Erectile Dysfunction Meditation: Understanding the Impact & Connection
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Why Stress Creates Erectile Dysfunction

Sex is a natural part of a healthy life. But what happens when it's hard to perform sexually and enjoy intimate relations? Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common sexual difficulty for men. There are an estimated 30 million men in the US affected by ED, so if you relate to this, you’re not alone.

Psychological factors often cause or contribute to ED. One of the main drivers is stress. Because of this, even though meditation and erectile dysfunction may not seem like a complementary pair, meditation can be a very successful solution. Healthy sexuality requires a low ratio of stressful versus positive feelings. Meditation and mindfulness support this goal and can help.

In this article, you’ll find information on what erectile dysfunction is, how ED meditation can help you, guided imagery for ED, and how to incorporate meditation into ED management.

What is Erectile Dysfunction?

Erectile dysfunction is the inability to get and keep an erection firm enough for sex. This plagues 13% of modern men, with 42% reporting sexual difficulties in general. Since an erection can only happen when you are in a “calm and vegetative state,” the answer to your sexual woes may lie in your nervous system. Here’s why…

When your heart rate and blood flow increase during sex, you activate the part of your nervous system that also controls the fight or flight response. If you tip into stress instead of arousal, you may lose the erection. When you’re stressed, high levels of cortisol and adrenaline get pumped into your body. This decreases the flow of oxygen and blood, which you need to keep an erection.

Meditation and mindfulness help us navigate the fine line between arousal and stress, leading to better erections and ultimately, better sex. These practcies work by helping to rewire the brain…In one study, meditation changed the structure of the amygdala in as little as 8 weeks. (The amygdala is a core part of the brain that controls the stress response.) Robert Sapolsky, Ph.D., cites that 60% of doctor's visits for ED were psychological. So, by training your brain to respond better to stress, you’ll have better erections.

How Meditation for Erectile Dysfunction Can Help

Mindfulness includes any practice that uses attention to increase awareness. Erectile dysfunction meditation focuses on the connection between the genitals and the mind. In a world where we live mostly in our minds, we can easily lose connection with our bodies. As you reconnect the body and the mind, you decrease stress and anxiety.

You may not even realize that your mind is busy, which can increase underlying feelings of stress. As you practice meditation, you’ll become aware of how often your mind strays. When you’re unable to stay present and focused on the body, you’re less likely to relax enough to keep an erection. The more you become aware of your thoughts and internal sensations, the more you’re able to refocus your attention. This is helpful in everyday life, especially in the bedroom. 

Meditation has plenty of positive impacts on stress-related factors. David F. Khalili, LMFT, a sex and couples therapist in the Bay Area, says, “Biologically speaking, you are lowering cortisol, blood pressure, heart rate and the stress hormones. Psychologically you’re more aware and present. Emotionally you are less reactive.”

Researchers have been studying the effect of meditation on erectile dysfunction for decades. In one 1977 study, Dr. Gérard V. Sunnen, MD wrote that “individuals will invariably describe sensations of fullness and warmth with their attention on their genitals.” Being able to experience this sensation is the first step in having more (and better) erections.

Erectile Dysfunction Meditation: Understanding the Impact & Connection

Erectile Dysfunction Meditation: Step-by-Step Guided Practice

There isn’t a singular way to practice ED meditation. A great place to start is a body scan, like the meditation below. The goal is not to control or change anything, but to raise awareness. You want to ask questions like “What do I feel here? What happens when I touch X?” Approach it with curiosity and openness. With time and consistent application, your mind and body reconnect.

Get a sense of what erectile dysfunction meditation offers by practicing this body scan.

Guided meditation for erectile dysfunction

Set a timer for 15-30 minutes. It’s helpful to have a set container for this practice; a private, quiet and comfortable space where you won’t be disturbed or distracted.

  • Begin by finding a comfortable position to relax in. Perhaps you’re sitting, perhaps lying down. Find an optimal position for a centered presence.
  • Bring your attention to your breath. Feel the air as it passes through your nose on the inhale, noticing how it’s warmer on the exhale. Becoming aware of the sensations in your lungs, belly, nose, and throat as you breathe. If you can, get specific about the sensation that you are feeling. Is it hot or cold? Is it heavy or light? What’s the quality?
  • Bring your attention down to your feet and notice where they meet the surface beneath you. Feel the support here. Observe the sensations in your feet and toes. If you can’t feel anything, you can wiggle your toes and notice what that feels like. Keep your observations neutral.
  • Next, one at a time, move up the body in a gentle progression. From your feet to your ankles, then calves, then knees, then thighs. Notice the sensations that arise when you place your attention on each of these places. Continue to breathe in a consistent rhythm, and release any judgment. Spend as much time as you need to feel connected with and aware of these places.
  • Place your attention on your genitals. Again, notice if there are any sensations that arise. Refrain from labeling them good or bad, just notice from a neutral space. You may experience emotions as you put your attention here. Allow yourself to slow down in this area of your body and take your time.
  • Your attention here later, but for now, continue scanning your awareness up the body. Place your attention on your lower back and spine. Notice if there’s any tightness or tension after spending time in the genital area. Notice if anything feels stuck. Or, perhaps there’s something else. What’s true for you and your body? Focus on that objective connection.
  • Next, focus on the sensations in your stomach, then your heart, then your chest. Take your time in each place, noticing the quality of sensation and any differences between the places in your body.
  • Now bring your attention all the way up the body. Notice what arises in your neck, then your face, and finally your head. How does this feel unique from the rest of your body? Are there similar sensations? What are they?
  • Allow yourself to take a moment to feel your whole body in the space. What does it feel like to notice individual body parts versus your whole body? Feel the connection with your body through your increased awareness. Feel your breath filling every cell at once. Feel the cohesion this practice has created.
  • Return your attention back to your genitals. With this increased awareness and connection to your body, notice if the sensations here have shifted. If not, that’s okay. The goal is just to notice, not to force or change anything. Awareness is the goal.

Let this practice be enough, even if nothing shifts for you right now. Continue this practice often to increase awareness and connect more to your body. This will help you feel more grounded, calm, and present in your experiences, decreasing stress and increasing relaxation.

Guided Imagery for Erectile Dysfunction

Guided Imagery for Erectile Dysfunction

If you prefer visualization, guided imagery meditations can also help men overcome ED. In this practice, your brain gets rewired through visualization. 

Guided imagery for ED works through visualizing a positive sexual experience. The more you picture yourself in a positive outcome, the more likely your mind will rewire itself for the real thing. It also helps you practice accessing the feelings and sensations that arise with that outcome, so your brain and body are primed to imitate this experience. The mind is a truly powerful tool.

A study conducted by Professor K. Kuruvilla, Head of the Psychiatry Department at Christian Medical College in Vellore, found that 70% of men treated with guided imagery and sexual re-education succeeded in overcoming their psychological ED.

How to Incorporate Meditation Into ED Management

Adding meditation into your ED management plan is simple. First, decide on which type of meditation for ED to practice. What feels right to you? Be willing to try out a few different techniques for a well-rounded effect. Next, make time in your schedule when you can be alone and relaxed for meditation.

Types of meditation for ED

Body Scan

The body scan (like the one above) will help you become aware of your body as a whole. It assists your body to relax and to increase sensation. The increased presence coupled with a stronger connection to your body helps you feel grounded, connected, and confident.

Guided Imagery

This option is great for people with a strong visual mind. By walking through a specific scenario, you can rewire your mind through visualization. You can also prime your body to experience the sensations and feelings a positive sexual experience offers, making it easier to access these feelings later.

Meditation with Self Touch

Mindfully touch your genitals to connect awareness with physical sensation. This will help connect your mind with physical interactions. Let there be no goal, no expectation. Just approach this meditation with the intention to know yourself better, to feel what arises naturally, and gain deeper awareness.

Tips for starting a meditation practice

Start small

Choose a goal that is small and easily doable… like 2-5 minutes per day. You can work up to longer periods of time when it’s accessible and feels right.

Create consistency

Pick an accessible time of day and specific practices that resonate with you. The less wiggle room you give your mind, the more likely you are to show up. A study performed by Dr. Lori Brotto and her colleagues showed that a 4-week meditation practice had a direct positive effect on men’s ability to get and maintain an erection. As we’ve always heard, consistency is key!

Create a space

Have a space set aside that is specifically for meditation. Ideally one that is comfortable, private, and allows you to fully relax. Ensure there are no distractions and minimize electronics. Incorporate things like plants, lighting, and colors that feel soothing to you. Set and setting is important, especially when rewiring the brain.

Conclusion

Erectile dysfunction meditation is the practice of using mindfulness to resolve ED. Your modern lifestyle may be driving stress and sex anxiety, which contributes to erectile dysfunction. As you strengthen the connection between your body and mind, you can ease the experience of ED. Commit to slowing down, applying mindfulness to your sexuality, and you may see results in your sexual health within a matter of weeks.

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Gregorian chant is the central tradition of Western plainchant, a form of monophonic, unaccompanied sacred song of the western Roman Catholic Church. Gregorian chant developed mainly in western and central Europe during the 9th and 10th centuries, with later additions and redaction.

Although popular legend credits Pope St. Gregory the Great with inventing Gregorian chant, scholars believe that it arose from a later Carolingian synthesis of Roman chant and Gallican chant.

Gregorian chants were organized initially into four, then eight, and finally twelve modes. Typical melodic features include a characteristic ambitus, and also characteristic intervallic patterns relative to a referential mode final, incipits and cadences, the use of reciting tones at a particular distance from the final, around which the other notes of the melody revolve, and a vocabulary of musical motifs woven together through a process called centonization to create families of related chants.

The scale patterns are organized against a background pattern formed of conjunct and disjunct tetrachords, producing a larger pitch system called the gamut. The chants can be sung by using six-note patterns called hexachords.

