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January 24, 2017Listening Meditation
prAna Mindful Living Ambassador Mark Coleman leads a 6-minute meditation focused on listening to help us live in the moment.
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Sleep
January 24, 2017Sky Gazing Meditation with Chris Sharma
Mark Coleman leads Chris Sharma through a 6 minute Sky Gazing Meditation that will settle you down and open your mind. Be inspired to follow along.
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Calm
January 24, 2017Thich Nhat Hanh – Steps of Mindful Breathing
This video presents steps of mindful breathing by Thich Nhat Hanh. Watch this video to learn the steps needed for mindful breathing in your meditation.
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Beginners
January 24, 2017Practice: Hunger Mindfulness
Ken Wilber presents the practice of hunger mindfulness in this video, including how you might take the attitude of an observing self.
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Depression
January 24, 2017Forest Meditation
A short forest meditation with music, for relaxing and settling into a calm, mindful state.
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Sleep
January 24, 2017Isochronic Tones – Delta Meditation
A video featuring isochronic tones set to a slow fractal animation. The creator describes the tones as a way to settle into a quiet, deep state; that is the creator’s experience, not an established finding.
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Buddhist
January 24, 2017The Mindful Art of Thich Nhat Hanh
This video shows an intimate encounter with the Mindful Art of Thich Nhat Hanh. Appreciate Thich Nhat Hanh’s calligraphic meditation on mindfulness.
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Relaxation
January 22, 2017Buddhist Meditation: Relax Mind And Body
Extended meditation music with a Buddhist background designed to help you relax your mind and body and better focus on your meditation practice.
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Calm
January 21, 2017Indian Flute Yoga: Calming Music
A bansuri flute recording of calming music, which you might play during meditation or yoga to relax.
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Leadership
January 17, 2017Deep Listening
A quick talk by Frank Ostaseski about the practice of Deep Listening, with his thoughts on what it offers the heart and the body.
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Depression
January 14, 2017Mindful Walk In Nature
A guided walking meditation from Kernel of Wisdom for hiking or walking in nature, to help you notice what is here as you move.
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Motivation
January 11, 2017Sports, Performance, and Mindfulness
Michael Gervais, introduced as the Seattle Seahawks' mindfulness coach, and Soren Gordhamer talk about sports, performance, and mindfulness at Wisdom 2.0 2014.
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Confidence
January 10, 2017Power of Self-Inquiry [Video]
A talk by Byron Katie on The Work and the power of self-inquiry, recorded at Wisdom 2.0 2016 in San Francisco.
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Calm
January 3, 201710 Minutes Of Peace, Calm & Tranquility
A 10-minute guided meditation from Boho Beautiful for relaxation, calm, and grounding.
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Depression
January 3, 2017Why Awe Is Such an Important Emotion
Dacher Keltner of the Greater Good Science Center gives an overview of the young science of awe, how it is expressed, and its links to health and well-being.
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Sleep
January 1, 2017Binaural Beats Sleep Meditation: Root Chakra Activation Music
A binaural beats sleep meditation built around the 396 Hz solfeggio tone, which sound-healing tradition links to the root chakra and to letting go of fear and guilt.
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Stress
January 1, 2017Letting Go: Spoken Word Guided Visualization
A spoken word guided visualization by Jason Stephenson for letting go of old habits, thought patterns, and stories, in a gentle yet firm voice.
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Integration
January 1, 2017Stuck in Traffic
Sharon Salzberg on bringing meditation practice into a familiar frustration: being stuck in traffic. The fourth video in her Street Lovingkindness series.
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Sleep
January 1, 2017Sleep Meditation: Floating Amongst Stars
An hour-long guided meditation for sleep, designed to help you achieve a state of deep relaxation to promote better sleep & enter a deeply relaxed state!
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Calm
December 29, 2016Tibetan Singing Bowl Music
Tibetan singing bowl music with a guided relaxation and ASMR-style narration focused on the hands and lower back.
