¶ Meditation for Embarrassing Moments
Embarrassing moments happen , like the time that I was booed by an entire basketball stadium full of people , and that's not even my most embarrassing moment . You're gonna have to go back to episode 100 to hear that . So today's episode is a meditation tailored to support you through life's most embarrassing moments .
So if you're like me , you might need this episode a lot and you're going to want to download this episode so that you can come back to it anytime you need . And there is a link in the show notes for the exact timestamp where this meditation begins , so you can just get straight to it next time .
If you missed our last episode , you're going to want to go back and listen to episode 100 , because it is hysterical and it is an embarrassing story party with two of my favorite people on the planet , kelly and Emma , and we reveal our most embarrassing moments 10 out of 10 . Recommend going back , giving it a listen .
It'll provide a great laugh and we want to keep this embarrassing stories party going , so be brave with us .
Go to our website , howthewisewongrowscom there's a link in the show notes and then click the microphone in the bottom right hand corner and from there you can submit a voice memo of your most embarrassing story to be shared on the pod , and we will share another embarrassing story for everyone that we air , and it's your chance to be on a podcast .
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So click the link in the show notes to join , and when you join , you also gain access to our intentional living community on discord , where we continue the conversations we're having on the podcast , as well as talk about all things living with intention and how your mindfulness practice is going .
That community is free to join , and there's a link in the show notes as well . So join the dream team , join the community and let's keep growing together . So now the time has come to sit with our embarrassing moments . So find a space that feels safe and supportive for you and we will move into a guided meditation .
So I want you to find your way to a comfortable position , whether it's seated or lying down . You can even practice standing up , you decide .
But just take a moment to find stillness , wherever you are , and if it feels safe and supportive , you can gently rest your eyes or soften your gaze at a point in front of you , if you aren't driving , and begin by noticing where your body makes contact with the earth and take a big breath in .
Bring your shoulders to your ears and exhale , drop them down the back , open your mouth , let it go . Two more deep breaths like this inhale , chest and belly , expand , exhale , let it all out . One more inhale and exhale , and exhale , exhale . And I invite you to begin by imagining a circle of light encompassing your body wherever you are .
So imagine like a circle of candles or a circle of light just surrounding you . A circle of candles or a circle of light just surrounding you . Know that this circle is protecting you , is keeping you safe , so you're safe here . You're supported by the earth beneath you . This circle of protection is holding you , you .
And then draw your awareness to where in the body you feel the breath and take a moment to notice where your body makes contact with the earth and all points that are touching the earth , and let yourself soften into the earth here , know that you're held , that you're supported by the earth beneath you , and notice where in the body you feel the breath as it
moves in and as it flows out , and feeling the support of the earth beneath you and that circle of support around you and that circle of support around you . I want you to call to mind a moment of embarrassment or shame . Maybe it's one that just happened , or maybe it's something that happened a long time ago .
And , knowing that you're held here , I want you to imagine that moment as clearly as you can . So imagine where you were , what you were wearing , what objects were around you , who were you with . Imagine what happened . That thing that was really embarrassing . Imagine that happening and then imagine how you felt . Return to how you felt in that moment .
Imagine how you felt . Return to how you felt in that moment Again , knowing that you're held by the earth , that there's this circle of protection around you .
¶ Cultivating Compassion for Embarrassment
Maybe bring up some of those sensations of embarrassment in the body right now . What did it feel like in the body . Where did you feel that shame or embarrassment ? And I invite you now to bring compassion to the part of yourself that felt shameful or embarrassed in that moment .
So you can start by sending the breath to the part of the body that was holding on to those sensations , was holding on to those sensations , maybe even bringing a hand to the heart or some other part of the body that feels supportive , holding yourself here , offering yourself a gesture of compassion holding yourself here , offering yourself a gesture of compassion and
imagine your present day , self walking up to you in that moment and looking yourself in the eyes . You , in that moment , looking yourself in the eyes and just being like , yeah , that was a really human moment . I make a lot of human moments like that too . And giving yourself a hug , giving that shameful part of yourself a hug and breathing with it together .
Sitting with that part of yourself that felt shame or embarrassment .
For a few more breaths perhaps , as you inhale , visualize breathing in strength and compassion , and as you exhale , releasing shame and embarrassment . So so and taking a moment to repeat a compassionate phrase in your mind , maybe something like all humans do embarrassing things where .
I can be strong and make silly , embarrassing moments and then take a moment to notice where in your body you feel steady and grounded and even strong right now , breathing into your internal strength , and bring both hands to heart center and just take a moment to notice how your body feels and then your mind feels , and know that you can return to this space of
steadiness and strength and wholeness within you as you move through all of life's moments , even the embarrassing ones . Let's take one more breath together in through the nose and out through the mouth , through the nose land , out through the mouth , and you can slowly open your eyes as you return to this space .