Gregorian melodies are traditionally written using neumes, an early form of musical notation from which the modern four-line and five-line staff developed. Multi-voice elaborations of Gregorian chant, known as organum, were an early stage in the development of Western polyphony.

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OM Mantra Chanting 8 Hours 432Hz
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OM Mantra Chanting | 8 Hours | 432Hz

Let the powerful vibrations of the Universe take you over with OM Mantra chanting. Enjoy 8 hours of these sounds to meditate to, chant to and do yoga with.

OM Mantra Chanting Meditation at 432Hz for 8 Hours

OM or AUM is the sound of the Universe – the sound of the divine – its a powerful vibration – 432Hz is the vibrational frequency of nature around us.
And when you combine the both, magic happens.

The entire experience becomes divine, and it can help in our connection with the ONE. Its also the seed mantra of Crown Chakra – the Sahasrara.

Meditate with it, chant with it, you can also use it for yoga or just listen to it and let it play in the background. and let the positive vibrations from the universe spread all around you.

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ALL 7 CHAKRAS HEALING CHANTS | Chakra Seed Mantras Meditation Music

Although 7 chakras have a bad reputation in the western world (understandably, considering the way they are often taught), there seems to be a general misunderstanding in the way we approach them. More than a mystical system superimposed on our body, the chakra system was originally an ancient way of mapping emotions within the human body – that is, of noting down where they seemed more prominent.

To give some perspective: we all know that when we are anxious or tense, we tend to get stomach cramps or a tightness in our chest; when we can't solve an intellectual problem, we tend to get a headache; when we are afraid, we tend to feel dread in the pit of our stomach; and when we are sad, we tend to get a knot in our throat. Likewise, people mapped physical responses to various aspects of the human experience in the chakras system. By working with a specific chakra, we are able to evoke those specific sensations so that they can be experienced (“unblocked”) and let go. 

One way of doing this is using mantras, feeling them in the relevant part of our body. In this way, we disengage our rational mind that’s always trying to control our experience and give our body the freedom to experience those emotions freely.

The 7 chakras chants and mantras below are a wonderful tool for doing this. 

They are:

  • Root Chakra Seed Mantra – LAM Chanting Meditation
  • Sacral Chakra Seed Mantra – VAM Chanting Meditation
  • Solar Plexus Chakra Seed Mantra – RAMM Chanting Meditation
  • Heart Chakra Seed Mantra – YAM Chanting Meditation
  • Throat Chakra Seed Mantra – HAM Chanting Meditation
  • Third Eye Chakra Seed Mantra – OM Chanting Meditation
  • Crown Chakra Seed Mantra – AH Chanting Meditation

When used with focus on the specific chakra they refer to, these mantras and vibrations help evoke the emotions that come with that specific chakra, so that we can experience them freely and letting them go.

Give these chakra chants a try. You might be surprised about the results.

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The Best Of Mozart Slowed Down 432Hz
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The 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.

The Entire Music is played with A = 432 Hz for an increased calming and relaxing effect on Mind, Experience it Yourself.

☀ ABOUT THE BEST OF MOZART
We have chosen the Best Piano Sonatas by the Great Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, played them slowly in 432Hz, so that it can be used for relaxed reading, studying, concentration or simply as a piece of relaxing background music.

☀ ABOUT 432Hz MUSIC AND CLASSICAL LEGENDS
Music in 432Hz has already proven to have magical healing, calming and relaxing effect on the mind and body. It’s the natural frequency of the Cosmos, the universe.

Our effort is to convert the music and the classical masterpieces of the legends like Mozart, Beethoven, Bach in 432Hz so that we can use these beautiful sounds for relaxation and calming the mind.

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Angelic Healing Music | 528Hz + 396Hz

Connect with the divine in your sleep through our Angelic Healing Music played at 528Hz or the love frequency and miracle tone, to calm your mind.

The track in this video features 528Hz frequency with occasional hits of 396Hz solfeggio frequency.
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This long format Angelic Healing Music track has been specially designed to be used as a sound healing track during sleep. 528Hz Solfeggio tone creates music to calm an overactive mind and send us towards connecting with the divine. It is also known as love frequency and miracle tone

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TIBETAN FLUTE MUSIC + OM CHANTING @432Hz

Do your yoga workout or just relax with the unique sounds of our Tibetan flute music and Om chanting audio. This hypnotic music will calm all your senses.

TIBETAN FLUTE MUSIC + OM CHANTING ❯ Mantra Meditation Music

Hypnotic Tibetan Flute Music along with OM Mantra Chanting.

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This recording of the Tibetan flute music can help to carry us into a deep state of peace and tranquility, supporting our descent into a sleeping state. Behind the flute music, the OM mantra is chanted. This primordial sound can help to cleanse and balance the energetic body, bringing us into alignment within ourselves and with everything around us. This is one of our favorite mindfulness exercises for sleep.

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OM Chanting 108 Times (Million Times Powerful)
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OM Chanting – 108 Times (Million Times Powerful)

The number 108 has a special significance in Hinduism and yoga. Repeat these OM chanting 108 times to open your Crown Chakra.

Repeat OM Chanting 108 times can be Magical for Body and Soul. 108 has long been considered a sacred number in Hinduism and Yoga. Read More about the Significance of #108 below.

Significance of Number 108
Malas, or garlands of prayer beads, come as a string of 108 beads (plus one for the “guru bead,” around which the other 108 beads turn like the planets around the sun)

Renowned mathematicians of Vedic culture viewed 108 as a number of the wholeness of existence. This number also connects the Sun, Moon, and Earth: The average distance of the Sun and the Moon to Earth is 108 times their respective diameters. Such phenomena have given rise to many examples of ritual significance.

The chakras are the intersections of energy lines, and there are said to be a total of 108 energy lines converging to form the heart chakra. One of them, sushumna leads to the crown chakra and is said to be the path to Self-realization.

So anything if repeated 108 times, has a transformational effect. That’s the law of nature. Its like magic.

OM Chanting and its vibrations when repeated for 108, becomes significantly more powerful and can help open the Crown Chakra and thus your path to Self-Realization.

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Indian Flute Meditation Music
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Indian 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.

A Very Pure and Amazingly Beautiful, Indian Flute Meditation Music, featuring Raag Ahir Bhairav. Pure Positive Vibes. This Raaga is a Morning Meditation Raag and thus apt to be used as background for your early morning meditation and Yoga Practice.

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432Hz Healing Music Derived from Cosmos
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432Hz | Healing Music | Derived from Cosmos

Reconnect with nature with our 432Hz Healing music as derived from the Cosmos. This 8-hour long audio is a unique combination of different vibrations.

Tesla said it. Einstein Agreed. Science proved it. It is a known fact that everything—including our own bodies—is made up of energy vibrating at different frequencies. That being said, can sound frequencies affect us? They sure can. Frequencies affect frequencies; much like mixing ingredients with other ingredients affects the overall flavor of a meal. The way frequencies affect the physical world has been demonstrated through various experiments such as the science of Cymatics and water memory.

The science of Cymatics illustrates that when sound frequencies move through a particular medium such as water, air or sand, it directly alters the vibration of matter.

ABOUT 432HZ FREQUENCY MUSIC
432 Hz is said to be mathematically consistent with the patterns of the universe. It is said that 432 Hz vibrates with the universe’s golden mean PHI and unifies the properties of light, time, space, matter, gravity and magnetism with biology, the DNA code, and consciousness. When our atoms and DNA start to resonate in harmony with the spiraling pattern of nature, our sense of connection to nature is said to be magnified. The number 432 is also reflected in ratios of the Sun, Earth, and the moon as well as the precession of the equinoxes, the Great Pyramid of Egypt, Stonehenge, the Sri Yantra among many other sacred sites.

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OM Chanting 528Hz
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OM Chanting @ 528Hz

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.

OM is the mantra or vibrations that is chanted in the beginning and end of any Meditation or Yoga Practice.

OM – The most well known and universal of the bija mantras it is the sound of creation and causes energy to gather and flow upward and outward. Everything in the universe is pulsating and vibrating – nothing is really standing still!

The chakras are the intersections of energy lines, and there are said to be a total of 108 energy lines converging to form the heart chakra. One of them, sushumna leads to the crown chakra and is said to be the path to Self-realization.

OM Chanting and its vibrations when repeated for 108, becomes significantly more powerful and can help open the Crown Chakra and thus your path to Self-Realization.

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Ultimate Tuning And Healing Program
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ULTIMATE TUNING & HEALING PROGRAM

Everything around us is energy and vibration. Even each one of us has certain vibrations, we may call it ‘vibe’ sometimes. What is interesting is that each of our chakras has a specific vibration as well – and you can use sound frequencies that are known to be in vibrational harmony with each chakra, with the purposes of tuning, opening and harmonizing.

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Ajai Alai | Mantra for Being In Your Power & to Develop Radiant Body

Meditate, chant and sing along with this beautiful Ajai Alai mantra that shifts your vibration to help you regain your inner power and strength.

This Mantra is so rhythmic and poetic that even if you would like to sing along and hum along with this. It's a mantra of Power, real inner power. Real inner strength and Will power This mantra is known to dissolve anger and lifts one up out of depression. This beautiful mantra is written in Gurmukhi by Shri Guru Gobind Singh ji and is part of Jaap Sahib.

\\ THE MANTRA & MEANING \\

Ajai Alai – Invincible, Indestructible.
Abhai Abai – Fearless, Unchanging.
Abhoo Ajoo – Unformed, Unborn.
Anaas Akaas – Imperishable, Etheric
Aganj Abhanj – Unbreakable, Impenetrable.
Alakh Abhakh – Unseen, Unaffected.
Akaal Dy-aal – Undying, Merciful
Alaykh Abhaykh – Indescribable, Uncostumed.
Anaam Akaam – Nameless, Desireless.
Agaah Ataah – Unfathomable, Incorruptible.
Anaathae Pramaathae – Unmastered, Destroyer.
Ajonee Amonee – Beyond birth, Beyond silence.
Na Raagay Na Rangay – Beyond love, Beyond color.
Na Roopay Na Raykhay – Beyond form, Beyond shape.
Akarmang Abharmang – Beyond karma, Beyond doubt.
Aganjae Alaykhae – Unconquerable, Indescribable.

