Choosing My Own Vitality

We too often shape our lives around others’ expectations, wearing masks that dim our spark. Today’s meditation, inspired by Howard Herman’s wisdom, invites you to release obligation and choose whatever lights you up from within.

Your Morning Mantra: I choose what makes me feel alive

Jennifer Cray is a life coach, meditation teacher and yoga teacher for Living Lit Up, based in Brisbane. You can deepen your meditation practices with her on Insight Timer.
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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:05):
Approche production. Good morning. I'm Jennifer Cray, host of your
morning Mantra. We often shape our days around what we
believe others expect of us, wearing masks, ticking boxes, and

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ignoring the spark within. Today's meditation draws on Howard Hermann's wisdom,
don't do what you think others need. Do what makes
you feel alive, because others need you to be alive.
Your morning mantra, I choose what makes me feel alive.

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Let's begin, if it's safe to do so, close your
eyes or lower your gaze. Relax your eyes, relax your ears,
relax your jaw, relax your shoulders down and bring your

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attention to your breath. Bring your attention to any sense
of obligation, your to do list, the roles that you play.
Notice I should notice external expectations, other people's demands. Notice

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as you think of this, the tension that's held in
the body, and now purposely release it, melting tension down
and out of the body. I think that we are

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best serving others' needs, and we might be happy and
grateful as we do this. But when we feel tired
or worn down, this is a sign that it might
not be the best for us right now. This is
the vitality that Howard Hermann speaks of the life force

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that sustains us and everyone around us. Recognize that by
choosing our vitality, we offer our fullest self to the world.
Others don't need our empty compliance. They need our aliveness,

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our authenticity, our light. Today's mantra, I choose what makes
me feel alive. Repeat to yourself, either out loud or
in your mind, what makes me feel alive? Bringing your

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awareness to your breath and back to the space around you.
Slowly open your eyes to increase self awareness and growth.
I invite you to listen to this evening's reflection. You
can also deepen your practice with me on Inside Timer

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find the link in the show notes below. In the

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