The Circle
One of the tricky parts of meditation is being able to accept thoughts and emotions as valid experiences. Here’s a practice to help with this.
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No Hurry
A guided mindfulness meditation designed to help us slow down, and experience all the things we miss out on when we’re too busy to notice.
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Be Here
If we can just manage to ‘be here’ instead of ‘over there’, then no matter what’s going on in our lives, we’ll have the best chance at experiencing freedom, spaciousness and peace.
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High Five
Unlike most activities we participate in, it’s the “failing” at meditation that is actually the celebration. And when we can change our thinking about that, getting lost in thought is no longer a cause for frustration – but cause for a high five!
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Wonder
We often come to meditation with a goal and then we learn having goals for meditation is completely counter-productive. In this meditation we can reframe what a meditation goal could be – to access the wonder that’s within.
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Yes
When our inner critic starts getting loud it’s time to practice some self-compassion. In this meditation we counter the negative chit-chat by actively welcoming all of experience with a simple yet powerful intention: Yes.
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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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2 Minute Meditation
When life’s going great it can be tempting to skip meditation. But regular practice helps keep up mental fitness. Even a 2 minute meditation helps.
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Stay
We often run from difficult experiences, but in this meditation we can practice the skill of being present – of staying – using the acronym STAY as a guide.
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