Guided meditation · 11 min
Embodying Reverence & Gratitude
Let awe soften your heart until ordinary things, like your hands, a chair, a glass of water, feel like gifts.
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- Level
- Beginner friendly
- Style
- Guided meditation
- Sound
- Voice only
- Best time
- Morning or late night
About this session
- Cultivates gratitude
- Softens the heart
- Widens your perspective
- Brings calm and safety
This guided meditation begins with warm white light, then stretches your imagination across the universe, its billions of galaxies and your own breath. Agapi Stassinopoulos brings you back to your hands, your body, a chair and a glass of water, answering each with the same simple words: thank you.
It suits mornings when you want to begin with a wider view, or late nights when you want to let the day settle. Use it when life feels routine, when relationships feel strained, or any time you want to stop taking things for granted.
After the session
01
A softer heart
Feel warmth and appreciation open inside you.
02
Awe at being alive
See your body and breath as small miracles.
03
Fresh eyes on daily life
Notice details and efforts you usually overlook.
04
A sense of connection
Feel part of something far larger than yourself.
Who it’s for
Yes, if…
- Anyone who wants to start the day with thankfulness
- People who feel life has become routine or taken for granted
- Those winding down at night who want to end on a good feeling
- Anyone curious to explore wonder, reverence and a sense of oneness
Not now, if…
- Those looking for an energising or high-intensity practice
- People who prefer silent meditation (this is guided)
- Anyone who would rather not hear spiritual language such as prayer and reverence
About the teacher
Agapi Stassinopoulos
Bestselling Author & Spiritual Speaker
AGAPI STASSINOPOULOS is a best-selling author and speaker who inspires audiences around the world. In one of her first books, Unbinding the Heart: A Dose of Greek Wisdom, Generosity, and Unconditional Love_, she shares the wisdom from her life’s adventures and experiences. In her latests book, Wake Up to the Joy of You: 52_ Meditations and Practices for a Calmer, Happier Life,_ she takes readers on a journey and inspires them to let go of what doesn’t work and instead create the lives they really want. Agapi was trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and then moved on to receive her master’s degree in psychology from the University of Santa Monica. Her two books on the Greek archetypes, Gods and Goddesses in Love and Conversations with the Goddesses_, were turned into PBS specials. In her newest book, SPEAKING WITH SPIRIT: 52 Prayers to Guide, Inspire, and Uplift You, Agapi presents a non-denominational guide to harnessing this power of prayer in your life and using it to find connection, peace, and gratitude. She is currently conducting workshops for Thrive Global, a company founded by her sister, Arianna Huffington, to help change the way we work and live. Agapi has spoken and conducted meditations at many organizations and companies including The Today Show, L’Oreal, Accenture, SAP, LinkedIn, Pandora, Google, Nike, Weight Watchers, PepsiCo, Starbucks, Global Citizen Company, Museum of Modern Art, ABC Carpet & Home, Women’s Health Magazine, Paul Mitchell, NYU, Gympass, and Hearst Communications amongst many others such as podcasts with Deepak Chopra, Lewis Howes, Maria Menounous, Sharon Salzberg, and more. She brings home the importance of self-care, practicing gratitude, generosity and self-love to enhance performance and productivity so we can experience happiness and fulfillment. She divides her time between New York and Los Angeles and was born and raised in Athens, Greece. FIND HER online at www.WakeUptotheJoyofYou.com
See all by Agapi StassinopoulosQuestions people ask
Still unsure? Ask your assistant anything about this session.
Why does the meditation begin with the vastness of the universe?
Agapi asks you to imagine 200 billion galaxies, countless planets and stars, and our small Earth circling the sun. The scale is meant to spark awe, and she says the only fitting response to such mystery is reverence and a heartfelt thank you. That feeling then carries into the rest of the practice.
What is the question about your breath for?
She asks where your breath comes from, the breath of life you can't exist without, and admits that none of us know. Because it is freely given, the response is thank you. You then breathe in gratitude for the gift of life and let it overflow as you exhale, softening your heart.
Why am I asked to look at my hands and body?
You clasp your hands and notice your fingers, with their bones, skin and nails. Then you move through your feet, knees, neck, shoulders, eyes, voice and ears. It turns gratitude from an idea into something you feel in your own body, and each part is met with thank you.
What is the point of the chair and the glass of water?
They are everyday things we take for granted. You picture the design, the makers and the people who delivered the chair, then the many hands that brought clean water to you. The exercise shows how much effort sits behind ordinary life, and it ends each time with thank you.
How does it deal with difficult relationships?
Gratitude for people is included, even where there are hard times or conflict. You are invited to see the humanity under each face and send light, love and gratitude to loved ones and strangers, even people at the supermarket. The focus stays on the gift of being surrounded by unique people.
What should I do after the meditation ends?
Agapi suggests a few ways to carry it on. Drink some water, wiggle your fingers and toes saying thank you, stretch and embrace yourself. You can write a thank-you list in your journal, then look up at the sky and wonder, which she says we rarely do.