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…
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How the Assumptions You’re Making Are Shaping Your Life ✨
Let us know what you enjoy about the show! We explore how assumptions quietly limit choice and co-create the outcomes we fear, then practice shifting to a beginner’s mindset that opens presence, clarity, and real options. A tap class story reveals how slowing down reframes mastery, and we share practical ways to apply fresh eyes to hard moments. • the inner block of assumption and how it narrows…
🌈 Journey Through the Chakras: Awakening Your Creative Spirit ✨
Let us know what you enjoy about the show! Struggling to access your creativity? Feeling disconnected from your inner voice? This chakra meditation offers a beautiful journey back to yourself through energy alignment and guided visualization. We begin by settling into a comfortable position, allowing the breath to naturally deepen as we prepare to travel through each energy center. Starting at the…
How to Stop Reacting and Start Creating: A One-Letter Shift That Changes Everything
Let us know what you enjoy about the show! What if the imagination that fuels your worst-case scenarios could become your most reliable source of clarity, calm, and momentum? In this episode, Lisa shares a simple but powerful shift that turns reactivity into creativity —one letter, and one intentional choice, at a time. You’ll learn why we default to reactive patterns, how those patterns drain…
Lighten Your Load: A Breathwork & Body Scan Meditation
Let us know what you enjoy about the show! This episode focuses on the art of letting go and creating emotional space through guided meditation. By exploring bodily awareness and using breathing techniques, we release tension and invite new possibilities into our lives. • Exploring relaxation techniques and awareness of the body • Understanding where we hold tension emotionally and physically •…
Love, Adventure, and the Art of Writing Our Own Story 📖✨
Let us know what you enjoy about the show! In this heartfelt anniversary episode, I share a personal story that spans nearly four decades—from meeting my husband Philip as a teenager, to getting married aboard a tall ship on Lake Ontario, to the life we’ve created together as captains of our own ship. Originally written on our 21st wedding anniversary, this reflection—titled Life By Us —looks back…
Let us know what you enjoy about the show! Krystal Joy Brown is a Broadway actor and multidisciplinary artist, and her life right now is a bold mix of performance, producing, directing, writing, and grad school work in creative coding and physical computing. We talk about why a creative career doesn’t have to be linear, how “figuring it out” can become paralysis, and what changes when you stop…
Five Minutes of Self-Discovery and Emotional Healing through Mindful Breathing
Let us know what you enjoy about the show! Embark on a journey of self-discovery and emotional healing that starts with the simplest act - breathing. This episode promises to guide you through mindful practices that help you connect with your body, and find peace within your being. We begin with the grounding sensation of the earth beneath us, its steady support a constant reminder of our place in…
The Antidote to Mental Clutter: Transforming Internal Noise into Calm
Let us know what you enjoy about the show! What if the path to inner peace isn't about fighting the noise in your mind but transforming it? This soul-nourishing meditation journey begins with powerful words—silence, peace, tranquility, calm—inviting you to notice the physical and emotional shifts they create within you. We're hardwired to focus on noise. It pulls our attention from what matters…
Transform Your Day: Morning Gratitude and Mindfulness Meditation
Let us know what you enjoy about the show! What if you could transform your entire day just by starting with a few moments of mindfulness? Begin your mornings with an unshakeable sense of gratitude and positivity as we guide you through a soothing morning meditation. Join us as we ease into a state of peaceful wakefulness with deep, cleansing breaths, freeing your mind from the clutter of past and…
We Know It’s Not Good for Us. So Why Do We Do It Anyway?
Let us know what you enjoy about the show! Ever find yourself making choices you regret almost immediately? Discover how to break free from this cycle of self-sabotage and impulsivity in our latest episode. We'll dive into the psychology behind why we often choose short-term gratification over our long-term goals and how this impacts our mental well-being. Listen in as Lisa Hopkins provides…
A Meditation for Peace: Calming the Mind, Opening the Heart, Healing the World
Let us know what you enjoy about the show! What if peace isn’t something you hold, but a place you can always return to? We invite you into a guided meditation that starts with the breath, softens the grip of racing thoughts, and opens the heart to a wider circle of care. Across a few grounded minutes, we move from inner calm to compassionate connection, showing how awareness—not control—creates…
Let us know what you enjoy about the show! What if there was a simple way to let go of what's weighing on you—and make more room for what's going well? In this episode, I share one of my favorite coaching exercises: Vent & Victory . It begins with a vent—not to dwell on what's frustrating you, but to release it. There's a big difference between intentionally expressing what's bothering you in a…
Balancing Your Energy Centers Through the Seven Chakras
Let us know what you enjoy about the show! Ready to realign your energy and find balance in just 12 minutes? This guided chakra meditation takes you on a transformative journey through your body's seven energy centers using the powerful combination of breath, visualization, and color. We begin at your root chakra, where a glowing red light helps you feel grounded and safe, releasing fears that may…