Staying insightful, playful, and alert by Rohan Gunatillake
Meditative Story
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🗓️ 1 April 2024
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
This April Fool’s Day, Rohan embraces the sense of play that exists in all of us, designing a unique meditation to foster a feeling of alertness on this day of pranks. He then invites you to take on the mantle of the wise fool, that all-seeing court jester who upends convention and ensures that we all see the world through a brighter lens.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi listeners it's Rohan. As you know, sleep is a crucial component of taking care of our mental health. |
| 0:07.0 | If you find yourself lying awake at night, I want to recommend a podcast that will help guide you to sleep. |
| 0:14.0 | It's called Sleep Meditation for Women and the show works for people of all gender |
| 0:19.5 | identities. Each episode features a 20 to 30 minute meditation, like the ones we share on meditative |
| 0:26.2 | story that will help you wind down. |
| 0:29.8 | The show offers various topics and visualizations, including body healing and relaxation, |
| 0:35.8 | nature-focused visualizations, and so much more. |
| 0:40.4 | Check it out as you get ready for bed tonight. |
| 0:43.0 | You can find sleep meditation for women wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:49.0 | Today we have a solo meditation for you, based on one of my favorite days of the year |
| 0:55.9 | Which explores the value of learning through playfulness |
| 1:13.0 | My My father's birthday was April the 1st, so that day always had a double meaning for me when I was growing up. I celebrated the man and father, of course, |
| 1:16.0 | but given that the 1st of April is known as April Fool's Day around the world, |
| 1:21.0 | I also loved commemorating the art of the prank. |
| 1:25.0 | Having over the years dug into the history of April Fool's Day, |
| 1:30.0 | there are many varied accounts claiming to be its origin, which I guess is rather fitting. |
| 1:37.5 | One of my favorites is that back in the 1500s, the calendar would change not on January 1st, but April 1st. |
| 1:45.0 | And people who hadn't realized it would be called April Fools. |
| 1:49.0 | And in France they'd be called April's Fish, |
| 1:52.0 | and little fish paper all otherwise would be tagged |
| 1:55.6 | onto their backs without their knowing. |
| 1:58.5 | So that to this day a prank is called a Poisson or Fish, Davriel. |
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