REDEFINING SELF-LOVE
Through mind, breath, body, and heart, we explore how personal healing widens our capacity to understand the whole. By listening closely to the wishes we carry for ourselves, we discover a natural pathway towards empathy, connection, and care for others.
Week 2 Meditation:
IN THIS LESSON
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5-3-1-1- Meditation
What you mentally consume first thing in the morning can alter the rest of your day, and the 5-3-1-1 practice is my favorite way of meeting that truth with intention.Stay in bed for an extra five minutes. Or, if you know you’ll pass out again if you stay there, endure the nanosecond of pain it takes to swing your legs out of the bed and sit up for this. If you normally hit the snooze three times, hit it twice. You’ll thank me later. Either way:
5—Take five big, deep breaths.
3—Think of three things you’re grateful for. Feel them. Linger in the feeling.
1—Set one intention for how you want to live today.
1—Invoke one very fake smile. Just pretend you’re Jim Carrey. No one will know.
That’s it: a few minutes out of your day to thoroughly set the tone. Science estimates that this practice is about one million times better than checking your phone first thing in the morning.
JOURNAL PROMPT: WEEK 2
Imagine that you’re walking down the street. You’re feeling good, not in a rush, and relatively carefree. You notice someone riding a bike. You take in their face, hair, eyes and the fact that they seem to be enjoying their ride just as you are enjoying your walk. Stop and let yourself imagine this for a moment.
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Just then, the person on the bicycle hits a pothole, flips over the handlebars and slams onto the ground.
What just happened in your body?
What just happened with your heart?
What just happened with your thoughts?
How does this relate to the talk and our practice?