"I practice mindfulness meditation to anchor myself in the present moment

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[00:01:06] Good morning, good evening, good afternoon.

[00:01:10] Today is Friday in between the year and welcome back my beautiful people to the Season of Self Love.

[00:01:18] I am your host Nyomi Banks here and today we're going to explore the power of mindfulness

[00:01:23] and how it helps us on our path to living completely in the present.

[00:01:29] So with nature blossoming all around us in this lovely month of April,

[00:01:35] now is the ideal moment to use our affirmation and mindfulness to blossom within.

[00:01:41] So let's take a quick break and then when we come back

[00:01:44] we're going to talk about understanding the affirmation.

[00:01:47] I practice mindfulness meditation to anchor myself in the present moment.

[00:01:54] All right, it's your goodie goddess Nyomi Banks here on the Season of Self Love podcast

[00:01:58] and we'll be right back.

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[00:03:09] I remember when I was back at Shigori Goddess and I'm in the ring.

[00:03:14] See you all this season of self love podcast.

[00:03:16] And today we're talking about understanding the affirmation.

[00:03:19] I practice mindfulness, meditation to anchor myself in the present moment.

[00:03:26] All right, so before we get deep into this topic,

[00:03:29] let's begin with a nice little guided meditation.

[00:03:35] All right?

[00:03:36] Are you all ready for this?

[00:03:38] All right?

[00:03:40] Let's begin by finding a comfortable position with your back

[00:03:44] straight in your hands, resting gently on your lap.

[00:03:47] I want you to close your eyes and I want you to take a deep breath in,

[00:03:52] filling your lungs with air.

[00:03:55] Now as you exhale slowly, I want you to feel any tension or stress

[00:03:58] leaving your body.

[00:04:00] And with each breath allow yourself to relax deeper into the present moment,

[00:04:05] letting go of any distraction or thoughts.

[00:04:09] Now I want you to bring your awareness to the sensation of your breath

[00:04:13] as it flows in and out of your body.

[00:04:16] I want you to notice the rise and a fall of your chest

[00:04:19] and the coolness of the air as you inhale

[00:04:22] in the warmth that you exhale.

[00:04:26] And I want you to repeat gently or loudly to yourself.

[00:04:32] I practice mindfulness and meditation to anchor myself

[00:04:37] in the present moment.

[00:04:39] I want you to feel these words grounding you in the here and now,

[00:04:44] fully embrace the beauty in the moment.

[00:04:48] I want you to allow any thoughts that arise

[00:04:50] to simply drift you away like clouds in the sky,

[00:04:55] returning your focus to the rhythm of your breath.

[00:04:59] Now with each inhale and exhale, I want you to feel yourself becoming more anchored

[00:05:04] and centered in the present.

[00:05:06] I want you to take a few more deep breaths,

[00:05:11] savoring the stillness and the peace that comes from being fully present.

[00:05:17] Now when you are ready, I want you to gently open your eyes

[00:05:22] and I want you to carry this sense of mindfulness with you throughout your day.

[00:05:33] Alright, well welcome back.

[00:05:35] If you are new here to the Season of Sufflon podcast,

[00:05:38] this is something that we do every day Monday through Friday

[00:05:40] to where we center ourselves, get ourselves grounded

[00:05:43] before we go into the topic of hand today.

[00:05:46] Our topic is understanding affirmation,

[00:05:49] the affirmation of I practice mindfulness and meditation

[00:05:53] to anchor myself in the present moment.

[00:05:57] Yes.

[00:05:59] Oh, and this right here, this is what is needed.

[00:06:03] Alright, so look, it's not just a technique.

[00:06:08] Mindfulness meditation is a way of being.

[00:06:12] So being firmly grounded in its present is where life unfolds

[00:06:17] and is very crucial.

[00:06:19] So the statement for today of I practice mindfulness meditation

[00:06:23] to anchor myself in the present moment.

[00:06:26] This encourages us to welcome the present with open hearts and arms.

[00:06:31] And why this affirmation is the truest of me,

[00:06:35] because being a caregiver for a loved one with Alzheimer's,

[00:06:40] you have to live in the present moment

[00:06:43] because it can change at any given time.

