Happiness with Rasath1

Meditation begins with a deep relaxation technique and then focuses on happiness.

Transcript

Hey everybody,

It's Peekout here in Singapore and I am so excited today.

Yesterday was my birthday and I found that I was thinking a lot about happiness and what that means to me and how we can maybe fake it till we make it,

You know,

Try and attract more happiness into our lives.

So today I have a guest with me,

I have my daughter with me during this guided meditation.

She's going to be helping out a little bit and you'll understand why in a second,

But for now let's go ahead and get into a comfortable seated or relaxed position laying on your back.

So choose whichever one is most comfortable,

Make sure you're free from distractions.

You're in a quiet place where you can focus on my voice and we'll get started.

So as always we'll start with our deep relaxation so we can really bring our body into the present and focus on our breathing and to relax so that we can calm our mind down and focus on the meditation afterwards.

So when you're ready in your comfortable position,

If you're seated make sure that you have room to stretch.

If you're laying down,

Make sure you're resting on your back with your arms by your side,

Get stretched out and let's begin.

So starting with our toes,

I want you to stretch your toes out as far as they'll go.

Stretch,

Stretch.

Now I want you to scrunch up your toes.

You probably feel your knuckles crack a little bit,

But scrunch them up tighter and relax.

Next I want you to work your calf muscles.

So I want you to flex your feet and feel your calf muscles tighten up a little bit.

Flex them toward the floor or the walls,

Whichever one you're facing.

Now flex them the other way towards you as close as possible.

Tighten them up and relax.

Now I want you to move up your leg a little bit and we're going to work on your thighs,

Your hamstrings,

Your quads.

Now I want you to tighten,

Tighten and relax.

I want you to gently roll your legs from side to side and forget about it.

Now I want you to take a deep breath.

We're going to work on your abdomen.

Take a deep breath in through your nose.

Fill your stomach up with air.

Feel it really tight and when you're ready,

Gush out your mouth.

I don't know,

Try it one more time.

Take a deep breath.

Fill your stomach up as hard as it go,

Like you ate too much and now gush out.

Very good.

We're going to move up to your chest.

So now I want you to take another deep breath in through your nose and puff out your chest.

Hold it,

Hold it and gush out.

Very good.

Next,

We're going to work up to your shoulders.

So I want you to bring your shoulders up to your ears.

Up to your ears,

Tighter,

Tighter and relax.

Now I want you to turn your neck and stretch your neck a little bit.

The first thing I want you to do is drop your chin to your chest and I want you to make a half or a quarter circle over to your left shoulder.

Trace a big quarter circle all the way up to your left shoulder.

You should be looking over your left shoulder.

If you're laying down,

Try and bring your ear as close to the floor as possible and then just sit there for a moment.

Feel that nice stretch in your neck.

Alright,

When you're ready,

Trace a half circle from that shoulder all the way down towards your chin again and then all the way up to your right shoulder.

Again try and get your ear as close to the floor as possible or make sure you're looking over your right shoulder.

Hold it there for a moment for that nice stretch on the other side of your neck and then return to center and relax.

Next thing I want you to do is look all the way up,

Roll your head back all the way up,

Looking at the ceiling.

Feel the back of your neck scrunch up a little bit and return to center.

I don't know about you but I had a really bad migraine.

My eyes were hurting so let's work on our eyes.

With your head centered,

I want you to look straight forward and we're going to trace a clock.

You ready?

Roll your eyes all the way up to where 12 o'clock would be.

We're going to go clockwise first and slowly I want you to trace 1,

2,

3,

4,

5,

6,

7,

8,

9,

10,

11,

12.

Center your eyes and close just for a moment.

Alright let's do the other side.

Ready?

Open your eyes and center.

Roll your eyes all the way up to 12 o'clock one more time and we're going to go counter clockwise this time,

All the way up to 11,

10,

9,

8,

7,

6,

5,

4,

3,

2,

1,

Back to 12.

Slowly center your eyes and close.

Hopefully you felt your eyes stretch just a little bit.

You ready?

We're going to warm up our eyes for a little bit.

So I want you to bring your hands together or on your lap and rub your hands as fast as possible.

Rub them together.

I want you to feel that heat in your hands.

Faster faster until you feel hot on your hands.

And when you feel that nice good heat I want you to stop and cup your eyes and let your eyes rest in that dark warmth from your hand.

That warmth radiating from your palms should be very soothing to your eyes right now.

This is something you can do anywhere.

If you're sitting at work and you feel a little strained a little bit you can roll your eyes and then generate that heat in your palms and cup your eyes.

As you feel that heat dissipate I want you to bring your hands back to your sides and let's work on our hands.

I want you to stretch your fingers out as far as they will go.

Scrunch them up into a fist tighter.

I want you to lift your arm at the elbow towards your shoulder.

Relax that bicep tighten it up and drop it relax.

For a little while let's watch our breathing.

Watch your breath go in and out.

Notice how long it takes to breathe in and then breathe out again.

