Guided meditation · 6 min
How to Manage Your Energy
Set the tone for your day in six minutes, so you can steer your energy instead of chasing it.
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- Level
- Beginner friendly
- Style
- Guided meditation
- Sound
- Voice only
- Best time
- Early morning or night
About this session
- Centers your mind
- Sharpens focus
- Eases daily pressure
- Builds mindful pauses
This is a short morning intention practice led by Agapi Stassinopoulos. You settle into your heart with a breath and a sighing exhale, then walk through the day ahead: deadlines, meetings, personal tasks. You picture a colour that makes you feel alive and let its glow travel on before you.
It suits anyone whose days feel crowded or rushed. Play it before work begins, when you want a clear plan for how to feel and where to rest. It also works at night, as a gentle way to close the day with gratitude.
After the session
01
A centered start
Begin the day grounded in your own energy.
02
Awareness of overextending
Notice early where you push yourself too hard.
03
Permission to ask for help
Feel easier about asking for what you need.
04
Pauses that recharge
Carry small breathing breaks into a busy day.
Who it’s for
Yes, if…
- Anyone who starts the morning already feeling behind
- People facing a full calendar of meetings and deadlines
- Those who tend to push or demand too much of themselves
- Anyone wanting a calm way to close the working day
Not now, if…
- Those looking for an energising, high-intensity practice
- People who prefer silent meditation (this is guided)
- Anyone wanting a deep, long session
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.
What is the breath with a sound at the start and end?
You take a deep breath and let it out with an audible "Ah". It helps you let go of tension and worry as you settle into your heart at the beginning. At the close, the same breath brings you back, followed by a neck stretch, shoulder shake and open arms.
What does it mean to send light ahead of you?
You fill yourself with any colour that feels vibrant, then send a wave of that light toward your meetings, interactions and loved ones. It includes people you find challenging. It is a way of meeting the day with goodwill before you arrive in it.
How does this help me manage energy, not just set a mood?
It pairs intention with practical care: drinking water, eating nutritious food, stretching and staying relaxed when things get tense. You also look for where you might be overextending and where you could ask for support. Brief pauses of conscious breathing are the recharge.
What does asking for support involve here?
You give yourself permission to ask for what you want from your day. The meditation names three places to ask: from yourself, from others and from the universal energy available to you.
Why is there a section about the end of the day?
The meditation asks you to leave a gap between work mode and rest mode. You do something that disconnects you from the world and reconnects you with your source within, even briefly. Then you go to sleep with gratitude for yourself, your life and what you did.
What should I do when I lose my balance during the day?
The session encourages you to see yourself returning to your center. You promise yourself greater acceptance of yourself, others and your circumstances, and you use creativity to find solutions. A few slow breaths that fill your lungs are the way back.