Giovanni Dienstmann

Kollam, Kerala, India

32.3k Followers

Giovanni is a meditation teacher, coach, and author of the best-selling books PRACTICAL MEDITATION and MINDFUL SELF-DISCIPLINE. He is also the writer behind the popular blog LiveAndDare. Merging the insights from mindfulness, wisdom traditions, personal development, and psychology, his work presents you with an awareness-based approach to self-empowerement. Giovanni has been intensely seeking personal and spiritual growth since his teenage years. In this process, he has practiced meditation daily (totaling over 12,000 hours), read hundreds of books, tried over 70 different techniques, and spent time on retreats with masters and instructors around the world. His meditation programs have helped over 30,000 people start a daily meditation practice, improve their psychological well-being, and master their minds. Check out his latest book WISE CONFIDENCE for a practical system that will help you permanently shift from self-doubt to unshakable self-belief.

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Reviews

Caryn Miller

Aug 20, 2026

It certainly wasn’t easy the first time attempting to follow the directions . A very valuable guided tour.. I’ll try to try to do it at least once a day. Thank you

JJ

Aug 10, 2026

Really helpful. I’ll be back to this. Thank you 🙏

Lori

Jul 30, 2026

Brilliant meditation. Helped me quiet and then access the stillness of the mind. If you are attempting to become the observer of your mund, this meditation will effectively guide you.

Tim Browne

Jul 24, 2026

That ROAR method paired with the space you gave to have guided Breathwork was perfect. 👌

Cory B

Jul 15, 2026

Very nice way to calm down and sleep. Just what I needed. I'm glad that this meditation found me. Thank you very much and have a great day 🙏♥️🙂

María Zavala

Jun 14, 2026

This is the true quest. Who am I. I just sit and trust the answer will come. Thanks for the guidance and reminder thatbwe are more than whatbwe thinks we are.

Kathryn

Jun 6, 2026

A beautiful, guided overview of nine different meditation techniques. Offered with kindness and depth.

Margery Gordon

Jun 3, 2026

Empowering & transporting, as with all Giovanni's teaching

Randel

May 16, 2026

Your guidance was at the perfect pace to allow for “I am”

Hope

May 9, 2026

This is one of my favourites that I use regularly to help me fall asleep! I love the background sounds , music, voice and words - working together are all very soothing! Thank you so much, it’s kind of magical how well it works for sleep! ✨✨🙏🏽🥰

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Speaks English, BR. Português, Français, Español, हिंदी and 日本語

Joined Insight Timer in September 2016

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