Wake Me Up: Morning Positivity - Today, I Choose Peace | Guided Meditation for Inner Peace
Episode Date: September 9, 2026Guided meditation for inner peace, combining calming breathwork with a simple repeated mantra. This meditation will help you find peace now, no matter what's going on in your life. I recommend using ...this practice daily, especially in the morning, to quiet a racing mind and settle into a sense of calm before the day begins. This meditation offers: - A grounding arrival to help you let go of everything before this moment - A simple mantra (or affirmation): "today, I choose peace" which helps to anchor the mind - A gentle body and emotional check-in to notice and release tension - Wave-breath practice to calm your nervous system and quiet mental noise - An extended stretch of quiet to practice simply being - A closing reflection to help you carry this peace into your day And be sure to listen all the way through...the stillness near the end is where the shift really settles in. The more consistently you return to this practice, the more naturally peace becomes your starting point, not something you have to search for. #meditation #innerpeace #peace Check out the Wake Me Up Mindset Coach app: http://studio.com/wakemeup. You get: Full Access to the WMU catalog; a personal growth plan based on my guidance and coaching; simple, daily tasks (5-10 minutes a day) to guide you through your own personal transformation; your plan evolves with you as you and your life change. It's the most effective way to digest the content in Wake Me Up for creating personal change! Get ad-free access to the entire WMU catalog + bonus content by joining the WMU Premium Feed. Grab a 7-day free trial of Wake Me Up premium: https://goodpeoplestuff.supercast.com/ About Wake Me Up Wake Me Up is the # 1 guided morning routine podcast. Our guided morning wake ups offer affirmations, mindfulness, meditation, yoga, and motivation specifically designed to help you get out of bed and start your day with a positive mindset. Stop pressing the snooze button all morning long, and turn on an episode of Wake Me Up instead. You will be happier and more successful at everything in life because of it! I make this channel to serve you. Part of that is creating tools like journals and courses to dive deeper into certain topics, all of which you can find here: https://stan.store/goodpplstuff Follow Wake Me Up on Youtube - 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. **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
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The Buddha said that peace comes from within.
not to seek it in the outside world.
And that's why I'm so glad you've joined me here today for this meditation.
Because finding the peace that's within that's already here,
and that always lives underneath everything else going on.
Well, that's exactly what we're going to do.
So find a comfortable position, seated or lying down,
Whatever feels right for you, take a nice deep breath in, and as you exhale, allow your eyes to close.
Take a moment first just to arrive here, whatever you were doing before, whatever's waiting for you after.
Let it wait. This time is just for you.
Everything else in the outside world will still be there when you finish.
For these moments, there's nowhere else you need to be.
Let's take a few more deep breaths together just to help settle in.
So inhale fully, hold for just a second, and then release.
Just let the air fall back out.
There's nothing to force here.
Inhale again, hold and let it go.
Now you can let your breath return.
to its natural pace and depth, whatever feels easy and effortless.
Allow the muscles of your face to soften, relax your shoulders.
Just let everything settle into a little more ease and comfort,
even if it's just one or two percent more comfortable.
You're moving in the right direction.
And that's really what peace is about.
controlling what you can control and letting go of everything else. I want to offer you a simple
phrase or mantra to carry you through this practice. I invite you to repeat it silently in your
mind or out loud after me. Today I choose peace. Today I choose peace. Today I choose peace. Today
I choose peace.
And now if you'd like,
you can keep repeating that mantra on your own.
And as the moments pass,
notice what's happening underneath the surface.
Any tension, any pleasure, any noise in the mind.
And you don't need to fix any of this.
Just notice it.
And let it be as it is.
without needing anything from you, simply observing this experience of life as it appears in this moment
from the perspective of your being. This is what it means to choose peace. It doesn't mean that
everything is calm or perfect. It just means that you're accepting it as it is, not trying to fight it.
And if it helps, you can follow that in and out rhythm of your breath, that wave-like pattern, collecting and releasing, breathing in the moment and then letting it go.
And if a thought comes and tries to grab at your attention, that's perfectly fine.
It's exactly what brains do, after all.
And you can just let it come and go.
Exactly like the breath.
Exactly like a wave.
Coming on shore and washing back out.
I choose peace.
Today, I choose peace.
Today.
I choose peace.
Today, I choose peace.
Now, wherever your mind,
mind may have wandered off to, or if it's been perfectly still, acknowledge, and appreciate
that you showed up what it means to choose peace. So one more time, let's repeat our mantra
together. Today, I choose peace. And if you'd like to stay here for longer, then I invite you
to do so. But if you're ready to close out with me, then you can take one final, deep breath in,
and as you exhale, bring a little movement back to your body, just waking it up, and as you're
ready, gathering yourself, opening your eyes, and turning towards your day, appreciating
whatever peace you did find here.
Even if it was a smaller amount today than usual,
this isn't something you have to search for out there.
Peace is already inside of you.
And every time you take the opportunity to remember it, it grows.
So I hope you carry it with you into your day.
And I hope you share your peace with your peace with,
others. Thanks for joining me. Now go out and have a fantastic day.