Ultimate Beginners Guide To Meditation

Meditation seems to be everywhere these days, but what is it exactly? Without knowing what it is it's very difficult to know if we are doing it right. So let's take the guesswork out of it and learn exactly what mediation is.

There are many myths surrounding Meditation and sometimes it's hard to know what's true and what's not. In this session we dispel those myths and paint a realistic picture of what mediation is all about.

Science is slowly catching up with what the mystics of old knew. Meditation has a host of benefits for our brain, body and spirit. In this session, I show you some of the most interesting new scientific findings.

Knowing the benefits of something is not enough to make us do something. This is due to the complex nature of our brains, but understanding how our brains work can help us overcome them. This session will give you practical solutions to make anything a habit.

In this session, we focus on the actual physical practice of meditation. I'll guide you through how you actually meditate one step at a time and get you to feel what it's like. Consider this your first guided meditation.

We can really overthink what mediation is and how to do it and this can stop us ever giving it a try. In this session, I'll guide you through a 1-minute meditation that will bring together all the elements you have learnt so far!

Vipassana meditation has an interesting and deep history. Join me as we learn about the Buddha and how simply paying attention to our experience can lead to enlightenment. You'll learn how to change how we frame our experiences to reduce our own suffering.

In this session, we do as Buddha did under his famous fig tree. We sit and explore our own experiences. Unlike the Buddha, you don't have to do it alone. I'll be guiding you every step of the way, so lets get going tother in this guided meditation.

We have explored our physical experience through our breath and body, but there is another level we can go to. This is to focus on our mind and our thoughts. We have thousands of thoughts a day and rarely do we pay attention to what they are and where they come from. As such we miss out on knowing ourselves as deeply as we could.

Pranayama is an ancient practice of using the breath to change our energy. It comes in various forms and the science behind it is compelling. Learn how your breath is connected to your brain and how knowing this can help us live a better life.

This is your first guided breathing practice that is easy to follow and easy to remember. It's important to never stress yourself out in these practices so please note that the 4 count is only a suggestion.

In this guided meditation we are going to channel our breath into distinct areas of the body. You'll learn how to breathe with more control and quickly feel the benefits. This is a great practice to breathe deeper and calm the nervous system.

Desire invites suffering into our lives. It is to believe we need more. Research shows how getting things we want has less of an impact on our well-being than we think. So how do we combat this trick of the mind? Gratitude is the answer.

Join me as we begin to open our eyes to all the things we have in our life. It's natural, but a cruel trick of the mind that we quickly forget how wonderful things are. It not that we have to keep seeing new things, but rather we need to practice seeing old things with new eyes.

These two words are used synonymously, but there are some important differences. In this session, you'll learn how they are different and how you can begin to bring mindfulness into your life. Knowing the distinctions will help you better approach your practice with confidence.

In this guided meditation we will practice the art of mindful eating. For this practice, you will need something to eat. I suggest something relatively small and easy to eat. A piece of chocolate, a piece of fruit, a nut, etc.

We don't have to be restricted to our floor in order to be mindful In this practice, we are going to get outside and integrated the benefits of walking with the benefits of mindfulness. You'll get awhile new appreciation for walking.

This is our last specific meditation to do together and it seems fitting. Before we part ways we can learn how to stay connected using the art of meditation. Love is not just a noun, but a verb, something we need to do so join me as we prepare to love more.

In this final guided meditation, I'll help you generate love before showing you how to share it with others. We often think of Love as something we only receive from others in a physical sense, but love resides within us. Let's cultivate that love and send it out into the world as a final act together.