Love Your Calm: Mini Meditations
Mini meditations to help you slow down and find your balance in this fast-paced world.
If you have been feeling stressed, overwhelmed or even disconnected, you're in the right place. If you are focusing on personal growth, committing to a consistent self-care plan, or even making an effort to reconnect with yourself, you're in the right place. Sometimes it feels like there isn’t enough time in the day to tend to your own needs. These short, soothing meditations can help.
Meditation doesn't have to be intimidating. Anyone can do it. Give it a try. Most of these meditations are around 8 minutes and will help you feel calmer. Relax into this award winning guided meditation podcast led by mental health therapist and coach, Hannah Castillo. You'll love the sense of calm that exists within.
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Love Your Calm: Mini Meditations
The Power of the Pause: A Meditation to Slow Down and Embrace the Moment
Hello and Welcome!
Life moves fast these days and it can be hard to take a breath.
This week's mini meditation reminds you to slow down and embrace the pause. It encourages you to reflect on how embracing the pause can help you to make space for clarity, choice and even renewal.
Give yourself a few minutes to fully embrace this pause. To relax into this space and reconnect with yourself.
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Hannah Castillo: Welcome to the Love Your Calm podcast. Mini meditations to help you slow down and find your balance in this fast paced world.
Hello and welcome.
Sometimes it feels like time moves by so quickly it can be hard to catch your breath to remember to stop and take a moment to check in with yourself.
This week's practice is focused on embracing the pause. It's a reminder to slow down to remember to check in with yourself.
Let's get started.
Begin by finding a comfortable position. Take any movements you may need and settle into a position that feels good for you today. If it feels safe for you, gently close your eyes or if you would prefer, maybe soften your gaze. Let's take one intentional breath here together. Inhale slowly, breathing in through your nose, feeling your stomach rise. Hold it for a moment and exhale completely, beginning to feel your body relax.
As you prepare for this practice, let your breath flow naturally here, finding its own rhythm and with each inhale, invite in a sense of peace and tranquility. With each exhale, let go of any stress or overwhelm, releasing it with the breath.
I invite you to bring your awareness to the idea of the pause. It seems like there's always something that needs done nowadays. Pausing can feel like a luxury, but taking the pause is actually a powerful practice that can help you reconnect with yourself and the present moment.
Take a moment to reflect on how a pause could help create space for clarity, choice, or even renewal. As you continue to breathe, think about pauses you can begin to incorporate into your routine. It can be as simple as taking a few deep breaths before starting the next task, allowing yourself to sit in silence for a moment or maybe even taking a break and stepping outside to feel the fresh air. Each pause serves as a gentle reminder to check in with yourself and your needs. And if any distractions arise during your pause, acknowledge them without any judgment. Understand that it's completely normal for the mind to wander and gently guide your focus back to your breath and your intention.
Give yourself permission to embrace the pause.
Take a couple of rounds of breath here on your own, fully embracing this pause.
And when you are ready, gently bring your awareness back to the space around you. Take any movements you may need and slowly, when it feels good for you, gently open your eyes. Carry this sense of presence and intention with you throughout your day, remembering that each pause is an opportunity to reconnect with yourself and to check in with what you may need in this moment.
Thank you for joining me for this week's short meditation. My name is Hannah and I'm so happy you're here that you've decided to spend a few minutes of your week here with me. If you enjoyed this practice, consider sharing it. Word of mouth is one of the best ways to help this small podcast continue to grow. Don't forget to hit, subscribe or follow wherever you're listening so you don't miss next week's episode.
And as always, thank you for helping me to spread the word that including a few minutes of meditation in your day really can make a difference.
Until next week...
