Wake Me Up: Morning Positivity - Morning Meditation - Escape the Comfort Zone | Loving Kindness for Personal Growth

Episode Date: April 18, 2023

In this calming meditation, visualize positive experiences when escaping the comfort zone. Want to be more focused? Wish distractions would just melt away? Sign up for the WMU Focus Course! If you're interested in joining, all you need to do is sign up for the course here: https://wakemeuppod.gumroad.com/l/focus. Get ad-free access to the entire WMU catalog + bonus content + 25% discount on WMU courses by joining the WMU Premium Feed. Sign up and start your 7-day free trial at https://wakemeup.supercast.com/. Follow the show on Spotify - Apple Podcasts - Amazon - Podchaser Say hi or request an episode at www.wakemeuppodcast.com/contact. See visual guides for the yoga and stretches in WMU episodes at www.wakemeuppodcast.com/stretches. And find the podcast on Instagram and TikTok. **Only partake in the physical movements suggested in Wake Me Up episodes if you are physically able and in safe surroundings. All movements are done at the individual's own risk. Be safe, and always consult a doctor if you have any questions or concerns.** Have a wonderful day 😃 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wake Me Up is made possible thanks to the generous help of our advertisers and premium supporters. If you'd like to support Wake Me Up, listen ad-free, and get access to the entire catalog plus bonus episodes, then follow the link in the show notes to sign up for Wake Me Up Premium. Now before our episode begins, here's a quick word from our sponsors. Hey friend, and welcome to Wake Me Up. I'm so glad you're here to join me for this episode. In keeping with our theme for this week, this is a loving kindness meditation that will help you attach positive emotions to getting out of your comfort zone. If we can learn to seek that expansion and growth, that healthy level of discomfort that comes when we challenge ourselves, then we will train our brains to seek it out more often.

Now, if you're in bed, then use this moment to roll over and make your way up. find your way to a comfortable position that you'd like to meditate in. I recommend that you meditate sitting up, but I know we all have different preferences and different spaces. So do what's right for you. Once you've found that comfortable position, just allow yourself to settle for a moment. Mentally put aside anything else that you have to do after this.

It will be there when you're done. Now take a deep breath in, fill all the way up, And as you exhale, slowly close your eyes. When we meditate, the mind tends to be the most active right at the beginning, because it's still relaxing into a meditative state. One thing that can really help with that is relaxing the body. So relax the muscles of your face, drop your jaw, and soften your shoulders down.

Simply follow the natural rise and fall of your own breath for the next moment or so. And as you do, you'll find that you draw deeper and deeper within. All right. Hopefully you're nice and settled in now. So begin to visualize yourself, standing at the edge of your comfort zone, ready to take the first step outside of it, to do something that makes you feel a little uncomfortable. Maybe that's something like public speaking,

trying a brand new activity, or meeting new people. Anything that you might normally shy away from, see yourself there now. About to engage in that activity. Notice if any emotions come up. Or a desire to pull away. If they do, that's okay. It's natural. Don't run away from that feeling.

Instead, repeat the following phrases to yourself. Either out loud or in your mind. May I have the courage to step outside of my comfort zone. May I trust in my abilities. May I believe in myself. May I embrace the unknown with an open heart and mind. May I learn and grow from the challenges and opportunities that come my way. Now extend that visualization and see yourself taking that first step outside of your comfort zone.

making your first move into this activity or thing that makes you a little bit uncomfortable. See yourself doing it with a feeling of empowerment and support that comes from your own inner strength and the love of those around you. See yourself doing this thing successfully. Whatever that means to you.

and notice what it might feel like. If by stepping out of your comfort zone, you uncovered a new skill, a new talent, a new hobby, something new and positive in your life. Now repeat again these words. May I have the courage to step outside of my comfort zone.

May I trust in my abilities. May I believe, in myself. May I embrace the unknown with an open heart and mind. May I learn and grow from the challenges and opportunities that come my way. All right, it's almost time for us to wrap up. So you can let your mind wander anywhere it wants to go for these last 30 seconds or so. All right, it's time to wrap up our meditation now. So begin to bring yourself back. Notice whatever's supporting you, whether it's a chair or the floor or something else. Notice the air on your skin and any sounds going on around you.

Take one final deep breath in. And as you exhale, slowly open your eyes and just take a second to gather yourself. All right, my friend, so I hope you enjoyed that meditation. This is a really great technique to use when you're a little nervous about something that's getting you out of your comfort zone, closing your eyes and remembering that it's okay to feel challenged. It's okay to feel a little nervous or uncomfortable. Believe in yourself and your abilities. And just give it a shot. And look, it's okay to try something new and not like it. The point is to expand yourself, your mind and your body, your worldview. And no matter whether

you view it as a success or a failure afterwards, you have accomplished something valuable when you get out of your comfort zone, your own growth and expansion. And that is always worthwhile. The rest of this week will have a slightly different schedule than usual. Tomorrow will be this week's motivational episode. On Thursday, I'll be doing affirmations exclusive to wake me up premium. And on Friday, we'll have a mindful minute that will go over some practical ideas you can put into place to start getting out of your comfort zone more often. So I hope to see you at all of them. Until tomorrow, go out and have an absolutely fantastic day.