Lilly Macfarlane

Expanding Inward

Health EN ↓ 241 episodes

For centuries, rituals have offered a sense of structure, meaning, and clarity in daily life. The Morning Ritual is a podcast devoted to exploring the power of daily practices. Here, we believe that transformation doesn’t happen in a single moment, but in the quiet, consistent choices we make every day. By showing up for ourselves through ritual, we learn how to show up more fully for our relationships, our work, our communities — and the world. Each week, host Lilly Balch sits down with teachers, artists, healers, and entrepreneurs to explore how their daily rituals help them stay grounded, c...

Author

Lilly Macfarlane

Category

Health

Podcast website

redcircle.com

Latest episode

Jul 1, 2026

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Episodes

Seven Mindful Minutes 21.07.2020

Feeling stressed? Take 7 minutes out of your day to settle into the moment with an accessible mindfulness practice. If you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe, rate, review, and most importantly enjoy! Music: Portugal (A Lift) by Sea Oleena. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Open & Peaceful Mind 20.07.2020

Today we will cultivate an open, peaceful state of mind by comparing the mind to a vast ocean, deep beneath the surface there is a calm, spacious, clarity just like our minds when we move beyond our thoughts, emotions, and sensations. Feel free to reach out anytime @themorningritualpodcast , I look forward to hearing from you! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Developing Self Compassion 17.07.2020

Having compassion for yourself is no different than having compassion for others. And when you are kind, loving, and compassionate to yourself your ability to do so with others is much greater. Cultivate self-compassion in today’s meditation.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Cleansing & Clearing 16.07.2020

Cleanse and clear your energy with today’s meditation, an opportunity to hold greater space for others, build deeper connections, and stronger presence. Let's connect at lillybalch.com  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

4-7-8 Breathing for Deep Relaxation 15.07.2020

Trigger your body’s relaxation response with 4-7-8 breathing, an easy, accessible way to calm both the body and the mind. From a place of ease and clarity, we will set an intention for the day ahead. Subscribe, rate, review, and enjoy! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Find Peace with Uncertainty 14.07.2020

Let go of the need to control and find peace with uncertainty in today’s meditation. From there we open up to the joy and freedom that uncertainty can bring. Clear any distractions, find your comfortable seat, and enjoy.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Transcend Limiting Beliefs 13.07.2020

Free yourself from limiting beliefs and old thought patterns with this guided meditation on the seventh chakra. Rate, review, and most importantly enjoy! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Inner Clarity 10.07.2020

Meditate on the sixth chakra (also known as the third eye) as a means to tap into your seat of wisdom, intuition, and clarity. Feel free to share your thoughts, ask any questions, or simply connect with me @themorningritualpodcast. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Self-Expression 09.07.2020

Today's meditation is centered around the throat chakra, our seat of honesty, integrity, and communication. When this flow of energy is clear we are able to express ourselves fully, communicate clearly, and speak our truth. I hope this meditation resonates with you! And if it does please consider rating, reviewing, subscribing, and/or sharing.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/bran...

Meditation on the Heart 08.07.2020

As we move through the chakra system, we make our way up to the heart chakra, our seat of love, empathy, compassion, and joy. In today’s meditation, we invite a sense of lightness, ease, and vibrancy to the heart through breath awareness and loving-kindness. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Ignite Your Personal Power 07.07.2020

Connect to your personal power with a meditation on the third chakra, our seat of confidence, transformation, and the home of our values. For any questions, comments, or requests connect with me on Instagram @themorningritualpodcast.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Sparking Creativity 06.07.2020

Inspired by the second chakra (our seat of creativity, sensitivity, and self-expression), this meditation is designed to spark inspiration and creativity through visualization. If you are enjoying these meditations rate, review, subscribe, and share!  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Root to Rise: A Grounding Meditation 03.07.2020

Let’s dive deeper into the root chakra, our seat of security, groundedness, and presence. This meditation is an offering and an opportunity for you to release negativity, sluggishness, fear, and worry making space for what you need. If you’re enjoying The Morning Ritual please feel free to rate, review, and share!   Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Exploring the Energy Centers 02.07.2020

Dive deeper into your meditation practice and move beyond the breath, the body, and the mind. In today’s meditation, we connect to the energetic, or subtle, body. This episode is an introduction to the chakras. Rate, review, and most importantly enjoy! Feel free to connect with me on Instagram @themorningritualpodcast Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Morning Vitality 12.06.2020

Start your morning with a sense of vitality, opening up to the new day ahead and releasing the old. From a state of energized clarity, we will set an intention for the rest of the day. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Settling Into Stillness 11.06.2020

Stillness is where deep listening begins, it is the foundation of understanding who we are and what we need, and it sets the foundation for clarity. Use this time for you, to settle into stillness and invite a sense of relaxation to fill the entire body. I hope you enjoy.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Relax the Mind with 4-7-8 Breathing 10.06.2020

Lure the body and the mind into a state of relaxed presence through the use of 4-7-8 breathing. If you enjoy, please consider rating, reviewing, or sharing. And as always please feel free to connect with me at lillybalchyoga.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Ground Down & Center 08.06.2020

Step away from the busyness of the mind, slow down, and start your day with a sense of presence and groundedness.   Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

A Mindful Foundation 04.06.2020

Once the old is released, we make space for the new. In today’s meditation, we build our foundation with the energy of gratitude, loving-kindness, and this notion that we are all connected. We are all one. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Release 03.06.2020

Emotions that are built up in the body become toxic, they lead to dis-ease and sometimes actual disease. We must do the work of releasing our stagnant, stuck, stale emotions to move onwards and grow from them. 7:30- For more info on EFT tapping visit: https://www.thetappingsolution.com/what-is-eft-tapping/ Please rate, review, share, and (most importantly) enjoy! Advertising Inquiries: https://red...

Observe and Accept your Emotions 02.06.2020

In today’s episode, we build upon yesterday’s meditation and invite a sense of acceptance towards our emotions. From that sense of acceptance, we can learn from what arises and eventually release it. If you enjoy these meditations, please consider leaving a review or sharing it with a friend! And as always, feel free to connect with me at lillybalchyoga.com  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircl...

Meditate on Emotions 01.06.2020

Today we explore the importance of meditating on our emotions. Stepping back from what we’re feeling while observing the ebbs and flows allows us to gain greater understanding and acceptance. In fact, when we deny the difficult emotions, we create more suffering. Through mindfulness, we can befriend our feelings. I hope you find it useful. Please reach out with your wants/needs/questions/comments...

Release into the Moment 29.05.2020

Surrender and release into the present through breathwork, body awareness, and intention. This meditation is great for slowing down the racing mind and returning back into the moment. Rate, review, share, and most importantly, enjoy!  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Overcoming Resistance with Meredith Baker 28.05.2020

“The greater the resistance, the greater the awakening.” I am so pleased to announce our third guest to the podcast, Meredith Baker. Meredith shares her musings on resistance and leads us through a powerful meditation to have it work with us. Connect with Meredith at meredithbaker07@gmail.com and on her Instagram: @themeredithbaker Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Facing Fear with an Open Heart 27.05.2020

In today’s episode we get curious about our fears, release them, and open up to the present. As we transition from spring to summer and as the world begins to open back up let us use the support of the season to foster inner strength and openness. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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