[00:06:46] So to help me, I have to find ways to ground myself

[00:06:50] right on the spot.

[00:06:54] And no lie, it can be very, very challenging for me.

[00:07:00] When I truly realize

[00:07:06] it's this saying that I say every morning

[00:07:11] I thank you for my yesterdays.

[00:07:13] I know I'm not going to wait patiently for my tomorrow's,

[00:07:16] but I'm going to live today.

[00:07:18] Today is going to be my best day ever.

[00:07:21] And I think sometimes we as human beings,

[00:07:28] our healthy human beings, that we kind of take this moment now.

[00:07:34] We take advantage of that.

[00:07:37] And when I look at my love one or when I look at my mother

[00:07:43] time is,

[00:07:49] time is not a regular thing for her.

[00:07:51] Memory is not a regular thing for her.

[00:07:54] So when I have those interactions with her,

[00:08:00] it's like she, she doesn't know about future or past

[00:08:05] or how it revolves around what's happening today.

[00:08:09] If that makes sense, because there's a lot of confusion with that.

[00:08:14] So for me in being in this moment with her,

[00:08:18] I can only think about this moment and be mindful

[00:08:23] in this moment in this time.

[00:08:25] So with meditation and being mindful in the present moment,

[00:08:29] that's all that I can do at this right now.

[00:08:34] So by me sharing this affirmation with you all is very telling

[00:08:40] on what my life is today.

[00:08:45] He's very telling of what my life is today.

[00:08:48] The good thing is that I'm able to wake up early,

[00:08:51] early in the morning to be able to record this podcast.

[00:08:54] Because we, I don't know what that day might be.

[00:08:59] A lot of days we have very great days, you know,

[00:09:02] to where she remembers everything that boom, boom, boom.

[00:09:05] But then there are days that there are challenging to where

[00:09:09] she might not remember what I just told her five minutes ago

[00:09:12] or two minutes ago.

[00:09:16] That she might not remember exactly what they like.

[00:09:19] She might think it was last week or last month

[00:09:23] or even a few years back.

[00:09:26] You know, what came would make me appreciate more on what's

[00:09:30] happening in the moment now.

[00:09:33] I had an incident earlier this week.

[00:09:35] It was it was it was so funny.

[00:09:37] She was supposed to go to church with my sister and she

[00:09:41] called my sister several different times that morning

[00:09:43] to make sure that what time she was supposed to go.

[00:09:46] She was supposed to go.

[00:09:48] And then she said, you know,

[00:09:50] I'm going to go to church with my sister.

[00:09:52] She was supposed to go.

[00:09:54] And then she felt like she was ill.

[00:09:57] So then she didn't want to go.

[00:09:59] And she called my sister again and told her she didn't want to

[00:10:01] go that she wasn't feeling well.

[00:10:05] But then when I go, she said no, she's she's going to go.

[00:10:08] So she was going back in force with that.

[00:10:10] And I was like, wow, this was another situation.

[00:10:16] So let me tell you about this one.

[00:10:17] We were going walking and she had said,

[00:10:21] she didn't feel like going walking.

[00:10:23] So you can't really force them to do anything.

[00:10:26] You know, you can ask them to see if they want to.

[00:10:28] You have to be very patient when you when you speak and

[00:10:31] you're talking with them.

[00:10:32] And I remember her saying no, I don't want to go.

[00:10:35] She said, I don't feel like going out.

[00:10:36] You know, I'll go tomorrow promise.

[00:10:38] And I was like, okay.

[00:10:40] And so I go to get my daughter ready because I when I

[00:10:43] drop her off, then I go walking in the park.

[00:10:48] And so as you know, we're getting ready.

[00:10:51] We're moving as we go and I hear, you know,

[00:10:53] somebody running down the stairs like you can leave me.

[00:10:56] Mind you, she has said.

[00:10:59] She didn't want to go.

[00:11:01] But what I forgot to tell you, she said it several times that

[00:11:04] she wasn't going to go.

[00:11:05] She wasn't going to go.