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Confidence
December 23, 2016Meditation For Inner Strength
A guided meditation for inner strength from Boho Beautiful, for moments when life's challenges feel heavy.
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Depression
December 23, 2016For Sleep & Depression
Having difficulty getting to sleep or are you depressed? This hour-long meditation video for sleep & depression might just be what you need.
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Happiness
December 21, 2016Affirmations for Happiness & Living In The Moment
Spoken affirmations on gratitude and happiness, presented as law of attraction practice by the video’s creator. You might put your intention behind each statement as you listen.
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Integration
December 3, 2016Russell Simmons: How Meditation Can Lead to a Vegan Diet
A great discussion on the tie-up between yoga and meditation and one’s diet & it’s significance in your personal wellness journey.
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Confidence
December 3, 2016How to Check in with Yourself, Pamela Weiss
Appropriate Response founder Pamela Weiss leads a mindful check-in from the organization's Personal Excellence Program.
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Stress
December 3, 2016Secrets to Developing Emotional Mastery
Brendon Burchard talks about learning to handle our emotions and daily challenges more capably.
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Buddhist
December 2, 2016Concept Of Enlightenment
Eckhart Tolle talks about his concept of enlightenment as something found in the present moment rather than a future goal.
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Integration
December 2, 2016Mindful Daydreaming Enhances Creativity
Psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman on why daydreaming may not be wasted time, and how moving between focused attention and a wandering mind may support creativity.
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Motivation
December 2, 2016Reinvent your Life – Charles Bukowski
A Charles Bukowski poem about inventing and reinventing yourself, with a short reflection on leaving a path that no longer fits.
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Sleep
December 1, 2016Guided Meditation For Sleeping
A spoken meditation clip to assist you in falling asleep in a relaxed manner, followed by cozy & ambient sounds of a log cabin and a gentle fire crackling.
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Happiness
December 1, 2016Positive Mind in 5 Minutes Meditation
A 5-minute guided meditation by Jason Stephenson that invites a relaxed, positive state of mind and returns attention to the breath.
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Sleep
November 29, 2016Floating Clouds Sleep Talk down Guided Meditation Visualization
A spoken 'talk down' guided meditation for sleep, voiced by Jason Stephenson and produced by Sleep Ezy Tonight, built around a floating-clouds visualization.
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Confidence
November 14, 2016Beginning Our Day, Volume 1
A free ebook of short morning Dhamma reflections from Abhayagiri Monastery, offered as teachings to recall and put to use through the day.
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eBooks
November 14, 2016Adyashanti: The Way of Liberation
A free ebook by Adyashanti, The Way of Liberation: A Practical Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment, offering practical guidelines for what he calls awakening or liberation.
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Contentment
November 14, 2016Alan Watts: Awakening The Mind
A 14-minute guided meditation video of Alan Watts discussing his method of establishing a meditative state and reaching self-awareness.
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Contentment
November 13, 2016On Meditation
A free ebook to help you understand the basic principles of meditation so you can easily incorporate it into your daily life.
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Calm
November 13, 2016Meditation Music
Relaxing music to accompany your deep meditation practice for better focus, peace of mind, and even promote restful sleep.
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Buddhist
November 13, 2016Venerable Ajahn Chah: Still Flowing Water
A free ebook of eight Dhamma talks by Ajahn Chah, translated from the Thai by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, with the opening of the talk 'A Gift of Dhamma' reproduced below.
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Confidence
November 13, 2016Re-Awaken The Giant Within
A free eBook by success coach Tony Robbins about pursuing your dreams.
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Buddhist
November 13, 2016Ajahn Chah: It’s Like This
A free ebook of 108 short teachings by Ajahn Chah, translated from the Thai by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, that use everyday similes to explain meditation practice.
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Contentment
November 12, 2016Peace is a Simple Step (Ajahn Sumedho)
Vol 1 of Ajahn Sumedho’s Peace Is A Simple Step focuses on achieving peace & serenity through visual imagery that will help improve one’s meditation.
