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March 15, 2024Mindfulness Breathing Exercises: Guide to Techniques and Benefits
Here are 6 mindfulness breathing exercises to help you reduce stress, improve sleep, uplift mood, and boost brain performance. Check it now!
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February 23, 2024Noting to Develop Non-Judgment Meditation Script
The practice of noting can help us become aware of judgments as they arise. In this non-judgment meditation script we use noting to soften reactivity.
Meditation Scripts
February 13, 2024An Emotional Release Meditation Script
Use this guided meditation to release emotions. Download it for free to help let go of overwhelming, strong emotions, or use it to guide someone else.
Blog
January 23, 2024Mindfulness for Anger: 3 Mindfulness Exercises for Anger Management
There’s nothing wrong with anger. It’s our reaction to it that can potentially be deadly. When we practice mindfulness for anger, we see anger as a useful human emotion that can help us set healthy boundaries, protect loved ones from danger, or act pro-socially in the face of injustice. Chiefly, mindfulness for anger helps us […]
Meditation Scripts
January 3, 2024Alleviate Stress with 3 Deep Breaths
Guide yourself or others through three deep breaths and alleviate your stress. Use this meditation script for your personal or professional practice.
Stress
March 23, 2022Why Stress Creates Erectile Dysfunction
Learn how meditation can help manage erectile dysfunction. Discover step-by-step practices to reduce stress and anxiety for a healthier sex life.
Meditation Scripts
August 26, 2020Mindfulness Body Scan for Stress Relief
Mindfulness Body Scan for Stress Relief. The intent is to use progressive muscle relaxation and awareness to reach a deep state of ease.
Meditation Scripts
April 12, 2020Mindfulness When You Drive
Mindfulness When You Drive. Driving can be a time of stress, autopilot, or downright rage. It’s a prime opportunity to cultivate mindfulness.
Meditation Scripts
April 12, 2020Mindfulness While Being Creative
Mindfulness While Being Creative. Creativity can boost self-awareness, relieve stress, and help you solve problems more easily. Cultivate mindfulness.
Meditation Scripts
April 12, 2020Mindfulness While Waiting In Line
Mindfulness While Waiting In Line. Waiting is an unavoidable fact of life. Often, when we’re waiting (in traffic, in DMV) we grow impatient or frustrated.
Anxiety
March 18, 20208 Mindfulness Exercises For Dealing with COVID-19
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.
Blog
February 27, 2020Healing Trauma Through Mindfulness and Yoga
In yoga studios around the world, millions of people are stretching, breathing and practicing stress reduction. Without knowing it, they might also be healing from traumatic events. For millennia, yogis have used this ancient philosophy as a way of harnessing emotions and regulating mental and physical health. While many yoga students are already using yoga […]
Meditation Scripts
December 1, 2019Relieving Low Amounts Of Stress
Relieving Low Amounts of Stress. We all get stressed daily but sometimes we aren’t even aware that we are stressed. This session focuses to relieve that.
Meditation Scripts
December 1, 2019Relieving Stress With SBNRR (Stop, Breathe, Notice, Reflect & Respond)
Relieving Stress with SBNRR. In this meditation, we’ll practice cultivating a sense of ease, openness, and space even around difficult emotions.
Anxiety
November 14, 20199 Guided Meditation Scripts for Anxiety
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.
Anxiety
November 12, 2019Stress Relief With Breathing
Stress Relief with Breathing. This meditation helps to heighten our awareness of the effect of negative thinking. It explores the power of the breath…
Anxiety
July 9, 20199 Mindfulness Exercises for Anxiety
An estimated 264 million people live with some type of anxiety disorder. Mindfulness meditation can help. Here are 9 mindfulness exercises for anxiety.
Blog
November 21, 2018How To Move Through Difficulties As A Transformative Initiation
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.
Stress
October 29, 2017The Best Of Mozart – Slowed Down @ 432Hz
Enjoy the best piano sonatas by Mozart specially recorded at the natural frequency of the Cosmos, 432Hz, for a unique healing effect on the body and mind.
Stress
October 18, 2017Indian Flute Meditation Music
Let the positive vibes of our Indian flute meditation music become part of your morning yoga and meditation routine. Featuring Raag Ahir Bhairav.
Stress
October 18, 2017Easy Yoga For Beginners
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.
Calm
September 11, 2017Calming Peaceful Music
Relax. Let go of the stress & tension & fall asleep better & faster with the soothing sounds of our calming peaceful music & meditation by Jason Stephenson.
Stress
September 11, 2017What You Practice Grows Stronger
Ready to make positive changes in your life? Through the power of mindfulness taught by Dr. Shauna Shapiro, learn to let go of any burden & become happier.
Stress
January 1, 2017Letting Go: Spoken Word Guided Visualization
Bad or old habits, thought patterns, trauma and the like become easier to let go of with this gentle yet firm guided visualization exercise.
