Peace, Calm
Imagine the entire world has stopped to hold hand to chest; to breathe in peace, and breathe out calm. How much easier the planet would breathe if we could all participate in this one small gesture?
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The Carnival
This visualisation meditation takes us on a journey through the carnival. A metaphor for experiencing the dizzying highs and some nauseating lows. It’s a practice in being with whatever experience we find ourselves in any given moment – just sitting back and enjoying the ride.
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Black and White Breathing
In the black smoke-white light meditation technique we visualise breathing in a beautiful white light and breathing out a thick black smoke – all as a way to invite positive energy in and release negative energy out.
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Outer Body Scan
When we’re stuck in our heads, fixated on some drama that we can’t let go, this meditation helps us gain a little perspective.
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Ripe
In this meditation we learn that through consistent practice of present moment awareness, even the most boring, routine tasks (e.g. driving, washing, groceries) can be ripe opportunities to experience a little bit of soul-nourishing magic.
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The Mountain
There are metaphors everywhere for mindfulness – clouds coming and going, actors in a play, sitting at the bus stop but not catching the bus. And perhaps one of the most famous is The Mountain by Jon Kabat-Zinn.
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Surf’s Up
Meditation has many benefits but unfortunately it doesn’t make us numb to discomfort, fear and other icky feelings. What it does do, is teach us to surf – surf the waves of thoughts and emotions we experience every single day, whether calm lapping ripples or a devastating deluge.
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