[00:11:07] So in that moment, I had to realize that, okay,

[00:11:10] that's what this is going to be.

[00:11:12] I have to understand that I have to be patient with this.

[00:11:15] I have to understand that.

[00:11:21] I cannot think about future.

[00:11:24] What's happening.

[00:11:25] I cannot think about what was past that's happening.

[00:11:28] I have to think about with her right here in this moment,

[00:11:31] because right now this is what she remembers.

[00:11:34] So I have to have empathy.

[00:11:37] And I have to show compassion in that moment.

[00:11:40] So for me to do that successfully,

[00:11:43] I have to be in a present moment.

[00:11:48] I have to be mindful.

[00:11:52] So when I say,

[00:11:53] when I constantly say about this podcast and self love and

[00:11:57] you doing the research for the different topics to come in,

[00:12:01] that's helping me.

[00:12:03] It's truly helping me.

[00:12:07] All right.

[00:12:09] So now we're going to talk about examining the verdict.

[00:12:12] So we need to acknowledge the significance.

[00:12:15] To influence that mindfulness meditation has on our lives

[00:12:19] in order to fully comprehend this assertion.

[00:12:22] So as lessens the tension and enhances the focus and it

[00:12:25] fosters a deep sense of calm within us,

[00:12:28] we become emotional and psychological present in addition

[00:12:31] to being physically and mentally.

[00:12:33] And one thing that I do is I take a few slow deep breaths

[00:12:37] and I visualize that beautiful person in front of me.

[00:12:41] Speaking of my mother as in living in the moment now.

[00:12:44] And I think of making her feel safe.

[00:12:48] I think of making her feel safe and comfortable.

[00:12:51] That's helped grounds me.

[00:12:55] So I know that when I'm in a situation where I'm

[00:12:59] in a situation where I'm not comfortable with her and

[00:13:03] I don't want to be uncomfortable,

[00:13:05] that's helped grounds me.

[00:13:08] So I no longer want to be compatible or figuring who's

[00:13:11] going to be right or wrong in that moment in that time.

[00:13:14] My ground is for her is my vision of thinking,

[00:13:17] looking at her and saying this beautiful person right here.

[00:13:21] I have to make sure that she feels safe with me.

[00:13:27] So when I take that deep breath.

[00:13:30] And in my head, I am counting backwards from 10 to one.

[00:13:35] And then that from that 10 to one,

[00:13:38] I am being in this moment now that I forget all of my past.

[00:13:42] What just happened five minutes ago, two minutes ago.

[00:13:45] 30 years ago.

[00:13:47] And I don't think about what's going to happen in the next

[00:13:50] two to three minutes.

[00:13:51] I think about what our question or what I focus in on

[00:13:54] right now.

[00:13:56] What was her question?

[00:13:58] Answer the question in this moment.

[00:14:02] Remind myself not to say, do you remember?

[00:14:06] So for me.

[00:14:09] This is a constant practice that I have to do.

[00:14:12] And I have to do it on the spot.

[00:14:14] I have to do it on the spot.

[00:14:16] I have to do it on the spot.

[00:14:18] I have to do it on the spot.

[00:14:20] I have to do it on the spot.

[00:14:22] I have to do it on the spot.

[00:14:25] So until I'm learning more ways to do it and I'm searching

[00:14:30] for more ways to be able to really do it to where this can

[00:14:34] be second nature for me.

[00:14:41] But also my empathy and my compassion,

[00:14:44] it truly comes forward as I talk about it.

[00:14:47] I talked about it on Monday show about using our values

[00:14:50] intentionally for our growth.

[00:14:54] We're dealing with my mom, it's love,

[00:14:57] it's empathy, it's compassion,

[00:15:00] it's family,

[00:15:04] it's my integrity,

[00:15:09] it's inspiring.

[00:15:14] Because as I sit here and I stand here with her

[00:15:17] and we speak and we're talking and we're in this conversation

[00:15:20] that might be so confusing to her.

[00:15:24] That can I be honest, it's very inspiring to watch her

[00:15:29] try to figure it out.

[00:15:36] Yeah.

