Harmony Within: The Transformative Power of Meditation and Poetry

Imagine a world where a simple breath could transform your entire day. Join us on a soothing journey to explore the profound power of deep breathing as an act of self-love and mindfulness. In this episode, we kick off with a guided meditation practice designed to help you find a tranquil space, free from distractions. We emphasize the magic of taking five full, deep breaths to calm the mind and body, setting the stage for a rejuvenating experience that enhances mental and emotional well-being. Through mindful awareness and gentle observation of your thoughts and surroundings, you'll learn to center yourself, creating a ripple effect of peace and relaxation.

As we progress, we delve deeper into the essence of self-love with a guided meditation and a heartfelt poem titled "Journey Inside Yourself." This chapter invites you to embrace your true worth and nurture your spirit with themes of self-discovery, strength, and rebirth. With the soothing resonance of the Neptune gong, we highlight the importance of creativity, vulnerability, and the courage to face your fears. Let the harmonious blend of meditation and poetry inspire and uplift your day, guiding you towards inner peace and personal growth.

Transcript

Speaker 1: 2:00

Thank you, good morning. This morning's guided meditation is on self-love. I invite you to get a pillow. Make a nest sit in your recliner, lay down in your bed. Make a nest sit in your recliner, lay down in your bed. Get a yoga mat lay down on the floor. Make yourself comfortable. You can pause this right here while you get those things for yourself.

Speaker 1: 2:49

Self-love meditation a powerful practice that can ease a racy mind. By drawing our attention to our innermost self, we find our source of inner peace and acceptance. Stressful thoughts gently diminish as we gain peace required to move forward with grace. Peace required to move forward with grace. If we do not allow the natural love for ourselves to be expressed, love does not reveal its beauty very often throughout each day of our lives. Get into a nice relaxing position, removing any distractions for the duration of the session. Take the very first action in self-love right now. Your ability to breathe in and out at will in all different kinds of ways. Our breath has literally been there our whole entire lives, changing as needed to the demand of exciting circumstances and following effortlessly when we are resting. Taking multiple full, deep breaths every day has proven to change our bodies and minds for the better. Take in five full, deep, deep breaths, ah, Ah, ah, ah Ah, holding it for a moment at the top and naturally exhaling. If we do not allow the natural love for ourselves to be expressed, love does not reveal its beauty very often throughout each day of our lives. Get into a nice relaxing position, removing any distractions for duration of the session.

Speaker 1: 4:46

Take the very first action in self-love right now. Your ability to breathe at will in all different kinds of ways. Our breath has literally been there our whole entire lives, changing as to the demand of exciting circumstances and flowing effortlessly when we are resting. Take multiple full and deep breaths every day is proven to change our bodies and minds for the better. Taking five full, deep breaths, holding it at the top for a moment and naturally exhaling the top for a moment and naturally exhaling.

Speaker 1: 5:34

One inhale a nice long, deep breath, expanding your belly and lungs as much as you can, hold it and exhale gently with relief. Two, exhaling fresh oxygen that will be supplied to your bloodstream, holding it to soak in and exhaling without any effort. Three inhale, feeling rejuvenated and invigorated by this breathing, hold it and exhale easily. Four inhale, noticing how breathing fully comes naturally for you, pausing to soak it in and exhale any tension or worry, and five inhaling fully is an act of self-love. Pausing to feel this love and exhale into complete relaxation, let your breath flow at a pace without any effort from you. Now Good. By doing this, you are proving you are capable of self-love. Sorry, deep breathing increases the supply of oxygen to your brain and stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system, sometimes referred to as a rest and digest system. By breathing deeply and often, you are commanding your body to rest, which relaxes and rejuvenates you. This is self-love in its simplest form, that anyone can do any time of the day.