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Chanting this mantra shifts your own vibration by bringing you into alignment with the qualities of the Divine and activating them to turn on inside of you.
… a powerful mantra that can build your Radiant Body, activate your higher chakras, bring you out of depression and anger, and dissolve challenges in front of you

Understand ~ Meditate ~ Chant ~ Sing Along this beautiful Mantra

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All 7 Chakras Healing Meditation Music
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All 7 Chakras Healing Meditation Music

All 7 Chakras Healing Meditation Music based on Indian Classical Raaga, this 50-minute track offers a unique sound for each Chakra. Relax. Meditate. Heal.

This Track Features Music based on Indian Classical Raaga for Each Chakra, with the Root Note Frequency at the Resonating Frequency of Each Chakra. Starting with Root Chakra – The Muladhara – The Foundation of All Chakras and moving all the way up to Crown Chakra – The Sahasrara. This Chakras Healing Meditation Music is roughly around 7 Mins Long.

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528Hz Miracle Tone
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528Hz Frequency | Miracle Tone

528 Hz frequency, or the “Love Frequency”, resonates at the heart of everything. Let this 8-hour long Miracle Tone harmonize your heart and spiritual essence.

528 Hz Frequency Benefits

The Love frequency is the “Miracle Tone” note of the original Solfeggio musical scale. Independently confirmed by researchers, these core creative frequencies were used by ancient priests and healers in advanced civilizations to manifest miracles and produce blessings.

According to Dr. Leonard Horowitz, 528 Hertz is a frequency that is central to the “musical mathematical matrix of creation.” More than any sound previously discovered, the “LOVE frequency” resonates at the heart of everything. It connects your heart, your spiritual essence, to the spiraling reality of heaven and earth.

Vic Showell and John Stuart Reid (a pioneer in acoustic research and cymatic measurements) have proven that 528 is essential to the sacred geometry of circles and spirals consistent with DNA structuring and hydrosonic restructuring. Thats why 528 Hz is also known as DNA repair frequency.

528 Hz is the bioenergy of health and longevity. It is the harmonic vibration that lifts your heart and divine voice in harmony with heaven.

528 ​HZ ​Frequency ​Benefits

  • Increases ​your connection to ​your ​heart
  • Helps with healing and body repair
  • ​Connects your body and spirit to universal vibration

528 HZ ​Historic Uses

  1. ​Manifestation of miracles
  2. ​Produce universal blessings
  3. Connects your body and spirit to universal vibration frequency
  4. Healing of body and mind

​Table of Solfeggio Frequencies

​Frequency

​Action

​396 Hz ​Liberating Guilt and Fear
​417 Hz ​Undoing Situations and Facilitating Change
​528 Hz ​Transformation and Miracles (DNA Repair
​639 Hz ​Connecting/Relationships
​741 Hz ​Awakening Intuition
​852 Hz ​Returning to Spiritual Order
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OM Chanting @417 Hz | Removes All Negative Blocks

This OM Chanting @417 Hz for meditation reveals a beautiful frequency that removes all negative blocks, letting positivity take place for body and soul.

OM Chanting @417 Hz. OM is the Primordial Sound of the Universe. Its the sound that reverberates in the entire cosmos and in every cell of our body, and 417Hz is amazingly beautiful frequency that acts as a cleansing agent for our body, removing negativity, negative blocks and toxicity from our body and mind.

And when we combine both of these – it gives rise to an astoundingly powerful effect, of removing all the negative emotions and let the positivity of OM takes it place. It becomes a powerful meditation tool.

We recommend that you use this for at least 30 mins a day, and meditate along with it. You may chant OM along with the track or simply let it play in the background as you meditate and focus on your breathing in and out. Simple but a very effective technique.

Hope this track will help you.
Blessings and Peace all the Way.

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Mantras for Deep Inner Peace

These 8 Mantras for Deep Inner Peace can have a powerful effect in calming your mind. Use it as background music while you meditate, exercise yoga or relax.

Mantras for Deep Inner Peace. These 8 Powerful Mantras can help immensely in calming the mind.

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OM SHANTI OM

Om Shanti Om is an ancient Vedic Mantra. Om is the sound of universe, the primordial sound. Shanti means peace in Sanskrit.
As we meditate on this Mantra, we are wishing and spreading peace for all human kinds, all the living and non living beings, and spreading peace in entire universe.

ANTARJAMI PURAKH BIDATE

Anṯarjāmī purakẖ biḏẖāṯe sarḏẖā man kī pūre.
Nānak ḏās ihai sukẖ māgai mo ka▫o kar sanṯan kī ḏẖūre.
~
O Inner-knower, Searcher of Hearts, O Primal Being, Architect of Destiny: please fulfill this yearning of my mind.
Nanak, Your slave, begs for this happiness: let me be the dust of the feet of the Saints.

SARVESHAM SVASTIR BHAVATU

Om Sarveshaam Svastir-Bhavatu |
Sarveshaam Shaantir-Bhavatu |
Sarveshaam Purnam-Bhavatu |
Sarveshaam Mangalam-Bhavatu |
Om Shaanti Shaanti Shaanti ||
~
May there be Well-Being in All,
May there be Peace in All,
May there be Fulfilment in All,
May there be Auspiciousness in All,
Om Peace, Peace, Peace.

TAN MAN SHAANT

Ŧan man shāʼnṯ hoi aḏẖikāī rog kātai sūkẖ savījai.
~
My mind and body are calm and tranquil; the disease has been cured, and now I sleep in peace.

LOKAH SAMASTAHA SUKHINO BHAVANTU

lokah: location, realm, all universes existing now
samastah: all beings sharing that same location
sukhino: centered in happiness and joy, free from suffering
bhav: the divine mood or state of unified existence
antu: may it be so, it must be so (antu used as an ending here transforms this mantra into a powerful pledge)

GAYATRI MANTRA

Aum Bhur Bhuvah Swah, Tat Savitur Varenyam
Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi, Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat
~
We meditate on the glory of the Creator;
Who has created the Universe;
Who is worthy of Worship;
Who is the embodiment of Knowledge and Light;
Who is the remover of Sin and Ignorance;
May He open our hearts and enlighten our Intellect.

ASATOMA SADGAMAYA

Om Asato Ma Sad Gamaya
Tamasoma Jyotir Gamaya
Mrityor Ma Amritam Gamaya
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti
~
Lead me from the unreal to the real
Lead from the darkness to the light (
Lead me from fear of death to immortality of soul (gained by the Knowledge of the Immortal Self beyond Death )
Let there be peace peace and peacefulness all around us.

SHANTI MANTRA

Aum dyauḥ śāntirantarikṣaṁ śāntiḥ
pṛthivī śāntirāpaḥ śāntiroṣadhayaḥ śāntiḥ
vanaspatayaḥ śāntirviśvedevāḥ śāntirbrahma śāntiḥ
sarvaṁ śāntiḥ śāntireva śāntiḥ
sā mā śāntiredhi
Aum śāntiḥ, śāntiḥ, śāntiḥ

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CHOIR sings OM SO HUM Mantra

This beautiful choir interpretation of the Om So Hum mantra will help you realize that we all come from one Infinite Source and are deeply connected.

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So Hum is derived from Sanskrit and literally means "I am That". it means identifying oneself with the universe or ultimate reality. As we meditate on this, we realize that we are all one, we have all come from one Infinite Source, and a part (Ansh) of that infinite source is present in all of us. We are all connected.

"You are the same as I am" OM is the sound of the universe. Om Soham ~ I am the universe, I am part of it, I am connected to that Infinite source.

Understand ~ Meditate ~ Chant ~ Sing Along this beautiful Mantra

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417 Hz | Wipes Out All the Negative Energy

Listen to this 9-hour long 417 Hz Solfeggio miracle sleep music and wipe out all the negative energy from inside your body. Rest well tonight!

417 Hz is one of the beautiful solfeggio frequency which is known to wipe out all the negative energy inside us. Its a frequency that can bring change, it marks the starts of new beginnings in life, and it’s so powerful that it can reverse and undo negative happenings.

Benefits of 417Hz Solfeggio Frequency
✓ Remove Negative Energy from the Body
✓ Remove Negative Energy from the Home and Office
✓ Remove Negative Thoughts and Behavior Patterns
✓ Undo Situations with Negative Outcome
✓ Facilitate Change in you and others
✓ To Come out of Trauma

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Repairs DNA And Brings Positive Transformation
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Repairs DNA & Brings Positive Transformation

Use this 9-hour long 528 Hz music, known as the "Love Frequency" or "Miracle Tone", and transform your life and repairs your DNA.

Calming Sleep Music based on Solfeggio Frequency of 528Hz which is also known as the Love Frequency, Miracle Tone, Frequency of Transformation. Here are some of the Benefits of 528Hz Solfeggio Frequency Music

✓ It repairs DNA to its original, perfect state.
✓ It brings transformation and miracles into your life.
✓ DNA reparation is followed by its beneficial effects of an increased amount of energy.
✓ It also helps in balancing and tuning Solar Plexus Chakra which helps in more Self Confidence and Self Esteem

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♡ THANK YOU FROM BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS ♡

Everyone at Meditative Mind would like to Thank all you Beautiful Souls, who support us by listening to our meditations and healing music, giving us their feedback, sending us their love and blessings and buy our meditations, solfeggio music, chakra chants and healing music.

This all helps us to continue on our journey, on our mission. MISSION to bring more peace and mindfulness in people's lives through Music, Meditation and Chants. And you make this journey more beautiful for us, everyday, by joining in these sessions. Thank You All from the bottom of our Hearts.

