
OM Bytes
By Meris Gebhardt
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These mini episodes are brief soundbytes to help elevate your consciousness. Together we venture inward to learn more about Self. Introspection is the practice of brilliant minds. And the mind is the final frontier. Blast off! .... Blast in 🌟🔥❤️

OM | Toss
OM | Toss
OM BytesMar 11, 2023
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OM | Toss
OM | Toss
Every time you pass by that "one day when" drawer, open it and toss a few things out. Freely releasing extra weight, energy and mindshare. Make room for lightness, lessness and clarity.
Mar 11, 202310:09

OM | Go
OM | Go
The body wants to stay in motion and the brain likes to think. Sometimes these two beasts are in conflict with one another. The brain interrupts, we over think and get in our own way. Sit, relax and let your natural momentum win.
Mar 11, 202310:16

OM | Excellence
OM | Excellence
Set your standard. Visualize excellence in your world, in your actions, work, life, relationships. Stating outloud, then let divine providence do the rest. You are a being of excellence.
Mar 11, 202310:04

OM | Stop 1 of 3
OM | Stop 1 of 3
Our bodies want to stay in motion. Our minds want a job, to think. Our hearts want to beat. Countering this automatic nature within takes skill. And so we practice the value won in stillness.
Mar 09, 202330:54

OM | Power
OM | Power
To whom are you giving your power? To what? Perfect circumstances? Another human being? Things and status? All that we need lies within. Fiercely seek source of eternal bliss within and you will forever be fueled.
Mar 05, 202310:31

OM | Discipline
OM | Discipline
Discipline is a focus of study or area of practice; an academic or scholastic endeavor to become better at something. The rewards are plentiful. It is not punishment.
Mar 05, 202310:24

OM | Spiral
OM | Spiral
Spiraling energy is naturally occurring in our systems, in nature, in the universe. We need not be ashamed if we find we are spiraling. It's best to notice it, interrupt it if it's a downward spiral, ride it if it's upward.
Mar 05, 202310:27

OM | Dislike - Part Deux
OM | Dislike - Part Deux
Liking and disliking decision making causes decision fatigue. Reclaim your energy by deciding, committing, proceeding and completing. Don't over think it or question yourself, your first instinct.
Mar 05, 202310:11

OM | Like - Part I
OM | Like - Part I
Our brains interpret getting a "like" as a sign of acceptance and inclusion, a sign that we may live. Though we also, in the modern world waste energy on making decisions of like or dislike.
Mar 02, 202310:14

OM | Smile
OM | Smile
It costs no money, nor requires any effort... what am I? Smile! Lifting the corners of our mouth lifts our inner spirits and the spirits of those at whom we smile. 😁
Mar 02, 202310:10

OM | Reflection
OM | Reflection
When we glow from within, we reflect light unto the world. Just as the sun shines, we too must be ourselves, not concerned with how it lands.
Feb 27, 202310:13

OM | Line
OM | Line
Think of all the many lines in your life: through line, line in the sand, tethered lines, squiggly, straight, thick and thin. Drop into the stability of your foundation, free of hooks and grips and energy draining extensions.
Feb 27, 202310:10

OM | Download
OM | Download
The meditation guidance I offer you is a direct download from the Divine. I honor this wisdom from the deepest place in my heart. You, too may receive guidance while you sit in stillness and listen in peace.
Feb 27, 202310:22

OM | Feelings
OM | Feelings
Our feeling body is one layer deep toward inner center of our pure bliss. The body wants us to listen so it triggers emotions to get our attention.
Feb 27, 202310:33

OM | Sensitive
OM | Sensitive
We take on the energy of those around us both proximally close or distal. Be free of the weight and oppression and even depression when this becomes too heavy to bear.
Feb 24, 202310:26

OM | Self-conscious
OM | Self-conscious
Set yourself free! Shrink not your being. Express and expand into your true nature.
Feb 24, 202310:17

OM | War
OM | War
In today's modern era, it surprises me that people still go to war. But at the micro level, we wage war everyday... internally, externally. Today we hold compassion in our heart. 💙💛💙💛
Feb 24, 202310:17

OM | Lane
OM | Lane
With vast access to information and unequaled fortitute in our modern constitution, it may be confusing as to what we should focus on. Just because we can, should we?
Feb 21, 202320:38

OM | Window
OM | Window
What do you see out the window? What do people see through your eyes, the window to the soul. I meditation we seek to see clearly. Am I on the outside looking in? Why? Am I on the inside looking out? Why?
Feb 18, 202310:17

OM | Double
OM | Double
Double trouble, double dip, double or nothing. What can you double in your life that will elevate your goodness? Naturally, that which doesn't serve your higher purpose, will be pushed out, effortlessly.
Feb 18, 202310:17

OM | High
OM | High
Get high on your own supply. If ever you've been high in adrenaline, we surf that high and feel amazing. But the come down is soft, gradually reestablishing baseline middle way.
Feb 17, 202310:30

