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Today we’re announcing that @thebigquiet journey is complete.

What started with a few friends meditating in an NYC apartment turned into a movement bringing quiet to millions of people — and hosting some of the largest meditations on earth.

After 9 incredible years, it’s time to say goodbye.

We partnered with our friend and filmmaker @alexkwoncolby from Gesundheit to make this 3 min film to tell the story of The Big Quiet, share why it existed and to thank you — our community.

On a personal note as the founder, closing The Big Quiet chapter has been one of the most emotional and expansive experiences of my life.

Nature shows us that there is a cycle to all things. Anything created will grow for a period of time — until that cycle is complete.

Over the past year it’s become clear that The Big Quiet is ready to be complete. Saying goodbye today is our way of honoring nature’s cycle and allowing for what’s next to be born.

Nothing has been more fulfilling, more challenging and more of a reminder that anything is possible than The Big Quiet adventure.

Thank you to each of you that joined our gatherings, spread the word and brought more quiet to the world.

None of this could have happened without you.

If you have memories or stories you’d like to share about The Big Quiet or the ways it may have impacted you, please let us know in the comments or send me a DM.

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An extra special thank you to The Big Quiet team, advisors and key partners from the past 9 years:

@jonnipollard @emilyjkess @laurenbille @itsjackiecantwell @dembycratic @lizfriedland @jenavieveviolin @alexkwoncolby @ashley_brandt @toucheghushe @luna_mabele @standrik @lexie_harp_ @venika.music @john.michael.parker @yuvialpert @sascha_lewis_ @themichaelventura @tomwindish @revsuephillips @davidyarus @schlaf @sophiechiche @erinclairejones @jamestillman @victorlaurenz @paulmkuhn @zzzeesh @wthomas @itszenahanna @saraauster @atonalmeditation @whitneyfrancesfalk @erikthered @ryoked @barronhanson @melsafford @oprah @ww @jenjdelvecchio @nikspilks @lelandcd @jb_scho @dobbinstnyc @audible @sweetgreen @madhappy @smartwater @kitandace @kulaforkarma @summerstage Charlie Jones, Ian Noble

STAY QUIET! by @jesseisrael

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We had to go out big :) Thank you NYC — the place where it all started — and the entire Big Quiet community worldwide for an amazing 9 years of bringing mass meditations to the most iconic places on the planet. Times Square felt like the right place to say farewell.

See our last post to watch our goodbye film and learn why The Big Quiet journey is now complete.

Grateful forever ♾️

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Huge thank you to @matthewemerzian @mondaysmatter @aaron_knipp @cicospace for making this billboard happen taken in Times Square, New York City by @jesseisrael

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We’re all climbing our own personal ⛰ mountains.

If we’re climbing Mt. Everest, we may go searching for a sherpa or someone to guide us at each step — but when we’re climbing out own mountain, we’re the only ones that can lead the way.

It’s the act of climbing that shows us our own paths — we get to ask ourselves which way we want to go.

We get to find our own way.

If we find ourselves stuck at the base of the mountain waiting 🕰 for someone (or something) to tell us which way to go — we can simply take ONE step.

We can start climbing,

We can ask ourselves: What’s ONE thing we’re curious about, or makes us feel alive? and take a step towards THAT.

💜 We love you.

Art by @fvckrender taken in Mountain by @jesseisrael

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4 years ago

As we head into the new year, we may be considering all the things we’d like to leave behind — & this act of letting go is powerful.

Finding ways to revel & reflect on the stuff we want to celebrate & take with us… is powerful work too.

For us, this year was a beautiful chance to be back on tour & in community.

In the spirit of all the beautiful humans we met along the way — here’s some journal 📓 prompts we love:

✏️ Who is someone who really impacted or changed your life this year? Why?

✏️ Who is someone I want to chill with more? How can I make that happen?

We love you.

📸 @eylulezik for @tushmagazine mua @nuvit taken in New Year Countdown by @jesseisrael

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4 years ago

Maybe you’ve heard the Nelson Mandela quote, “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”

If we never fail, we’ll never learn how to pick ourselves back up again — or become stronger because of it.

Have you ever been afraid 😳 to do something because you were worried you’d fail?

This quote is all about the power of perseverance.

Sometimes, we may fall & the more important thing is how we get back up.

What if failure wasn’t the endpoint, & instead the indication of a new beginning? 💘

We love you.

🎶@brandtbrauerfrick “Step”

Shot by @joyisabellabrown
Choreographed & Performed by @miketyus by @jesseisrael

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4 years ago

This past October The Big Quiet brought our mass meditation & breathwork tour to 5 iconic cities in 🔥 5 legendary locations.

From world-renowned planetariums & public libraries, to architecturally stunning transportation hubs and museums – this tour brought thousands of humans together throughout the USA to breathe, move & share quiet. ⁣
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We’re grateful for the all ways this community showed up to share in these moments. This tour proved, once again, we’re truly better together.

Thank you to everyone who played a part in bringing this experience to life, a big s/o to our main tour collaborator for making this happen @playmaloka- we ❤️ you, & a big thank you to @sajewellness @mysensate ⁣for your partnership.