Stress
December 3, 2016Secrets to Developing Emotional Mastery
Valuable tips from Brendon Burchard that will allow you to to gain better control over your emotions and how this can improve daily living
Stress
November 11, 2016Ram Dass with Eckhart Tolle
Ram Dass and Eckhart Tolle get together for the 1st time on the same stage to talk about spiritual awakening as well as the transformation of consciousness.
Stress
November 3, 2016Guided Meditation with Jack Kornfield
This 45-minute guided meditation audio clip by Jack Kornfield is designed to help you recenter and reestablish your equilibrium, serenity, and calmness.
Stress
November 3, 20165 Ways to Overcome Adversity
Brendon Burchard shares 5 great ideas that will help a lot if you need to overcome adversity in life so you can rise up to the challenges that you face.
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. It is suggested that this be done sitting upright position
Stress
September 24, 2016Full Spectrum Mindfulness
A talk on full spectrum mindfulness. The video presents a great discussion on the waking-up practice, how it’s done and interpreted in different ways.
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!
Stress
June 3, 2016Transforming Anger
To begin Mindfulness Exercise on Transforming Anger, this worksheet will be useful to increase awareness and give ideas to bring about transformation.
Stress
May 7, 2016Do You Cry? Is It Normal To Cry?
Eckhart Tolle says it’s normal to cry and talks about some of the things that make him cry. He also discusses joyful crying vs. dysfunctional crying.
Stress
April 2, 2016Dealing With Anger, Resistance And Pessimism
How do we deal with anger, resistance and pessimism? Eckhart Tolle says the key is to catch what he calls the painbody at an early stage.
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Audio Meditations
March 25, 2016Detachment From Over-Thinking [Video]
Follow our guided mindfulness meditation so you can have a relaxed, quieter and calmer mind and detach yourself from over-thinking patterns.
Stress
March 11, 2016Stress Eating
Psychological stress caused by feelings of anxiety affects our lives in many ways that we don’t see. It affects sleep patterns, relationships and health.
Stress
March 2, 2016Sky Gazing
Connect to reality and awareness by following this mindfulness exercise on sky gazing. Simply look at the sky and allow yourself to dissolve into it.
Love
February 23, 2016Loving-Kindness
Lovingkindness is a meditation technique that will enhance your feelings of unconditional love towards other people. It will also help you to love yourself.
Contentment
February 20, 2016Grounding Meditation
This Free Script for Grounding Meditation will help you to be in touch with your sensory experience at the present moment.
Stress
February 18, 2016Emotional Awareness Meditation
Dealing with uncomfortable emotional states can be challenging. This emotional awareness meditation will help you increase mindfulness, resilience and calm.
Confidence
February 12, 2016Standing Up for Yourself
Standing up for yourself. In what ways did you push back in relationships, conversations, meetings? How did you feel? Discover now.
Relaxation
February 10, 2016Basic Relaxation Meditation
This basic relaxation meditation is a meditation that encourages physical and mental relaxation. It helps reduce the effects of stress on the body and mind.
Stress
February 6, 2016Working with a Nightmare
Working with a nightmare is a powerful way to reconnect with the “juice” of life. It can relieve anxiety and reawaken us to the beauty of each moment.
Stress
February 5, 2016Transforming Ill Will
Through a collection of techniques and gentle reminders, you can change ill will into goodwill. Transform ill will into goodwill with this technique.
Stress
February 2, 2016Tracking Your Mood
Tracking of your moods in a log can help you reflect on the factors and situations that affect your emotions. Do this a few times a day.
Stress
January 15, 2016The Power of Music
Experience the healing power of music by trying the following strategies and discover how they change your experience of pain, stress, or anxiety.
Stress
January 12, 2016Being Positive
Being positive in your life with mindfulness exercises can help you to increase the ability to distinguish between positive or negative impact in life.
Pain
December 15, 2015How Do I Respond To Another’s Pain-Body?
According to Eckhart Tolle, dealing with somebody else’s pain-body sometimes requires removing yourself for a while to allow the episode to subside.
Stress
December 15, 2015Overcoming Anxious Thoughts
You can overcome your anxiety by estimating the real odds that your anxious thoughts will become a reality and then formulating a coping plan.
Stress
December 11, 2015Problem Solving
In this mindfulness exercise, practice effective problem-solving in 2 steps: define your problem clearly and then brainstorm some possible solutions.
Stress
December 11, 2015Managing and Mitigating Stress
Be a smart stress avoider. Get as creative as you can about managing or avoiding stress using our stress avoidance mindfulness worksheet.
Research
December 8, 2015Mindfulness Training as a Clinical Intervention
This review suggests that mindfulness training as a clinical intervention may be helpful in the treatment of chronic pain and several other disorders.
