Daily Naikan Practice

Naikan is Japanese for looking deep inside oneself. It helps us realize how many gifts we receive in life, how many people support us in our lives, what we give back to others and to see with clarity the difficulties that we can cause others. For people who really want to press into living mindfully, Naikan is for you. While it is an appealing practice it can be an uncomfortable one as well. Looking at our behaviors and actions and seeing how they truly affect others is something we rarely do. We are generally more focused on what is being done to us and how we feel about that. In this we can miss seeing things as they truly are. This meditation can be done by anyone, at any experience level, but if you are feeling particularlly vulnerable at the moment about yourself I would suggest practising some loving kindness first and to remember we are all in the same boat. Trying to co-create a world with less suffering for ourselves and others.

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This has become a daily morning practice, first doing lists in my head & now using a journal. It has been very enlightening, motivating me to make some healthy changes. Thank you for opening this spiritual path for me.🙏🌺🦋

I’d just read a Tricycle article on Naikan so this talk was very helpful. I can see where the process can appear very simple, while following it can have a profound affect on daily interactions. Thank you for the clear explanation and the gentle encouragement to begin my own reflection. 🙏

Powerful form of meditation. I like it, it’s helpfull, makes me aware on a different level.

This was beautiful and informative, thank you! Namaste 🙏😊

This was different! The 19 minutes flew by and I found the exercises to be helpful.

I love this♥️ Thank you for sharing ♥️♥️

Thank you, loved this! So helpful and one I will do over again. It gave me valuable insights into recent attitudes and actions and being more responsible and more grateful. Namaste!

Very good thankyou 💫🙇‍♀️💐

Thank you for this meditative exercise, your soothing voice and the soothing music. I shall enjoy visiting this often.

Very helpful meditation practice. It’s one that keeps on giving. As I reflect on my lists after the practice I can see more and more how I give, take and make things difficult. Thank you.

Excellent practice 🙏

I very much appreciate this meditation. The writing, however, I did after the meditation. That allowed me to travel through the past 24 hrs. with eyes closed in a very relaxing way. Many thanks!

Wow thank you 🙏🦋

Great for awareness :)

Thank you. I’ll do this again

Thank you

Just amazing! ❤️

This was a helpful journaling exercise. The World could be transformed with this alone.

A very thoughtful, gentle practice that helps us see how we live daily. Thank you.

Absolutely loved this. Puts a lot into perspective. Thank you❤️

Very enlightening!

Thank you. This was very helpful and reassuring. I needed this today!

Great exercise in mindfulness.

This was my first intro to this style of practice, what a gift. Thank you 💕

Perfect! Thank you so very much❤️🌺

Beautiful practice. Thank you very much.

Excellent mediation for the beginner or lifelong meditator. Loved it!

Thank you, It was a gift and a beautiful meditation.

Thank you for this wise and meaningful practice I will be doing this a lot from now on

Thank you! 🙏