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 they’ve 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 Stern🎶
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Episodes
411 episodes
What To Do When Your Networking Is Not-Working
Ever been stumped by the question 'What do you do?' We've got you covered in our latest podcast episode! Discover the art of curating an answer that invites curiosity & truly represents your unique essence. This engaging chat takes the fear...
Director/Choreographer Susan Stroman: Dancing Through Life (Recorded December 2023)
Ever wonder what it takes to choreograph Broadway's biggest hits? Step into the creative world of Susan Stroman, a five-time Tony Award-winning director and choreographer. Susan joins us to share her life's work, from her recent projects like t...
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Journey to Serenity: A Guided Body Scan Meditation for Restful Sleep
This episode is a loving gift, designed to guide you into a tranquil and restful sleep. So, exhale the stress, inhale the calm and let us take you on this relaxing voyage to dreamland. A guided body scan meditation for restful sleep. A lu...
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When Your Intuition Was Right All Along: The Story You’ve Been Keeping Alive
How often do we allow ourselves to ignore our intuition, building walls of limiting beliefs to shield us from uncomfortable truths? Join me, Lisa Hopkins, as I recount a profoundly unsettling event that challenged the very fabric of my perceive...
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🪷 Guided Meditation for Balance, Calm, and Inner Alignment
Feeling off balance or overwhelmed? This guided meditation invites you to gently realign your mind, body, and spirit. Through mindful breathwork, grounding visualization, and energetic awareness, you’ll restore your natural state of harmony and...
Say No to People Pleasing & Yes to You!
Ever wonder why a stranger's approval often feels more valuable than our own self-acceptance? This thought-provoking episode explores our collective obsession with external validation and the exhausting mathematics of people-pleasing.We...
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Surrender to Stillness: A Guided Yoga Nidra
Unlock the secrets of profound relaxation and inner peace with our latest episode on yoga nidra meditation. Imagine being guided into a state of restful awareness, where you can completely surrender to the present moment and nurture your body a...
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Paul Tazewell: Fear Less. Trust More. (Recorded January 26th, 2022)
Paul Tazewell has been designing costumes for Broadway, Regional Theater, Film and Television, Dance, and Opera Productions for close to thirty years. He began his Broadway career with the groundbreaking musical, ‘
Returning to Focus: A 9-Minute Reset
Your mind doesn’t need more pressure—it needs a clean reset.When you’re scattered, unfocused, or pulled in five directions at once, forcing productivity often backfires. This 9-minute guided meditation helps you slow down, reset your att...
On Self-Knowledge: An Excerpt from Khalil Gibran’s The Prophet
What if your heart already holds the secrets to all your deepest questions? Join me, Lisa Hopkins, as I guide you through a mesmerizing passage from Khalil Gibran's "The Prophet" that will awaken your soul's hidden wellspring. In this deeply re...
Stop Stressing About Stress: A 12-Minute Guided Meditation for Deep Stress Relief
In today's fast-paced world, stress is an all-too-familiar companion for many of us. Whether it's work pressures, personal challenges, or the constant buzz of technology, finding a moment of peace can seem like an elusive dream. Our latest podc...
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The Birthday Expectation Trap — Why Do We Wait for Others to Celebrate Us?
The Birthday Expectation Trap — Why Do We Wait for Others to Celebrate Us?Birthdays come with a surprising amount of expectation.How we’re supposed to feel.How others are supposed to celebrate us.What the day is sup...
🌧️✨ From Storm to Sunlight (A Guided Meditation for Moving Through Darkness Into Light)
A guided meditation designed to help you move through emotional heaviness using the imagery of a storm transforming into sunlight and a rainbow. This visualization mirrors life's natural cycles of darkness and light, reminding us that transform...
Kylie Liya Page & Brothers Page: Flourishing, Forging & Family (Recorded December 2022)
The stars were aligned and the universe winked when these three siblings decided to pursue the arts. Join Lisa in this intimate and one of a kind conversation with Josh and Zach of The Brothers Page who are joined by their sister actress/singer...
✨ Rise & Shine: Transform Your Day in 15 Minutes with a Morning Body Scan ✨
What if the first fifteen minutes of your morning could transform your entire day? This guided morning rejuvenation body scan meditation offers exactly that opportunity – a chance to awaken your body with intention rather than reaching for your...
Lisa Hopkins: How Going From "I Can't" to "I Get To" Changes Everything
In this episode Lisa shares how understanding your Regular Unconscious Thoughts (RUTS) can unlock an unlimited supply of Energetic Choice, and how making small shifts will open you up to a more conscious, created life of possibilit...
Morning Happiness Meditation: Start Your Day with Joy and Intention
We guide a gentle morning meditation that uses breath, a soft smile, and memory to cultivate contentment, then expand it with appreciative joy for others. We close with simple ways to spot micro‑joys during the day and carry calm into action.
Chloe & Maud Arnold: The Humans Behind the Headlines (Recorded October 2022)
What’s behind the headlines—and what happens when purpose, presence, and generosity quietly shape the biggest opportunities?In this episode, I’m joined by tap-dance powerhouse sisters Chloe and Maud Arnold—creators, choreographers...
🌈 Journey Through the Chakras: Awakening Your Creative Spirit ✨
Struggling to access your creativity? Feeling disconnected from your inner voice? This chakra meditation offers a beautiful journey back to yourself through energy alignment and guided visualization.We begin by settling into a comfortab...
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Sean Panikkar: Free From the Burden of Perfection (Recorded January 2022)
What happens when a world-class performer stops chasing perfection—and starts choosing presence?In this episode, I’m joined by Sean Panikkar, an American tenor of Sri Lankan heritage whose career spans the world’s most renowned op...
Five Minutes to Inner Peace: A Guided Heart-Centered Meditation
This short, restorative meditation guides listeners through a heart-centered practice designed to help them center themselves and shift their energy in under five minutes.• Quality over quantity: even brief moments of focused breathing ...
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Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna: Brave Enough To Be Joyful (Recorded July 2021)
What does it actually take to be joyful—not performative-happy, not “fine,” but truly joyful in a way that feels brave, embodied, and real?In this episode, I’m joined by two brilliant storytellers and screenwriters, Meg LeFau...
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Philip Anthony Rodriguez: Cherishing Each & Every Day (Recorded May 2022)
What if the real win isn’t the credit list, but the way you show up when no one’s clapping?In this conversation, I sit with actor Philip Anthony Rodriguez to unpack a four-decade career spanning Broadway stages, prime-time te...
Jet Lag Reset: A Gentle Meditation to Reorient Your Body Clock
Jet lag can leave you feeling untethered—tired and wired at the same time, unsure whether to rest or push through. This gentle meditation is designed to help your body recalibrate after travel, without forcing sleep or wakefulness.Rather...
