The Morning Ritual
Lilly Macfarlane
For centuries, rituals have offered a sense of structure, meaning, and clarity in daily life. The Morning Ritual is a podcast devoted to exploring the power of daily practices. Here, we believe that transformation doesn’t happen in a single moment, but in the quiet, consistent choices we make every day. By showing up for ourselves through ritual, we learn how to show up more fully for our relationships, our work, our communities — and the world.Each week, host Lilly Macfarlane sits down with teachers, artists, healers, and entrepreneurs to explore how their daily rituals help them stay grounded, clear, and aligned with their purpose. This podcast isn’t just for early risers or seasoned meditators. It’s for anyone curious about living with more presence, depth, and integrity. Rate, review & most importantly, enjoy! Let's connect! Don't be shy, please reach out on: www.lillybalch.com Instagram: @_themorningritual https://substack.com/@themorningritualThe Morning Ritual is produced by The Space (London).
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Jul 2, 2020 • 14min
Exploring the Energy Centers
Dive deeper into your meditation practice and move beyond the breath, the body, and the mind. In today’s meditation, we connect to the energetic, or subtle, body. This episode is an introduction to the chakras. Rate, review, and most importantly enjoy! Feel free to connect with me on Instagram @themorningritualpodcastAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Jun 12, 2020 • 8min
Morning Vitality
Start your morning with a sense of vitality, opening up to the new day ahead and releasing the old. From a state of energized clarity, we will set an intention for the rest of the day.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Jun 11, 2020 • 8min
Settling Into Stillness
Stillness is where deep listening begins, it is the foundation of understanding who we are and what we need, and it sets the foundation for clarity. Use this time for you, to settle into stillness and invite a sense of relaxation to fill the entire body. I hope you enjoy. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Jun 10, 2020 • 8min
Relax the Mind with 4-7-8 Breathing
Lure the body and the mind into a state of relaxed presence through the use of 4-7-8 breathing. If you enjoy, please consider rating, reviewing, or sharing. And as always please feel free to connect with me at lillybalchyoga.com.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Jun 8, 2020 • 7min
Ground Down & Center
Step away from the busyness of the mind, slow down, and start your day with a sense of presence and groundedness. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Jun 4, 2020 • 7min
A Mindful Foundation
Once the old is released, we make space for the new. In today’s meditation, we build our foundation with the energy of gratitude, loving-kindness, and this notion that we are all connected. We are all one.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Jun 3, 2020 • 8min
Release
Emotions that are built up in the body become toxic, they lead to dis-ease and sometimes actual disease. We must do the work of releasing our stagnant, stuck, stale emotions to move onwards and grow from them. 7:30- For more info on EFT tapping visit: https://www.thetappingsolution.com/what-is-eft-tapping/ Please rate, review, share, and (most importantly) enjoy!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Jun 2, 2020 • 7min
Observe and Accept your Emotions
In today’s episode, we build upon yesterday’s meditation and invite a sense of acceptance towards our emotions. From that sense of acceptance, we can learn from what arises and eventually release it. If you enjoy these meditations, please consider leaving a review or sharing it with a friend! And as always, feel free to connect with me at lillybalchyoga.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Jun 1, 2020 • 8min
Meditate on Emotions
Today we explore the importance of meditating on our emotions. Stepping back from what we’re feeling while observing the ebbs and flows allows us to gain greater understanding and acceptance. In fact, when we deny the difficult emotions, we create more suffering. Through mindfulness, we can befriend our feelings. I hope you find it useful. Please reach out with your wants/needs/questions/comments at lillybalch@gmail.com. I look forward to connecting! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
May 29, 2020 • 7min
Release into the Moment
Surrender and release into the present through breathwork, body awareness, and intention. This meditation is great for slowing down the racing mind and returning back into the moment. Rate, review, share, and most importantly, enjoy! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
