0:01

Welcome to the Meditation Minis podcast, mind

0:04

shifting meditations to help you feel

0:06

better fast with your host, hypnotist,

0:08

Shel Hamilton. Hello

0:11

and welcome. This episode is

0:13

brought to you by Shopify.

0:16

Shopify is your no excuses

0:18

business partner. The

0:21

thing that always holds me back

0:23

when I want to do anything

0:25

online is the tech stuff and

0:27

Shopify allows you to sell without

0:29

needing to code or design. You

0:31

just bring your best ideas and

0:33

Shopify will help you open up

0:35

shop. Did you know that you

0:37

don't have to just sell your

0:40

own stuff anymore? With Shopify Collective,

0:42

you can curate products to sell

0:44

from brands you love, giving your

0:46

customers more variety and your business

0:48

more sales. Whether you are in

0:50

your launch your online shop

0:52

stage or your OMG, did we

0:54

just hit a million dollars in

0:57

orders stage? Shopify is there to

0:59

help you grow because businesses that

1:01

grow grow with Shopify. Sign up

1:04

for a $1 per

1:06

month trial period at shopify.com/minis

1:08

all lowercase. Go to shopify.com/minis

1:10

now to grow your business

1:12

no matter what stage you're

1:14

in. shopify.com/minis.

1:20

Close your eyes and

1:23

take the first

1:25

of five purposeful,

1:29

deep, slow breaths.

1:34

Breathing in and

1:39

exhaling again. And

2:12

if you forgot to count your

2:14

breath, that's okay. Go

2:17

ahead and take two more

2:19

now, counting them as you go.

2:39

Allowing yourself to begin

2:42

to drift down to

2:45

that relaxed place inside

2:48

where the body relaxes the

2:50

mind and

2:53

the mind along with it. And

3:01

allow your breathing and

3:06

the way the music flows

3:09

from the left and

3:12

to the right, the

3:15

sound of my voice leading

3:20

you even deeper now.

3:27

Drifting down and

3:30

letting go. Letting

3:34

the stress, the cares,

3:36

the fears, the worries, the

3:38

doubts, drain

3:41

or drift away if only

3:43

for these

3:46

few minutes right

3:49

here, right

3:52

now, As

3:56

you breathe in. Yeah,

4:20

but I'd like you to do. Is

4:23

I'd like you to

4:25

imagine yourself saying to

4:27

yourself and your mind.

4:31

A kiss You permission?

4:36

To have difficult ceiling. I

4:41

give you permission to be

4:43

sad. To

4:46

be angry. And

4:51

even to cry. He

4:56

just breathe into those

4:58

ceilings now and whatever

5:01

that perceived negative feeling

5:03

is that. Is in a

5:05

fleeting? Maybe it is anchor. Idiot.

5:11

Sat. Imagine

5:15

now that you have

5:17

a little. Baby in

5:19

your arm. Who's

5:22

feeling all of that

5:25

ceiling And their whole

5:27

ceiling? Little be the

5:29

kind of. Her

5:34

angry there's yelling and their

5:36

faces scott stapp than their

5:38

answer and. If

5:43

there's sat there are big. Enough

5:47

For whatever reason, imagining a

5:49

little baby in your iron

5:51

just doesn't seem to work

5:53

for you. and

5:56

you can imagine a

5:58

little kitten Or

6:01

a puppy perhaps who

6:04

is sad or angry

6:07

and upset instead.

6:15

And as you imagine that little

6:17

baby there in your arms, you

6:22

naturally find yourself rocking

6:24

it. And

6:28

speaking to that little baby in soothing

6:32

tones, not

6:35

to tell it not to be angry or

6:38

scared or sad, but telling

6:41

it, darling, yes, I

6:43

understand. I

6:47

understand how that feels.

6:52

As you breathe in

6:54

and exhale that

6:57

comforting feeling to that little

6:59

baby there in your arms, I

7:02

want to invite you, if

7:04

you haven't done so already, to

7:08

wrap your arms down around

7:10

your own belly

7:13

or waist and

7:17

rock your body gently

7:19

side to

7:21

side, breathing in

7:23

deep down into your belly.

7:30

Sending that feeling inside of

7:32

you. Compassion.

7:38

Understanding. As

7:46

you continue to breathe deeply

7:48

now into your belly, rocking

7:51

yourself back and forth as

7:54

though you are

7:57

that little baby. And

8:01

feel the comfort moving

8:06

into every part

8:09

of you now,

8:13

even more than

8:16

a few moments before.

8:40

And when you come up out of this meditation

8:44

today, you

8:47

may notice a new

8:49

lightness. Or

8:52

perhaps what you

8:54

notice the most is

8:57

a sense of calm groundedness.

9:02

And there is no right or

9:04

wrong here, there

9:07

is just you. And

9:12

trusting that your own inner

9:14

wisdom knows

9:16

exactly what to choose. Now

9:25

imagine yourself opening

9:27

your eyes, but don't do it

9:29

just yet. Just

9:32

imagine it. And

9:35

imagine you bringing

9:39

this sense of self-compassion

9:46

and understanding more

9:51

and more easily to

9:54

all that you are going through. Preparing

10:04

yourself now to open

10:07

your eyes and when you do, you

10:10

might want to stretch your arms over

10:12

your head. Maybe

10:14

even when you get up, do a

10:16

couple of toe touches or even

10:19

jumping jacks. Thank

10:26

you so much for spending this part

10:28

of your day with me today. I'm

10:30

Shell Hamilton. You are listening to the

10:32

Meditation Minis Podcast. If you have topics

10:34

that you would like to request or

10:37

if you want to share a little bit

10:39

about how this podcast supports you, I

10:42

love to hear from listeners.

10:44

So please write me at

10:47

my personal email address, c-h-e-l,

10:49

Hamilton,@gmail.com. Thank

10:52

you for being a listener and create an

10:54

amazing day. Thank

10:56

you.