Mental Clarity, Day 7 Loneliness Project

Daily Meditation Podcast

Mary Meckley

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Alternative Health

4.1 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2021

⏱️ 13 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

"This week, I noticed how much I compare myself to others. I find this greatly contributes to feelings of loneliness. When I look at my alone time as a special time to do self-care or to explore something new, I find I don't feel alone at all. I feel invigorated."

~ Mia from Orlando, Florida

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

YOUR WEEKLY CHALLENGE

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.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR THE BETTER HELP APP!

There is such strength in reaching out to others for support, especially as we continue to navigate life during a pandemic.

You are never alone. Support is at your fingertips with the Better Help app where highly trained counselors await you.

Within 48 hours you are connected with a counselor to help you manage loneliness, anxiety, sleep, relationships, or even help when you need to make an important decision. All from the comfort of your home!

You can receive 10% off your first month of support on the Better Help app by visiting BetterHelp.com/dailymeditation. Support is waiting for you!

MEDITATION TECHNIQUES:

Day 1: Visualization

Day 2: Affirmation

Day 3: Breathing Technique

Day 4: Mudra Technique

Day 5: Chakra Technique

Day 6: Layer Meditation Techniques

Day 7: Reflection + Introspection

SHARE YOUR MEDITATION JOURNEY WITH YOUR FELLOW MEDITATORS

Let's connect and inspire each other! Please share a little about how meditation has helped you by reaching out to me at Mary@SipandOm.com or better yet -- direct message me on https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om. We'd love to hear about your meditation ritual!

WAYS TO SUPPORT THE DAILY MEDITATION PODCAST

SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss a single episode. Consistency is the KEY to a successful meditation ritual.

SHARE the podcast with someone who could use a little extra support.

I'd be honored if you left me a podcast review. If you do, please email me at Mary@sipandom.com and let me know a little about yourself and how meditation has helped you. I'd love to share your journey to inspire fellow meditators on the podcast!

SURVEY: Help us get to know more about how best to serve you by taking our demographics survey:

https://survey.libsyn.com/thedailymeditationpodcast

All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to Mary@sipandom.com.

FOR DAILY EXTRA SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE PODCAST

Each day's meditation techniques are shared at:

sip.and.om Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om/
sip and om Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/SipandOm/

SIP AND OM MEDITATION APP

Looking for a little more support? If you're ready for a more in-depth meditation experience, allow Mary to guide you in daily 30-minute guided meditations on the Sip and Om meditation app. Give it a whirl for 7-days free! Receive access to 2,000+ 30-minute guided meditations customized around a weekly theme to help you manage emotions. Receive a Clarity Journal and a Slow Down Guide customized for each weekly theme.

2-Week's Free Access on iOS

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sip-and-om/id1216664612?platform=iphone&preserveScrollPosition=true#platform/iphone

All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to Mary@sipandom.com.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Shopify.
0:03.0	That's what I hear when I make another sale on Shopify.
0:07.0	The all-in-one commerce platform that allows you to start, run and grow your business.
0:12.0	Shopify is revolutionising millions of businesses worldwide.
0:17.0	So sign up for a £1 per month trial period at Shopify.co.uk
0:23.0	Ask podcast 23 all lowercase and take your business to the next level today.
0:30.0	Welcome to episode 2445 of the Daily Meditation Podcast.
0:37.0	I'm Mary Mechley and I'm honoured to be your guide today as you settle yourself down and meditate.
0:45.0	In today's Reflection Meditation to give you some mental clarity regarding our theme.
0:53.0	Our theme this whole week has been about managing loneliness.
0:59.0	You've been exploring a loneliness project where you've had the challenge where every day you reach out and connect.
1:09.0	And you can connect in many ways.
1:12.0	You can connect with yourself because maybe you enjoy actually being alone.
1:18.0	You find a lot of clarity and fulfillment being alone.
1:22.0	You might have a lot of interactions with people throughout the day.
1:27.0	And so for you you feel lonely because you feel like you're losing touch with your inner truth.
1:35.0	You may feel as many people do these days isolated.
1:41.0	And you may feel a lack of connection especially because of the coronavirus pandemic we've been experiencing for coming up on two years.
1:52.0	You could be surrounded by people and loved ones but you still feel lonely because you don't feel like you share a similar passion or purpose in life.
2:04.0	And this can sometimes be a very debilitating type of loneliness because you can feel like something's wrong with you.
2:13.0	Know that meditation is one of the best ways to gain clarity as you navigate loneliness.
2:24.0	One point that kept coming up again and again as I was researching loneliness for this series was how loneliness can cloud your judgment.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Mary Meckley, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Mary Meckley and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.