[00:15:40] And what it does for me, it inspires me more to truly live

[00:15:43] in my purpose and inspire me more to find different topics

[00:15:47] and conversations that I can be able to share on this platform

[00:15:51] as well as my other platforms.

[00:15:54] It inspired me to look more deeper into dimension

[00:15:58] and Alzheimer's and how we can reverse it,

[00:16:04] we can slow it down or whatever,

[00:16:07] whether it be through a different form of lifestyle

[00:16:12] of eating, this mindful meditation as well.

[00:16:18] And I'm smiling because when we came from the doctor

[00:16:25] a few weeks ago and I was speaking with her doctor

[00:16:29] about some of the things that I do with meditation

[00:16:32] and stuff like that and a doctor had in tell told her

[00:16:35] this is something that you should do it with your daughter,

[00:16:39] do that with her, that you guys can do together.

[00:16:43] And I remember being in a car and she looked over to me

[00:16:47] and she said could you show me how to do the mindful

[00:16:50] meditation, how I can do that?

[00:16:53] And I remember in that moment and I'm just being honest

[00:16:58] checking myself and saying, because I was getting ready

[00:17:01] to say something really sarcastic and smart

[00:17:03] because that's our love language and saying things

[00:17:05] to each other sarcastic and smart.

[00:17:08] But at that moment, no I didn't.

[00:17:10] I just said, you know, as long as you're willing to learn,

[00:17:13] mama, I'm willing to teach you.

[00:17:17] I just pray for my patients and I pray for your patients

[00:17:20] as we go through this journey.

[00:17:23] And so by me sharing this with you and this affirmation,

[00:17:30] this is genuinely a part of my life.

[00:17:36] And I think that is truly what I say when I come on this platform

[00:17:41] is that I'm speaking every part of my life.

[00:17:47] I was very excited to use affirmations this month

[00:17:52] with each one of our shows.

[00:17:55] And I think we only got a few more shows to go in this month

[00:17:59] of April.

[00:18:01] And I truly thought that it was truly necessary to be able

[00:18:07] to break them down.

[00:18:09] And honestly, I want to know you all feedback from it.

[00:18:13] How did you enjoy this series of affirmation

[00:18:16] on how we broke it down?

[00:18:19] Please share that with an email us and let me know

[00:18:22] what's your thoughts.

[00:18:24] Because for me, I do practice mindfulness.

[00:18:30] I do practice it and I am researching

[00:18:41] and looking for other ways that can truly enhance my ability

[00:18:47] to be able to be in the moment right on the spot.

[00:18:51] Because when life be life in and moments be momenting,

[00:18:57] that ain't even a word, but I'm just going to create one.

[00:19:00] Sometimes we cannot control on how we react.

[00:19:06] And so I've been very aware of how I'm going to respond.

[00:19:13] And so I be in the moment.

[00:19:15] I stay in the moment.

[00:19:17] And sometimes when I'm talking to her,

[00:19:19] I'll be there with my eyes closed and she said,

[00:19:21] did I do something wrong?

[00:19:22] I'm like, no, I'm just taking a moment.

[00:19:25] I'm just taking a quick moment right now.

[00:19:29] Taking a quick moment right now and gather my senses,

[00:19:34] gather my words, gather my thoughts.

[00:19:38] And I think about how my words can land.

[00:19:42] I think about how my words can make her feel.

[00:19:50] And so I'm very mindful of how I say things

[00:19:55] and when I'm speaking with her.

[00:19:59] All right.

[00:20:00] All right, so let's take a quick break and we come back

[00:20:02] and we're going to dive a little deeper into this topic.

[00:20:05] All right.

[00:20:06] It's your girl, you got it.

[00:20:07] So let me break here on the Season of Self-Love Podcast

[00:20:09] and we will be right back.

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[00:21:10] All right, well welcome back.

[00:21:11] It's your girl, Naomi Banks here on the Season of Self-Love Podcast.

[00:21:14] And today we're talking about understanding the affirmation

[00:21:17] I practice mindfulness meditation to myself

[00:21:21] in the present moment.