Stress
December 8, 2015Nature Walks
In this mindfulness exercise, you’ll discover how nature walks can help you relax and lower your stress, depression, and anxiety levels.
Stress
December 7, 2015Mindful Pause
Mindful pause exercise stresses the importance of taking a moment to stop what you are doing so you can check how you are feeling & become more focused.
Stress
December 7, 2015Hand Warming Visualization
In this mindfulness exercise on Warm Hands Visualization, you will imagine warming up your hands and feet as a relaxation technique for reducing stress.
Stress
December 4, 2015Breathing Into Tension
This mindfulness exercise provides guidance on the Breathing Into Stress Detox practice, which helps release tension and stress that builds up in the body.
Stress
December 2, 2015The Sound of Nature
This mindfulness exercise helps you find calm and peace from stress by turning down the volume with Nature and bringing Nature and silence together.
Stress
December 1, 2015Squeezing and Releasing Stress
Squeeze out stress with this mindfulness exercise by tensing and squeezing each part of your body into a ball as you do belly breathing.
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Stress
December 1, 2015Meditation to Help Relieve Anxiety and Stress [Video]
This is a mindfulness meditation with Josh Wise. This meditation will help you connect with your breath. Relax. Let go of stress. Release anxiety.
Stress
November 30, 2015Humor Therapy
Laughter enhances our quality of life. This mindfulness exercise includes a meditation that you can practice whenever you need humor therapy.
Stress
November 30, 2015Acts of Kindness
This ‘We’ Cure practice focuses on the power of being a benefactor. Benefactors are people who have the best interests of others in their hearts and minds.
Stress
November 27, 2015Mindfulness of Laughter
Download “Mindfulness of Laughter” by entering your name and email below:DOWNLOAD NOW Enjoyment signals include the Duchenne (authentic) smile, activation of a smile (lip corners pulled obliquely up), and activation of the orbital eye muscles that tighten the lower eyelid and create wrinkling around the outer eye corners (especially with age). Enjoyment also includes vocal […]
Stress
November 25, 2015Boosting Mood with Music
Did you know that music is capable of altering your mood? In this mindfulness exercise, you’ll begin to learn how music can change the way that you feel.
Stress
November 22, 2015Compassionately Questioning Negative Thoughts
This mindfulness exercise will guide you towards disputing negative thoughts and replacing them with positive ones to enhance your sense of wellbeing.
Stress
November 19, 2015Emotional Validation
Processing and understanding emotions can be difficult. This free mindfulness exercise for emotional validation can help you clarify and process them.
Stress
November 17, 2015Cultivating Childlike Wonder
This mindfulness exercise on the Here and Now Pleasantness practice helps you to be more aware and present in your surroundings & turn off your auto-pilot.
Stress
November 13, 2015Controlled Breathing
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Research
November 13, 2015How Does it Feel to Lack a Sense of Boundaries?
This study discusses the phenomenological nature of the sense of boundaries (SB), based on a person’s experience with long-term mindfulness meditation.
Stress
November 11, 2015Ken Wilber – Big Mind Meditation
The simple recognition of I-Amness is an infallible recognition of ever-present awareness, of ever-present Big Mind. I-Amness is your authentic pure Self.
Stress
November 10, 2015Visualizing Ease
You will learn to use the power of visualization, or mental rehearsal, to find a greater sense of calm when faced with a situation that is distressing.
Stress
November 9, 2015Rating Anxiety in the Body
By Sensing and Rating Anxiety in the Body, you can be present with it and cope with it in a healthy way. The practice of noticing sensations takes time.
Stress
November 5, 2015Art Therapy
Immersing into the art process allows us to enter a meditative state where relaxation and unconscious expression can thrive. Try our online worksheet!
Blog
September 22, 2015List of Top Stress Relief, Relaxation & Meditation Blogs
The 55 Best Stress Relief, Relaxation and Meditation Blogs of 2019. Includes Primal Therapeutics, Thai Healing Massage, EkhartYoga, Simple Mindfulness.
Audio Meditations
July 21, 2015Wheel Of Awareness [Video]
Watch this video Wheel of Awareness by Dan Siegel – A dhamma talk on how to work with thoughts and emotions in our meditation practice. Wheel of Awareness, Published on Sep 17, 2013 A dhamma talk on how to work with thoughts and emotions in our meditation practice. “The truth of suffering is to be […]
Audio Talks
July 21, 2015The Nature of Aversion [Audio]
About Kate Munding: Kate Munding is co-guiding teacher of IMCB. She has been practicing since 2002 and has done numerous 1-2 month intensive practice periods. Kate is currently in Spirit Rock’s Teacher Training program. Kate has also trained approximately 2,000 educators, therapists, and parents in mindful awareness techniques and philosophy in the U.S. and abroad. […]
Stress
July 11, 2015Working with Judgments
Further Reading: Free Guided Meditation ScriptsMindfulness practice helps us to quiet the mind, naturally encouraging us to relate to the world through our intuition and through our direct senses. It empowers us to enhance our lives in healthy ways, so the benefits of such practices are infinite. Guided meditations provide a framework for this honest […]
Stress
June 1, 2015Meditation For Stress & Anxiety Relief
Try this 10 minute guided meditation for stress and anxiety relief if you’ve had a stressful day or are simply exhausted, A ten minute guided meditation for stress and anxiety release. Shot at the Xanadu Villa in Cap Estate, St. Lucia. Overlooking Pigeon Island National Park. The wonders and power of taking the time in […]
Blog
April 9, 2015What Is Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction?
