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Daily Meditation Podcast

The Self-Aware Soul, Day 4: "Meditations for Self-Awareness and Reflection"

Daily Meditation Podcast

Mary Meckley

Behappy, Mental Health, Meditation, Anxiety, Sleep, Mindfulness, Alternative Health, Guidedmeditation, Health & Fitness, Focus

4.1 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

This meditation guides you to gently observe your thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations without judgment. It encourages you to become aware of your inner dialogue, recognizing patterns and triggers that influence your behavior. Through mindful presence, you'll gain deeper insights into your motivations, values, and beliefs, fostering greater self-understanding and acceptance.

YOUR MEDITATION JOURNEY DURING THIS WEEK'S SERIES

This is episode 4 of a 7-day meditation series titled, "Meditations for Self-Awareness and Self-Reflection" episodes 3262-3268. 

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: Awareness Accelerator Quest

Rapidly deepen your self-awareness through focused breathing. amplify your understanding of your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION TECHNIQUES:  

Day 1:  Becoming Self-Aware

Day 2:  Affirmation, "I am here."

Day 3:  Awareness Breath

Day 4:  Apana mudra for clarity

Day 5:  5th chakra for inner peace

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 [email protected] or better yet -- direct message me at https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om. We'd love to hear about your meditation ritual! 

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FOR DAILY EXTRA SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE PODCAST

Each day's meditation techniques posted at:

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.

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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 meditations are Mary Meckley's original copyrighted content unless otherwise stated, and may not be shared without her written permission.
 
RESOURCES
Music composed by Christopher Lloyd Clark licensed by RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, and also by musician Greg Keller.
 
I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU
I'd love your feedback! Please let me know how you're enjoying the meditations by leaving me a review on iTunes.
 
**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.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to episode 3,266 of the Daily Meditation Podcast.

0:07.2

I welcome you to day four of this week's series.

0:12.5

I'm Mary Meckley and I'm delighted to share with you the theme this week.

0:17.6

It's all about self-awareness and reflection. Increasing self-awareness is a journey

0:26.6

of understanding your thoughts, feelings, behaviors, your values, and your motivations. It's about

0:36.1

recognizing your strengths and your weaknesses. It's about recognizing your strengths and your weaknesses. It's about

0:40.3

being present with yourself, understanding what triggers certain emotional states, and

0:48.3

importantly, gaining insight into how you interact with the world. So I want to share with you a little breakdown

0:57.6

of effective strategies to increase self-awareness. After I share your insight for the day,

1:06.7

you're always guided in a meditation. And I'll go ahead now and introduce to you today's featured meditation technique,

1:16.8

which is the Apana Mudra.

1:20.6

So if you are new around here, I know many of you are just starting off,

1:25.9

learning how to meditate.

1:27.8

It was a New Year's resolution or goal you set for yourself.

1:32.8

And so you landed here on this podcast and you are in the right place.

1:38.3

So I always share with you insight so you learn about the rich tradition of meditation and yoga and its philosophies

1:48.3

as applied to your modern life, this ancient wisdom for your modern life. You're always

1:55.7

introduced to a new meditation technique every day.

2:05.7

Day four of a series, we always follow a weekly theme,

2:09.7

that we explore each week so all the techniques are customized for the week's theme.

2:11.6

Well, day four is always a mudra.

2:14.3

This is a way you position your hands and it's considered to stimulate a certain part of your

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