You guys!!! I finally get to see the magic words… my new app, Shoreline, is LIVE and ready to be downloaded! You can find Shoreline by visiting merylarnett.com. It is available in the App store for iPhone users. The android version will be released a bit later.
You’ve heard me talk a ton about the app in earlier episodes so all I will say here is please. Go check it out. Download it. Try the free offerings. And please please please, will you leave me a review in the app store? Reviews are everything when it comes to showing up in searches and growing.
There is so much goodness in this app. There are meditations that you know and love from the podcast, there is a ton of completely new content and I’m releasing a new meditation every single day on the app. Every. Day. Y’all.
We have so much more we are excited to add to the app as we grow, but for now, my new baby is here and I can’t wait for you to experience it. <3
Now, let’s get to today’s class….
In this week's meditation, I continue to co-teach with my friend Tiffany Johnson.
I need to mention that the day this class was recorded, here in the States, we had just learned of another police murder of a young black man - Daunte Wright. So, this class starts out with a brief acknowledgement of the present moment emotions and why this practice, seemingly unrelated, is indeed an important practice for us all to do.
We return to the idea of tapping into the steady space within - not only because of its steadiness but because of what it may be telling us about what we want, need, and feel in the present moment. Drawing upon the work of Dr. Laura Morgan Roberts, we begin talking about authenticity as a journey made up of acts or expressions that originate from the source. It is here - at the source - that we may begin to understand how to take the next best step, even when we feel uncertain. In doing so, we may also become aware of ways to creatively craft our environments - be they work, life, parenthood, community, or something at the intersections. In all, we affirm that life and work - just like authenticity - are big journeys made up of small moments. We affirm that our practice of mindfulness meditation- through present moment awareness - can help us be on these journeys, and take the next best step along the way.
We wanted to send some goodies your way from this week's talk:
A. Here is the short clip with Dr. Morgan Roberts speaking about authenticity: https://www.hbs.edu/about/video.aspx?v=1_8963oj3w
B. Here is her article about the 4 freedoms work, which she argues are necessary for creating racial justice at work (thus, in the world,at large). They are all centered around authenticity: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/10/racial-justice-in-workplace-with-freedom-measurements/
C. Here are some inquiry questions that you may want to reflect on over the next week:
1. Do I feel free to express authentically?
2. What inner experiences do I want to express, but I am not expressing?
3. What inner experiences have I wanted to address in the past that I did express (without oppressing)? (Please give yourself major props for this)
4. Where and how might I be more creative and craft in my working life right now.
5. What aspects of my organization make it difficult for me to express authentically?
6. How would I like aspects of my organization or work to shift in order to express myself more authentically?
7. In this job, what do I have agency over? Where is change possible? What small (but potent) shifts can I begin to make now in expressing authentically?
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You can learn more about my:
*Shoreline: my new meditation app
*Live, virtual meditation classes with me
*Upcoming events
All by visiting merylarnett.com.
Learn more about Tiffany Johnson here: http://tiffanydawnjohnson.com/
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