Stay tuned 📻 via our website thebigquiet.com to learn about upcoming Big Quiet experiences.

💘 We love you.

🎞 @wayneschultheis taken in USA by @jesseisrael

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4 years ago

This is @jesseisrael — he’s the founder of The Big Quiet. If you joined us on tour this 🍁 fall, he hosted the event and led the breathwork & meditation.

Named "The Meditation Expert" by The New York Times, Jesse has led some of the largest meditations on earth — having toured arenas with Oprah Winfrey and co-hosted international broadcasts with Deepak Chopra.

An Audible Originals best-selling creator and a Forbes Next 1000 recipient, Jesse has collaborated on meditation projects with grammy winning rappers, coached the world’s most influential entrepreneurs and keynoted at Fortune 500s around the globe.

To get to know him better, & peep all he’s up to follow him on IG & check out his website (jesseisrael.com) to learn about his corporate keynote speaking, leadership coaching & meditation work.

❤️ We love you.

📸 @madamejac @danrobinsonphoto @battiestphoto @_danielcavazos_ @sashabphoto taken in Worldwide by @jesseisrael

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4 years ago

This is @itsjackiecantwell 💘

For the past 3 years, Jackie has facilitated the sound meditation portion for all of our Big Quiet experiences — she’s our Director of Sound :)

Jackie plays a variety of 🎶 instruments, but she specializes 🔥 in Crystal Singing bowls.

What she loves most about sound, is its incredible power to help us get to know 💘 ourselves.

Jackie also teaches sound bowls, distributes them, & offers 1:1/group coaching for other sound practitioners, through The Bowl Club.

Sign up for her newsletter via the link in her bio.

📸 @madamejac @danrobinsonphoto @battiestphoto taken in Power of Sound by @jesseisrael

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At each stop of our Mass Meditation & Breathwork tour we experienced a special weaving of live string 🎻 performances, led by the other worldly @lexie_harp_ 👼

Lexie was our resident musician for the tour, & worked with local musicians in each city to add rich instrumentals to special moments & also to welcome us out of each meditation with her 🎤 original songs.

Both singles that we heard during tour, “Moment of Silence” & “All of the Time”, are now available on all music streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple, Youtube, Soundcloud & Bandcamp) — so you can relive these moments at home.

The best way to support Lexie is to follow her on IG + all the musical platforms mentioned above, hit the like 👍 button on her singles — & add them to your fav 🎶 playlist.

To learn more about Lexie & to sign up for her newsletter 🗞(so you can catch a show with her IRL) peep the link in her bio. <3

📸 @_danielcavazos_ taken in Harp Mountain by @jesseisrael

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4 years ago

What’s a time in your life when you felt your most ALIVE? ⚡️

A time where you felt fully in your power. A time when the world 🌎 was yours, & time stopped — just for a moment.

Take a snapshot 📸 of it.

What were you doing? How did you feel? Who were you with?

As you remember this time, feel it in the cells ❤️of your body.

What’s one thing you can do to bring some of that aliveness back into your life?

Ask yourself, “Will I do that one thing?” We’re here for it. We love you.

📸 @sashabphoto + @danrobinsonphoto taken in New York, New York by @jesseisrael

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To our Global 🌍 community — thank you for sitting with us during our virtual workshop!

It was so powerful ⚡️ to come together from all across the world in a moment of breath, sound & introspection.

Your host & Big Quiet founder @jesseisrael
hosted the virtual event, led the breathwork & meditation & offered the journal 📓 prompts.

The prompts were a chance to reflect on 2022 thus far & set yourself up to enter 2023 in your highest power & greatest purpose.

If you missed the event, try out the journaling prompts for yourself:

FINISH 2022 STRONG: JOURNAL PROMPTS

1. Write down 1 word to describe your 2022 so far.

2. What was your biggest challenge in 2022 so far? What happened? How did you feel? How did you face it?

3. Write down the top 3 lessons 2022 has taught you so far.

4. What is something you are ready to shed or let go of before the year ends?

5. What is something you are ready to call in and create for yourself before the year ends?

6. What is 1 action you can take to make that happen before the year ends?

7. Write down 1 word to describe how you will feel by the end of this year!

We encourage you to share these prompts & talk about your answers with friends, family, lovers or colleagues ;)

📸 @madamejac taken in Worldwide by @jesseisrael

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4 years ago

At select spots on our tour @mysensate set up the ultimate relaxation 🧖‍♀️ station.

Meet the pebble 🪨 that emits infrasonic vibrations to tone the vagus nerve & improve overall wellbeing in under 10 minutes.

Sensate uses the natural power of sonic resonance to calm your body’s nervous system, providing immediate relief & long-term benefits from regular use.

Do you ever feel knots in your stomach when stressed? That’s the vagus nerve in action.

This cranial nerve allows the main organs of the body to communicate, and is often called the gut-brain 🧠 superhighway.

The vagus nerve is responsible for the way your body reacts to stress, so toning this important nerve can play an important role in improving your digestion, heart health and breathing rate.

We love (& highly reccomend you) @mysensate! 💘 taken in Vagus by @jesseisrael

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