Embodying Joy: Cultivate Gratitude And Joy Anytime

In this short practice, Marissa invites you to pause and embody joy and gratitude. By reflecting on a joyful memory and visualizing it in vivid detail, you can reconnect with those positive emotions. As you invite a smile to your face and expand it through your whole body, you’ll feel a wave of joy and relaxation. This practice reminds you that you can access joy and gratitude anytime, anywhere, whenever you need a moment of uplift.

Transcript

Wherever you are and whatever you're doing,

I invite you to pause for a moment,

To take a breath,

Feel your feet on the ground.

I invite you to reflect on a time when you felt happy and joyful.

Maybe several occasions come to mind.

Pick one.

Get really close to the experience.

Visualize it in your mind.

Where were you?

What did you see?

What were you doing or what was happening?

Were others present?

How did you feel at the time?

How did you feel emotionally?

How did you feel physically?

What was this experience like for you?

Did you feel joyful,

Connected,

Easeful,

Relaxed,

Loved,

Excited,

Energetic,

Amazed,

Proud,

Hopeful,

Confident,

Thankful,

Inspired,

Or something else?

How did you feel?

What was it like?

Name some emotions or body sensations that were present.

And invite these feelings to be with you now.

Invite in a smile to your whole face,

Your whole face smiling,

Your lips and mouth and eyes and forehead.

Your smiling from the inside.

Your whole head and face is radiating a smile.

A relaxed,

Joyful smile.

And imagine a big smile spreading across your chest,

Opening up your heart space,

Allowing your shoulders to drop.

And now allow the smile to embody your whole being so that every inch of your body from your head to your toe is smiling.

And go back and invite in a reflection of that joyful time while you're smiling.

Smiling to the experience,

Smiling with the experience,

Smiling with your experience right now.

And notice how this feels right at this moment.

Breathe with your smiling body,

Allowing your smiling body to breathe with you.

Relax here in this joyful,

Smiling body for however long you'd like.

Also remembering that you can access this joy anytime,

Anywhere,

Whenever and wherever you'd like,

Just by setting that intention.

Take good care and be well.