
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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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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STOPTIME: Live in the Moment.
Spring Awakening: A Guided Embodiment & Visualization
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Take a breath and step into spring with our latest episode! This enriching journey invites listeners to engage in breath work and visualization designed to awaken the spirit and foster a deep connection with nature. As we navigate away from the heaviness of winter, we focus on cultivating feelings of lightness, joy, and renewal, allowing you to step into a season ripe with possibilities.
Through guided instructions, you'll visualize warm light melting away tension, immersing yourself in the colors and scents of spring. We encourage you to find a comfortable space to soak up the beauty of new beginnings while feeling connected to the earth beneath your feet. This experience uniquely combines mindfulness and nature, reminding us that both are crucial for overall well-being.
Join us as we discover the symphony of spring, celebrate personal growth, and connect deeper with ourselves. Opening your heart to renewal not only enhances your day-to-day life but also encourages a happier, more fulfilled existence. Tune in, take a deep breath, and carry this sense of rejuvenation with you into your day. Donβt forget to subscribe and share your thoughts with us!
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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
π Purchase Your Copy Here: https://a.co/d/2UlsmYC
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?**
π Visit Wide Open Stages https://www.wideopenstages.com
πΈ **Follow Lisa on Instagram:** @wideopenstages https://www.instagram.com/wideopenstages/
π **SUPPORT THE SHOW:** [Buy Me a Coffee] https://www.buymeacoffee.com/STOPTIME
π΅ **STOPTIME Theme Music by Philip David Stern**
π [Listen on Spotify]
https://open.spotify.com/artist/57A87Um5vok0uEtM8vWpKM?si=JOx7r1iVSbqAHezG4PjiPg
Hey, there, we're going to do some breath work, some body awareness and a visualization that will leave you feeling rejuvenated. So, when you're ready, find a comfortable position, either seated or lying down, and gently close your eyes and allow your breath to settle. Take a deep inhale through your nose, hold for a moment and exhale slowly through your mouth. Through your mouth Once again. Inhale deeply, filling your belly like a balloon. Hold and exhale, releasing any tension. Now bring your awareness to the top of your head and imagine a warm golden light gently resting there, soothing and softening, releasing any tightness in your forehead or your jaw and cheeks. Feel it traveling down now your neck, your shoulders, melting away any tension. With this warm golden light, let it move now through your arms, past your elbows, your wrists and into your fingertips, leaving you feeling light and open. Bring awareness now to your chest. With each breath, imagine fresh spring air filling your lungs, expanding your heart space. Let the warmth continue now down through your spine, softening your lower back, your hips and your thighs. Feel it trickling down your knees, calves, ankles and all the way to the soles of your and your beautiful toes, grounding you, anchoring you in this present moment. Take a deep breath in here and savor this feeling that you've created the warm glow embodied and now with your body relaxed and open.
Speaker 1:Imagine yourself stepping outside into the first morning of spring. The air is crisp and cool, yet it carries a gentle warmth, like the world itself is stretching awake from a long winter's sleep. And as you inhale, you take in the scent of fresh earth, flowers blossoming and that faint sweetness of dew-kissed grass. Imagine the grass, the blue of the sky, the yellow of the sun. You begin to walk now, barefoot across the soft, damp earth. Feel the ground beneath you, solid, alive and supporting your every step, blades of grass bending gently as you step on them, only to restore as you move forward. The world around you is in bloom. Buds on trees unfurl into vibrant green leaves reaching toward the golden sun. Wildflowers dot the landscape in bursts of color. It's as if it's happening all at once in front of you and the melody of birdsong fills the air now a symphony of new beginnings. With each step you take, you feel a gentle energy awakening within you and, like the earth, you are ready to bloom.
Speaker 1:Imagine now standing in a meadow. The sunlight is kissing your skin, you lift your face to the sky, open your arms and your chest, feeling warmth spreading through your body, embracing the vastness, filled with lightness, joy and possibility. You smile now as you inhale deeply, absorbing this energy of renewal With every breath. You are shedding the heaviness of winter and stepping fully into a season of growth, creativity and clarity. Take a moment here, allowing yourself to fully receive this feeling. You are refreshed, you are open. You are open, you are blossoming.
Speaker 1:Feel the connection to the earth and the sky and the universe, and know that that connection comes from within you, slowly bringing your awareness now back to your body. The feeling's still there. Feel the gratitude coursing through your veins. I am grateful that I can create this feeling. I am living a created life. I am living a created life. When you're ready, begin to wiggle your fingers and toes, maybe roll your shoulders, stretch one leg over the other, whatever feels right. Take a final deep breath in and release it. When you're ready, gently open your eyes and you get to carry this sense of renewal with you into your day. Welcome to your season of possibility. Namaste, my friends.