Speaker 1: 7:03

Now let's honor ourself by relaxing the mind even further. Notice how your thoughts are rising in your mind, one after another. See them come, see them go. Some thoughts linger for some time and some thoughts only come for a split second. If you can really focus, you will even notice smaller thoughts, such as describing the world around you or labeling the things in your surroundings. Let your hearing become super alert now and try to focus on some sounds around you. Maybe you can hear the sound of your breath, can you hear the nature nearby, or perhaps cars passing by or people talking with each other. Just go from sound to sound, focusing on only one at a time. Now, stop focusing on any sound in particular and just allow all the noises around you to come in equally, and when you hear them, they almost act as tiny waves of relaxation, calming your mind. Good, your mind relaxes when you activate your senses on command. Let's use the power of your amazing visualization abilities to induce self-love. Begin imagining yourself full of abundance of self-love. Two inhaling fresh oxygen that will be supplied to your bloodstream, holding it to soak in and exhaling without any effort to holding it to soak in and exhaling without any effort. Three inhaling feeling rejuvenated and invigorated by this breathing. Hold it and exhale easily for inhale, noticing how breathing fully comes for you, naturally pausing to soak it in and exhale any tension or worry. And five inhaling fully as an act of self-love, pausing to fill this love and exhale into complete relaxation. Let your breathing flow at a pace without any effort from you now. Let your breathing flow at a pace without any effort from you now. Good, by doing this, you are proving that you are capable of self-love. Deep breathing increases the supply of oxygen to your brain and simulates the parasympathetic nervous system, and sometimes referred to as a rest and jive system. By breathing deeply and often, you are commanding your body to rest, which relaxes and rejuvenates you. This is self-love in its simplest form that anyone can do at any time of the day. Now let's honor ourselves by relaxing the mind even further, even further. Notice how your thoughts are rising in your mind, one after another. See them come and, see them go. Some thoughts linger for some time and some thoughts only come for a split second. If you can really focus, you will notice even smaller thoughts, such as describing the world around you or labeling the things in your surroundings that you're hearing. Become super alert now and try to focus on some sounds around you. Maybe you can hear the sound of your breath. Can you hear the nature nearby? Or perhaps the cars passing by? Are people talking with each other? Just go from sound to sound, focusing on only one at a time. Now stop focusing on any sound in particular and just allow all the noises around you to come in equally, and when you hear them, they almost act as tiny waves of relaxation, calming your mind. Good, your mind relaxes when you activate your senses on command.

Speaker 1: 11:36

Let's use the power of visualization abilities to induce self-love. Begin to imagine yourself full of abundance of self-love. See yourself now choosing healthy foods and cooking at home so you know all the ingredients you are putting into your body Vividly. See yourself eating well and when you eat well. See yourself enjoy these moments and you will feel the nutrition that your choices bring to you. Imagine now that you have a strong will to avoid junk foods and unhealthy drinks. See yourself in great detail, confidently saying no to these things. You feel very proud now when you avoid eating something. You feel very proud now when you avoid eating something unhealthy. Good eating healthy is an essential component in self-love.

Speaker 1: 12:43

Another form of self-love is observing your mental chatter. In order to have great self-love, you must expand. So hear yourself saying let's say that again. When I fully love myself, I am able to fully love others. Deciding to love myself is a wonderful agreement. Each day I allow love for myself grow more and more. I am worthy of love and I honor the joy that comes with it.

Speaker 1: 13:32

Deciding to love myself unconditionally, no matter what happens, feels wonderful. I deserve love and self-respect. My self-esteem grows along with my self-love and I love and accept everything about myself completely and always love myself. Today I love myself even more than yesterday. Truly loving myself is easy for me. The more I love myself, the better my entire health I have love. Every moment of my existence, every part of me that makes me who I am is accomplished with love. That makes me who I am is accomplished with love. I have unconditional love within me that overflows in abundance to those around me.

Speaker 1: 15:08

Great, now, gently open your eyes, eyes, take a fresh breath and know that, wherever you, and know that whenever you love yourself, you will find love. Thank you and namaste um, this meditation, this meditation, was a self love guided meditation. I hope you enjoyed and listen. I hope you have a great day. If you want to learn more about me, check out wwwjuliejulesmootcom. I have music where I play gongs and hand pans and Tibetan singing bowls available for purchase on Apple Music and Amazon Music. Thank you for listening. Hello, I wanted to play the Neptune gong for you this morning, so I hope you get a comfortable position, lie down and enjoy the sounds no-transcript.

Speaker 2: 27:16

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Speaker 1: 53:56

I wanted to share this poem Journey Inside Yourself. Good morning, I wanted to share this poem Journey Inside Yourself. Journey in within. I discover my true worth, opening doors to the treasures of my soul, unveiling layers of strength and rebirth, revealing a spirit that's destined to be whole, nurturing dreams, embracing my divine birth, enlightened by the whispers of my heart's call, gilding to the rhythm of my inner flame, empowered by the courage to stand tall, shavering, savoring the sweet taste of growth and change, empathy and love, my guiding lights.

Speaker 1: 54:36

Leaning into vulnerability, I find finding courage in the depths of my fears, exploring the depths of my creative mind, inspiring others as I wipe away their tears, nourishing my spirit, my passions intertwined, sailing through waves of doubt and despair, inward, seeking serenity and peace. Diving into the depths, unearthing my affair, escaping the shackles that once held, that once held me tight. Looking within, I find the strength to repair, for in this journey I unravel my true essence inside myself, there's the power to be harnessed, nurturing my spirit with self-love and presence. Determined, I embrace the journey to the end, exploring the depths of my limitless presence. Looking beyond the surface, I uncover fragments of wisdom seated in, seated in my core, inspiring me to rise to no-transcript.