Breathing Technique To Calm Anxious Thoughts, Day 3 Loneliness Project

Daily Meditation Podcast

Mary Meckley

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Alternative Health

4.1 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2021

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

"I've been able to tame my anxiety since I started meditating with you in January 2020. Even though I'm meditating while listening to the podcast, I feel connected to others who are listening with me." ~ Emily from Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada Even before the pandemic, loneliness was considered to be an epidemic. Loneliness doesn't necessarily have to do with other people. You can feel quite content by yourself but you may feel alone in a crowd. You may even feel lonely with loved ones around you. Loneliness is more about feeling connected with others, yourself, and the world. Explore ways to feel more connected with meditation techniques all week long. You're invited to join our Combatting Loneliness Challenge. Begin a new journey by trying something new, or reaching out to someone who needs help.

This is day 2 of a 7-day meditation series, Loneliness Project, episodes 2439-2445.

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Combatting Loneliness Quest

This week, connect with something that fuels your passion. As you do so, you may encounter like-minded people who share a similar passion.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	This is Episode 2441 of the Daily Meditation Podcast.
0:07.4	I'm Mary Mechley and welcome to Day 2 of our series.
0:12.3	We're exploring this week.
0:14.4	This week we have a theme that many of you can relate to all around the world.
0:21.4	And that is loneliness.
0:24.9	The theme is loneliness project where you are on a quest to connect.
0:33.4	Now connection is the main reason people feel lonely.
0:38.8	In fact, loneliness is considered by a former US surgeon general to be the most prevalent
0:49.9	pathology of our time.
0:53.3	Health experts call loneliness an epidemic that will escalate as the population ages.
1:02.0	It is estimated that almost half of Americans of all ages report feeling lonely or isolated.
1:11.2	These are statistics from the United States, but you can imagine that they stand true
1:19.2	all around the world as we continue to endure a global pandemic.
1:25.9	So what to do about loneliness?
1:29.6	You may find that for you, connection has to do with being alone.
1:39.3	You may prefer to be alone.
1:41.5	You might feel connected in other ways.
1:44.2	You might have an animal.
1:46.5	You might get together with friends and family, but for the most part, you're enjoying being
1:52.5	alone.
1:53.5	I've heard from many of you letting me know that you are so happy to be working from home
2:00.5	alone.
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