Goldie Hawn’s Meditation Practice
Designed by Bearmore
Inspired by Goldie HawnWhen you know your mind’s getting louder.
A long meditation and a list of the good things that happened yesterday. A short Burst inspired by Goldie Hawn's decades-long meditation practice and the work she runs through her MindUP foundation.
The runsheet
Twenty minutes, meditation practice
Open awarenessGoldie has meditated daily since the sixties. A long 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.
What was good yesterday, your gratitude
GratitudeA 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.
A walk outside
Being in natureGoldie 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.
55m spent doing something good for yourself.
The breakdown
Burst evaluation
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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.