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OM Chanting 432Hz
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OM Chanting @ 432 Hz

Learn how to do proper meditation with OM chanting 432 Hz music in the background. Acknowledge and feel your connection with others in this Universe.

☀ OM CHANTING MEDITATION
OM is the mantra or vibrations that is chanted in the beginning and end of any Meditation or Yoga Practice.
OM – The most well known and universal of the bija mantras it is the sound of creation and causes energy to gather and flow upward and outward. Everything in the universe is pulsating and vibrating – nothing is really standing still! The sound OM in this track vibrates at the frequency of 432 Hz, which is the same vibrational frequency found throughout everything in nature. so by chanting it we are symbolically and physically tuning in to that sound and acknowledging our connection to all other living beings, nature and the universe.

☀ OM CHANTING MEDITATION: HOW TO DO IT?
– Begin by finding a comfortable position, but one in which you will not fall asleep. Sitting on the floor with your legs crossed is a good position to try.
– Close your eyes. Keep your hands on your knees with palms facing the sky and let the thumb and index finger touch
– Take a deep breath and Relax your Body.
– Now Start Chanting OM, along with the track. Remember not to chant loudly. These mantra is to be recited to feel your inner vibrations.
– As you chant OM feel the energy rising from lower part of the body to the top. As you recite ‘mmmmm’ feel the tension at the top of the head leaving your body.
– With each chant, you will start feeling lighter and lighter.

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Easy Yoga For Beginners

This 20 min easy yoga class is intended to stretch and relax your entire body. Moving through gentle postures, this class is intended for anyone that is looking for a peaceful and relaxing way to end or start their day.

If you’re new to yoga and feel too intimidated by fast-paced flow classes, this class is a great gateway to getting into that style without immediate intensity and intimidation. This class is also great for anyone that is feeling over worked, tired or physically/emotionally drained.

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Morning Yoga Workout
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Morning Yoga Workout

Give your body a morning boost with this 15-minute morning yoga workout you can do anywhere. It's the perfect combination of cardio, strength, & stretching.

A 15-minute yoga workout class aimed to strengthen and to stretch your body. Perfect morning yoga to wake up your body but also great anytime and almost anywhere.

Many people ask what is the best workout to do when you wake up? Is a cardio workout or strength workout better in the morning?

The best morning workout you can do to wake up your body is a combination of heart raising exercises, strength and mixing up stretching yoga poses throughout the workout. This 15-minute strength and stretch yoga class will do exactly that! It will get your heart rate up, get you sweating, working your abs, and stretching your shoulders, hamstrings, and upper body.

If you are looking to cure your morning fatigue, refocus your mind or wake up every muscle in your body to start your day, this is the perfect morning yoga class for you.

Pair this morning yoga workout class with some of my other fitness videos to create an hour-long full body workout!

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Brené Brown: Power of Vulnerability

Brené Brown is a researcher at the University of Houston. In this top 5 TED talk, she discusses the power of vulnerability in our daily lives.

So, I’ll start with this: a couple of years ago, an event planner called me because I was going to do a speaking event. And she called, and she said, “I’m really struggling with how to write about you on the little flyer.” And I thought, “Well, what’s the struggle?” And she said, “Well, I saw you speak, and I’m going to call you a researcher, I think, but I’m afraid if I call you a researcher, no one will come, because they’ll think you’re boring and irrelevant.”

And I was like, “Okay.” And she said, “But the thing I liked about your talk is you’re a storyteller. So I think what I’ll do is just call you a storyteller.” And of course, the academic, insecure part of me was like, “You’re going to call me a what?” And she said, “I’m going to call you a storyteller.” And I was like, “Why not ‘magic pixie’?”

I was like, “Let me think about this for a second.” I tried to call deep on my courage. And I thought, you know, I am a storyteller. I’m a qualitative researcher. I collect stories; that’s what I do. And maybe stories are just data with a soul. And maybe I’m just a storyteller. And so I said, “You know what? Why don’t you just say I’m a researcher-storyteller.” And she went, “Haha. There’s no such thing.”

So I’m a researcher-storyteller, and I’m going to talk to you today — we’re talking about expanding perception — and so I want to talk to you and tell some stories about a piece of my research that fundamentally expanded my perception and really actually changed the way that I live and love and work and parent.

And this is where my story starts. When I was a young researcher, doctoral student, my first year, I had a research professor who said to us, “Here’s the thing, if you cannot measure it, it does not exist.” And I thought he was just sweet-talking me. I was like, “Really?” and he was like, “Absolutely.” And so you have to understand that I have a bachelor’s and a master’s in social work, and I was getting my Ph.D. in social work, so my entire academic career was surrounded by people who kind of believed in the “life’s messy, love it.” And I’m more of the “life’s messy, clean it up, organize it and put it into a bento box.”

And so to think that I had found my way, to found a career that takes me — really, one of the big sayings in social work is, “Lean into the discomfort of the work.” And I’m like, knock discomfort upside the head and move it over and get all A’s. That was my mantra. So I was very excited about this. And so I thought, you know what, this is the career for me because I am interested in some messy topics. But I want to be able to make them not messy. I want to understand them. I want to hack into these things that I know are important and lay the code out for everyone to see.

So where I started was with connection. Because, by the time you’re a social worker for 10 years, what you realize is that connection is why we’re here. It’s what gives purpose and meaning to our lives. This is what it’s all about. It doesn’t matter whether you talk to people who work in social justice, mental health and abuse and neglect, what we know is that connection, the ability to feel connected, is — neurobiologically that’s how we’re wired — it’s why we’re here.

So I thought, you know what, I’m going to start with connection. Well, you know that situation where you get an evaluation from your boss, and she tells you 37 things that you do really awesome and one “opportunity for growth?”

And all you can think about is that opportunity for growth, right? Well, apparently this is the way my work went as well, because, when you ask people about love, they tell you about heartbreak. When you ask people about belonging, they’ll tell you their most excruciating experiences of being excluded. And when you ask people about connection, the stories they told me were about disconnection.

So very quickly — really about six weeks into this research — I ran into this unnamed thing that absolutely unraveled connection in a way that I didn’t understand or had never seen. And so I pulled back out of the research and thought, I need to figure out what this is. And it turned out to be shame. And shame is really easily understood as the fear of disconnection: Is there something about me that, if other people know it or see it, that I won’t be worthy of connection?

The things I can tell you about it: It’s universal; we all have it. The only people who don’t experience shame have no capacity for human empathy or connection. No one wants to talk about it, and the less you talk about it, the more you have it. What underpinned this shame, this “I’m not good enough,” — which, we all know that feeling: “I’m not blank enough. I’m not thin enough, rich enough, beautiful enough, smart enough, promoted enough.” The thing that underpinned this was excruciating vulnerability. This idea of, in order for connection to happen, we have to allow ourselves to be seen, really seen.

And you know how I feel about vulnerability. I hate vulnerability. And so I thought, this is my chance to beat it back with my measuring stick. I’m going in, I’m going to figure this stuff out, I’m going to spend a year, I’m going to totally deconstruct shame, I’m going to understand how vulnerability works, and I’m going to outsmart it. So I was ready, and I was really excited. As you know, it’s not going to turn out well.

You know this. So, I could tell you a lot about shame, but I’d have to borrow everyone else’s time. But here’s what I can tell you that it boils down to — and this may be one of the most important things that I’ve ever learned in the decade of doing this research.

My one year turned into six years: Thousands of stories, hundreds of long interviews, focus groups. At one point, people were sending me journal pages and sending me their stories — thousands of pieces of data in six years. And I kind of got a handle on it. I kind of understood, this is what shame is, this is how it works. I wrote a book, I published a theory, but something was not okay — and what it was is that, if I roughly took the people I interviewed and divided them into people who really have a sense of worthiness — that’s what this comes down to, a sense of worthiness — they have a strong sense of love and belonging — and folks who struggle for it, and folks who are always wondering if they’re good enough.

There was only one variable that separated the people who have a strong sense of love and belonging and the people who really struggle for it. And that was, the people who have a strong sense of love and belonging believe they’re worthy of love and belonging. That’s it. They believe they’re worthy. And to me, the hard part of the one thing that keeps us out of connection is our fear that we’re not worthy of connection, was something that, personally and professionally, I felt like I needed to understand better. So what I did is I took all of the interviews where I saw worthiness, where I saw people living that way, and just looked at those.

What do these people have in common? I have a slight office supply addiction, but that’s another talk. So I had a manila folder, and I had a Sharpie, and I was like, what am I going to call this research? And the first words that came to my mind were “whole-hearted.” These are whole-hearted people, living from this deep sense of worthiness. So I wrote at the top of the manila folder, and I started looking at the data. In fact, I did it first in a four-day, very intensive data analysis, where I went back, pulled the interviews, the stories, pulled the incidents. What’s the theme? What’s the pattern? My husband left town with the kids because I always go into this Jackson Pollock crazy thing, where I’m just writing and in my researcher mode.

And so here’s what I found. What they had in common was a sense of courage. And I want to separate courage and bravery for you for a minute. Courage, the original definition of courage, when it first came into the English language — it’s from the Latin word “cor,” meaning “heart” — and the original definition was to tell the story of who you are with your whole heart. And so these folks had, very simply, the courage to be imperfect. They had the compassion to be kind to themselves first and then to others, because, as it turns out, we can’t practice compassion with other people if we can’t treat ourselves kindly. And the last was they had connection, and — this was the hard part — as a result of authenticity, they were willing to let go of who they thought they should be in order to be who they were, which you have to absolutely do that for connection.