[00:21:23] And in the previous segment,

[00:21:26] I shared with you on how I use it to my daily life

[00:21:30] and how this helped me to, you know,

[00:21:34] to counter maneuver my emotions and my feelings around

[00:21:39] and even interacting with my mother who is now diagnosed

[00:21:42] with outside dimension.

[00:21:46] And I am her caregiver for that.

[00:21:49] And so it's been able to help me,

[00:21:51] but not only be impatient with her as well as myself,

[00:21:55] but also to truly live in the moment.

[00:21:59] To truly look at this situation

[00:22:02] and understand that I have to be in the moment.

[00:22:06] I have to think about now.

[00:22:09] I have to think about now.

[00:22:11] All right, so the path of self-love.

[00:22:13] So the flowery and the blooming topic of April

[00:22:16] is a metaphor for our own personal development.

[00:22:19] So through mindfulness we can open up to new possibilities.

[00:22:23] So just as flowers open up to the sun, right?

[00:22:26] So by enabling us to accept ourselves exactly as we are,

[00:22:30] wherever we are, it fosters our love of ourselves.

[00:22:35] You see, I truly understand why I'm where I am in my life right now.

[00:22:40] So without my journey in life,

[00:22:42] I might not be prepared as I am other things that is happening

[00:22:46] in my life and in my mother's life.

[00:22:50] So in saying that is that

[00:22:54] I truly understand what my life is

[00:22:59] and why it is like it is.

[00:23:03] And I accept it.

[00:23:05] I embrace it all.

[00:23:09] And I can laugh.

[00:23:11] Like I said, I had an aha moment earlier this week

[00:23:16] writing out this whole entire show.

[00:23:19] And just those words is that I understand now

[00:23:23] where I'm at at this moment at this time

[00:23:25] and understand why.

[00:23:27] Understand why it was brought to my heart

[00:23:30] to do the season of self-love.

[00:23:32] Because I knew with the season of self-love

[00:23:34] it helped me to go deeper into my healing process.

[00:23:39] Yes.

[00:23:40] What it also showed in the season of self-love

[00:23:43] it also showed me about patience,

[00:23:46] about understanding, about empathy,

[00:23:49] about compassion,

[00:23:51] about living in a moment.

[00:23:54] It helped strengthen my meditation

[00:23:56] and be mindful of my meditation.

[00:24:00] It also helped me to understand

[00:24:03] that everything that I've been through before

[00:24:05] that I can use those as tools right now

[00:24:10] that I use them as tools right now.

[00:24:17] And so I spoke about this the other day

[00:24:19] with Dr. Will about having this aha moment.

[00:24:22] And it truly is.

[00:24:24] It truly is.

[00:24:36] And I was going to start on my YouTube channel

[00:24:39] on Naomi's World and I haven't quite did it yet.

[00:24:42] I've done an outline for it.

[00:24:44] I've, um...

[00:24:48] I did an outline for it and I've done a little, you know,

[00:24:53] different segments of certain things

[00:24:56] that I was going to create.

[00:25:00] It's called

[00:25:04] Living Through Dimension.

[00:25:07] And it was going to be from my personal,

[00:25:09] my point of view,

[00:25:11] living through the dimension

[00:25:13] why my mother is living with dimension.

[00:25:16] And my idea was to

[00:25:22] show, you know, me giving a testimony

[00:25:25] of how I feel real raw and uncut,

[00:25:27] but also in the researching of certain things.

[00:25:32] So, you know, my mother and I can have

[00:25:34] a better communication relationship

[00:25:36] as well as to help her to have a better communication

[00:25:39] in relationship with people outside of my home

[00:25:42] to where she can feel comfortable

[00:25:44] when she walks outside of this door

[00:25:47] in my home, you know.

[00:25:52] And possibly we could find a reversal of it.

[00:25:54] There's so many things that I am looking for

[00:25:56] with doing that, but also with creating that

[00:26:00] is that I can

[00:26:06] either create a community or

[00:26:10] connect with the community

[00:26:14] where we can combine our,

[00:26:16] we can come in connection with each other

[00:26:18] and create something great for caregivers

[00:26:21] that's about this or as well as the patients

[00:26:27] in another form.

