Grounded: Learning To Sit, Breathe, And Be, Meditation For Beginners

Welcome to Day 1. Today, we begin by finding our seat — we will look at different ways to sit and find alignment in the body. Paying attention to finding a balance between comfort and ease along with awareness.

In today’s lesson, we’ll explore the breath — and why it plays such an important role in meditation. We'll take a moment to feel your breath as it is right now. Notice how it flows, and how it might be reflecting your energy or emotional state in this moment. The breath is more than just air moving in and out — it’s a powerful tool. You can use it to shift your energy, calm your mind, and reconnect with yourself, right here and now. We’ll also briefly touch on the yogic understanding of the nadis — subtle energy channels through which life force, or prana, is said to flow.

Today, we’ll explore the use of mantra — and how it can help anchor the mind during meditation. Mantras offer the mind something steady to rest on, especially when thoughts are scattered or restless. By repeating a word or phrase, we give manas — the thinking mind — a rhythm to follow, gently drawing it back from distraction. This practice isn’t about silencing the mind completely, but about creating space between who we are and what we think. As we work with mantra, we begin to step back from our identification with the mind, and instead, rest in the deeper awareness of simply being.

In this final session, we’ll bring together everything we’ve explored — body, breath, and mind — into a simple, unified practice. This is your chance to sit with the full experience of meditation, using the tools you've learned to ground yourself, return to the present, and rest in awareness. No pressure, no perfection — just you, as you are.