
Goldie Hawn’s Meditation Morning
The mind gets louder earlier every year.
A long meditation and a list of the good things that happened yesterday. A short morning Burst inspired by Goldie Hawn's decades-long meditation practice and the work she runs through her MindUP foundation.
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Long meditation
Goldie has meditated daily since the sixties. A long morning meditation session, eyes closed, no app, no guidance. Same chair or cushion. She would say twice a day but at least once will get it done.
20 min activityBearmore’s thoughts on doing open awareness before gratitude
This is one of the stronger pairings because with attention open and spacious, gratitude can come effortlessly to mind.

Three good things
A short list of what was good yesterday or what is good now. Goldie talks about gratitude as a deliberate practice, not a feeling that just shows up.
5 min activityBearmore’s thoughts on doing gratitude before being in nature
These go especially well together because nature can deepen any appreciation, creating a cycle of wonder and contentment.

Morning walk
Goldie talks often about morning walks as the movement piece that keeps her body and mood awake. Outside, no phone calls, twenty minutes. It’s easier to meditate when your body has moved first.
20 min activityTime well spent.
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About this Burst
Goldie Hawn is an American actor, Academy Award winner for Cactus Flower, and founder of the MindUP foundation, which delivers mindfulness-based social and emotional learning to children. She has practised meditation daily since the late 1960s and speaks publicly about it as her cornerstone practice.