Your body should feel relaxed and calm.

Enjoy the moment.

Enjoy how that your body feels.

You should feel a little more rested a little more limber.

As you slowly bring your body to the present I want you to empty your mind.

I want you to focus on your breathing in and out in and out.

We're talking about happiness today in the easiest way that I found to bring about happiness to pull it out of your inside is to laugh.

So the reason I have a guest with me today is because I need help bringing out your laughter bringing out that happiness.

So my daughter is going to help because I know the most contagious type of laughter is a child's laughter.

This is something you can try at home just out of the blue and you can see who else ends up joining you.

But today we're going to do it in a controlled environment where it's just you and see if we can bring that laughter that happiness out from deep within your belly.

So I'm going to ask my little guest here to bring a big smile to her face.

As you smile that big grin you should feel your eyes crinkle up a little.

You should feel your cheeks tighten up a little.

Breathe out.

With that big smile on your face I want you to take a deep breath in through your nose.

Hold it and gush out your mouth.

No stress here.

No worries.

No fears.

No doubt.

Think about that beautiful smile on your face.

Some of you may be smiling with just your lips.

Some of you may be grinning with your teeth showing.

It doesn't matter.

Smile.

Enjoy that smile the way it feels on your face.

Now I'm going to ask my helper to laugh.

Any kind of laugh.

A silly laugh.

A happy laugh.

Ready?

Let's laugh.

One more time.

Ready?

Take a deep breath.

And instead of gushing out your breath I want you to laugh.

Ready?

Deep breath in and out.

And out.

And out.

And out.

And out.

And out.

And out.

And out.

And out.

And out.

And out.

And out.

And out.

And out.

And out.

And out.

And out.

And out.

And out.

And out.

And out.

And out.

And out.

Now that was a giggle I think we can do better.

You ready?

Take a deep breath.

And.

One more time.

Take a deep breath and laugh.

Getting easier.

One more time,

A deep breath and it may feel strange,

But it's good for you.

It should elevate your mood.

It should make you want to smile more.

Call up anything,

Call up any memory you have where you laughed,

Really laughed.

It's the best medicine and it is quite contagious.

So one more time,

We're going to smile big,

Deep breath in,

Hold it for a minute and laugh.

So back to your meditation itself.

I'm glad you laughed and with a little practice it'll get easier and easier just to laugh,

Just for the sake of laughing.

But for now,

Close your eyes and focus on the way your smile spreads across your face.

Focus on those happy moments in your life,

That real joy.

We don't take enough time to enjoy the little things in our lives,

To marvel at the little things in our lives.

That's actually why I brought this particular guest on to our show tonight.

Watching her reminds me how much there is to be grateful for,

How much there is to enjoy.

It really is the simple things,

The simple things make up a great life.

Let your face relax into that smile.

Slowly watch over your body and see how relaxed your body feels.

Just be,

Enjoy the moment,

Enjoy your breathing,

Enjoy this rested state.

It is that easy to be happy.

Continue focusing on your breathing.

Keep breathing.

Life is meant to be enjoyed.

Slowly bring your mind back to your body and go ahead and do that stretch,

The one you love so much before you get out of bed in the morning.

Stretch any way you want.

Stretch your legs,

Curl up,

One arm,

Both arms,

Whatever you feel like doing.

Just stretch,

Bring your blood back towards all your body.

Take a deep breath and I want you to sigh.

And as you slowly wake your body up,

Let that big beautiful grin spread across your lips and enjoy the moment.

Om Shanti Shanti Shanti.

Reviews

Nice, and easy to follow! Thank you!🙏

Another excellent one. Thank you! I took a laughing clinic a few years back. This reminded me of that and how when you laugh, it does indeed make you feel happy.

Lovely sweet moment that makes it happen 🙏🏻

Thank you for the laughter. Shanti. 🙏

Lovely children’s laughter!

I enjoyed this sooo much and thank you for sharing such a delightful guest. This meditation is perfect for anytime.

I have meditated with this twice Ana it truly uplifts the spirit. Your daughter is adorable and you have a calm sweet yet strong presence. Thank you. Namaste

Fabulous, thank you !!

Wasn’t sure at first it was for me but I quite enjoyed it and had big happy smile on my face at end and still do. Thank you

Wonderful! Definitely improved my state of mind. Very helpful. Thank you 🙏💕

Very enjoyable! I actually felt happier! Ty!!

Beautiful way to start the day

There is no such things as a bad meditation..it may not be what you expected or what you came for but we were brought here for a reason. Thank you for the laughs!!!

Excellent reminder that sometimes you just have to laugh 😂🙃🤗
Thanks to you both! Namaste 🙏🏼

Sacred laughter, daughter love
Smiling face, inspired from above

A well executed meditation, both on relaxation and laughter! Thank you for your daughter's presence...it was a delight to hear her laughter and join in! Will listen again!

Positively positive.

Simply Beautiful. 💗 ...Namaste 🙏🏿