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STOPTIME: Live in the Moment.

STOPTIME: Live in the Moment.

By: Lisa Hopkins Wide Open Stages
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Ranked in the top 5% of podcasts globally and winner of the 2022 Communicator Award for Podcasting, STOPTIME:Live in the Moment combines mindfulness, well being and the performing arts and features thought provoking and motivational conversations with high performing creative artists around practicing the art of living in the moment and embracing who we are, and where we are at. Long form interviews are interspersed with brief solo episodes that prompt and invite us to think more deeply. Hosted by Certified Professional Coach Lisa Hopkins, featured guests are from Broadway, Hollywood and beyond. Although her guests are extraordinary innovators and creative artists, the podcast is not about showbiz and feels more like listening to an intimate coaching conversation as Lisa dives deep with her talented guests about the deeper meaning behind why they do what they do and what they’ve learned along the way. Lisa is a Certified Professional Coach, Energy Leadership Master Practitioner and CORE Performance Dynamics Specialist at Wide Open Stages. She specializes in working with high-performing creative artists who want to play full out. She is a passionate creative professional with over 20 years working in the performing arts industry as a director, choreographer, producer, writer and dance educator. STOPTIME Theme by Philip David Stern🎶

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🎵 **STOPTIME Theme Music by Philip David Stern**
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Episodes
  • 🌧️✨ From Storm to Sunlight (A Guided Meditation for Moving Through Darkness Into Light)
    Jun 28 2026

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    A guided meditation designed to help you move through emotional heaviness using the imagery of a storm transforming into sunlight and a rainbow. This visualization mirrors life's natural cycles of darkness and light, reminding us that transformation often begins in unexpected places.

    • Beginning in the midst of a storm that represents emotional weight and heaviness
    • Experiencing the gradual lightening of rain and thinning of clouds as a metaphor for emotional release
    • Witnessing sunlight breaking through and a rainbow appearing as symbols of transformation and hope
    • Recognizing that both darkness and light are necessary parts of life's design
    • Embracing the duality of feeling both grounded and light as we return to awareness

    Find a comfortable position, close your eyes, and let the rain come as you trust that the light will follow.


    Support the show

    🌟✨📚 **Buy 'The Places Where There Are Spaces: Cultivating A Life of Creative Possibilities'** 📚✨🌟
    Dive into a world where spontaneity leads to creativity and discover personal essays that inspire with journal space to reflect. Click the link below to grab your copy today and embark on a journey of self-discovery and unexpected joys! 🌈👇
    🔗 Purchase Your Copy Here: https://a.co/d/2UlsmYC

    🌟 **Interested in finding out more about working with Lisa Hopkins? Want to share your feedback or be considered as a guest on the show?**
    🔗 Visit Wide Open Stages https://www.wideopenstages.com

    📸 **Follow Lisa on Instagram:** @wideopenstages https://www.instagram.com/wideopenstages/

    💖 **SUPPORT THE SHOW:** [Buy Me a Coffee] https://www.buymeacoffee.com/STOPTIME

    🎵 **STOPTIME Theme Music by Philip David Stern**
    🔗 [Listen on Spotify]
    https://open.spotify.com/artist/57A87Um5vok0uEtM8vWpKM?si=JOx7r1iVSbqAHezG4PjiPg

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    10 mins
  • 🌙 “Yesterday Is but Today’s Memory…”: Wisdom from Khalil Gibran
    Jun 25 2026

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    Have you ever considered that our obsession with measuring time might be missing the point entirely? Khalil Gibran's masterpiece "The Prophet" offers us a profound alternative perspective that could transform how we experience each moment of our lives.

    Today I felt moved to share a beautiful passage from "The Prophet" that speaks to the nature of time itself. Published in 1923, this timeless work continues to offer wisdom that feels startlingly relevant to our rushed modern existence. Gibran challenges our conventional understanding of time as something linear that can be divided, measured, and controlled. Instead, he invites us to recognize the timelessness that dwells within each of us.