The other thing that they had in common was this: They fully embraced vulnerability. They believed that what made them vulnerable made them beautiful. They didn’t talk about vulnerability being comfortable, nor did they really talk about it being excruciating — as I had heard it earlier in the shame interviewing. They just talked about it being necessary. They talked about the willingness to say, “I love you” first … the willingness to do something where there are no guarantees … the willingness to breathe through waiting for the doctor to call after your mammogram. They’re willing to invest in a relationship that may or may not work out. They thought this was fundamental.

I personally thought it was betrayal. I could not believe I had pledged allegiance to research, where our job — you know, the definition of research is to control and predict, to study phenomena for the explicit reason to control and predict. And now my mission to control and predict had turned up the answer that the way to live is with vulnerability and to stop controlling and predicting. This led to a little breakdown —

— which actually looked more like this.

And it did.

I call it a breakdown; my therapist calls it a spiritual awakening.

A spiritual awakening sounds better than breakdown, but I assure you, it was a breakdown. And I had to put my data away and go find a therapist. Let me tell you something: you know who you are when you call your friends and say, “I think I need to see somebody. Do you have any recommendations?” Because about five of my friends were like, “Wooo, I wouldn’t want to be your therapist.”

I was like, “What does that mean?” And they’re like, “I’m just saying, you know. Don’t bring your measuring stick.”

12:00
I was like, “Okay.” So I found a therapist. My first meeting with her, Diana — I brought in my list of the way the whole-hearted live, and I sat down. And she said, “How are you?” And I said, “I’m great. I’m okay.” She said, “What’s going on?” And this is a therapist who sees therapists, because we have to go to those, because their B.S. meters are good.

12:29
And so I said, “Here’s the thing, I’m struggling.” And she said, “What’s the struggle?” And I said, “Well, I have a vulnerability issue. And I know that vulnerability is the core of shame and fear and our struggle for worthiness, but it appears that it’s also the birthplace of joy, of creativity, of belonging, of love. And I think I have a problem, and I need some help.” And I said, “But here’s the thing: no family stuff, no childhood shit.”

“I just need some strategies.”

13:16
Thank you. So she goes like this.
And then I said, “It’s bad, right?” And she said, “It’s neither good nor bad.”
“It just is what it is.” And I said, “Oh my God, this is going to suck.”

13:41
And it did, and it didn’t. And it took about a year. And you know how there are people that, when they realize that vulnerability and tenderness are important, that they surrender and walk into it. A: that’s not me, and B: I don’t even hang out with people like that

14:02
For me, it was a yearlong street fight. It was a slugfest. Vulnerability pushed, I pushed back. I lost the fight, but probably won my life back.

14:14
And so then I went back into the research and spent the next couple of years really trying to understand what they, the whole-hearted, what choices they were making, and what we are doing with vulnerability. Why do we struggle with it so much? Am I alone in struggling with vulnerability? No.

14:34
So this is what I learned. We numb vulnerability — when we’re waiting for the call. It was funny, I sent something out on Twitter and on Facebook that says, “How would you define vulnerability? What makes you feel vulnerable?” And within an hour and a half, I had 150 responses. Because I wanted to know what’s out there. Having to ask my husband for help because I’m sick, and we’re newly married; initiating sex with my husband; initiating sex with my wife; being turned down; asking someone out; waiting for the doctor to call back; getting laid off; laying off people. This is the world we live in. We live in a vulnerable world. And one of the ways we deal with it is we numb vulnerability.

15:23
And I think there’s evidence — and it’s not the only reason this evidence exists, but I think it’s a huge cause — We are the most in-debt … obese … addicted and medicated adult cohort in U.S. history. The problem is — and I learned this from the research — that you cannot selectively numb emotion. You can’t say, here’s the bad stuff. Here’s vulnerability, here’s grief, here’s shame, here’s fear, here’s disappointment. I don’t want to feel these. I’m going to have a couple of beers and a banana nut muffin.

16:05
I don’t want to feel these. And I know that’s knowing laughter. I hack into your lives for a living. God.

16:16
You can’t numb those hard feelings without numbing the other affects, our emotions. You cannot selectively numb. So when we numb those, we numb joy, we numb gratitude, we numb happiness. And then, we are miserable, and we are looking for purpose and meaning, and then we feel vulnerable, so then we have a couple of beers and a banana nut muffin. And it becomes this dangerous cycle.

16:46
One of the things that I think we need to think about is why and how we numb. And it doesn’t just have to be addiction. The other thing we do is we make everything that’s uncertain certain. Religion has gone from a belief in faith and mystery to certainty. “I’m right, you’re wrong. Shut up.” That’s it. Just certain. The more afraid we are, the more vulnerable we are, the more afraid we are. This is what politics looks like today. There’s no discourse anymore. There’s no conversation. There’s just blame. You know how blame is described in the research? A way to discharge pain and discomfort. We perfect. If there’s anyone who wants their life to look like this, it would be me, but it doesn’t work. Because what we do is we take fat from our butts and put it in our cheeks.

17:46
Which just, I hope in 100 years, people will look back and go, “Wow.”

17:52
And we perfect, most dangerously, our children. Let me tell you what we think about children. They’re hardwired for struggle when they get here. And when you hold those perfect little babies in your hand, our job is not to say, “Look at her, she’s perfect. My job is just to keep her perfect — make sure she makes the tennis team by fifth grade and Yale by seventh.” That’s not our job. Our job is to look and say, “You know what? You’re imperfect, and you’re wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.” That’s our job. Show me a generation of kids raised like that, and we’ll end the problems, I think, that we see today. We pretend that what we do doesn’t have an effect on people. We do that in our personal lives. We do that corporate — whether it’s a bailout, an oil spill … a recall. We pretend like what we’re doing doesn’t have a huge impact on other people. I would say to companies, this is not our first rodeo, people. We just need you to be authentic and real and say … “We’re sorry. We’ll fix it.”

19:01
But there’s another way, and I’ll leave you with this. This is what I have found: To let ourselves be seen, deeply seen, vulnerably seen … to love with our whole hearts, even though there’s no guarantee — and that’s really hard, and I can tell you as a parent, that’s excruciatingly difficult — to practice gratitude and joy in those moments of terror, when we’re wondering, “Can I love you this much? Can I believe in this this passionately? Can I be this fierce about this?” just to be able to stop and, instead of catastrophizing what might happen, to say, “I’m just so grateful, because to feel this vulnerable means I’m alive.” And the last, which I think is probably the most important, is to believe that we’re enough. Because when we work from a place, I believe, that says, “I’m enough” … then we stop screaming and start listening, we’re kinder and gentler to the people around us, and we’re kinder and gentler to ourselves.

20:05
That’s all I have. Thank you.

 

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Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston. She received her Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Texas at Austin, followed by her Masters and PhD from the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. Along with many years of studying vulnerability in humans (along with courage, shame, and empathy), Brown has written four books that have reached #1 on the New York Times bestsellers list: Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and The Courage to Stand Alone, The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, and Rising Strong. Brown was baptized Episcopal and raised Catholic. She didn’t actively practice Catholicism for many years, but later returned to the church.

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Brené Brown’s work has focused on a number of topics related to human society, culture, and the way that we interrelate with one another as humans. Much of her work centers on leadership and authenticity, and has been applied at various levels of society including companies, large organizations, schools, and even at the family level. Brown runs a company called Brave Leaders Inc, which focuses on building courage amongst various companies, teams, and other organizations.

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For those who struggle to get a good night’s sleep: you’re not alone. According to a Consumer Reports survey, 164 million Americans – that’s 68% of the American population – reported in 2015 that they experience sleep difficulties at least once a week. Of those, 27% said that they struggle to fall or to stay asleep on most nights. These widespread sleep struggles have led to a boom in the sleep business. In 2015, spending on sleep aids and remedies in the United States reached a staggering $41 billion.

The numbers beg the question. Is there another way of overcoming our sleep struggles that is natural, effective, and doesn’t break the bank? The answer to that question is a yes! It is entirely possible to dig into the root cause of our sleep struggles using mindfulness as our primary tool. By incorporating mindfulness practices both during the day and just before bedtime, we can facilitate our ability to rest with ease naturally, effectively, and without cost. Fortunately, there are several great mindfulness exercises for sleep.

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Peaceful Sleep Music
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Peaceful Sleep Music

"Love" Peaceful Sleep Music is specially selected by Jason Stephenson to help you relax and go to sleep. Use it during meditation or as background music.

“Love” Calming Sleep: Beautiful peaceful music that can be listened to with headphones or speakers for deep relaxation, sleep or meditation.

~ Jason Stephenson’s peaceful sleep music and guided meditations are a great way to relax deeply, let go of stress and help you go to sleep fast & finally, enjoy 100% deep sleep.

Mindfulness promotes sleep through a variety of mechanisms, but when we boil it down, we can understand mindfulness as a way of soothing all of our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual bodies. This promotes an overarching sense of balance that is conducive to healthy sleep.

There are a variety of mindfulness exercises and techniques that can help to support a healthy sleep cycle. Consider these 10 mindfulness exercises for sleep if you are looking to enhance the quality of your sleep.

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Hypnosis Utopia Sleep Meditation [Video]
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Hypnosis Utopia Sleep Meditation [Video]

Are you suffering from insomnia, or having difficulty with falling asleep? This hypnosis utopia sleep meditation will help you fall asleep easily.

30 Minutes of Guided Spoken Meditation, followed by 30 minutes of relaxation sleep music.

Hypnosis Utopia Sleep Meditation

Do you ever lie awake at night with a million thoughts racing through your mind? It’s a common experience for many people.

You do everything you can to unwind late in the day. You close your laptop, turn off your TV, and dim the lights in the hours leading up to bed. Maybe you even take a warm bath, put on a bit of relaxing music, or drink a cup of herbal tea. You might even do a bit of relaxing yoga, attempting to slow your breathing and gradually bring your body into a state of readiness for sleep.

Unfortunately, these tricks don’t always work for everyone. While your body may indeed calm down and be ready for sleep, your mind doesn’t follow suit. No matter what you do, you find yourself lying in bed, thinking about all of the things that happened to you today and all of the things that you need to do tomorrow. Even traditional mindfulness exercises don’t seem to help.

