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Beginners: Start Here!

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Perfect for #beginners, this playlist of #foundational meditations will get you started at the ground level. #starthere

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5 Minute Guided Practice For Beginners

5 min · Saumya Mathur

Beginner's Body Scan

7 min · Dora Kamau

A Simple Breathing Practice

15 min · Al Jeffery

How To Meditate With Ease

9 min · Emmanuel Dagher

Mindfulness Of Body And Breath

8 min · Mark Williams

Why Meditation?

9 min · Whit Hornsberger

Mindfulness - An Introduction

38 min · Lama Yeshe Rabgye

The 5 Fundamentals for Preparing to Meditate

2 min · Jonni Pollard

What They Don't Tell Beginner Meditators Part 1: The Prana Mama Podcast

8 min · Chantelle Diachina

What They Don't Tell Beginner Meditators Part 2: The Prana Mama Podcast

12 min · Chantelle Diachina

Introduction To Lovingkindness

36 min · Sharon Salzberg

The Basics Of Meditation Podcast: The First 5 Minutes Of Your Practice

27 min · Hayley Evans

Back to Basics Guided Practice For Beginners & Returning Practitioners

15 min · Jason Stephenson

Short Body Scan For Beginners

10 min · Vladimir Miletic

Talk: Meditating With The Body

9 min · Dr Reggie Ray

Relaxing Into Awareness - Lesson 1

10 min · David Gandelman

Body Scan For Beginners

11 min · Beacon Mindfulness with Leslee Belzer, PhD

Absolute Beginners: 3 Minute Daily Practice

7 min · Ber Tan

Basics Of Meditation

56 min · MC Brigitte Schrottenbacher

Mindful Meditation For Beginners

19 min · Alison Bristow

Befriend The Breath (Intro)

10 min · Joshua S Young

MBSR-Style Body Scan For Beginners

30 min · Chibs Okereke

Start Here: A Beginner's Meditation

5 min · Raquel Jordan

Threefold Mindfulness Meditation

14 min · Noah Rasheta

Breath Awareness: Quickest Way To Freedom

15 min · Sah D'Simone

Breath And Awareness

25 min · Tara Brach

Introduction To Kirtan

14 min · Acharya Das

Mindfulness/Awareness Practice (Samatha)

24 min · Ethan Nichtern

Dealing With Distraction

5 min · Dr Candice Creasman Mowrey

Mindfulness Meditation

15 min · Hugh Byrne

Find Your Focus: Box Breathing For Beginners

4 min · Tom Smith

Quick & Easy Reset

6 min · Elliott Treves

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