Happiness Break: How To Be Your Best Self, with Justin Michael Williams - a podcast by PRX and Greater Good Science Center

Visualize your best possible self and tap into your inherent enough-ness with this guided meditation by Justin Michael Williams.

Link to episode transcript: https://tinyurl.com/25sza2ev

How to Do This Practice:

1. Close your eyes, take a few deep breaths and visualize your ideal future self, the person of your dreams you’ve always wanted to be. Try noticing as many details as you can: What color are you wearing, how do you feel, what are you doing, is anyone with you?




2. Answer this question in your mind with 1-3 words: As you look at this future version of you, what energy do you need to cultivate more of in your life now, today, to become closer to being that person you see in your vision?




3. Breathe in deeply, and as you do imagine yourself breathing in that energy. As you exhale, imagine that energy spreading throughout your body and energy field.




4. Open your eyes. ​​Remember, you have what you need to become that which you want to become. We are enough to start stepping into the life of our dreams.

Today’s Happiness Break host:

Justin Michael Williams works at the intersection of social justice, mindfulness, and personal growth — with a touch of music that brings it all to life.

• Learn More About Justin’s work: https://www.justinmichaelwilliams.com/




• Listen to Justin’s debut album: https://www.justinmichaelwilliams.com/music




• Order Justin’s book, Stay Woke: A Meditation Guide For the Rest of Us: https://tinyurl.com/2p8xu6hx




• Follow Justin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wejustwill




• Follow Justin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wejustwill/

More resources from The Greater Good Science Center:

• Take our Purpose in Life Quiz: https://tinyurl.com/3uh8jjdv




• Try Imagining Your Best Possible Life: https://tinyurl.com/bdekum2v




• What to Do When You Never Feel Good Enough: https://tinyurl.com/kpy9b44t




• How Strong is Your Sense of Purpose in Life? https://tinyurl.com/2p9h7rm5




• How Thinking About the Future Makes Life More Meaningful: https://tinyurl.com/2p83y2n5




• Listen to The Science of Happiness episode featuring comedian Margaret Cho visualizing her best possible self: https://tinyurl.com/s2s7rdpn

Tell us about your experience visualizing your best possible self by emailing us at happinesspod@berkeley.edu or using the hashtag #happinesspod.

Find us on Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/28hcdfsd

Find behind-the-scenes material behind this podcast on Pocket, Mozilla’s save-for-later and content discovery app: https://getpocket.com/collections/how-to-access-your-best-possible-self-start-with-your-imagination

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