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Buddhist
November 12, 2016Rain on the Nile
A free ebook of Ajahn Amaro’s Rain on the Nile: Talks & Travels, with the talk “The Source of Creation” on where creativity fits into monastic life.
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Relaxation
November 11, 2016Native American Music for Healing
Nine hours of Native American flute music from Nu Meditation Music, which you might play during meditation or rest.
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Gratitude
November 11, 2016Guided Meditation To End Your Day
A 13-minute guided meditation from Boho Beautiful for the end of the day, filmed beside the River Kwai in Thailand and made to help you unwind before sleep.
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Happiness
November 11, 2016Real Happiness at Work, Sharon Salzberg
Sharon Salzberg discusses her book Real Happiness at Work in a Talks at Google session on mindfulness, compassion, and resilience in working life.
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Stress
November 11, 2016Ram Dass with Eckhart Tolle
Ram Dass and Eckhart Tolle in an open conversation about spiritual awakening and the transformation of consciousness, recorded in Maui in October 2011.
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Calm
November 11, 2016Guided Meditation with Adyashanti
Half an hour’s worth of guided meditation with Adyashanti for jumpstarting and improving one’s meditation practice, any time, anywhere.
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Relaxation
November 11, 2016Untold Depths
An hour of quiet meditation music, Untold Depths by Christopher Lloyd Clarke, shared by The Guided Meditation Site as background for meditation or sleep.
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Depression
November 10, 2016How To Turn Toward Suffering
Frank Ostaseski, founder of the Metta Institute, discusses the relationship between compassion and suffering and how the latter helps develop the former.
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eBooks
November 9, 2016On Love
A free, downloadable ebook On Love by Ajahn Jayasaro. It’s about mindfulness and the different types of love to make better sense of your relationships.
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Depression
November 4, 2016The Meaning – Jim Carrey
A short edited video of actor Jim Carrey speaking about meaning, purpose, and living authentically.
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Stress
November 3, 2016Guided Meditation with Jack Kornfield
A guided meditation of about 45 minutes with Jack Kornfield, in three parts: Buddha nature, forgiveness, and equanimity.
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Videos
November 3, 2016How Ford Fosters Mindfulness at Work
Mark Higbie, senior advisor to Ford Motor Company, explains how the company began introducing mindfulness in the workplace.
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Stress
November 3, 20165 Ways to Overcome Adversity
Brendon Burchard shares five ideas for managing and leveraging adversity: have confidence, keep perspective, schedule action, ask for help, and honor the struggle.
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Videos
November 3, 201610 Tips for Starting Mindfulness Program at Work
Kelley McCabe, founder, and CEO of eMindful shares easy to implement tips on how you can begin and sustain mindfulness practice in the workplace.
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Anxiety
November 2, 2016How Do We Stop Excessive Thinking?
Eckhart Tolle on stepping out of constant thinking by coming back to the senses and the present moment.
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Beginners
November 2, 201620 minute Guided Mindfulness Exercise
A 20-minute guided mindfulness exercise, designed to help calm a busy mind at the end of the day, best done sitting upright.
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Compassion
November 1, 2016Street Lovingkindness
Street Lovingkindness. A short, thought-provoking video from Sharon Salzberg on bringing lovingkindness to the stress of standing in line.
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Relaxation
November 1, 2016Guided Voice Meditation – Soothing Hypnosis
A guided voice meditation with ambient and new age music, by Jason Stephenson.
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Sleep
October 28, 2016Guided meditation for a deep peaceful and calm sleep
Settle toward a peaceful, calm sleep with this guided meditation with binaural beats. If you can, use headphones, since binaural beats rely on a slightly different tone in each ear. You guys asked for binaural beats and here they are. Settle toward a peaceful, deep sleep with this guided meditation. I give you a couple of minutes before the meditation […]
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Contentment
October 10, 2016Body Cleansing & Balancing
Simple awareness meditation music to relax the mind and the body, clear your mind, cleanse and balance your chakras with a 20 min daily meditation.
