STOPTIME: Live in the Moment.
Ranked in the top 5% of podcasts globally and winner of the 2022 Communicator Award for Podcasting, STOPTIME:Live in the Moment combines mindfulness, well being and the performing arts and features thought provoking and motivational conversations with high performing creative artists around practicing the art of living in the moment and embracing who we are, and where we are at. Long form interviews are interspersed with brief solo episodes that prompt and invite us to think more deeply. Hosted by Certified Professional Coach Lisa Hopkins, featured guests are from Broadway, Hollywood and beyond. Although her guests are extraordinary innovators and creative artists, the podcast is not about showbiz and feels more like listening to an intimate coaching conversation as Lisa dives deep with her talented guests about the deeper meaning behind why they do what they do and what theyβve learned along the way. Lisa is a Certified Professional Coach, Energy Leadership Master Practitioner and CORE Performance Dynamics Specialist at Wide Open Stages. She specializes in working with high-performing creative artists who want to play full out. She is a passionate creative professional with over 20 years working in the performing arts industry as a director, choreographer, producer, writer and dance educator. STOPTIME Theme by Philip David SternπΆ
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STOPTIME: Live in the Moment.
Reconnecting with Your Inner Calm
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Ever wondered how just three deep breaths can transform your entire day? Discover the power of mindful breathing as we invite you to embark on a journey inward, reconnecting with your core values and inner peace. This episode offers a serene space to pause, reflect, and engage your senses fullyβfeeling the support of the ground beneath you, savoring delightful tastes, and releasing stress through the gentle rhythm of your breath. We guide you through a series of calming exercises designed to help you find clarity and gratitude in the present moment.
Allow yourself a moment of tranquility as we explore techniques to enhance your sense of touch and listen inwardly to your heart's quiet voice. Feel the tingling energy circulate within you, promoting a renewed vitality and balance. As you gently emerge from this meditative reset, you'll be met with a sense of harmony and readiness to embrace whatever the day holds. Join us in this transformative experience, and leave feeling re-energized and deeply connected to yourself. Namaste.
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πβ¨π **Buy 'The Places Where There Are Spaces: Cultivating A Life of Creative Possibilities'** πβ¨π
Dive into a world where spontaneity leads to creativity and discover personal essays that inspire with journal space to reflect. Click the link below to grab your copy today and embark on a journey of self-discovery and unexpected joys! ππ
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π **Interested in finding out more about working with Lisa Hopkins? Want to share your feedback or be considered as a guest on the show?**
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Hey there, today's meditation is an invitation to slow down, to just simply take a moment, to reconnect with your breath, to your heart center, to your values, to your heart center, to your values, to your why and to what's really important right now. And the only way that we can connect to these things sometimes is to slow down and take account, take inventory, take your time, give yourself grace. Sometimes, three deep breaths are all it takes to soften the tension of a stressful moment or an unwanted thought. Take a moment just to get comfortable, so you can focus just for a few minutes, just for a few moments, on your breath. Begin by taking a deep breath in and holding it for five seconds. As you exhale, feel yourself beginning to relax. Take another deep breath, as deeply as you now and hold it, and as you exhale, you simply blow out any stress, any thoughts, any unwanted energy that you've been holding on to saying to yourself relax now.
Speaker 1:Take a moment to connect to your five senses, beginning your awareness around anything that you might smell, don't assign any meaning, and exhale, blowing out any excess thoughts, thoughts On your next inhale. I want you to draw your awareness around your ability to listen and I want you to focus this inward, to listen to any residual sounds, feelings of stress that are coming from within you and, on the exhale, simply let them go. Now we're going to draw your awareness around your sense of taste and I want you to conjure something that has delighted your taste buds. Start to feel yourself open to the idea that you might even salivate when you think about it. In any case, simply draw your awareness around something delicious and, on your next exhale, simply rest into the feeling that you get after you've eaten something delicious and it's satisfied your hunger.
Speaker 1:Ah, on your next inhale, I want you to draw awareness around your sense of touch.
Speaker 1:I want you to draw your awareness around any area that you can feel on your body that might like a gentle reminder to release and go ahead and put your hand, exhale, simply breathe away any of the stress or tension or pain in this area. Now, still staying with a sense of touch, I want you to feel your body supported by the surface on which you stand or lie and feel a sense of gratitude and trust. You might feel a tingling sensation that's coming from this deep breathing we've been doing in your blood, beginning to circulate and support your systems to operate efficiently. So, congratulations, you're re-energizing yourself. And finally, I want you to take a deep breath in and hold, and as you exhale, I want you to slowly open your eyes and maybe smile, maybe roll your shoulders or reach to the sky whatever feels right to you and then bring your palms together, maybe rub them and create some fire, play around with the energy between your two hands and then bring them together again in balance. This has been your reset. Well done, namaste.