Fall Asleep Naturally and Easily 

If you have trouble with falling asleep, you’re not alone. Millions of Americans suffer from sleep issues, and it’s not for lack of trying to find a solution. Many people turn to medications as a last resort. Unfortunately, sleep medications can have negative side effects — some of which can even outweigh the medications’ benefits.

In order to provide relief and assistance to those suffering from issues with sleeping, we’re offering this free guided hypnosis meditation. In this guided hypnosis session, you’ll be taken on a gentle journey into a deep, relaxed, meditative state to help prepare you for sleep. After roughly 30 minutes of spoken guided meditation, you’ll be lulled into a deeper sleep with another half an hour of relaxing, sleep supporting music. We hope you enjoy a good night’s sleep.

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Calming Mindfulness Meditation Before Sleeping
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Calming Mindfulness Meditation Before Sleeping

Listen to this calming mindfulness meditation by Jason Stephenson, followed by 45 minutes of peaceful sleep music to help you connect to this moment.

© JASON STEPHENSON & RELAX ME ONLINE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Copyright 2018 All rights reserved.

DO NOT DRIVE OR OPERATE MACHINERY WHILST LISTENING TO SLEEP MEDITATION MUSIC, BINAURAL BEATS OR GUIDED SLEEP RELAXATIONS.


BetterHelp is the largest online therapy platform worldwide. Ad tech professional, Alon Matas, founded the company in 2013 after seeking therapy for depression. He learned that most people who need it weren’t getting help. Factors such as lack of access, availability, cost, inconvenience, and fear make in-person therapy challenging for many people. Online therapy platforms like BetterHelp strive to offer an easier, more comfortable, and more affordable way to get help.

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Why You Need An Early Night [Video]
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Why You Need An Early Night [Video]

The solutions to many of life’s largest problems begin with a beautifully downbeat and simple matter: the need to get an early night. There are a host of reasons why taking to bed early should be a glamorous proposition.

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Benefits of Meditation [Video]

David Gandelman is the founder of Grounded Mind, host of the Energy Matters Podcast, and teaches meditation at Cornell University. When David was 16 he began meditating deeply and studying a variety of meditative traditions. You don’t have to be in the Himalayas to find peace of mind, but it doesn’t hurt to learn from someone who has. With over 10 years of teaching experience, David has cultivated a program where he connects energy awareness, ancient wisdom traditions, and humor, to create a safe atmosphere for learning meditation.

David currently travels, teaching workshops, retreats, and giving talks across the North America.

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What is Grounding [Video]
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What is Grounding? [Video]

What is Grounding? Watch this short video by David Gandelman on how through meditation and mindfulness practice, you can learn how to ground yourself.

David Gandelman is the founder of Grounded Mind, host of the Energy Matters Podcast, and teaches meditation at Cornell University. When David was 16 he began meditating deeply and studying a variety of meditative traditions. You don’t have to be in the Himalayas to find peace of mind, but it doesn’t hurt to learn from someone who has. With over 10 years of teaching experience, David has cultivated a program where he connects energy awareness, ancient wisdom traditions, and humor, to create a safe atmosphere for learning meditation.

David currently travels, teaching workshops, retreats, and giving talks across the North America.

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Flying Through the Clouds a Spoken Meditation [Video]
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Flying Through the Clouds, a Spoken Meditation [Video]

Designed for sleep and relaxation, this spoken meditation by Jason Stephenson will help you let go of stress and tension before falling asleep.

Did you like this spoken meditation?

Wishing you better sleep, peaceful meditations before sleep and inspired living. For the best sleep ever download your FREE meditation!  https://www.empoweredsleepformula.com/

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This work is not intended to substitute for professional medical or counselling advice. If you suffer from a physical or mental illness, please always seek professional help.

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As a friendly reminder, you can see Each Week’s Free Mindfulness Exercises Here

Want to build your mindfulness habit? Join Our Free 28-Day Mindfulness Challenge

To teach mindfulness, learn about our Mindfulness Teacher Certification Program.

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The Wisdom of Animals [Video]
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The Wisdom of Animals [Video]

We can certainly learn a lot from the animal kingdom with their simple life. Watch this short video about wisdom of animals to inspire you in life.

Animals have a lot to teach us about wisdom if we are ready to take their quietly-delivered lessons on board

FURTHER READING

“Animals don’t set out to teach us anything at all – but we all have a lot to learn from our interactions with them nevertheless. Imagine that we come back from work unusually late. It’s been a tricky day: a threatened resignation, an enraged supplier, a lost document, two delayed trains…

But none of the mayhem is of any concern to one friend waiting by the door uncomplicatedly pleased to see us: Pippi, a two-year-old Border Terrier with a continuous appetite for catching a deflated football in her jaws. She wants to play in the usual way, even if it’s past nine o’clock now, with us in the chair and her sliding around the kitchen, and, unexpectedly, so do we. We’re not offended by her lack of overall interest in us.

It’s at the root of our delight. Here, at last, is someone wholly indifferent to almost everything about us except for our dexterity at ball-throwing, someone who doesn’t care about the Brussels meeting, who will forgive us for not warning the finance department in time about the tax rebates and for whom the Lisbon conference is beyond imagining…”

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How to Be Sad [Video]
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How to Be Sad [Video]

There is such pressure on us to be cheerful. And yet in order properly to be content, we need to learn, sometimes, the art of being constructively in touch with our sadder, more melancholy feelings.

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Sleeping Under The Stars [Video]
Sleep, Videos

Sleeping Under The Stars [Video]

Our music for sleeping is great music to help with insomnia, relieve aches and pains and any stress or tension. Most of our sleep music has added delta waves in which to help you reach a deeper and more peaceful state of mind within minutes. Our peaceful sleeping music can be used as music to go to sleep to, study music, background music and music for meditation. Allow the deep and soothing calming music to help you get some deep sound sleep.

~ Our sleep music has been specially composed for the Jason Stephenson – Sleep Music channel from some of the best ambient artists from across the world.

~ I create positive affirmations, sleep and meditation music and guided meditations to help you live in the present moment and become mindful. Using my relaxing music on my channel, (which has been selected from various new age artists worldwide) will help you to relax deeply, sleep, or reach tranquil states in your meditation practice. Take time each day to listen to a guided visualization, meditation music with which you can reflect and meditate. Even if only for five minutes each day. Meditation, like anything, takes time.

~ The music I select is music from various ambient and new age artists across the world that have inspired me, relaxed me and that I have personally used for reflection or meditation. You can expect to hear gentle sounds of the piano, peaceful guitar, binaural beats, isochronic tones, yoga music, music to meditate to, study or concentration music, music with positive affirmations, reflective music, healing music, Buddhist and Tibetan tones, singing bowls, and more.

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How To Argue With Your Partner [Video]
Beginners, Videos

How To Argue With Your Partner [Video]

Arguments are inevitable in a relationship, but hoping to never argue again is simply unrealistic. Learn how to argue with your partner reasonably.

It isn’t realistic to aim never to argue with your partner; far better to learn how to argue fruitfully and well. This has a lot to do with allowing ourselves to be vulnerable.

FURTHER READING

“Arguments in relationships are typically so regrettable and often so bitter, it’s natural to hope we might – with greater maturity – overcome them once and for all. But given what human nature is like, it would be unwise to make this our goal: the hope can’t be to eliminate arguments altogether, it should be to try to find our way to a better kind of argument.

Arguments tend to start when we are confronted – usually rather suddenly – by what appears to us to be the radical selfishness, intransigence or sheer nastiness of the partner…”

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Relaxing Sleep Music [Video]
Sleep, Videos

Relaxing Sleep Music [Video]

Listen to this 3 hours of a soothing relaxing sleep music video by Peder B. Helland and let go of your daily worries to help you sleep.

Did you like this Relaxing Sleep Music Video?

For those who struggle to get a good night’s sleep: you’re not alone. According to a Consumer Reports survey, 164 million Americans – that’s 68% of the American population – reported in 2015 that they experience sleep difficulties at least once a week. Of those, 27% said that they struggle to fall or to stay asleep on most nights. These widespread sleep struggles have led to a boom in the sleep business. In 2015, spending on sleep aids and remedies in the United States reached a staggering $41 billion.

The numbers beg the question. Is there another way of overcoming our sleep struggles that is natural, effective, and doesn’t break the bank? The answer to that question is a yes! It is entirely possible to dig into the root cause of our sleep struggles using mindfulness as our primary tool. By incorporating mindfulness practices both during the day and just before bedtime, we can facilitate our ability to rest with ease naturally, effectively, and without cost. Fortunately, there are several great mindfulness exercises for sleep.

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Get Some Headspace by Andy Puddicombe
Videos, Work & Leadership

Get Some Headspace

Get more headspace by making meditation part of your daily routine. Listen to Andy Puddicombe about different meditation styles to try out.

Meditation only works if we do it. We can talk about it, read about it and think about it, but only when we take the time to sit and practice will we experience meaningful and lasting change, for both ourselves and those around us. So find out how to make it part of your routine, learn how to overcome common obstacles, experiment with new techniques, and make a commitment to a happier, healthier and more enjoyable way of life.

Andy Puddicombe is a former Tibetan Buddhist monk and the co-founder of Headspace. He is also a graduate of the Conservatoire of Dance and Drama with a degree in Circus Arts. Teacher, Author and TED Talker, Andy is the voice of all things Headspace.

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Hack Your Brain by Dan Harris
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Hack Your Brain

Meditation helps everyone in their daily lives and can be used to "hack your brain" into improving your actions in daily life.