[00:26:29] So I truly feel that that's another part of my purpose

[00:26:32] is that, you know, really my purpose is serving others.

[00:26:38] I truly believe is that my testimony in life is just

[00:26:43] a pure servant for others to see

[00:26:50] life for what it is.

[00:26:54] I have so many ups, amazing ups,

[00:26:57] and I have some downs.

[00:26:59] And even though people might look at this as a down,

[00:27:04] I don't see it exactly like that.

[00:27:07] I'm looking at it from a different perspective.

[00:27:10] I'm looking at it from a different perspective

[00:27:12] and I'm looking at it from a blessing.

[00:27:15] But not only that, but I'm also trying to

[00:27:19] show others on why this is a blessing

[00:27:24] and one reason why I know that it's a blessing

[00:27:26] because I am able to sit here

[00:27:29] and be able to speak to you all

[00:27:32] in this matter and you can understand it.

[00:27:36] It might be somebody right now that's listening to me

[00:27:39] that has, have a loved one of mother or father

[00:27:42] or husband or wife

[00:27:48] that can relate to what I'm speaking of

[00:27:50] and maybe not even thought about using

[00:27:52] mindful meditation and take your moment in time

[00:27:55] to where you find that quiet spot

[00:27:57] or that place to where you're able

[00:28:00] to just be in that moment right now

[00:28:03] to where you can look at that loved one of yours

[00:28:05] and say, you know, I understand.

[00:28:08] I understand I'm right here with you.

[00:28:11] I'm not behind you.

[00:28:12] I'm not forward, but I'm right here with you.

[00:28:16] So in this moment of this time, wherever year it is,

[00:28:19] I'm with you right here in this time

[00:28:23] and with mindful meditation,

[00:28:25] it has helped me to be more aware of that

[00:28:28] is it helped me to be more connected with that.

[00:28:32] Now I'm not going to say that I'm perfect in it

[00:28:34] because I'm not.

[00:28:35] It's days that I have my moments

[00:28:37] where I have to go out to my garden

[00:28:39] when I do feel overwhelmed.

[00:28:43] But at least I know how to get myself

[00:28:45] and make myself backgrounded.

[00:28:48] If you would have told me this years ago,

[00:28:50] I wouldn't have never thought it.

[00:28:53] I wouldn't have never thought it.

[00:28:57] But I'm truly happy for this

[00:28:59] and I truly understand what this is.

[00:29:04] I do.

[00:29:07] I do.

[00:29:09] I truly do.

[00:29:11] All right, so guess what?

[00:29:12] We got our segment back here as a text from Dr. Will.

[00:29:16] And I want to welcome back this special segment,

[00:29:19] a text from Dr. Will.

[00:29:20] And although Dr. Will couldn't be here with us in person today,

[00:29:23] we are so fortunate to have this inspiring message

[00:29:26] to guide us through some introspective questions.

[00:29:30] And I invite you, the listeners,

[00:29:31] to engage in this therapy session

[00:29:33] by reflecting on these questions along with me.

[00:29:36] And so earlier this week I said,

[00:29:38] Dr. Will, I know you're not going to be here with me on Friday,

[00:29:41] but this is the topic that we're talking about

[00:29:44] and this is the affirmation.

[00:29:46] And this is what he sent me.

[00:29:48] He said, when it comes to mindfulness,

[00:29:50] ask yourself these simple questions.

[00:29:54] All right, as Dr. Will will say,

[00:29:56] get your purpose pen and purpose paper together

[00:29:59] for these three questions when it comes down

[00:30:02] to practicing mindful meditation.

[00:30:06] All right.

[00:30:07] Number one, how do you make a routine for my piece?

[00:30:13] This is a question that you should ask yourself.

[00:30:15] How do you make a routine for your piece?

[00:30:18] So it was saying,

[00:30:19] how do I make a routine for my piece?

[00:30:27] Okay, so let me answer this.

[00:30:30] Now, I'm like, I'm laying down on Dr. Will, for me,

[00:30:37] it's been hard to have a routine,

[00:30:39] but remember earlier what I say is that in that moment

[00:30:42] of that time, I take a deep breath

[00:30:44] and I count back from 10 to one.

