Goldie Hawn on meditation for life changes

Goldie Hawn - Photograph: Pamela Hanson

April 13

A ‘Brain Break’

Goldie Hawn, Hollywood actor, dancer and young person at heart is a big proponent of meditation. In this Guardian article Goldie talks about how meditation changed her life.

Excerpt from the Guardian on “brain breaks”:

Hawn’s big idea was that pupils would learn about their brains and emotions, and how to calm and regulate them, with thrice-daily “brain breaks” – five-minute mindfulness meditations – and other proven positive psychological tactics such as keeping gratitude journals. To help children get through the Covid-19 pandemic, Hawn has recorded a guided brain break, and made it available for free on the Moshi: Sleep and Mindfulness app and via the Mind Up website. I’ve tried it with my kids and can confirm that it’s equally relaxing for adults.

Hawn, now 74, was introduced to meditation at a centre in the 1970s. For her it was a “life-changing moment”.

Reflecting on her experiences of meditation: "The more important thing is not what the title is on it, because meditation is just the way you train your brain to quiet down and so forth. There's all kinds of names for it now. But my experience was visceral, it was amazing. I rediscovered something in that one sitting. I can't explain the joy that was brought back to me. It was a transformational 'Aha!' moment for me.”

“It stabilized my mind and gave me a piece of my interior that was all mine. No one could touch it. It was my internal universe and it's something I've been doing ever since."