Welcome to Making Meditation,
10-minute meditations.
My name is Carrie.
The meditation theme for today is purpose.
Why?
Why do we do anything?
Purpose is the reason something exists or gets done.
Purpose guides life decisions,
Influences and shapes direction and creates meaning in our life.
It leads our work and our play,
Our longevity and well-being,
And it creates healthy connections with family,
Community and nature.
Purpose is unique and different for everyone.
It is why you do something and how you do it.
Our purpose may shift as we gain new wisdom and knowledge and evolve to the priorities of our own experiences.
Purposeful living is about recognizing your gifts,
Your passions and sharing them with the world.
It could be playing beautiful music,
Helping a friend solve a problem,
Bringing more joy to the lives of others or simply creating stillness.
It may be a larger-than-life work goal or a simple random act of kindness.
Living with purpose creates meaning through all of life.
Now settle yourself and we will begin the meditation sequence.
Taking a moment now to just settle and relax.
Close your eyes.
Together let's take three breaths.
On each exhale allow yourself to relax more and more.
Bring yourself into the present moment.
Allow the past to be the past and the future to be the future.
You are safe in this moment right now.
Place your attention on the top of your head and allow a deep sense of relaxation to cascade slowly down your face.
Feel your eyes become heavy.
Relax your jaw.
Soften your mouth and allow your tongue to sit comfortably in your mouth.
Allow your shoulders to drop away from your ears.
Completely relaxing your arms.
Release your stomach.
Feel your legs and feet become completely relaxed.
Now place your focus and awareness upon your breath.
Watching the inhale and the exhale of the breath.
Witnessing the rise and the fall of the chest.
Should you have thoughts or distractions just acknowledge them.
Allow them to drift slowly away and calmly return your attention back to the rise and the fall of your breath.
Take a moment now to contemplate the theme for today.
Thank you for joining Making Meditation Mainstream.