    The passage I read contains some of Gibran's most breathtaking insights: "Yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream," and "that which sings and contemplates in you is still dwelling within the bounds of that first moment which scattered the stars into space." These words remind us that our consciousness participates in something eternal, beyond the constraints of clocks and calendars. When Gibran describes love and time as "undivided and paceless," he offers us a powerful metaphor for understanding our own boundless nature.

    I hope these words provide a moment of reflection in your day. What would change in your life if you embraced the timelessness Gibran describes? How might you move through your days differently? Take a moment to contemplate this wisdom, and perhaps you too will find yourself inspired to "let today embrace the past with remembrance and the future with longing." Remember to subscribe for more moments of reflection and inspiration that help us all live more fully in the present moment.

    If you are enjoying the show please subscribe, share and review! Word of mouth is incredibly impactful and your support is much appreciated!

    Support the show

    🌟✨📚 **Buy 'The Places Where There Are Spaces: Cultivating A Life of Creative Possibilities'** 📚✨🌟
    Dive into a world where spontaneity leads to creativity and discover personal essays that inspire with journal space to reflect. Click the link below to grab your copy today and embark on a journey of self-discovery and unexpected joys! 🌈👇
    🔗 Purchase Your Copy Here: https://a.co/d/2UlsmYC

    🌟 **Interested in finding out more about working with Lisa Hopkins? Want to share your feedback or be considered as a guest on the show?**
    🔗 Visit Wide Open Stages https://www.wideopenstages.com

    📸 **Follow Lisa on Instagram:** @wideopenstages https://www.instagram.com/wideopenstages/

    💖 **SUPPORT THE SHOW:** [Buy Me a Coffee] https://www.buymeacoffee.com/STOPTIME

    🎵 **STOPTIME Theme Music by Philip David Stern**
    🔗 [Listen on Spotify]
    https://open.spotify.com/artist/57A87Um5vok0uEtM8vWpKM?si=JOx7r1iVSbqAHezG4PjiPg

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    4 mins
  • Guided Visualization: Transforming Turbulence into Tranquility
    Jun 21 2026

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    Can you imagine turning your deepest frustrations and grief into a source of peace and strength? This episode takes you on a transformative journey through the power of visualization meditation. First, we guide you through a stormy lake, using the energy from your pent-up emotions as a force to paddle against the current. As you confront and move through these turbulent waters, the scene gradually shifts to a serene environment, symbolizing the shift from chaos to tranquility. This process helps us understand that our feelings, while valid, do not define who we are, and we can trust the natural flow of life to carry us to a place of serenity and comfort.

    Next, feel the exhilaration of windsurfing with our guided wind visualization meditation. Picture yourself turning a simple piece of cloth into a sail, catching the wind, and gliding freely across the water. This exercise reconnects your mind, body, and spirit, transforming negative energy into pure joy. The mantra, "my breath is my anchor, the wind my gondolier," serves as a reminder that you can return to this state of relaxation and mindfulness anytime. Concluding with a countdown and a stretch, you'll emerge from this episode feeling open, relaxed, and ready to embrace the natural flow of life. Join us for this unique and liberating experience.

    Support the show

    🌟✨📚 **Buy 'The Places Where There Are Spaces: Cultivating A Life of Creative Possibilities'** 📚✨🌟
    Dive into a world where spontaneity leads to creativity and discover personal essays that inspire with journal space to reflect. Click the link below to grab your copy today and embark on a journey of self-discovery and unexpected joys! 🌈👇
    🔗 Purchase Your Copy Here: https://a.co/d/2UlsmYC

    🌟 **Interested in finding out more about working with Lisa Hopkins? Want to share your feedback or be considered as a guest on the show?**
    🔗 Visit Wide Open Stages https://www.wideopenstages.com

    📸 **Follow Lisa on Instagram:** @wideopenstages https://www.instagram.com/wideopenstages/

    💖 **SUPPORT THE SHOW:** [Buy Me a Coffee] https://www.buymeacoffee.com/STOPTIME

    🎵 **STOPTIME Theme Music by Philip David Stern**
    🔗 [Listen on Spotify]
    https://open.spotify.com/artist/57A87Um5vok0uEtM8vWpKM?si=JOx7r1iVSbqAHezG4PjiPg

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    21 mins
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