Since 1979, thousands of people have flocked to an eight-week course called Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (also known as MBSR). What is MBSR? Simply put, it is a course of study where people learn to become more mindful of themselves and their emotions. By becoming self-aware, people can heal the problems in both their physical […]
Blog
April 1, 2015Brain on Mindfulness: No More Questions, Your Honor
Remember when the Japanese were in the news, because their businessmen were so stressed out that they were having heart attacks left and right? Lately, Americans seem to be in the same boat: taking no time for themselves, focusing on their work to the exclusion of all else, and allowing stress to affect their health. […]
Audio Talks
March 5, 2015Mindfulness of the Breath [Audio]
A talk on mindful breathing by Tara Brach: Letting this be a conscious pause, bring your presence and attention to right here. I invite you to bring a listening attention to the heart. Sometimes, we haven’t really visited or connected with our heart, in hours, days, or sometimes longer. So just check in and sense the […]
Stress
January 31, 2015The Problem with Over-Friendly People
Friendliness is a great virtue, but over-friendliness can be a social disaster. If you are one of the over friendly people, this video is for you. Friendliness is a great virtue. Over-friendliness can be an unexpected problem. For gifts and more from The School of Life, visit our online shop: https://goo.gl/81j1IRJoin our exclusive mailing list: […]
Stress
January 17, 2015The Gift of Rest
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Stress
January 17, 2015Exercising Mindfully
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Stress
January 12, 2015What Are You Avoiding
Download “What are you Avoiding” by entering your name and email below:DOWNLOAD NOW Avoidance is a natural part of the stress response. It makes sense that we would want to avoid things that put us in danger. However, much of the time we avoid things due to our perception alone and the anxiety that our […]
Stress
January 12, 2015What is Most Nurturing and Stressful for You
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Stress
January 12, 2015What are Your Feelings
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Stress
January 12, 2015Sensing Into Your Strongest Experiences
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Stress
January 12, 2015Noticing Intrusions
Download “Noticing Intrusions” by entering your name and email below:DOWNLOAD NOW Practicing mindfulness and mindfulness exercises can help to alleviate these incessant worries and they can also teach you how to give your full and undivided attention to one thing at a time. We spend our entire lives moving so quickly, simultaneously tackling a variety […]
Stress
January 12, 2015Measuring Your Presence
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Stress
January 12, 2015Feeling Knocked Off Balance
Download “Feeling Knocked Off Balance” by entering your name and email below:DOWNLOAD NOW Integrating Ways of Being Consider the different ways we can experience life – different aspects of our being that help us function… until they don’t. We can be cerebral and goal oriented, for instance, or we can be predominantly kinesthetic, placing the […]
Stress
January 12, 2015Creating Complexity
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Stress
January 12, 2015Learning to Live More Positively
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Stress
January 12, 2015Practicing the Art of Resolving Conflicts
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Stress
January 11, 2015Taking Care of Yourself
Download “Taking Care of Yourself” by entering your name and email below:DOWNLOAD NOW Download “Taking Care of Yourself” by entering your name and email below:DOWNLOAD NOW How to Start Taking Care of Yourself Here are some ways you can do in taking care of yourself everyday as written here: Set specific time slots when you […]
Parenting & Families
January 11, 2015Reducing Holiday Stress
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Stress
January 11, 2015Monitoring Stress Reduction
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Stress
January 11, 2015How To Be Mindful of Physical Pain
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Stress
January 11, 2015How to Untie Mental Knots
Download “How to Untie Mental Knots” by entering your name and email below:DOWNLOAD NOW Now that you know how to untie mental knots, learn about the mental barriers. About 99 percent of the people who start marathons in the United States finish them. That’s an astoundingly high number considering the pain and turmoil that every […]
Stress
January 11, 2015Understanding Your Self-Pity
Download “Understanding Your Self-Pity” by entering your name and email below:DOWNLOAD NOW It is important to understand your own strengths & weaknesses. Sometimes, we see our circumstances and fall into a spiral of self-pity. What we can do instead is use these circumstances as a bouncing board to rise from our current situation. Use the […]
Stress
January 11, 2015Sourcing Where Your Self-Judgment Comes From
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