Mindful Reflections: Wrapping Up Our Meditation Series

The HX Podcast with Stacie Baird

Hey humans, it's the wrap-up of our meditation series! Over these seven episodes, we’ve explored a variety of meditation practices to help you step into 2025 as your most mindful, regulated, and empowered self. We began with mindfulness meditation—a simple two-minute starter to build awareness. From there, we dove into a beat-based guided meditation to connect rhythm with relaxation. We also tackled loving-kindness meditation, which, while challenging for many, opens the door to deep compassion and emotional healing. We tried body scan meditations for physical and mental stress relief, visualization meditation for focus through imagery, and mantra meditation to anchor the mind with repeated affirmations. Each practice offered unique tools to help you cultivate self-awareness and find the method that resonates most with you.

As I’ve shared, meditation isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. My goal has always been to provide a toolkit you can explore to find what feels right for you. Personally, I’m excited to deepen my own practice in 2025. Whether you’re just starting or integrating meditation into your daily life, there’s something for everyone. I've included some apps and other resources that I thought you'd find helpful if you'd like to pursue this further!

Let’s head into the new year with self-regulation at the forefront—it’s how we show up for ourselves and the people we care about most. With light and love, I can’t wait to hear about your meditation journeys!

Meditation Links and Guides

The Calm App on iOS or Android

And Then We Rise: A Guide to Loving and Taking Care of Self - a book by Common

Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? - by Julie H. Smith

Insight Timer App on iOS or Android

Andrew Huberman's Video on Non-Sleep Deep Rest Protocol (YouTube)

Ram Dass' meditations (website)

Superposition Presence Video by Eckhart Tolle (YouTube)

Deepak Chopra’s Spotify series

Sam Harris' meditation on Spotify

Michael Taft YouTube Channel

More episodes at StacieBaird.com.