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Relaxation
October 10, 2016Gentle Ocean Waves For Relaxation & Sleep
20-minute gentle ocean waves for relaxation & sleep sound. Many people find the sound of calm seas a pleasant backdrop for meditation, yoga, relaxation, and winding down for sleep.
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Love
October 3, 2016Why We Go Cold On Our Partners
Going cold on our partners is often a sign not that we have stopped caring, but that we are – somewhere deep down – furious or hurt. Watch this video.
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Depression
October 3, 2016Shocking Meaning Of Row Row Row Your Boat
Prince Ea's video reads the nursery rhyme Row, Row, Row Your Boat as a reminder to keep moving, steer your own boat, go gently and enjoy the trip.
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Motivation
October 3, 2016Why Death Is Just An Illusion – Thought Provoking
A thought-provoking video presenting the view that death is an illusion and that the present moment is the doorway to all moments.
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Confidence
October 3, 2016How to Find Your Passion
A Shots of Awe video from Jason Silva, with Steven Kotler's idea that passion exists where several things you are curious about intersect.
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Relaxation
October 1, 2016Surrender Meditation (Letting Go of Control)
Jason Stephenson leads the surrender meditation (letting go of control) to promote better sleep, peaceful meditation before sleep and inspired living.
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Sleep
September 28, 2016ASMR Close Whisper Guided Sleep / Muscle Relaxation (with countdown)
A quick whispered guided sleep and muscle relaxation with a countdown, from TingleBelleASMR, made for relaxing before sleep.
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Stress
September 24, 2016Full Spectrum Mindfulness
A teaser from Integral Life on full spectrum mindfulness and the waking-up practice, and how it is interpreted in different ways.
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Buddhist
September 4, 2016Parami
Parami. A way of talking about transcendence, liberation or however you conceive of a spiritual path, is to use the metaphor of ‘crossing the floods.’
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Beginners
September 1, 2016Your Free Mindful Life Design Worksheet
A free worksheet for reflecting on your life as it is now and planning how to bring mindfulness into your daily routine.
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Contentment
September 1, 2016Mindfulness Meditation Guide and Journal
A free mindfulness meditation guide and journal worksheet for noting where you brought awareness each day, with eight attitudes of mindfulness to reflect on.
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Sleep
September 1, 2016Before Sleep | Chakra Balance
A spoken chakra alignment meditation by Jason Stephenson, to listen to before sleep.
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Sleep
September 1, 2016Devi Prayer: Gentle, Peaceful Music
Devi Prayer is gentle, peaceful music, performed by Craig Pruess and Ananda. You might play it quietly during meditation, rest or reflection.
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Parenting & Families
August 28, 2016Hot Air Balloon Ride: Kids’ Guided Meditation, Sleep Visualization
Hot Air Balloon Ride is an all-ages guided meditation video that promotes peaceful and restful sleep in children through relaxing imagery.
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Happiness
August 11, 2016Basic Goodness and Harmony (Chogyam Trungpa)
And we begin to feel that way ourselves, that basic goodness exists in ourselves. For the very reason that you are not struggling, just purely creating harmony alone, but you are also creating enlightened society.
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Motivation
August 11, 2016Finding the Meaning in My Life
A mindfulness worksheet in two ten-day parts: first noticing how much meaning your days hold and where it comes from, then setting a daily intention and reflecting on it each evening.
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Audio Talks
August 7, 2016Foundations of Mindfulness Practice
Audio talk and transcript by Joseph Goldstein on the foundations of mindfulness practice, including the Buddha’s teaching on the four foundations of mindfulness.
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Anxiety
August 4, 2016Transforming Anxiety
An easy to follow mindfulness exercise for those who need help in eliminating anxiety from daily life and re-establishing one’s sense of calm.
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Sleep
August 1, 2016Open Third Eye Chakra: Sleep, Healing, Calm Sleep Meditation Music
Meditative music for working with the Third Eye Chakra, which chakra tradition links with intuition, insight, and inner vision.
