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This bonus 8-min Ted-talk-style episode highlights the conversation on forgiveness as shared in a larger talk I offer entitled “The Most Important Conversation You’ll Ever Have”. The real talk shared here applies to every one of us connected to other human beings. Part of our imperfect humanity ensures that there will be struggles. Being aware of a…

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All because of our breath :) Take this guided tour through the power of your breath in exploring what’s on the inside.Di Jill Rooks

Welcome to your practice. We step right into this one with a body scan and a journey within. Filled with gratitude for the miracle of our body and in awe of our uniqueness.Di Jill Rooks

Rest. Relax. The secret ingredient to elevated performance and greatness. It takes “doing”, until it doesn’t, and then it becomes “being”. This episode walks you through the position and the space to empty and feel the brain relax, allowing the body to follow and discover a state of ease.Di Jill Rooks

Short, organic, simple practice of pausing for some peace and quiet.Di Jill Rooks

Beauty all around us. It’s in the little things. In this episode we’re taking a gaze inward, up and down our chakra energy centers. Notice the strength and the vulnerability, and notice the diversity and similarities of all that exists within us.Di Jill Rooks

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Reminding myself of the book, “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse” by Charlie Mackesy, this meditation comes from the page that asks, “what do you do when you get tired?” Recalling it as my mind retells the story, I offer you rest, the kind you can create for yourself.Di Jill Rooks

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Ease into the practice of meditation with just a few minutes of awareness of your space, your breath, where your feet are.Di Jill Rooks

The beauty is that to move forward, we have to first stop. This is that pause, hold, “do nothing” state in order to see clearly and move in the directions we are meant to move with calm, ease and clarity. A short combination of discussion, how-to, and meditation.Di Jill Rooks

Repetition and consistency provide the safe space, the comforting home, the predictable nature of inner peace present within us. Each time we return is like a hug, a nod, an affirmation that we are ok.Di Jill Rooks

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Short meditation on the power and strength of peace.Di Jill Rooks

When the going gets tough…. That’s what we’re here for. To be aware and to have the skills to not get lost in tough things, but to find the strength and the calm ripple within us to meet them.Di Jill Rooks

A few ideas for a simple meditation practice followed by a short, guided external and internal check-inDi Jill Rooks

A short guided meditation when a moment or two is all you have, and actually, all you need to reconnect with the beauty of your being.Di Jill Rooks

1 of 31 short guided meditations with a reminder on getting started:)Di Jill Rooks

Mindful March :) This begins 31 days of guided meditations along with some bonus episodes of how-to’s, reminders, tips and interviews. This introduction to Series #3 of Guiding Light is my perspective of getting started and what meditation is, from a real-life perspective. Enjoy! I’d be humbled if you would also follow and share and leave a review!…

This peaceful pause concludes 14 days of trail marker motivations and pauses in your day. Inspired by a few special people who shared their journeys with me and dedicated to many people who expressed to me that they just wanted to feel more peace. It’s right here. It’s yours. Sit with it. ❤️Di Jill Rooks

This is a special one. The last trail marker in this series, giving gratitude to those who inspired it. A reminder to leave a piece of ourselves behind, our contract with those who’ve gone before us and those who may follow, this trail marker is the story of a life well lived.Di Jill Rooks

Content. A state of being. Santosha is a Sanskrit word meaning contentment and one of the Niyamas in the 8 limbs of yoga. A simple concept in actuality, which is what makes it hard. Our brains like to assign meaning to things and they are programmed to be on most of the time. To stop, to pause, to re-wire them to allow some space and for the off sw…

When the going gets tough, what do you do? What do most people do? This trail marker is where you might find yourself differentiating from “most people”. This trail marker might be a defining moment and the opportunity to get tougher. Taking a page from “The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch, if our “tough” is like the wall he writes about, then it is …

When you become the observer, you are in the practice of meditation. It doesn’t require anything elaborate other than the choice to step into you. Chances are, even in a created quiet space, there is still a lot going on around us. This is the opportunity to be in that reality AND to allow the awareness to fall on what’s going on inside of us. In t…

This is a fun one! This trail marker is inviting us to live and to live out loud!Di Jill Rooks

A single pause is all it takes for about 30 trillion cells in our bodies to say thank you and experience a moment of ease. You’re worth it!Di Jill Rooks

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? We are the experiencer and what we experience is determined by our thoughts. The thoughts that we regularly entertain and hold onto become our reality. We can imprint them pretty deeply. This trail marker is a pretty introspective one, encouraging us to evaluate our…

The value of rest in today’s world cannot be overstated. Are we taking it regularly and often enough for its effect to ripple through our being? Are we falling into it because some part of us gave out and demanded it? Or are we purposefully engaging in it in an effort to maintain a state of joy and strength, awareness and creation? This peaceful pa…

How we travel determines what those trail markers have to say to us. They reflect back to us the condition we approach them in. Hope vs fear, being open vs being closed, light vs darkness. All these things, add the element of companionship on the journey for when help is needed, and “if light is in your heart, you will find your way home” ~ Rumi…

Simple. And so worth stopping to listen. Your peace is inside of you. The “peaceful pause” is something I heard myself saying to friends when they shared all the “out of control” they were experiencing. The peace is the hum. It’s like a river. It has rhythm and a natural order. It exists always. It’s there for us when we pause. Enjoy your hum.…

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In this 2nd series of Guiding Light I will be sharing for 14 alternating Trail Marker reminders and Peaceful Pause mini-meditations. The Peaceful Pause is like a whisper of serenity and a welcome breath of fresh air for those moments when you might need a pause the most.Di Jill Rooks

Welcome to the 2nd Series of Guiding Light, and episode 31 in our podcast. This series will include alternating Trail Markers and Peaceful Pauses, offered daily for 14 days. Each is a few minutes in length, and offered to provide insight into the journey. Starting with our first Trail Marker, inspired by a group of young women venturing out on the …

These last 5 guided meditations in this series are inspired by Charlie Mackesy’s book, The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse. The book came out in October 2019 and was gifted to me soon after. When the pandemic hit in March 2020 I began offering guided meditations on zoom for my community and anybody who wanted to jump in. Charlie Mackey‘s book …

These last 5 guided meditations in this series are inspired by Charlie Mackesy’s book, The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse. The book came out in October 2019 and was gifted to me soon after. When the pandemic hit in March 2020 I began offering guided meditations on zoom for my community and anybody who wanted to jump in. Charlie Mackey‘s book …

These last 5 guided meditations in this series are inspired by Charlie Mackesy’s book, The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse. The book came out in October 2019 and was gifted to me soon after. When the pandemic hit in March 2020 I began offering guided meditations on zoom for my community and anybody who wanted to jump in. Charlie Mackey‘s book …

These last 5 guided meditations in this series are inspired by Charlie Mackesy’s book, The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse. The book came out in October 2019 and was gifted to me soon after. When the pandemic hit in March 2020 I began offering guided meditations on zoom for my community and anybody who wanted to jump in. Charlie Mackey‘s book …

These last 5 guided meditations in this series are inspired by Charlie Mackesy’s book, The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse. The book came out in October 2019 and was gifted to me soon after. When the pandemic hit in March 2020 I began offering guided meditations on zoom for my community and anybody who wanted to jump in. Charlie Mackey‘s book …

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