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The number of hours we sleep each night is in decline. From 9 hours of sleep on average in 1910 to less than 7 hours for today’s American adult, a drastic decrease in slumbering hours is evident. To wake up feeling rested, adults require between 7 and 8 hours of solid sleep. It’s a duration […]
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Timing Your Contributions to Conversations: a free mindfulness worksheet to download as a PDF and work through at your own pace.
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For those who struggle to get a good night’s sleep: you’re not alone. Mindfulness exercises can help. Here are 10 mindfulness exercises for sleep.
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An estimated 264 million people live with some type of anxiety disorder. Mindfulness meditation can help. Here are 9 mindfulness exercises for anxiety.
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8 mindfulness exercises for beginners +infographic. Simple meditations to reduce stress & improve sleep. Mindful breathing, body scans, and more.
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Chronic pain means pain which is prolonged, lasting longer than 3 to 6 months. There are many types of chronic pain, and many symptoms including the pain itself. Living with chronic pain can be a difficult, complex experience The mind and body are connected The mind and body are deeply connected, which means that our […]
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7 Mindfulness Exercises for Relaxation. Exploring a variety of mindfulness exercises for relaxation can help us to truly feel what it means to be at peace.
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A good night’s sleep is something we might take for granted – until we struggle to attain it, that is. If you are one of the many who struggle to fall (or to stay) asleep, rest assured you’re not alone. According to statistics, somewhere between 50 and 70 million adults in the United States suffer […]
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A talk by Jack Kornfield on how transformative initiation can help us honor the importance of the difficulties that we experience and move through them.
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Learn the importance of finding quiet time. Here are some simple mindfulness exercises that will help you appreciate the moments of quietness by yourself.
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In the conflict of desires to be well-informed vs. to stay sane, losing your focus is easy. Maintain your inner sanity through the practice of equanimity.
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The new and improved 100 Day Mindfulness Challenge extends the 28 Day version to give you much more! Follow this free step-by-step program to guide you on your journey.
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There’s nothing wrong with taking care of yourself in time of suffering. Prioritize self-compassion through mindfulness exercises for your well-being.
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Don’t let anxiety get the best of you during difficult conversations. Practice mindfulness for difficult conversations and regain confidence.
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If meditating with a teacher is not your thing, you can download our free audios of silent meditation with bell sounds. Follow the bell sounds to focus.
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Each book has something special to teach you about the practice of mindfulness. Check out my favorite new mindfulness books to discover something new.
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See how the “Me Too” movement in Popular Mindfulness communities had spread. Get a better understanding of power through the stories of the victims.
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In a world of cultural diversity, the importance of mindfulness of race is relevant. See resources that may be helpful for your own understanding of diversity, race, and mindfulness.
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Our 10 most popular mindfulness worksheets cover a wide range of topics designed to help you. Download them for free here or get all 330 worksheets at a small fee.
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Take our free mindfulness tests to reveal how mindful you actually are. These standardized tests can give an idea of what you should focus on.
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Mindfulness retreats are a unique experience. If you can’t visit a meditation center, you can organize your own free mindfulness retreat at home.
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Anxiety can fully take over your mind and body. Increase clarity and ease of being with mindfulness practice and our free meditation for anxiety.
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If you’re just entering the world of mindfulness practice, here are some free mindfulness for beginners guides & journals to get you started on your way.
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Introducing free audio transcripts for our guided meditations and mindfulness exercises to help you focus, gain clarity, and increase mindfulness.
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If you need help in practicing the techniques of mindfulness, try our free guided visualizations to help you find perspective and be in the moment.
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A video of morning affirmations to say at the start of the day, with a note on what to expect from them.
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Being happy is a matter of choice. This video of positive thinking affirmations will guide you into exploring your most hopeful and optimistic feelings.
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How mindfulness supports self-discipline: noticing urges and temptations so you can choose how to respond to them and work toward your longer-term goals.
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Use this self-confidence exercise daily to teach you to love yourself. You are worthy of loving yourself, as treating yourself as a wonderful person.
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A video on getting started with meditation using the Headspace app, a third-party meditation app.
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Look out for the hole in the road! This story demonstrates that awareness is the first step toward positive change, in our minds, and in our lives.
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Brilliant things happen in calm minds. Give your mind a chance to rest from the overwhelming world. Just take the time to do nothing and be calm.
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Amaro Bhikkhu’s free ebook account of a 2003 pilgrimage into the Arctic wilderness by three senior monks of the Thai forest tradition of Ajahn Chah, in search of the hush at the end of the world.
