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Re-Entry: A Guided Reset Between Meetings, Moments, or Events

Lisa Hopkins, Wide Open Stages Season 15 Episode 14

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If you’ve ever felt yanked from one moment into the next, this guided reentry is your reset. We slow down the space between chapters so you can release the residue of what just happened and choose, on purpose, how you want to enter what comes next. Through gentle breathwork, grounding cues, and clear language, we create a small but powerful pause—one that returns scattered attention back to the body and helps the nervous system trade urgency for presence.

We start by settling where we are: softening shoulders and jaw, feeling the support beneath us, and letting each exhale lengthen. From there, we acknowledge where we’ve been without judgment—whether it was a hard meeting, a busy day, or emotions only you could feel. Using imagery like dust lifting from a windowsill as sunlight moves in, we let go of what we don’t need while trusting that the insights worth keeping will stay. This isn’t escapism; it’s integration.

Once we’ve found our center, we pair breath with simple mantras: Inhale, I come home. Exhale, I let go. Inhale, I gather. Exhale, I release. The rhythm anchors attention and invites clarity. Then we ask the pivotal question: How do I want to enter what comes next? Maybe the answer is steadiness, curiosity, softer edges, or clearer boundaries. We imagine crossing a threshold carrying only what serves and leaving the rest with kindness, reclaiming choice in a world that rarely pauses.

Walk away feeling present, connected, and ready for whatever’s next. If this practice helps you create calmer transitions, share it with someone who rushes between moments, subscribe for more mindful resets, and leave a review to tell us what energy you’re bringing forward.

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SPEAKER_00:

Hey there. This meditation is about re-entry, the gentle transition between what was and what's next. The shift from one space into another, one energy into another, one meeting into another, one experience or conversation into another, one version of yourself into the next. It's the pause between chapters. So I invite you right now to take a moment to settle wherever you are and just allow your body to soften into the shape of rest. Let your breath arrive exactly as it is. And when you're ready, take a slow, easy inhale through your nose and a long, unhurried exhale through your mouth. We're going to begin by noticing our body. Feel where you are landing. Feel the support beneath you. Steady, familiar, holding you without asking for anything in return. As you continue to breathe, invite your shoulders to drop. Unclench your jaw. And invite your breath to widen your rib cage, expanding, and then softening again. Each breath is a small doorway back to yourself. Now bring to mind the space or experience that you've just come from. It could be a conversation or a task, maybe a day full of movement or an internal storm only you could feel. Maybe it's an event that you're returning from. Something that stimulated you in a way that feels exciting and maybe a little bit scary at the same time. Whatever it is, without judging it, simply acknowledge it. That was what I was experiencing. And now I am here. Let the residue of that space begin to dissolve, not pushed away, just gently released. Anything that is landed in you will stay with you. There's no need to hold on. There's no fear that what touched you is going to go away if it's something you'd like to keep with you. But there are some things that you don't need or want to carry with you. And like dust lifting off a windowsill when sunlight moves in, gently let that space dissolve. Behind you is where you've been. Ahead of you is where you're going. But right now, you are in the in-between, the sacred moment of re-entry, the place where you get to recenter, reconnect, and choose the energy you bring forward. It's a place where there is space, and you are in it right now.

SPEAKER_01:

Feel your feet grounded. Feel your spine lengthen and your breath deepen.

SPEAKER_00:

You are arriving back to yourself. On the next inhale, gather yourself, collect all the scattered pieces of your attention, your energy, your presence, and let them return home to your body. And with each long exhale, simply let go of anything you no longer need or want to carry into the next space. Inhale, I come home. Exhale, I let go. Inhale, I gather, exhale, I release. Inhale, I reconnect. Exhale, I return. Truly feel your center now. The quiet truth of who you are when nothing pulls on you, when nothing demands your attention, when you simply are. And from this place, ask yourself gently, with curiosity, how do I want to enter what comes next? Let the answer rise from the body, not the mind. Maybe it's with steadiness or curiosity or softness. Maybe it's with clear boundaries or an open heart, or simply more of you.

SPEAKER_01:

Whatever emerges is perfect.

SPEAKER_00:

Take a few more breaths here in this moment. And when you feel ready, imagine stepping forward. Cross the threshold, bringing only what serves you, and leave the rest with kindness. Your reentry is a conscious act, a reclaiming, a return. Take one more slow inhale and a long exhale through the mouth. You are here. Take a deep breath in and exhale.

SPEAKER_01:

You are connected. And you're ready for whatever's next.