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Buddhist
August 1, 2016Teachings On Nature
A Dhamma talk by Pasanno Bhikkhu at Abhayagiri Monastery on Ajahn Chah’s teachings on nature, with a free PDF.
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Confidence
August 1, 2016Meet Your Personal Spirit Guide
A guided meditation from Jason Stephenson for connecting with a personal spirit guide, with an MP3 version available.
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Sleep
August 1, 2016Deep Relaxing Sleep Music: Go For Your Deepest Sleep
This 3-hour, non-stop video features sleep music by Jason Stephenson that incorporates delta tones.
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Relaxation
July 25, 2016Mindfulness of Sounds
A mindfulness meditation on sound, with a free PDF worksheet. You might rest your attention on the sounds around you, without needing to identify them.
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Addiction
July 17, 2016Eating Meditation
A simple eating meditation for practicing mindfulness with food. You might slow down, notice taste and texture, and enjoy each bite.
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Motivation
July 17, 2016Trying Is Succeeding
A short video about two women living with rheumatoid arthritis who chose not to let it take over their lives, from the Absolute Motivation channel.
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Sleep
July 12, 2016Sleep Music Delta Waves: Relaxing Music to Help you Sleep
If you have trouble sleeping, this 45-minute sleep music with delta-wave tones is a calming soundtrack to help you settle toward restfulness and slumber.
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Relaxation
July 12, 2016Body Scan Meditation Worksheet
A body scan meditation is a simple way to notice and ease tension. Get into a comfortable position. “Scan” your body from head to toe, taking note of any tight or tense areas.
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Beginners
July 10, 2016How to Reverse Aging
Michio Kaku, in a Big Think video, on whether telomerase could reverse aging. In his view it is a significant finding but not a fountain of youth.
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Beginners
July 10, 2016“A New Earth” [Video]
At a retreat in Costa Rica in 2004, Eckhart Tolle talks about how he named his book “A New Earth.”
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Love
July 10, 2016Why Boys Are Mean To Girls They Like
A School of Life video on why boys can be unkind to girls they like, in part to soften the pain of possible rejection.
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Beginners
July 10, 2016How We Create Serendipity [Video]
Juxtaposition is the basic formal operation of synchronicity. The space where serendipity lives, the space which we associate with creativity.
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Depression
July 3, 2016What To Do When You Feel Lost
Brendon Burchard suggests four things to try when you feel lost: talk to a friend and get perspective, volunteer, read, and build momentum.
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Compassion
June 25, 2016Self Compassion Break Worksheet
Practicing self-compassion is important to achieving greater clarity, compassion, & mindfulness in our lives. Try this free mindfulness exercise worksheet.
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Stress
June 13, 2016Breath Awareness Meditation
Breath awareness meditation promotes physical & mental relaxation that can significantly reduce stress on the body and mind. Try our worksheet!
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Work & Leadership
June 10, 2016Six Questions For Greater Accomplishment
A mindfulness worksheet of six reflection questions, four daily and two weekly, about what is disturbing you, new possibilities, relationships, nurturing yourself, and where your attention is.
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Confidence
June 8, 2016Shauna Shapiro: IAA Model Of Mindfulness
In this video, Shauna Shapiro explains what she sees as the three core components to mindfulness: intention, attention, and attitude.
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Depression
June 8, 2016Alan Watts: Acceptance of Death and Meaning of Life
Death and life are like fronts and backs of the same coin. Death gives meaning to life and gives us the opportunity to understand what life is all about.
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Beginners
June 8, 2016Elizabeth Gilbert: Her Spiritual Journey
Elizabeth Gilbert reflects on spiritual enlightenment & her own spiritual journey. She says spiritual self-discovery doesn’t have to happen through travel.
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Happiness
June 8, 2016Ecstasy of Curiosity
Jason Silva's Shots of Awe video on the ecstasy of curiosity, with a quote from Tim Doody and a short reading list.
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