Dan Harris explains the neuroscience behind meditation, but reminds us that the ancient practice isn’t magic and likely won’t send one floating into the cosmic ooze. He predicts that the exercise will soon become regularly scheduled maintenance, as commonplace as brushing your teeth or eating your veggies. Harris, an ABC News correspondent, was turned on to mediation after a live, on-air panic attack. His latest book is 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works–A True Story (http://goo.gl/wfSX4E).

Transcript – There’s no way a fidgety and skeptical news anchor would ever have started meditating were it not for the science. The science is really compelling. It shows that meditation can boost your immune system, lower your blood pressure, help you deal with problems ranging from irritable bowel syndrome to psoriasis. And the neuroscience is where it really gets sci-fi. There was a study out of Harvard that shows that short daily doses of meditation can literally grow the gray matter in key areas of your brain having to do with self-awareness and compassion and shrink the gray matter in the area associated with stress.

There was also a study out of Yale that looked at what’s called the default mode network of the brain. It’s a connected series of brain regions that are active during most of our waking hours when we’re doing that thing that human beings do all the time which is obsessing about ourselves, thinking about the past, thinking about the future, doing anything but being focused on what’s happening right now. Meditators not only turn off the default mode network of their brain while they’re meditating but even when they’re not meditating. In other words, meditators are setting a new default mode. And what’s that default mode? They’re focused on what’s happening right now.

In sports this is called being in the zone. It’s nothing mystical. It’s not magical. You’re not floating off into cosmic ooze. You are just being where you are – big cliché in self-help circles is being in the now. You can use that term if you want but because it’s accurate. It’s slightly annoying but it’s accurate. It’s more just being focused on what you’re doing. And the benefits of that are enormous. And this is why you’re seeing these unlikely meditators now, why you’re seeing the U.S. Marines adopting it, the U.S. Army, corporate executives from the head of Ford to the founders of Twitter. Athletes from Phil Jackson to many, many Olympians. Scientists, doctors, lawyers, school children. There’s this sort of elite subculture of high achievers who are adopting this because they know it can help you be more focused on what you’re doing and it can stop you from being yanked around by the voice in your head.

My powers of prognostication are not great. I bought a lot of stock in a company that made Palm Pilot back in 2000 and that didn’t go so well for me. But having said that I’m going to make a prediction. I think we’re looking at meditation as the next big public health revolution. In the 1940s if you told people that you went running they would say, who’s chasing you. Right now if you tell people you meditate – and I have a lot of experience with telling people this, they’re going to look at you like you’re a little weird most of the time. That’s going to change. Meditation is going to join the pantheon of no brainers like exercise, brushing your teeth and taking the meds that your doctor prescribes to you. These are all things that if you don’t do you feel guilty about. And that is where I think we’re heading with meditation because the science is so strongly suggestive that meditation can do really, really great things for your brain and for your body.

The common assumption that we have, and it may be subconscious, is that our happiness really depends on external factors – how was our childhood, have we won the lottery recently, did we marry well, did we marry at all. But, in fact, meditation suggests that happiness is actually a skill, something you can train just the way you can train your body in the gym. It’s a self-generated thing. And that’s a really radical notion. It doesn’t mean that external circumstances aren’t going to impact your happiness. It doesn’t mean you’re not going to be subject to the vagaries of an impermanent, entropic universe. It just means you are going to be able to navigate this with a little bit more ease.

Directed / Produced by Jonathan Fowler, Elizabeth Rodd, and Dillon Fitton

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Simple Mindfulness Strategy Take 5
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Simple Mindfulness Strategy – Take 5

If you are looking to be mindful in your life, then you have to understand this. Learn this simple mindfulness strategy in your daily life.

Learning to follow the breath is one of the most basic mindfulness exercises, and for good reason: Mindful breathing has the power to reduce stress on a physical level, and can actually retrain the stress response in the nervous system. Practicing mindful breathing allows you to activate your body’s parasympathetic nervous system, which is the branch of your nervous system that “puts the brakes” on the fight-or-flight stress response. The breathing exercises below can be used as part of a daily simple mindfulness strategy practice, or can be used on their own as a way to calm down during times of high stress.

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Why Achievers Crash and Burn [Video]
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Why Achievers Crash and Burn [Video]

Why do achievers crash and burnout so often? It’s usually because of these four horsemen of achievement:

1. The Need to Help Everyone
2. Lost Focus
3. No Skill Acquisition
4. No Celebration of Success

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How To Have Self Compassion
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How To Have Self Compassion

How to Have Self-Compassion

Do you tend to beat yourself up when you make a mistake or feel a certain way? Or when life isn’t going as planned? If so, chances are you will benefit if you learn to have a steady stream of self-compassion in your life.

We live in a world that could use a lot more compassion – for others and for ourselves.  After all, many people are running the same story underneath the obvious stories: “I am not good enough”.

However, before we can offer more compassion externally or internally, we must come to know just what compassion means.  We must understand to a greater degree how embracing and embodying such a trait can foster healing, wholeness, and a lot more joy individually and collectively.

​What is Compassion?

Compassion is essentially feeling empathy as a result of observing pain in another person. Empathy is understanding how another person feels. For example, if you find out that your friend has suffered a tragedy, you may feel some of their suffering. This is empathy, and because of this, you extend compassion, reaching out to listen or offering support of some kind.

What is Self-Compassion?

Self-compassion is simply empathy and kindness that you extend to yourself.  It’s so easy to be harsh on ourselves, judging and beating ourselves up when we make mistakes, don’t look a certain way, don’t fit the status quo, and so on. In fact, it’s oftentimes easier to lavish compassion on others rather than ourselves.  We’ll spend an hour encouraging a neighbor who has just lost their job, but spend an hour letting negative thoughts about our worth ransack our minds if we lose a job.

But being skimpy on self-compassion is old news. Today, there’s plenty of research backing up the claims that consistent self-compassion is the way to a better life all the way around.  

Tips for Having More Self-Compassion

Good news is that it’s not as hard as you may think to cultivate huge doses of self-compassion. There are tips, tricks, tools, and strategies. The biggest key is giving yourself permission! As you learn how to increase self-compassion, no doubt your levels of peace and happiness will increase. 

Sure, the reality is that life won’t always go as planned; it’s inevitable that you’ll encounter unexpected situations, make mistakes, and experience pain. However, you can learn how to best get through such times using more – not less self-compassion.

The following are a few tips on cultivating a healthy amount of self-compassion:

Offer Yourself Kindness

Be kind to yourself, giving yourself permission to be gentle with yourself no matter what’s going on in life.  If you’re having a tough day, try not to beat yourself up.  If you’re experiencing something painful, nurture yourself and extend understanding and kindness to you.  From time to time, negative emotions will come our way, but we don’t have to allow them to consume us. We don’t have to allow them to continue to keep us sad, anxious, or frustrated.  Offer yourself kindness every day, because you are worthy of such positive treatment.

Practice Mindfulness

Learning how to be mindful is a great way to have self-compassion. Mindfulness is simply being aware of your present moments as they occur. It’s observing your emotions as they arise, as they are, while not necessarily judging them. For example, if you find yourself feeling anxious in the moment, you observe the feelings, but you don’t allow the feeling to overtake you. And, you don’t beat yourself up for feeling them.  You can observe them, feel them, and then do your best at letting them go by focusing on your breath, moment by moment.

Do Something You Enjoy

Nurturing yourself and spending time doing what makes you happy is extending compassion to yourself. Each day, do at least one thing you really enjoy. It might be taking a walk, calling a friend, working on an art project, reading a good book, and so on.  Regardless of what’s going on in your life, take time each day to enjoy some fun and magic moments.

Embrace these tips and commit to a life of humongous self-compassion for yourself. You might just find that the more compassionate you are toward yourself, the more compassionate you are toward others – and this can certainly make the world a happier place.

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Dalai Lamas Top 10 Rules
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Dalai Lama’s Top 10 Rules

A monk of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, the Dalai Lama gives you his top ten rules of success in any aspect of life.

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”
– Dalai Lama

He’s a monk of the Gelug or “Yellow Hat” school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest of the schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

The 14th and current Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso.

The 14th Dalai Lama received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.

He’s Dalai Lama and here are his Top 10 Rules for Success.

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https://youtu.be/OFn0AX4oZsc
https://youtu.be/A7_0IJTBoNA
https://youtu.be/JXdhHn8L65o
https://youtu.be/fzgeh6c4ihE
https://youtu.be/yTCRdM71j2E
https://youtu.be/Efblggixy1A
https://youtu.be/yG9mVEthpJs
https://youtu.be/qd2OAUQq5AE
https://youtu.be/J2UoTFF3uJU
https://youtu.be/k3eJ4ezYXDI
https://youtu.be/zw3a4MCZk0U

1. Help others
He's considered to be the successor in a line of tulkus who are believed to be incarnations of Avalokiteśvara.

2. Don't care what others say
The name is a combination of the Mongolic word dalai meaning "ocean" and the Tibetan word བླ་མ་ (bla-ma) meaning "guru, teacher, mentor".

3. Pay attention to your inner values
From 1642 until the 1950s (except for 1705 to 1750), the Dalai Lamas headed the Tibetan government (or Ganden Phodrang) in Lhasa.

4. Be calm
Despite his humble beginnings, the 14th Dalai Lama had become the joint most popular world leader by 2013.

5. Have compassion
The 14th Dalai Lama was not formally enthroned until 17 November 1950, during the Battle of Chamdo with the People's Republic of China.

6. Be determined
During the 1959 Tibetan uprising, the Dalai Lama fled to India, where he currently lives as a refugee.

7. Meditate
Despite becoming 80 years old in 2015 he maintains a busy international lectures and teaching schedule. Watch: Why Meditate?

8. Keep things in perspective
The Dalai Lama's best known teaching subject is the rules of Kalachakra tantra which, as of 2014, he had conferred a total of 33 times.