[00:30:47] I count back from 10 to one.

[00:30:53] And even when I wake up in the morning,

[00:30:57] that is my moment, what I can do it, I do it.

[00:31:02] When I can do it, I do it.

[00:31:05] In the middle of the day, I do it.

[00:31:10] Yeah.

[00:31:12] The next question.

[00:31:15] What are you doing confidently to build your meditation muscle?

[00:31:22] What are you doing confidently to build your meditation muscle?

[00:31:28] Woo, that's a good one, Dr. Will.

[00:31:32] I'm going to have to come back to that one.

[00:31:35] What are you doing confidently?

[00:31:37] To build your meditation muscles?

[00:31:42] You know, for me, I just say consistency.

[00:31:47] Yeah, really.

[00:31:50] Really.

[00:31:53] And if you, and let me say this, if you are new to meditation,

[00:31:56] you don't have to do 10, 20, 30 minutes.

[00:31:59] You can start off by even starting with breathing

[00:32:01] and then you can start out with breathing.

[00:32:03] And then you can start out with breathing.

[00:32:05] You can start out by even starting with breathing exercises.

[00:32:09] You know, a nice minute breathing or a two minute breathing exercise.

[00:32:15] And then, you know, gradually build from there.

[00:32:18] Yeah.

[00:32:22] And then number three, did you write down your distractions

[00:32:27] when you were meditating?

[00:32:29] And when do you start creating solutions to those distractions through your day?

[00:32:40] So the other day I talked about this a little bit because I talked about journaling.

[00:32:45] And I talked about when I'm in my, during my meditation in the mornings,

[00:32:49] that is what I do.

[00:32:51] When I finished meditating, I usually put down what my thoughts was during that moment at that time,

[00:32:58] especially if I went through a visualization, you know, type of thing.

[00:33:04] And I'm writing it down.

[00:33:08] And it's in when do you start creating solutions for me?

[00:33:12] I start creating solutions as I am writing down whatever that distraction was

[00:33:18] or whatever it is, I'm writing it down right there with that solution is

[00:33:22] what I want that solution to be for that distraction for the day.

[00:33:29] Now for you, I probably shouldn't share my answers, but for you, these are questions to ask yourself.

[00:33:37] But also Dr. Will say he said when creating the action in your meditation, it requires you to understand what to feel like.

[00:33:46] It feels like to be calm.

[00:33:47] It feels like to be calm.

[00:33:49] Go to a place that you have felt calm in the past.

[00:33:53] Envision yourself there as you focus on breathing without distractions.

[00:34:02] Okay.

[00:34:04] All right, let's do this.

[00:34:05] We're going to take a quick break and then we're going to come back.

[00:34:07] And we're going to wrap it up.

[00:34:08] All right.

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[00:34:45] Welcome back.

[00:34:46] It's your girlie guys, Nari Banks here on the season of self love podcast.

[00:34:51] And today we're talking about understanding the affirmation I practice mindful meditation

[00:34:56] to myself in the present moment.

[00:35:00] And right now let's talk about applicable mindfulness.

[00:35:05] We'll see together.

[00:35:07] Let's practice and pay attention to our breathing in the places in our body.

[00:35:12] To where it is felt.

[00:35:14] You know, a lot of times when I talk about what we do in the beginning when we do our breathing exercise and I said breathe through the nose.

[00:35:23] Hold.

[00:35:26] When you do that, I want you when you do that breathing and you can feel your, your lungs and your body fill up.

[00:35:34] You know, at moment put your hand on your chest and fill it.

[00:35:40] Just feel it.

[00:35:42] And then when you exhale, take your other hand and put it on your belly.

[00:35:48] So take one hand and put it on your chest, your heart and put one here on your belly.

[00:35:54] And then do a deep inhale through your nose.

[00:36:00] Hold.

[00:36:03] And now release.

[00:36:09] Do it again.

[00:36:11] Breathe in through your nose, count of four.

[00:36:16] Hold.

[00:36:20] Exhale.

[00:36:24] Now if you close your eyes and you do that several different times and just concentrate on your breathing.

