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    Depression Archive

    Browse 42 mindfulness exercises and articles in the Depression category from Mindfulness Exercises.

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    Staying with Emotions
    Depression
    September 17, 2020

    Mindfulness of Emotions Script

    Staying With Emotions. Emotions are an essential part of the human experience. For many people, it’s the part that we listen to most.

    Taming The Inner Critic [Audio]
    Audio Meditations
    December 8, 2017

    Taming The Inner Critic [Audio]

    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.

    40% Rule and Key to Overcoming Mental Barriers
    Depression
    January 31, 2017

    40% Rule: Key to Overcoming Mental Barriers

    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.

    Forest Meditation by Tatiana Plakhova
    Depression
    January 24, 2017

    Forest Meditation

    A short forest meditation with music, for relaxing and settling into a calm, mindful state.

    Mindful Walking In Nature
    Depression
    January 14, 2017

    Mindful 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.

    Why Awe is Such an Important Emotion
    Depression
    January 3, 2017

    Why 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.

    For Sleep and Depression
    Depression
    December 23, 2016

    For 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.

    How to Turn Toward Suffering Frank Ostaseski
    Depression
    November 10, 2016

    How 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.

    The Meaning By Jim Carrey
    Depression
    November 4, 2016

    The Meaning – Jim Carrey

    A short edited video of actor Jim Carrey speaking about meaning, purpose, and living authentically.

    The SHOCKING Meaning of Row Row Row Your Boat
    Depression
    October 3, 2016

    Shocking 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.

    Ajahn Chah Teachings on Nature
    Buddhist
    August 1, 2016

    Teachings On Nature

    A Dhamma talk by Pasanno Bhikkhu at Abhayagiri Monastery on Ajahn Chah’s teachings on nature, with a free PDF.

    To Do When You Feel Lost
    Depression
    July 3, 2016

    What 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.

    Schizophrenia and Depression
    Depression
    April 2, 2016

    Schizophrenia and Depression

    A short reflection on schizophrenia, depression and overthinking, with a quote from Ernest Becker and a note on meditation for anxiety.

    Emotional Journaling
    Depression
    November 18, 2015

    Emotional Journaling

    Do you feel in touch with your emotions? Emotional journaling is a way to notice and record how you feel, with a free printable worksheet.

    Meditation for Anxiety & Depression
    Anxiety
    August 13, 2015

    Meditation for Anxiety & Depression

    Anxiety & depression impact millions of people. This guided meditation can help ease both by softening your tendency to overthink.

    Awakening From Self-Talk
    Depression
    May 9, 2015

    Awakening From Self-Talk

    Eckhart Tolle talks about stepping out of self-talk as the beginning of awakening, a deeper awareness that goes beyond the personal sense of identity.

    Joanna Macy coming back to life
    Audio Talks
    April 16, 2015

    Coming Back to Life [Audio]

    Joanna Macy talks about coming back to life and belonging to the living earth, with a Gaia poem and the spiral of the work that reconnects.

    Stop
    Depression
    January 12, 2015

    What Do You Want To Stop

    What Do You Want To Stop: a free mindfulness worksheet to download as a PDF and work through at your own pace.

    where do you get off course
    Depression
    January 11, 2015

    Where Do You Get Off Course?

    Where Do You Get Off Course?: a free mindfulness worksheet to download as a PDF and work through at your own pace.

    diving into your core
    Depression
    January 10, 2015

    Diving Into Your Core

    Diving Into Your Core: a free mindfulness worksheet to download as a PDF and work through at your own pace.

    Dancing with the Existential Ache
    Depression
    June 1, 2013

    Dancing with the Existential Ache

    Don’t let your fears take over, but rather dance with their different layers to make your existential ache go away. With Qoya, you learn how to savor life. Qoya is based on the idea through movement, we remember. We remember our essence is wise, wild and free. Using movement as metaphor and infusing movement with […]

    Qoya Movement Ritual
    Depression
    November 30, 2012

    Believe: 15 Minute Qoya Movement Ritual

    Qoya is based on the idea through movement, we remember. We remember our essence is wise, wild and free. Using movement as metaphor and infusing movement with meaning, the words wise, wild, and free are not only archetypical energies that we all possess, but these words also draw reference to the movement forms we practice. […]

    Wisdom to Dance
    Depression
    October 31, 2012

    Wisdom to Dance

    Qoya is based on the idea through movement, we remember. We remember our essence is wise, wild and free. Using movement as metaphor and infusing movement with meaning, the words wise, wild, and free are not only archetypical energies that we all possess, but these words also draw reference to the movement forms we practice. […]

    Be the Light
    Depression
    August 29, 2012

    Be the Light

    Be the light. Free Qoya movement rituals, with notes on the practice from Rochelle Schieck, author of QOYA: A Compass for Navigating an Embodied Life that is Wise, Wild and Free.

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