Regaining Balance - Meditation

As we go through our daily life we have things happen to us and it can be hard to remember that the things that happen to us do not have to define us. What matters most is not what happens to us but how we respond to what happens to us. This meditation aims to help the meditator return to balance. One breath at a time.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:09):
Welcome to mindful meditations with calm the bleep down. As always,
I am your guide Michael Beckameier, and today we are
going to find the perfect balance.

Speaker 4 (00:21):
Let's get started.

Speaker 1 (00:27):
As always, we have a mindfulness quote to help us
head into our meditation with some intent, and today the
quote comes from Jenna Kingsford. The quote reads, balance is
not something you find, it's something you create. This stood
out to me because I like the fact that it

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reminds us that we are the ones in control. We
can have bad things happen to us, we can have
good things happen to us, and those things do not
mean we have good luck, do not mean we have
bad luck, do not mean we are good people or
bad people. It just means things happen. But what matters

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most in that scenario is when something good happens, that
we remind ourselves that it will pass, and when something
bad happens, we remind ourselves that it will pass, and
to stay grounded and honestly balanced in good, bad, ugly indifferent.

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It just reminds us that we are the ones in
control of how we respond to the things that happen
to us. Between every stimulus and response, there's a little
space in between where we get to choose how we
react to the thing. So that's what we're going to

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concentrate on when we meditate today. So to start meditating,
I would like you to find yourself in a comfortable position.
You either sit down or lie down. Start to lengthen
your breath in and out, in.

Speaker 4 (02:19):
And out.

Speaker 1 (02:27):
Maybe do a quick scan of your body. Find any
tense places, any spots where your body is tightening up
for some reason. Maybe worked out extra hard yesterday and
you're feeling pretty sore. Find a way to breathe into
those tight spaces in your body and relax them as
best you can. Find yourself getting heavier and heavier with

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each ex sail, longer, slower, deeper, breaths in and out.

Speaker 4 (02:55):
All the while in an out.

Speaker 1 (03:23):
And an out, feeling yourself getting heavier with each exhale,

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more relaxed with each exhale, paying close attention to the
sensations in your body as your breath comes in and out,
Feeling the weight, the pressure your body is creating pressed
up against the seat or cushion that you're sitting or
lying on. Just become mindful of your surroundings, how you

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feel in your body. Do you feel imbalanced or out
of balanced? In follow the breath all the way in,
feel it into your body, and out feeling it leave

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your body, paying attention to every ounce of that breath
as it exhales, like one long, slow, deep breath in

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an out, another an out. Continue on this practice on

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your own, and if at any time you notice your
mind has wondered, just recognize that thought, observe it, and
then bring yourself back to concentrating on your breath. It
is inevitable, will happen to you, It happens to all
of us. The trick is to not get frustrated or judgmental,

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get mad at yourself or annoyed. Just recognize that thought,
acknowledge it, and come back to your breath.

Speaker 2 (05:57):
And nut.

Speaker 3 (10:03):
Usa in us.

Speaker 1 (14:39):
And now, in our last few remaining breaths together, let's
take a long, slow breath in.

Speaker 4 (14:48):
And out, one more in an out, and.

Speaker 1 (15:20):
Now, as you leave this place, just know that at
any point in time things feel overwhelming, stressful, all you
have to do is return to this place with your
breath and create the balance and remind yourself you have control.
Just by breathing in an out, you can choose how

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to create the balance you so need in your life.
And now, when you are ready, you can open your
eyes and go about your.

Speaker 5 (16:08):
Day, not mis day.

Speaker 1 (16:27):
That's it for this time on calm to bleep down.
If you like this meditation, please feel free to send
us an email, post a comment, hit us up on
Instagram or TikTok, where we're posting a lot these days.
We'd love to hear from you. Once again, I'm Michael
Beckamaia reminding you to please calm the bleep down. We'll
see you again soon. Thank you for meditating with us.

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Be well, have fun, and no mistay.

Speaker 2 (17:01):
Took up again.

Speaker 3 (17:02):
Decided to visit him