Transcript

Daily morning meditation with Marika

28 April 2024
Transcript

The following is a guided meditation.

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<Silence>.
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Good morning and welcome toyour daily morning meditation
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to start your day with aclear mind and a happy heart.
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Let's begin the day byfinding a comfortable seated
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position.
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Be it on the ground orseated in your bed still.
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Let's close down your eyes.
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Gently roll your shouldersand find a comfortable
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place to rest your hands.
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Allow any tension torelease from your body.
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Relax and just settle into your body.
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Inhale and letting everything go.
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Pay attention to your breath,
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the sounds around you,
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the temperature of the air.
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Allow yourself to findstillness this morning,
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becoming aware of the stillness, the slow,
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and the calm within you.
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Allow yourself to turn inward.
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Turn into what you are feelingin your body this morning.
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Simply noticing what you feel,
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not judging,
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not blaming or predicting what will come.
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Just taking this moment tonotice how your body and your
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mind are feeling.
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Inhale and exhale,
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not worrying about the dayor what is yet to come.
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Simply allowing yourselfthis time to find stillness
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and to be with yourself,
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allowing yourself spaceto be just with your body.
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Inhale and exhale.
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Letting your body fully relax.
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Letting go of any thoughts that come up.
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Simply notice them, andthen return to your body.
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Return to your breath.
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While we cannot controlwhat happens to us today,
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and we cannot controlevery part of our life,
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we can control how we respond,
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how we choose to show up. Today,
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we can choose to show up withlove regardless of how our day
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goes.
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We can choose to be kindto ourself and kind to
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others. When challenges arise
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today, choose love today,
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choose kindness.
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Inhale and exhale.
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Noticing what it feelslike to choose love.
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Noticing what it feelslike to choose kindness.
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What would it feel like ifeven the dark parts of you
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you showed love?
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What happens even if theparts of you you do not love?
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You showed kindness.
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Inhale and exhale.
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Noticing how this feels in your body.
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How would your day feel if youshowed up with love and kindness?
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Love and kindness foryourself and for others?
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Today is a fresh start,
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regardless of whathappened yesterday. Today,
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you can choose differently.
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Inhale and exhale.
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Notice your own stillness,
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the stillness within you.
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Take a moment now tovisualize your day unfolding.
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How is it that you wish toshow up for yourself today?
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What is it that you want to achieve today?
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Simply watch your day unfold.
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Not getting caught up inthe details or the what ifs.
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Simply watch how you movethrough your day with presence,
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knowing that you can handlewhatever challenges come your way,
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knowing that you can approachthem with love, kindness,
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and confidence.
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Breathe in and let it go.
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Now, bringing yourself backinto your physical body,
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feeling into your fingertipsand into your toes.
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No matter how your day goes today,
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remind yourself that you alwayshave stillness within you
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that you can access this piecewhenever you need it today,
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that it is with you at all times.
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Slowly open your eyes andbring yourself back into
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the space around you.
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Take a moment to thankyourself for showing up today,
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for putting yourself first,and for finding time for you.
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Have a beautiful rest of your day.