2024 - Week 20 - Take A Breath

Why Struggle? Podcast w Barbara J. Faison

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2024 - Week 20 - Start with A Breath

CHECK OUT THE NATIONAL MEDITATION PLAYLIST ON YOUTUBE

This is a podcast about starting with one breath as the foundation for being present.

Here’s a quick story about this week’s podcast. I received a download in bed yesterday morning and created a note in my OneNote file on my phone. Last night as I was about to email it to myself to review, I accidentally deleted it. Soooo… I went back to see what I was talking about for National Meditation Month last year and I think this is what needed to be shared. No, I know this is what needed to be shared.

Enjoy this encore podcast of week 20 from 2023. And you also get an opportunity for a brief breathwork practice. I hope you enjoy it! I did pull a card so be sure to listen for the card in the moment.

I would say we are back into the business of the” busyness” of life after the pandemic. Time is a premium for most of us and we all have the ability to make choices about where and how we spend our time. When I say that I use my voice to heal, educate and inspire as a voice talent, meditation guide and trainer, I usually get a few responses like:
“I could never meditate, I can’t stop my mind.”

“Meditation is so hard.”

“I don’t have time to meditate.”

“People tell me I have a great voice.”

“I’ve always wanted to be a voice actor.”

“I want to learn to meditate, I just don’t know where to start.”

Meditation is a practice. Think about a snow globe. When you shake it up, eventually the snow settles to the bottom, that’s what meditation feels like. The thoughts in your mind begin to settle more and more with practice. There are still days my mind has thoughts swirling around and around, and other days I feel very settled. It’s still practice.

I really tried to do the 30 minute meditation practice. It didn't work for me. I started doing 10 - 15 minute meditations where I would sit on my own and that worked much better.

Sometimes we just need a place to start. Let’s start where you are. Breathing is the foundation for a meditation practice. Enjoy this five minute breathing practice that can be done anytime and help with calming your nervous system and focusing on the present moment.

Here's the link on my YouTube channel in case you want to listen another time. - https://youtu.be/s4yg_Msvqoc

Please let me know how you did with the five minute breathing practice. Leave a comment where you are listening to this podcast. You can also email me at [e-mail]. And if social media is better for you, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram, are best.

I hope you will check out my National Meditation Month playlist to try some of the meditations and short practices out there. I have over 40 on the list. Just pick a day and go for it. Leave a comment or post and emoji if you joined me.

If you want to join the Breathe with Barbara LIVE session for tonight we start at 8 pm eastern. You can register on my website at barbarafaison.com/store/ live meditation, you can also use MONEY for 10% off your order as a promo code.

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