The Mountain Meditation is designed to cultivate stillness and calm and to connect with our inner strength and stability in the face of challenges.
An audio recording of the Mountain Meditation by Jon Kabat-Zinn can be found here.
Mountain Meditation
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Sean FargoPublished February 26, 2016 · Updated March 28, 2024 · 1 min read
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Mountain Meditation
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A mindful companion to this worksheet
A mindful approach to mountain meditation
“Mountain Meditation” is an invitation to slow down and meet your experience with curiosity, honesty, and kindness — three qualities that quietly transform everything they touch.
How mindfulness can help
Mindfulness offers a steady inner ground from which to engage any topic. Instead of being swept along by reaction, we learn to notice what is here — sensations, thoughts, feelings — and respond from a place of presence rather than pressure.
Gentle steps to try
- Begin with the breath. Take three slow breaths before opening the worksheet. Let your body remember it is here.
- Read with curiosity. Move through each prompt slowly. Notice which questions soften you, and which ones tighten you.
- Write what is true now. There are no right answers — only honest ones. The truth at this moment is what the worksheet is asking for.
- Close with one breath. When you finish, pause. Place a hand on your heart and acknowledge yourself for showing up.
Insight does not arrive on a schedule. Trust the practice of returning, the courage of honesty, and the slow unfolding of your own becoming.
