightly tucked.

Smooth out the lines of your forehead.

Unfurl your brow,

Allowing the skin to soften and release.

Relax your eyes,

Relax your ears,

Relax your jaw.

Place the tip of your tongue behind your front teeth,

Allowing the tongue to relax and widen down into the throat.

Your neck is long and relaxed.

Release your shoulders down,

Tucking the shoulder blades neatly into your spine,

Allowing your chest to open up.

We now come to the practice of meditation.

Bring your awareness to your breath.

Breathing in and out of your nose.

Focusing the breath at the tip of the nostrils.

Notice the coolness of the incoming breath and the warmth of the outgoing breath.

Now draw your breath down deeper into your belly.

Notice how your belly moves out on the inhale and back towards the spine on the exhale.

Your breath is a silky thread,

Soft,

Continuous and effortless.

Not forced or held in any way.

Notice how you relax and soften with awareness to the breath.

How calm and present you become.

Focusing your attention between your eyebrows,

I invite you to bring to mind a vision.

A vision of yourself as you slip into bed tonight.

A gentle smile playing at the corner of your lips.

A feeling of contentment and peace in your heart.

A sense of worthiness,

Value and contribution.

Maybe a vision of your legacy,

Working towards sharing the gift that only you can bring into this life.

Maybe a vision of connecting with your favorite and most loved people.

Maybe a vision of health,

Of healing.

A vision of your own personal achievement.

Now bring to mind two actions that you can do today to make this vision a reality.

Make a commitment to doing them first up,

Before anything else.

Or if it's something planned for later in the day,

Fiercely protect the commitment from any distractions,

Delays or other people's demands of you.

You may think that two actions won't make much of a difference.

However,

Life is like a beaded necklace.

Each bead,

A day.

The beads strung together,

A life.

Each bead chosen with purpose or distraction.

The necklace,

When it's finished,

A reflection of the chosen beads.

In much the same way that someday in the future,

On reflection,

Two carefully chosen and prioritized actions a day will have created your meaningful and beautiful life.

Know that when you commit and move towards something that you care about deeply,

That people around you are moved and inspired to support you.

Life plays to your advantage.

The odds are naturally in your favor.

Aligning with you to bring about your best interests of your highest good.

Let's give thanks for this opportunity to live another day.

Thanks for the ability to commit to two actions.

Thank yourself for practicing meditation.

To focus,

Gain clarity and perspective.

Bring your hands to your heart and repeat after me.

May I be healthy.

May I be happy.

May I be free from fear,

Stress,

Anxiety and worries.

May I be at peace.

And may my whole life be truly blessed.

Bringing your attention back to the world around you.

Opening your eyes.

You are creating a life you love.

Namaste.

Meet your Teacher

Jennifer CrayBrisbane, Australia

4.8 (3 855)

Recent Reviews

Kezza

January 26, 2025

A beautiful way to start the day, thank you Jennifer. NamasteπŸ˜ŠπŸŒΊπŸ™

Ingrid

July 31, 2024

Beautiful ❀️ thank you so much Jennifer, for a perfect and peaceful way to start the day . Namaste πŸ™

Marie

July 15, 2024

I loved the imagery of the beaded necklace. I will listen again. Namaste πŸ™πŸ»

Shari

July 13, 2024

Love your voice, music, calm, prep, the necklace analogy and that it doesn't end with a bell or chime! πŸ˜ŠπŸ‘πŸΌπŸ’•

Sarah

May 17, 2024

Loved the metaphor of the beads being a day and the necklace being a life 🀍

Alex

March 15, 2024

Your words and imagery are beautiful and so full of hope and inspiration. Thank you!

Natalie

January 6, 2024

Thank you, I have a big day today and this helped center me and focus me on even bigger things than what this day holds.

Karen

November 30, 2023

Thank you for this wonderful meditation. Just before I started it, I received a message that was somewhat frustrating at the beginning of my day! So, today will be a day of focusing on just two things that will lead to more heart centered and energetic day. While I may be struggling at the moment, I am going to take the next half hour , as I go outside and come up with two things that will help me release that message into the universe and resent my focus. This meditation helps me do that. Otherwise I would let it fester all day, perhaps even feel a bit left out from what happened. However, because of you in this meditation, I will rise above and remember that I can flip the script and make another choice. Namaste.

Danilyn

November 16, 2023

I am creating a life that I love. πŸ₯Ίthank you for today's beautiful practice.

Ocean

November 7, 2023

What a lovely and inspiring meditation! Thank youπŸ’–

Mary

October 30, 2023

A gentle yet highly intentional guided morning meditation. Perfect way to start the week.

Tom

September 15, 2023

That was a really encouraging start in the morning to not just get stuff done but guide my energies towards my fulfillment.

Erin

September 12, 2023

Lovely delivery. Good reminder to be intentional in a manageable way.

Cheryl

September 4, 2023

Wow! How simple for me to commit to 2 actions each day that will result in a life that I love. Beautiful!

Amanda

August 9, 2023

Wonderful. Thank you for inspiring me to create life that I desire. Bead by bead. πŸ“Ώ x

Kathleen

June 23, 2023

This was a beautiful meditation. The music enhanced the whole experience. Thank you.

Donna

June 19, 2023

Ths is what meditation is. So very nice. Thank you for your guidance. Namaste.

Donne

June 13, 2023

What an inspiring way to start my day. I loved your voice, your message and your music. I will definitely listen again. Thank you πŸ™

Lisa

May 8, 2023

A peaceful and positive meditation to start a new day. Thank you. πŸ™β€οΈ

Jonathan

April 27, 2023

You have a lovely presence and voice. Thank you for your gentle guidance.

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