[00:36:32] Nothing else. Just concentrate on your breathing in and out.

[00:36:38] See when you're able to do this, you ready to bring your thoughts back to your breathing.

[00:36:43] And then it's easy to do when you stray, when you're in that, you know, when you're meditating and you know, your mind go off and you take that deep breath and you bring it back in.

[00:36:53] And now you can more concentrate on your breathing.

[00:36:57] And the core of mindfulness meditation is the straightforward practice of coming back to the breath.

[00:37:05] Breath breathing exercise is so important.

[00:37:09] That is the core that is the foundation here.

[00:37:15] So what I want to do right now is I want to end this show with the guided meditation.

[00:37:21] I want to, to, to sing you along your way to have a glorious weekend tomorrow.

[00:37:28] I have a few of my beautiful sister friends that I invited to my home to do a beautiful purposeful tea party.

[00:37:37] We're going to have a great time to celebrate each other with just life love and just interacting between sisterhood.

[00:37:46] And I want to share this guided meditation so if you can just find a comfortable position and get ready for this.

[00:37:54] Begin by finding a comfortable seated position or lying down, allowing your body to relax and settle into a state of ease.

[00:38:03] Now want to close your eyes gently.

[00:38:06] Take a deep breath in.

[00:38:09] Filling your lungs with fresh air.

[00:38:12] I want you exhale slowly, release any tension or stress that you may be holding on to.

[00:38:18] I want you to feel your body sinking deeper into relaxation with each breath, letting go of the cares of the day.

[00:38:27] Now bring your attention into the present moment, focusing on the secession of your breath as it moves in and out of your body.

[00:38:36] I want you to lead each inhale, bring a sense of calm in each exhale, release any worries or destruction.

[00:38:45] And I want you to repeat silently or out loud.

[00:38:48] I practice mindfulness, meditation to anchor myself in the present moment.

[00:38:56] And I want you to allow these words to resonate within you, guiding you towards your inner peace and tranquility.

[00:39:06] Now I want you to picture yourself surrounded by warm golden light that radiates love and serenity.

[00:39:13] I want you to feel this life developing and filling you with a sense of security and comfort.

[00:39:21] And with each breath I want you to imagine the light expanding within you, illuminating every corner of your being with this gentle glow.

[00:39:30] Let it soothe your mind, body and soul and bring a profound sense of relaxation.

[00:39:38] Now I want you to savor this moment of stillness and inner peace, knowing that you are safe and supported.

[00:39:49] To allow yourself to rest in this peaceful state for a few more breaths, basking in the tranquility of the present moment.

[00:40:03] Now when you are ready I want you to slowly begin to bring your awareness back to the room,

[00:40:08] taking with you the feeling of peace and calm that you have cultivated.

[00:40:17] Now open your eyes gently and carry this sense of mindfulness with you into the weekend and allow it to guide you towards restfulness and rejuvenation.

[00:40:32] Alright well welcome back, I hope that you enjoyed that two minutes, not too many.

[00:40:38] I hope that you enjoyed that guided meditation alright.

[00:40:43] I truly truly do and I thank you all for just joining me today and I just hope that you truly enjoy your weekend alright.

[00:40:53] Again I am glad that you could tune in today.

[00:41:00] And with any luck I hope that this episode that encouraged you to practice mindfulness on a regular basis and to utilize it as a tool to live more completely in the present.

[00:41:13] So practice often and never forget that every moment is a fresh start.

[00:41:19] And I want you to remember to check back next week as we dive more into another facet of self love and join us on our social media to discuss your journey.

[00:41:31] And let's keep encouraging one another as we pursue self love and self discovery.

[00:41:36] So until then I want you to remember to be gentle with yourself and stay in and out.

[00:41:42] Have a good one.

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[00:41:55] Remember practicing self love is a journey and not a destination.

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[00:42:47] So stay tuned for more exciting episodes and guests in the next season.

[00:42:52] And remember you are worthy of love kindness and all the happiness in the world.

[00:42:58] So until next time take care of yourself and spread love wherever you go.

[00:43:03] See you soon.