Hurry Up And Meditate

“Your future depends on your dreams, so go to sleep.”  Mesut Barazany  Today's episode is designed to help you feel relaxed enough to fall asleep.  Hear some active tips to prepare for bedtime. 
Get comfy because I am going to walk you through a guided meditation written by Sean Fargo entitled, Total Body Relaxation for Sleep, that is going to send you floating on a cloud.  
It's time to Hurry Up And Meditate.

What is the advice you wished you had been given or listened to as a teen?  What guidance is relevant for the young people living in our world today?  This episode is partly an offering to any teens who might be listening to this podcast and partly a reflection and advice for my own inner child to remember and embrace.  

I recently came across an article by Elizabeth Spencer entitled, "17 Important Things Every Teenage Girl Needs To Hear From Her Parents".  This began an exploration into the topic and I really like how it came out.  I shared a few of Ms. Spencer's suggestions and added a few of my own.  There is a Guided Meditation at the end written by Sean Fargo about Believing In Yourself that is applicable for all ages.  Join me now.  It's time to Hurry Up And Meditate.  

Back by popular demand is this episode on candle gazing.  Enjoy! 

Focus is a superpower!  What you focus on will grow and where you lose focus can shrink.  Tune in to this episode of Hurry Up And Meditate for the best quote, affirmation, journal assignment and workday advice in alignment with focus. 

The meditation lesson is a candle gazing practice called Trataka.  Just a few of the many benefits of Trataka Meditation are improved memory, awareness and focus.  It is especially helpful to people who struggle with meditation but can be beneficial to meditators of all levels and for any amount of time.  

Stress can affect our emotions, bodies and how we behave, in lots of different ways. Sometimes when we are stressed, we might be able to tell right away.  At other times, we might keep going without recognizing the signs.  

This episode explores the signs, symptoms and effects of stress on our bodies and in our lives.  Learn to recognize and embrace any stressful elements.  Know that this too shall pass.

Guided Meditations are a tool in your Stress Management toolbox that you can use to help support you through a stressful time.  Today I will walk you through a guided meditation in which we will visualize stress as a storm.  I can’t wait to share it with you.  It’s time to Hurry Up And Meditate.

Imposter syndrome can arise when you feel like other people know more and are more qualified to do what you are doing.  Self-doubt and negative self-talk are the evidence that imposter syndrome is creeping into your life.  For me, I know I am feeling imposter syndrome when I am turning down opportunities that are within my capabilities, yet outside of my comfort zone.  

This episode comes complete with 6 tools to overcome imposter syndrome and a body scan guided meditation to help you overcome your insecurities and let you move forward.  At the end of the day, remember that you are the architect of your own life.  Let’s Hurry Up And Meditate!

You have chosen the topic Meditation for Anxiety because you are having anxious thoughts and feelings right now or you want to prepare yourself with tools on how to handle anxiety the next time it creeps back into your head.  Thank you for being self-aware and putting an action to your awareness.  

Anxious thoughts speed up your mind to what feels like 100 miles per hour.  Instead of trying to slam on the breaks and get completely silent all at once, let’s meet your thoughts where they are and give them a chance to slow down at a more realistic pace.

Your Meditation for Anxiety begins right now.  It’s time to Hurry Up And Meditate.

Can we mentally declutter our emotions the way we physically declutter a drawer?  Dumping everything out so you can see it, then sifting through and decide what to keep and what to let go of.   A critical step is addressing each item as you go along.  Avoid a build-up of junk.  

On the emotional side, if you are angry about an issue, you can journal to bring it to light and examine it.  Take the time to get curious about it.  Avoid a build up of anger.  Diffuse these emotions as you go.  Let’s use this guided meditation in an action to help process our emotions today in less than 30 minutes.  

It’s time to Hurry Up And Meditate.

After a meditation, I experience the benefits of a relaxed body and a clear-thinking mind.  Getting quiet and practicing meditation also helps me to tune into my intuition.  I use this inner voice to help guide my decisions throughout the day.   To achieve these benefits, I have to quiet my environment so I can mediate.  Tune in for tips and strategies on how to “get quiet” so you can Hurry Up And Meditate.  

There is no style and method of meditation that are “perfect”.  The only perfect meditation is the one that you’ve chosen for yourself to practice today.  Even when your meditation is messy and you have to come back to your mantra 100 times, it’s still perfect for this moment.  

Will you miss out on the benefits of meditation because you’ll make mistakes?   Will you have the courage to show up, let it be messy, and then keep practicing and making progress.  

Today, I choose to show up because I get to experience the benefits of meditation instead of waiting on the sidelines for perfection.

What does it mean to "send positive vibes"?  Is this a real thing? 

If so, can that be used in healing yourself or others?  On the other side of the coin, can negative thoughts slow or stop the healing process?  Together, we explore this topic.

This episode also includes 3 tips on how to stop a negative thought loop.  An awesome journal assignment on going complaint-free for a week plus a guided meditation for Self-Healing.  

You've made it this far, so let's keep going.  It doesn't take long to Hurry Up And Meditate.