Quick Quieting Technique, Day 3: "Meditation for Modern Living:: A 7-Day Plan"

Daily Meditation Podcast

Mary Meckley

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Alternative Health

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🗓️ 6 August 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Your breath is a powerful tool for instant relaxation. By focusing on your inhale and exhale, you can quickly calm your mind and body. Here's a simple technique:

Meditation:

Find a quiet space: Even a few moments of solitude can make a difference.
Focus on your breath: Close your eyes and gently bring your attention to your breath. Feel the rise and fall of your chest or belly.
Deep, slow breaths: Inhale deeply through your nose, hold for a few seconds, and exhale slowly through your mouth.
Mindful observation: Notice the sensations in your body as you breathe. Let go of any tension or stress.

WELCOME TO THIS WEEK'S GUIDED MEDITATION SERIES

This seven-day meditation series is designed to help you navigate the demands of modern life. By incorporating mindfulness and self-care practices into your daily routine, you'll cultivate resilience, reduce stress, and enhance overall well-being. Each day focuses on a specific aspect of modern life, offering tools and techniques to find balance and inner peace.

This is episode 3 of this week's 7-day meditation series, "Meditation for Modern Living: A 7-Day Plan" episodes 3163-3169.

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: Stop Being Busy

Go on a "You're no longer busy!" Quest. This week, whenever you become aware of the tendency to tell someone that you're busy -- stop! Instead, tune into the present moment and Consider what you are doing, why you are doing it, and share what is true about what you're doing. Of course - employ situational awareness!

A DIFFERENT MEDITATION TECHNIQUE EVERY DAY FOCUSED ON A WEEKLY THEME:

Get ready for an exciting journey with a new meditation technique daily, perfectly tailored to the week's theme! Infuse these powerful practices into the most stressful moments of your day to master difficult emotions. These dynamic techniques will help you tame the "monkey mind," keeping your thoughts from interrupting your meditation and bringing peace and focus to your life.

FREE TOOLS:

For free meditation tools to help you meditate please head over to my website at www.SipandOm.com, and there you'll find free resources to help you on your Meditation Journey.

Enjoy access to more than 3,000 guided meditations without ads on the Sip and Om app. Try it for 7 days of free access to the full app!

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**All of the information shared on this podcast is for your enjoyment only. Please don't consider the meditation techniques, herbal tea information, or other information shared by Mary Meckley or any of her guests as a replacement for any medical or psychological treatment. That being said, please enjoy any peace, energy, or clarity you may experience as you meditate.

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 3,165 of the Daily Meditation Podcast. I'm Mary Meckley and I welcome you and honor you to day three of the series we are exploring this week.
0:19.1	The theme is meditation for mindful modern day living and you are being guided in a seven day plan
0:31.4	on how to meditate and I'm sharing with you ways you can take your
0:38.8	meditation ritual deeper to really begin to immerse yourself in stillness.
0:46.4	And I'm also sharing with you quick ways to calm your mind and body.
0:53.0	I always start with insight, daily insight that explores the week's theme and then
1:00.1	you're guided in a meditation.
1:03.0	Make sure you subscribe and share this meditation
1:07.5	because you never know who may need
1:11.2	a little more peace and energy in their life.
1:14.0	And also, I want to share with you as your insight for today
1:19.4	how meditation is not a fad or a trend that will eventually go away.
1:28.0	It has evolved into a regular discipline just like fitness.
1:35.9	Now you may or may not remember
1:38.6	when probably 35 to 40 years ago. It was quite a novelty to have a fitness routine. People were
1:51.0	involved in sports and they would do certain things but there were not
1:56.0	gems that you could go to I remember when the very first fitness gym opened up in my community and I was so excited everyone was so excited
2:08.4	there were weight machines that everybody could learn how to use.
2:13.0	There were aerobics classes.
2:15.0	You may or may not remember the aerobics craze.
2:20.0	There have been all kinds of different versions of aerobics over the years but basically
2:27.2	this concept where you structure fitness as a discipline into your life. Well people now are well aware of how important
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