Guided Meditations
Some of these meditations are more about developing a stable focus in the present, others work on our approach/mindset, and others still seek to develop things like loving-kindness or wisdom.
As a way to orient your actual practice, I recommend everyone have some sort of anchoring practice that functions like a “homebase,” as in a method you build a relationship with and can use on and off the cushion to ground in mindfulness. It’s also essential to have the right attitude or mindset toward practice.
I periodically release new guided meditations, some that make it to this page, and some exclusively shared with those who subscribe to my twice-a-month newsletter.
Common Anchoring Techniques
- Whole Body Awareness – (16:27)
- Mindfulness of Breathing – (16:55)
- Mindfulness of Hearing – (14:55)
- Body Scan Meditation – (17:16)
- Awareness of the Body – (15:59)
Broaden and Deepen your Meditation Practice
- Relaxed Awareness – (16:22)
- Relax, Observe, Allow – (13:00)
- Relax and Be Aware – (11:00)
- The Right Attitude for Meditation – (15:58)
- Cultivating Equanimity – (16:00)
- The Connection of Thought, Sensation, Emotion & Awareness – (19:57)
- Gentle Noting – (15:56)
- Working with Obstacles – RAIN method – (16:00)
- Awareness of Awareness – (15:00)
- Big Sky Meditation – Open Awareness – (15:00)
- How Feeling Impacts the Mind – (15:58)
- Mindfulness of Feeling Tone (Vedana) – (16:42)
- Keep Calmly Knowing Change (investigating Impermanence) – (17:00)
- The Five Remembrances – (14:29)
- Mindfulness of Impulses – (11:30)
- Relaxed Engagement with Pain – (10:00)
Being Love Meditations
- Self-Compassion Meditation – (11:00)
- Loving-Kindness as an Attitude – (20:00)
- Radiating Loving-Kindness (an energetic/somatic approach) – (10:00) or (20:00)
- Loving-Kindness for Oneself – (11:00) or (21:00)
- Loving-Kindness for a Benefactor or Friend – (10:00) or (19:00)
- Loving-Kindness for a Neutral Person – (12:00) or (22:00)
- Loving-Kindness for a Difficult Person – (13:00) or (20:00)