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Without and Within is a free book of questions and answers on the teachings of Theravāda Buddhism by Ajahn Jayasaro, published by the Panyaprateep Foundation.
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Who Is Pulling the Strings? is a book by Ajahn Amaro, the fourth in his series of four on the brahma-vihāras. It looks at upekkhā, equanimity, through superstition, karma, and the Buddha's teaching on causality.
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“Meditation – An Outline” follows the tradition of Theravada Buddhism to get you started with the practice of meditation. Read it now!
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Just One More is a book by Ajahn Amaro, the third in his series of four on the brahma-vihāras. It looks at muditā, sympathetic joy, through jealousy, selfish desire, and the Buddha's teaching on the cycles of addiction.
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Don't Push is a book by Ajahn Amaro, the second in his series of four on the brahma-vihāras. It looks at karuṇā, compassion, through compulsive helping, numbness, and the Buddha's teaching on caring in action.
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Dhammapada Reflections Volume 3 offers 52 verses from the Dhammapada with comments by Ajahn Munindo, published by Aruno Publications. It follows volumes one and two of the series.
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Read the 1st volume of the Dhammapada Reflections, which contains 52 verses of the Buddha’s wisdom, complemented by comments for a better understanding.
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Learn from this 2nd volume of Ajahn Sumedho’s anthology, “Seeds of Understanding”, which introduces the technique of mindfulness of breathing.
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Read this collection of Ajahn Sumedho’s Dhamma talks which revolves around the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path of practice.
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The Sound of Silence is volume 4 of the five-volume Ajahn Sumedho Anthology, published by Amaravati Buddhist Monastery for his 80th birthday. It collects his talks on the sound of silence as a meditation object and on intuitive awareness.
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Direct Realization is volume 3 of the five-volume Ajahn Sumedho Anthology, published by Amaravati Buddhist Monastery for his 80th birthday. It gathers talks from the late 1980s and 1990s, including a series on dependent origination.
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Read about this “Peace is a Simple Step”, the first book of Ven. Ajahn Sumedho’s series of written teachings focused on the approach to Buddhist practice.
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The holidays can be a painful period for some people. If you’re ready to try and mend strained relationships, follow these steps to help you get started.
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A free e-book from Mindfulness Exercises with guided imagery meditations and written reflection questions for getting to know yourself and where you want to be.
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Allow yourself to feel appreciation and gratitude with Gratitude Meditation. Help yourself to have a good mood by not worrying too much.
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Listen and meditate to this audio and learn how to tame your inner critic, especially if you feel like you are your own’s worse judge.
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A 15-minute morning yoga class that combines cardio, strength, and stretching, and can be done almost anywhere.
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Avail this free course, “Search Inside Yourself”, by Chade Meng-Tan to develop yourself and attain mindfulness in your daily life.
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Enjoy 3 hours of Gregorian Chants and let the soothing sounds of their melodies evoke feelings of peace and relaxation inside the very deepest of your core.
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Enjoy 8 hours of OM Mantra chanting at 432Hz to meditate to, chant to, and do yoga with.
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If you enjoy soothing sounds to meditate to, try our Chakra Seed Mantras Meditation Music. These chants, traditionally used for healing, focus on all 7 chakras.
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Enjoy piano sonatas by Mozart, played slowly and tuned to A = 432 Hz, a tuning some listeners find calming.
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A long sleep track built on the 528 Hz tone, which sound-healing tradition calls the love frequency or miracle tone, with occasional hits of 396 Hz.
Read articleTibetan flute music with a chanted Om in the background, for a yoga practice or for relaxing.
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The number 108 has a special significance in Hinduism and yoga. Learn why, and chant OM 108 times along with this track.
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Indian flute music in Raag Ahir Bhairav, a Hindustani raga described as a morning raga, for early meditation and yoga.
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An 8-hour track of 432 Hz music that its creator describes as derived from the cosmos, with context on the traditional claims made about this frequency.
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Feel the energy flowing through your body with the sounds of our OM Chanting at the frequency of 528 Hz. More than 3 hours for meditation and yoga practice.
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Meditate, chant, and sing along with this Ajai Alai mantra, which practitioners say shifts your vibration and helps you regain your inner power and strength.
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OM chanting at 417 Hz for meditation. Sound-healing tradition associates this frequency with releasing negativity.
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Eight traditional mantras for deep inner peace, chanted to calm the mind. Use them as background music while you meditate, practice yoga or relax.
