So you may know that I love to meditate to help clear my mind and get present. And I can vouch that it really does make you feel happier overall the more regularly you do it.
I am getting back into a regular practice myself, and so when Mayi from Heartmade asked me to say a little something about gratitude for her Life is Messy Bootcamp members, I thought about what would be most helpful from me to really get people into that state of thankfulness?
And so I put two of my loves together and recorded a guided meditation on gratitude! I wanted to share it here with you too:
It will lead you through some breathing and ask questions to get you thinking about all that you have, right here and now, within you and around you, to be truly grateful for.
Plus, I recorded some birdies in my backyard and around the hood that you'll hear in the background :)
So before you rush off on Thanksgiving travel plans, or if you need to step out of the thick of stressful holiday seasonness for a moment, I encourage you to take these 10 minutes for yourself to give it a listen. A little bit of thankfulness each day can shift your whole perspective of your life and the world around you!
I plan on creating more guided meditations like this around a variety of topics to have as a free resource for getting mo' mojo into your life! So let me know what you think, and if you'd like to hear more stuff like this!
And I can't leave without saying a big thank you to you all!! For sticking around and supporting me through the many changes on the blog over the past year. Your comments and emails and smiles and thank yous are really what keep me charged and plugging along. I appreciate each and every one of you reading this right now!
Happy Thanksgiving to my US readers and lots of happy gratitude to all of you! See you here next week!
<3 jena
Thanks for you! I'm one who has read for years and cheered you silently ... I can be bad about getting a comment in there. But all the same thankful for the space here you let me enjoy, hope you have a great holiday
Posted by: Emma Todd | Nov 21, 2012 at 03:50 PM
Aw, thank you so much Emma, for peeking out to say hello! I so appreciate those silent cheers- I have felt them :) Hope you have a great weekend and thanks again!
Posted by: Miss Modish | Nov 21, 2012 at 04:57 PM
Those ten minutes went so fast! Thanks Jena, I'm left feeling much more grateful and much more relaxed (for which i'm also grateful ;)) Have a great day. Looking forward to more guided meditation coming this way...
Posted by: Rachel | Nov 22, 2012 at 12:59 AM
I love the audio, thanks for sharing it! happy thanksgiving!
Posted by: Liz | Nov 22, 2012 at 02:54 PM
This is brilliant! Glad to have another meditation ways found here. Love it.
Posted by: Jeane M. | Nov 27, 2012 at 01:39 AM
Yay! Thanks so much for trying it out- I so appreciate it! And happy that it helped. I will definitely be recording more for you guys! :)
Posted by: Miss Modish | Nov 28, 2012 at 04:41 PM
Oh good! Thanks for listening, Liz! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. I actually ended up taking 4 whole days off, wahoo!
Posted by: Miss Modish | Nov 28, 2012 at 04:42 PM
awesome! so glad you had a listen. I will be adding more soon! :)
Posted by: Miss Modish | Nov 28, 2012 at 04:43 PM
So I had this saved until I could find time to do it. I love it and wish I had made time for it sooner. I didn't know if I'd be able to sit still for ten minutes but it went by so fast! The birdies were lovely too. I'm definitely sharing this with my roommate. It's great to have a guided meditation for us creative types. Thank you!
Posted by: Ericka | Nov 28, 2012 at 05:03 PM
Aw, yay! Very glad to hear the 10 minutes goes by fast- thats good! I like guided meditations for just that reason- they really help you stay engaged and are a lot easier when getting started then just trying to sit in silence and follow your breath. Youve made me happy Ericka, thanks so much for listening!
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