Learning to Listen: A Guided Meditation

The Refined Collective Podcast

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Prayer is talking to God.

Meditation is learning to listen to the voice of God.

One of my yoga instructors told me that years ago, and it freaked me out!

Meditation felt scary, woo-woo, and un-Christian.

But what my yoga instructor said all those years ago rang true in the moment. Truth has a way of doing that...

This month has been really special because I’ve dedicated it to mental health topics on the podcast. We’ve talked about when it’s time to go to therapy, how to identify your anxiety triggers, how to stabilize when you’re having an anxiety attack, and how to check in on your mental health.

I wanted to end this series on Mental Health by offering you a really practical tool to support your mental health: a guided meditation.

Whether you’ve meditated for years, or never in your life tried it before, I invite you to come, sit, be still, receive, and practice the art of listening.

I believe God is speaking constantly, but we miss Him because we’re so busy speaking at Him.

Want to give it a try?

Step By Step

1. Find a comfortable position
2. Put one hand on your heart and the other on your belly
3. Start noticing your breath— each inhale and exhale
4. Lengthen your inhales and exhales
5. Scan your body— do you feel tightness?
6. Release tension— particularly in your face, shoulders, or belly
7. Allow your mind to wander, but recenter to your breath.

Yhwh

• This name of God is vowel-less, even though we tend to say it with vowels.
• This is the breath of life.
• • Inhale yh.
  • Exhale wh.

Resources

• When Is It Time to Go to Therapy? with Kobe Campbell
• Kobe Campbell Answers Your Questions About Trauma and Mental Health
• Identifying Anxiety Triggers
• The Science of Anxiety + How to Stabilize Once You're Triggered
• Are You Really OK? A Mental Health Check Up with Debra Fileta
• How to Say No + Set Healthy Boundaries with Debra Fileta

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