A Thanksgiving Meditation with Sarah McLean follows a short silent meditation for world peace. скачать в хорошем качестве

A Thanksgiving Meditation with Sarah McLean follows a short silent meditation for world peace.

Gratitude Meditation • Keeping Your Vibe High Before the recording began,, we all meditated in silence in connection with a daily global meditation (11 a.m. PT / 7 p.m. UK). This conversation and meditation is a gentle, honest exploration of what it really means to “keep your vibe high” in the midst of real-life challenges, and how gratitude and attention can help you come home to your heart. Rather than bypassing or pretending everything is fine, Sarah looks at the habits that lower our vibration—chronic complaining, focusing only on problems, feeling like a victim, or resisting what is. She contrasts this with practices that expand our energy: presence, gratitude, integrity, and choosing where we place our attention. She also reflects on the role of community and connection, reminding us that we don’t do this inner work alone. Attention as a superpower: Sarah speaks about the power of attention as a creative force: what we focus on, we enliven. She invites you to notice how placing attention on gratitude, possibility, and the present moment can create more coherence in your inner world—and, by extension, contribute to a more harmonious world around you. Two paths to peace and the importance of your own heart: Drawing on Buddhist and Taoist imagery, she reflects on the wish for “everyone to be enlightened” and the very practical path of tending to your own heart. Using the Lao Tzu-style teaching on peace in the world beginning with peace in the heart, she encourages you to see your inner work—keeping your own vibe high, living in integrity, opening your heart—as a real contribution to peace on the planet. Meeting life’s difficulties as purification: Sarah shares candidly about recent personal challenges—loss, disruption, and overwhelm—and brings in a reframing she heard in conversation with astrologer Pam Gregory and a physicist: what if the difficulties in our lives and in the world are arising as a kind of purification of the nervous system and soul? Rather than dismissing pain, she offers the possibility that what is surfacing is being brought into the light so it can ultimately be healed and dissolved. A simple “5 things” gratitude practice you can share: Before the main meditation, Sarah offers an easy gratitude exercise you can use anytime, including around a holiday table or in a circle of friends: First, bring to mind five things in your life you’re grateful for—anything at all, from what you can see in the room to the people you love or the simple gift of breath. Then, bring to mind five things about yourself you’re grateful for—qualities, capacities, or ways you show up in the world (your kindness, your courage, your humor, your ability to cook a good meal, your commitment to practice, etc.). She points out how this simple shift—from what’s missing to what’s already here—can gently reorient the mind toward contentment and appreciation. The 5 essentials for practicing meditation in a healthy way. Before guiding the gratitude meditation, Sarah reviews five key attitudes that support any meditation practice: 1. It’s okay to have thoughts. The mind will wander; that’s its nature. When you notice you’ve drifted, you simply come back—no judgment needed. 2. Be gentle and kind with yourself. Self-criticism only tightens the experience. Kindness makes the practice more sustainable and healing. 3. Begin with a beginner’s mind. Let go of expectations about what a “gratitude meditation” should feel like, or how deep or spiritual it should be. Just show up for this moment as it is. 4. Don’t force a feeling. Rather than trying to manufacture gratitude or “high vibes,” allow whatever is present—sadness, grief, anger, joy—to be welcomed. Authenticity is more powerful than pretending. 5. Don’t give up. For the duration of the practice, simply stay with it. Sarah keeps track of the time so you can relax into the experience and let it unfold. A meditation begins at Closing reflections: being a light in the world After the period of silent practice, Sarah invites you to recognize yourself as a light in the world, to honor the freedom you have to choose where you place your attention, and to remember that you are exactly where you’re meant to be—on time, “grateful enough,” and good enough. She encourages you to carry this attitude of gratitude into your day, staying connected to your heart center and letting your life be an ongoing expression of appreciation. You can return to this recording whenever you’d like to remember that life loves you, reconnect with your own inner light, and gently “glow on.” 🌟Sarah McLean, acclaimed meditation and mindfulness teacher and best-selling Hay House Author of Soul-Centered, guides a meditation after a short discussion. Each video offers a different practice - perfect for beginners and seasoned meditators alike. Find out more about Sarah here: www.mcleanmeditation.com