Jason Mraz: Finding the energy we need, all around us
Meditative Story
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4.6 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 27 November 2023
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
In 2009, Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Jason Mraz is having one of the busiest years of his life. A nonstop tour schedule and monotonous daily routine have completely drained him of the energy he needs to create — the one thing that gives him the most joy. In this episode, Jason shares how an opportunity to disconnect on a four-day hike through the Peruvian Andes is just what he needs to remind himself that there is an infinite source of energy all around us.
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| 0:00.0 | This entire day has been uphill. |
| 0:17.0 | This entire day has been uphill. |
| 0:24.0 | Hours and hours of climbing. |
| 0:31.0 | The trail looks like a staircase that goes all the way up to the heavens, to infinity. |
| 0:37.4 | The steps are made of large stones, hand carved, hand-la-laid, most of them by a centuries-old civilization. |
| 0:42.5 | I can't see where they stop. When life gets busy, it can be hard to find the energy to do anything, even the things we really love. |
| 1:06.8 | That's what Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Jason Marz discovers during one of the busiest years of his life. |
| 1:15.1 | Exhausted, depleted and drained, he's unable to enjoy the fruits of his hard-earned success. |
| 1:22.6 | In this episode, Jason shares how stepping away from his busy life reminds him that the energy he needs is actually all around him. |
| 1:33.3 | In this series we combine immersive first-person stories, breathtaking music and mindfulness prompts, |
| 1:43.3 | so that we may see our lives reflected back to us |
| 1:46.4 | in other people's stories. And that can lead to improvements in our own inner lives. |
| 1:54.4 | From Wait What, this is meditative story. |
| 2:00.6 | I'm Rohan, and I'll be your guide. The body relaxed. |
| 2:24.3 | The body breathing. |
| 2:29.3 | Your sense is open. |
| 2:32.3 | Your mind. Open. Your mind. |
| 2:34.8 | Open. |
| 2:37.5 | Meeting the world. |
| 2:49.2 | My gaze is fixed on the path in front of me. |
| 2:56.6 | The ground is a little muddy, with uneven stone steps embedded in the trail. |
| 2:59.6 | The stones are slick with moisture. |
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