OM | Omit
OM | Omit
Today we release that which is no longer serving us. Chisel away the excess stone to reveal your glorious artform within.
Feb 17, 202310:37

OM | Love
OM | Love
Love is energy. We are energy. We are love. ❤️ We are born pure love and we must return to living in this knowing.
Feb 17, 202310:42

OM | Navigate
OM | Navigate
Ride the waves, high and low, left and right. Receive the whispers of wisdom to help you find your way. Not too fast, not too slow. Your pace, your journey.
Feb 14, 202310:45

OM | Growth
OM | Growth
Growing is painful, uncomfortable and yet necessary. We have tools and support, so let yourself go through the discomfort to the other side of thriving. You owe it to your soul.
Feb 12, 202310:27

OM | Purge
OM | Purge
Holding toxic thoughts and beliefs harm not only our bodies but every aspect of our lives. Negative self talk and egoistic voices poison our way forward and suck the living life out of us. Be free.
Feb 12, 202310:11

OM | JOY
OM | JOY
Joy is free and joy is everywhere. Simple moments of feeling light will spark great radiance and joy. It's available to you now.
Feb 11, 202310:28

OM | Options
OM | Options
Life is better when we have options. Too many and we're confused, too few and we feel hamstrung. Drop into knowing and trusting what's right for you and breathe into the freedom of choice.
Feb 10, 202311:01

OM | Monotony
OM | Monotony
We fear boredom and want to run for the hills, keep things exciting! But monotony offers a blank canvas against which the colors of our lives may be revealed.
Feb 08, 202310:23

OM | Morning
OM | Morning
Fresh morning mind! It's only a good sa fresh night's sleep. And that is a function of what we put into our brains and consciousness the night before. 🌙
Feb 08, 202310:15

OM | Consumption
OM | Consumption
We consume so much. We are well trained and habituated to do so. This perpetuates our bottomless hunger for more. Meditation curbs this toxic appetite.
Feb 07, 202310:15

OM | Personally
OM | Personally
Practicing not taking things personally as well, not taking ownership for how another receives our behaviour - so long as it is steeped in compassion - will free us from hyper correcting and trapping our true nature.... or from assuming another means is harm. They, too are human and free to express.
Feb 06, 202310:35

OM | Goodbye
OM | Goodbye
Is not forever. Whether in physical form or of mind and heart, we are forever touched. Impressions and growth happen and can never be taken away. ✨️
Feb 04, 202310:33

OM | Belonging
OM | Belonging
Or broken and reordered: longing to be. Our soul longs to shine and yet we are societal beings afraid of being outcast. Dare to BE you without apology.
Feb 04, 202310:38

OM | Behaviour
OM | Behaviour
Our actions impact others and similarly theirs us. Likewise, our behaviours impact ourselves and our experience of life. All have residue. Choose wisely.
Feb 04, 202310:34

OM | Fear
OM | Fear
Going deep into the darkness, we face our most grievous fears. Dwelling there long enough to surrender and rebound up and out into the light.
Feb 03, 202310:26

OM | Pause
OM | Pause
Agency for choice lives in the pregnant pause. The Great and Powerful Wizard of Pause. Breath retention helps us practice.
Feb 01, 202310:38

OM | After
OM | After
Before there was after, there was before. Then RAW, then after. Release yesterday's residue and free yourself to mobilize into a thoughtful tomorrow. Only first, rest here fully.
Jan 31, 202310:26

OM | Before
OM | Before
We have all encountered stressful and uncomfortable moments in life and so we know we will encounter them again. With this awareness we are able to prepare and lovingly usher ourselves through to the other side... again ;)
Jan 30, 202310:36

