November Reflections: Gentle Grounding For Darker Days - by Mark Rowland

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November Reflections: Gentle Grounding For Darker Days

With Mark Rowland

As the days shorten and the air cools, November invites us inward. November Reflections offers four weekly practices to help you stay grounded, centered, and gently uplifted through the darker weeks of the year. Each session blends a brief teaching with a guided meditation to help you soften into stillness and reconnect with your inner light. You’ll learn how to regulate your breath, release tension, invite warmth into the body, and hold space for remembrance and rest. By the end of the month, you’ll have a simple toolkit of grounding techniques and reflective phrases that bring steadiness, warmth, and gratitude into your daily life. This series is perfect for anyone who wants to stay calm, clear, and connected during the slower rhythm of late autumn.


Meet your Teacher

Mark Rowland is a meditation teacher and sound-healing facilitator on Insight Timer. He creates warm, reflective practices that blend simple tools with compassionate guidance to help listeners feel calm, clear, and connected.

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4 Days

120 students

5.0 stars

15 min / day

Happiness

English


Lesson 1

Lantern Breath

Set the tone for November with a calming breath you can return to anywhere. Lantern Breath pairs a longer exhale with a warm light at the chest to help you soften, settle, and gently ground your energy as the days grow darker.

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Lesson 2

Let The Leaves Fall

As autumn deepens, this meditation invites you to release what feels heavy and create space for ease. Through gentle breathwork, mindful body awareness, and the imagery of falling leaves, you’ll learn to let go of tension, emotional weight, and old stories. This peaceful practice helps you reset your energy, restore balance, and embrace the natural rhythm of change.

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Lesson 3

Cozy Body, Quiet Mind

This week’s reflection invites you to restore warmth, safety, and inner quiet. Through gentle breath, touch, and mindful awareness, you’ll learn to soothe the body so the mind can naturally settle. As you guide warmth through your hands, heart, and belly, your whole system begins to feel grounded, calm, and supported. This practice is a comforting reminder that peace often begins with how we care for the body.

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Lesson 4

Gentle Remembrance

As November draws to a close, this final reflection invites you to pause and honour what has shaped you - people, memories, and moments that have touched your heart. Through soft breathing, gratitude, and gentle presence, you’ll learn to meet remembrance with compassion instead of resistance. This practice helps you find comfort in stillness and peace in the natural cycle of holding on and letting go.

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5.0 (23)

Recent Reviews

Sue

December 12, 2025

I always feel such calm and peace. Your voice is familiar and I feel comfortable and healing happening...like a warm blanket..Namaste ✨️

Elaine

December 2, 2025

Beautiful reflection and meditation. Perfect for quiet dark days. I will continue with the December course.

John

November 26, 2025

Thank you so much Mark! I look forward to December. 🎄

Ellen

November 26, 2025

Love this series. Helps inspire

Brandy

November 24, 2025

Great course, exactly what I needed to center myself with compassion as it gets colder and darker

Amy

November 21, 2025

Beautiful short course that helped me feel grounded and gentle with myself this November. Thank you Mark 🙏🏻

Nicky

November 15, 2025

Thank you so much, I just love these monthly reflections 🙏🙌🏼 and how subtle you weave the energies of the seasons into these beautiful and profound reflective meditations. And your soothing and calming voice is a pleasure to listen to 💠

Olivia

November 14, 2025

Beautiful course! The teacher has such a patient presence that I really love. Slows me down and helps me internally stay grounded in presence

Susanna

November 13, 2025

A very calming, gentle yet powerful meditation and mindset for November ❤️🍁🍂. Looking forward to December! Thank you

Maria

November 12, 2025

Thank you

Gina

November 4, 2025

I used these sessions to start the month, and intend to revisit them now weekly. A lovely way to welcome November, which often gets rushed thru as we turn our thoughts to the December holidays. Mark allows us to slow down, reflect, and cherish this gentle month.

ilinca

November 1, 2025

Very beautiful. Kind and warm. Thank you 🙏🪷

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