In this podcast birthday week bonus meditation Kelly records the evening practice she personally has been doing every night on maternity leave live to reflect on her day and unwind at night.
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Hello everyone! Welcome to this bonus episode of the MindFlow in Minutes podcast.
So, I'm technically still on maternity leave just for just a little bit longer,
maybe another week or so, at least that's what I planned. But I thought, you know what,
this morning I was like, it's birthday week, there's so much going on. I've never let a
birthday week go by without like some kind of fun celebration. So, I thought that I would just
kind of do a live meditation here. Both kids are currently sleeping, we will see what transpires
with that. So, we may only have a couple of minutes, but I thought I would kind of share
just like live the meditation that I've been doing in the evenings, kind of an evening reflection
meditation. And so, I wanted to share that here with all of you. And if I have time,
I also want to share my morning gratitude meditation that I've been doing. But again,
I hide in my closet, we'll see if the kids behave for just a few minutes here, but who knows. So,
go ahead and get comfortable, maybe create a long spine, close the eyes if you'd like.
Just take a moment to bring yourself into the space, bringing yourself into your body
and into this moment. Just giving yourself permission to be here right now and just
taking these next few minutes just to recap your day. We'll begin by taking a few big,
deep, easy breaths. So, just inhaling through the nose, then open mouth exhale,
just letting it all go. Go ahead and do this two more times. Inhaling through the nose and open
mouth exhale, just sigh it out, let it go. Last big inhale and exhale, signaling to your body
that it's okay to relax, it's okay to unwind. And then noticing any place where you're squeezing,
clenching, perhaps that's your jaw, maybe it's your forehead, perhaps you need to let your
shoulders just slide down your back, away from the ears. Just let the breath flow effortlessly
in and out of your body, just breathing slow and low, rhythmic, and just take a moment to reflect
on the day behind you. What happened today? What were the highlights? Was there anything that
happened today that perhaps you've forgotten about that was a special little delight? Now,
what in your day do you have to be grateful for? What happened or what did you acquire or do?
Maybe it was someone that came into your life today, gave you a hand, can be anything.
What happened today that you need and would like to be grateful for? What do you need to release
from the day? Maybe it's something that you're still holding on to, something that didn't go
according to plan or worry, maybe something that's causing tension for you. What do you need to
release from the day? And holding these things in your mind for a moment and then on your next exhale
just watch them dissolve and release and just be gone. Now reflecting on how the day made you feel.
How are you feeling in your body and in your mind and your heart right now? What contributed to these
feelings today? Is there anything that you would like to do differently tomorrow so you feel
differently? Or is there anything you'd like to repeat from today that you would like to carry
into tomorrow? And now taking one final moment of gratitude for another day of life, another day
on earth. No matter what that day was like, honoring the gift of another day with just a quick moment
of gratitude. And then taking a big deep breath in through your nose and open mouth exhale, sigh it out.
When you're ready just completing your evening reflection meditation.
Thank you so much for joining me for this.