OM | Raw
OM | Raw
Do you ever let your animalistic self express its raw nature? We need outlets to feel immensely deep emotions and free them from our being.
Jan 30, 202310:28
OM | Remember
OM | Remember
Like a computer defragments its system, so too we need to re-member our system. Coming home to self, whole, healed and fully computational.
Jan 28, 202310:36
OM | Between
OM | Between
There is no there there unless we make this very moment rich. The better we become at present moment awareness, we open up a vast world of joy.
Jan 27, 202310:28
OM | Voyage
OM | Voyage
Take yourself on a wild odyssey of the mind. Dare to dream and voyage into unknown and known places. Mind, the final frontier.
Jan 26, 202310:34
OM | Fatigue
OM | Fatigue
Do you feel drained? Are you weighted down by heavy emotions? Free yourself to be light by sinking into deep relaxation.
Jan 26, 202310:34
OM | Attitude
OM | Attitude
Our internal world impacts our external world. Yes, our minds can shape our life. A simple shift in attitude makes the whole world bright.
Jan 24, 202310:24
OM | Confusion
OM | Confusion
Do you have confusion in a certain area of your life? In many areas of your life? You are not alone. We sit in stillness to allow the body to give feedback and for wisdom to seep in.
Jan 23, 202310:26
OM | Death
OM | Death
Today, I honor my father who would have celebrated his 79rh birthday. Death carries myriad emotions. Sit with yours and lean in with love. Hold yourself through the way only you know how to do.
Jan 21, 202310:45
OM | Awe
OM | Awe
Step back and prepare to be delighted and amazed. Awe is just around the corner from your next un/expected breath.
Jan 21, 202310:26
OM | Trigger
OM | Trigger
Pricking an old wound will result in a trigger response. Perhaps an emotion you're experiencing doesn't match the momentary offense. Sit, hold and love yourself through the healing.
Jan 21, 202310:08
OM | Wander
OM | Wander
Not all who wander are lost. The opposite could be true. When we feel safe at home within, we are free to roam.
Jan 21, 202310:15
OM | Believe
OM | Believe
What is standing in your way of belief? Belief in self, people, possibility? Surrender into divine providence to do the rest.
Jan 18, 202310:27
OM | Love
OM | Love
Love is constant. Love is everything, everywhere, everyone. Give, receive, never ending. Two sides of the same coin, united eternally.
Jan 18, 202310:23
OM | Dream
OM | Dream
You can do hard things. Your dreams are your own. Your dreams are a divine download. I'm meditation, we garner bravery and courage to proceed.
Jan 18, 202310:35
OM | Focus
OM | Focus
Chisel away distraction. Free yourself from unhelpful thoughts and practices. Decision to commit will spark divine providence into motion.
Jan 17, 202310:43
OM | Awareness Part Deux
OM | Awareness Part Deux
Awareness is the portal, the blank backdrop upon which all is seen. See more granularly, tune into your inner knowing. See further and reach higher. You can do anything.
Jan 14, 202310:30
OM | Awareness
OM | Awareness
I would boil down the practice of meditation into 2 words: awareness and the portal that this gives access to... deep love.
Jan 13, 202310:41
OM | Clouds
OM | Clouds
Check in with your current mood state. When we feel cloudy and dull, know this emotion is passing, and clouds serve innumerable good purposes.
Jan 11, 202310:32
OM | Gears
OM | Gears
Shifting gears is necessary in life. Meditation serves as the lubricant to make shifting effortless.
Jan 11, 202310:10
OM | End Less
OM | End Less
No beginnings, no endings. Constant continuum.
Jan 11, 202310:26
OM | Ride
OM | Ride
Hop on and ride the energy of motivation within you. Try to see and then release and limiting self dialogue within. Get out of your own way and trust!
Jan 08, 202311:24
OM | Floating
OM | Floating
With too heavy of an anchor or too light of a vessel, it is impossible to float. So we balance, receive support, set our sails and float bouyantly with ease.
Jan 07, 202310:50
OM | Fear Less
OM | Fear Less
90% of future worries never come to pass. Choose to dwell on a state of security so that you have access to resources when and only when you need them. Meditation offers this platform of awareness to quickly, with agility, respond wisely in the moment if our brains are not clogged with senseless fear.
Jan 07, 202310:40
OM | Restlessness
OM | Restlessness
Restlessness scatters our energy about, aimlessly. Gather your energy for intentional and potent action.
Jan 06, 202310:51
OM | Fluidity
OM | Fluidity
Being flexible in mind and body, allows us to more easily navigate our ever-changing outer and inner worlds.
Jan 04, 202310:42
OM | Release
OM | Release
In meditation terms, we refer to this as detachment or non-attachment. Ungripping our mental hold and our bodily wants frees us from the binds of the material world. Release your tendency to get caught up in likes and dislikes. Your heart will thank you.
Jan 04, 202310:38
OM | Receive
OM | Receive
First we surrender, then we receive. Awaiting the magic and mystery of the unknown. We receive all that we need and wish for.
Jan 02, 202310:18
OM | Surrender
OM | Surrender
The power of receiving, surrender, especially in the face of tension and stress.
Jan 01, 202309:54

Reflecting upon the past, preparing for the future.
Reflecting upon the past, preparing for the future.
When we sit in the in-between, we stretch out the capacity of a moment.
Dec 29, 202210:09

Goodbye 2022, Hello 2023!
Goodbye 2022, Hello 2023!
Sit in the now. Reflect on the past, get ready for the future. But make this moment rich. 💜
Dec 20, 202210:09

Fleshlessness. A quest to free ourselves from the bondage of the flesh.
Fleshlessness. A quest to free ourselves from the bondage of the flesh.
This week we explore how our sensorial beings own us at times. We are slave to its wants and desires. Acknowledging this tendency frees us from the trappings and mobilizes is into goodness.
Dec 20, 202201:53

✨️Happy 18th Baby B✨️
✨️Happy 18th Baby B✨️
❤️ Love yourself, it's your only adult responsibility ❤️
Dec 20, 202212:10

✨️ Ballet Idaho - Happy Holidays ✨️
✨️ Ballet Idaho - Happy Holidays ✨️
This 12 minute guided audio track has been expressly recorded for the dancers and support teams of Ballet Idaho following a successful Nutcracker 2022 run.
Dec 19, 202211:58