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A choir interpretation of the Om So Hum mantra, a Sanskrit phrase that means “I am That.”
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A 9-hour track of 528 Hz music, known in sound-healing tradition as the “Love Frequency” or “Miracle Tone.” Its DNA and transformation claims come from its creator and have not been confirmed by research.
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Learn how to do proper OM chanting with 432 Hz music in the background. Acknowledge and feel your connection with others in this Universe.
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This 20-minute easy yoga workout is perfect for beginners who like a slow-paced exercise. Stretch & relax your entire body at the start or end of your day.
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Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston. In this widely viewed TED talk, she discusses the importance of vulnerability in our daily lives.
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Gabrielle Bernstein shares her view that the universe sends us signs, whether we notice them or not, including one that came as a turkey.
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A short list of guided mindfulness meditation scripts by theme: body scan, self-compassion, sleep, and gratitude, with links to the full script library.
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Sleep music with harp sounds and added delta waves, which its creator offers to support rest, relaxation, and meditation.
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Calming music and meditation by Jason Stephenson to help you relax, let go of stress and wind down for sleep.
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Dr. Shauna Shapiro, a clinical psychologist and professor at Santa Clara University, explains how mindfulness practice can help us change, in this TEDx talk.
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A guided sleep meditation by Jason Stephenson with soothing music, intended to help you relax and let go of stress before sleep.
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Mindfulness exercise can help relieve tension, anxiety & pain during pregnancy and labour. Janette Grant shares her experience and how she coped with both.
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Ebook by Hult Research, The Mindful Leader: Developing the capacity for resilience and collaboration in complex times through mindfulness practice.
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SIY 103.2 Self Regulation: showing emotions is not always the best response. Learn the basics of self-regulation through mindfulness training and practice.
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“Love” Peaceful Music is specially selected by Jason Stephenson to help you relax and go to sleep. Use it during meditation or as background music.
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SIY 101 introduces Search Inside Yourself, the mindfulness-based emotional intelligence program that began at Google with Chade-Meng Tan and is now run by the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute.
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Do you have trouble falling asleep? This guided sleep meditation video by Jason Stephenson may help you wind down for the night.
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Listen to this short mindfulness meditation by Jason Stephenson, followed by 45 minutes of peaceful sleep music to help you connect to this moment.
Read articleTake this mindfulness test to reflect on how mindful you are in your daily life.
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Designed for sleep and relaxation, this spoken meditation by Jason Stephenson will help you let go of stress and tension before falling asleep.
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A short video from The School of Life on what the animal kingdom, with its simple life, can show us about wisdom.
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Listen to this 3 hours of soothing relaxation music by Peder B. Helland and let go of your daily worries to help you sleep.
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A simple mindfulness strategy from Cory Muscara that you can use in daily life.
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A free ebook in which Ken Wilber gives his integral-theory view of the 2016 U.S. election and of what he calls a post-truth culture.
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Ten themes on happiness, compassion and a calm mind drawn from talks and interviews with the Dalai Lama, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and monk of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Spoken affirmations of calm and peace, set to soothing music by Jason Stephenson, for relaxing and calming the mind.
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This 10-minute guided meditation invites you to practice self-acceptance. Successful mindfulness practice involves learning to accept the present as it is.
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A great reminder of the importance of practicing gratitude daily, for both the little things and the big things in your life from the people around you.
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We’re capable of much more than we think. The 40% rule by a Navy SEAL shows we all have the strength & determination inside. It’s all about mental fitness.
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How can we quiet a mind that is so full of thoughts and opinions? How can we meditate? Here are five simple, yet effective steps towards true meditation.
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Tara Brach takes you through The Art and Science of Meditation. Listen to the first session as it explores the basic types of meditation and mindfulness.
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Explore the cosmic consciousness with Dr. Deepak Chopra in this mindful guided meditation. Watch this video and learn more about cosmic consciousness.
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This mindfulness story illustrates the 4 simple steps to practicing mindfulness. Meditation can unwind your mental/emotional stress if done properly.
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Jon Kabat-Zinn talks about the 9 Attitudes of Mindfulness, how to use them in our Mindfulness practice and daily life in this video.
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Sister Dang Nhiem shows how to invite the sound of the bell, and how to cultivate peacefulness when we hear noises.
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Is mindfulness the answer to all our prayers? Professor Mark Williams of the University of Oxford takes to our pulpit to explore the science behind it.
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