9. Develop friendships
On 29 May 2011, the Dalai Lama retired from the Central Tibetan Administration.

10. Share funny stories
The Dalai Lama is the author of numerous books on Buddhism.

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Affirmations For Calm & Relaxation
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Affirmations For Calm & Relaxation

Calming our minds and welcoming relaxation through these spoken affirmations, accompanied by deeply soothing music for your health and well-being.

DEEPLY calming music for your health and well-being. Calming our minds with spoken affirmations of peace and calm scattered throughout the music.

Listen twice daily for maximum peaceful results to take place in your life.

CLICK HERE to listen to the SAME recording with binaural beats and isochronic tones (for deeper relaxation and possible sleep!) http://youtu.be/F0axyrZqEZc

Keep in mind that although our music has been designed to contribute to your general wellness, it is not meant to replace any medical or psychological treatment or consultation. If you have a serious medical condition, please consult with your medical doctor immediately. Do not use while driving or operating machinery.

Also check out these Mindfulness Exercises For Calm, Contentment & Happiness

Contentment and happiness often go hand in hand, though they are not quite the same. Contentment as it relates to mindfulness can be defined as a sense of satisfaction for the present state of reality. Happiness is more commonly associated with pleasant feelings and is often desired. While the difference may come down to semantics, we might consider that contentment is the simplest or purest form of satisfaction. When contentment is the goal, happiness often follows.

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Guided Meditation for Self-Acceptance
Gratitude, Videos

Guided Meditation For Self-Acceptance

This 10-minute guided meditation will help you increase self-acceptance. Successful mindfulness practice involves learning to accept the present as it is.

This is a 10 minute guided meditation that is meant to help you start your day in a calm and loving way. This is day four of our full meditation series and in this video, we will be focusing on self-acceptance. With the idea of finding acceptance in every situation that we encounter in our lives, for ourselves and our current place in life.

In meditation, one of the methods that help anchor ourselves is focusing your mind on a specific mantra. The mantra becomes a wonderful tool to pull you back when your mind wanders and to allow your mind to explore the depths and emotions surrounding that idea at the same time. In this video, I will be providing you with a mantra or centering thought for you to carry through your meditation and into the rest of your day.

“I am doing enough. I have enough. I am enough”.

When you start your meditation practice it's easy to not know what to expect or even to expect something from it as you might get from anything else you “do” in life. But meditation is not a “doing”, it is a “being”. It is learning to find stillness and peace within the idea that the moment you are in, the moment you are experiencing right at that moment is enough.

The trick is that our minds are not used to this way of thinking. Our modern-day lives & culture tend to clutter our conscious thoughts with projections and stress towards the future and the past. Meditation helps us learn to let go. Meditation to me, and what I would like to share with you, is about bathing in the now. And finding peace with exactly who you are, where you are, and that all other chatter in your head can and eventually will be cleansed by the regular practice and training of momentary awareness.

When you start your mind is not used to this. It will fight back and flare up with thoughts and wander and tell you it’s boring and you should stop. These are all normal experiences. Always. The trick is to breathe it in when it happens, see it happening, and exhale it out only to reset your focus again. It’s not a failure. It’s just what happened. And in time it will happen less and less as your focus and mind become more and more accustomed to quiet, peace, and stillness.
More than anything in life, there is no result when you meditate. It is just acceptance. And you.

If you have ever wondered how to meditate? Or were curious about meditation challenges. Wanted to know how to breathe when meditating? How to clear your thoughts? How to bring more abundance and positivity into your life? This guided meditation will help.

There are so many great benefits to meditation once you truly learn to love the process and practice it daily. Through meditation, you will slowly begin to achieve more patience in your everyday life, how to appreciate the simple things, and how to find the space in your mind to spread more love and kindness into the world around you.

Find a comfortable seated position, relax, and follow along on this peaceful and stress releasing mediation for beginners.

Namaste.

Guided Meditation: Self Acceptance

In the modern era, we all have a tendency to want to “become” something. This is putting it quite simply, but the issue itself is actually very complex. It’s important to understand this tendency if we want to improve with our mindfulness practice.

We’re raised with the belief that we need to achieve something and become something new. We need to make something of ourselves. We’re supposed to earn more money than our parents did. We’re supposed to achieve a higher degree in college or graduate school. We’re supposed to take on a certain occupation that other people perceive as a sign of success. We’re supposed to own a certain kind of house, drive a certain kind of car, wear certain kinds of clothes, and do certain kinds of things for fun.

All of these expectations can often go unstated, but they’re there. They drive many of us to strive and struggle throughout our lives, always looking to the “next thing” that we’re going to achieve, buy, or become: the thing that will finally make us happy.

In this meditation, you’ll be guided in the direction of self-acceptance. You’ll practice acknowledging where you stand, and accepting your current state for what it is. Beyond that, you’ll learn to appreciate where you are now. You’ll practice putting an end to the striving that’s constantly trying to take you somewhere different.

A big part of successful mindfulness practice involves being fully present and learning to be satisfied with the present moment. When we’re fully present, we realize that there’s nothing to want for: nothing to achieve, and nothing to become. We’re already perfect right now, exactly as we are. Once you fully accept this and come to truly believe it, you’ll experience greater joy, peace, compassion, and calm in your life. You’ll live with greater clarity, and you’ll appreciate every moment.

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Guided Meditation for Anxiety Stress & Sleep
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Guided Meditation for Anxiety, Stress & Sleep

It’s easy to become overwhelmed by stress & anxiety. With our free mindfulness meditation for anxiety, we can overcome these feelings.

Guided Meditation for Stress and Anxiety and Sleep

Let’s face it: our world is stressful.

Never before has so much been expected of individual human beings. Consider that for around 200,000 years, Homo sapiens had little more to account for than which direction to wander in for the next bit of food and shelter. For the past few thousands of years of post-agricultural history, the lives of the vast majority of people have been confined to a single village or town. In turn, their relationships, choices, and — perhaps most of all — responsibilities were somewhat delimited by those circumstances.

Nowadays, things couldn’t be more different. We’re paralyzed and overwhelmed by the constant need to choose between this and that. Our phones are constantly going off, our social media feeds are buzzing, and our boss expects us to respond to email at the drop of a hat (including on a Sunday afternoon). It can feel impossible to switch off, decompress, and collect ourselves.

Mindfulness Exercises for Anxiety Relief

It’s easy to get wrapped up in feelings of worry and anxiety. We’re concerned about how a meeting or presentation will go at work. We’re worried about whether we’ll have enough money to pay the bills next month. We stress about our health, our relationships, our past, and our future.

Unfortunately, many of us attempt to address these feelings of anxiety in entirely the wrong way. Our tendency is to try to somehow think our way out of feelings of stress and anxiety: to talk our way out of the vicious cycle of worrying about worrying. However, this is rarely successful. Attempting to use the mind to still the mind is, as the Zen Buddhists would say, quite impossible.

Instead, the key is to simply let go. In this mindfulness exercise and guided meditation, you’ll begin to learn how to let go of feelings of anxiety rather than attempting to control them.

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Practice Gratitude, Learn To Say Thank You

Learn to say thank you. A great reminder of the importance of practicing gratitude daily in your life from the people around you.

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero

Freestyles complex systems of society, technology and human existence and discusses the truth and beauty of science in a form of existential jazz.

Saying Thank You: A Gratitude Meditation

The human race has accomplished an incredible number of miraculous feats over the course of the past several thousand years. Where other animals are predominantly confined to their existing circumstances — few creatures are able to do more than affect a very small amount of change on whatever environment they find themselves in — we humans are enormously skilled when it comes to altering our current state of being.

For generations upon generations, we’ve successively identified one problem after another that needs fixing. If there’s something about our environment that we’re not satisfied with, we change it. It’s as simple as that. We want our lives to be more exciting, more pleasurable, and more stimulating. As a result, technological innovation over the past few thousands of years (or, for that matter, simply the past few decades) has been enormous.

Being Mindful and Grateful

While we’re incredibly good at fixing problems, though, we’re not so great at acknowledging what’s already wonderful about our situation. Mindfulness doesn’t seem to come naturally for many of us. As humans, we seem to have a knack for always pointing to what’s wrong about a situation. We find things to be dissatisfied about, and then we seek to change or fix them. Rarely, though, do we simply sit back and acknowledge everything that’s already perfect about the world.

The more time we spend attempting to point out the world’s faults, the more faults we’ll continue to find. Humans have never experienced such a great amount of material wealth and security on a whole. And yet, in spite of this, people are more anxious, worried, and depressed than ever.

Learn how to say thank you — learning to practice having an attitude of gratitude — is a remedy for this situation. In this mindfulness video, you’ll learn how to begin to incorporate gratitude into your daily life.

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200+ GUIDED Meditation Scripts

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Setting Up “Triggers” to Sustain Habits

We are beings of habit, and they are what drive us to achieve our goals. Make use of their power and setting triggers to help you accomplish your desires.

When you have big goals, your habits are the wheels on the road to achievement. Without maintaining the right habits, it’s impossible to be a loving human, build your career, or create or contribute anything extraordinary. But how do you SUSTAIN habits?

I’ve spent my entire career helping high performers set up better strategies and habits to keep them energized, engaged and achieving their best. And the biggest secret I’ve learned in almost 20 years in this field is what I call “trigger moments.” Triggers are how you activate the power of habit.

In essence, trigger moments are cues that remind you to activate your intentions or habits.

It’s one thing to have the intention to be more kind, patient and loving with people; it’s quite another to set a reminder on your phone that triggers you into being that kind of person. It’s one thing to want to eat healthier, but another to set up a mental trigger that says, “Every time I drop off my kids at school, I immediately go to the gym or drive to the grocery store and buy fresh produce.” A trigger is a “when this thing happens, then I do or think that.”

For example, if you want to become more present and calm throughout the day, set up three phone alarms to go off throughout the day with a label that says, “Close your eyes, take ten deep breaths in, and remind yourself to be calm.” These reminders will trigger you to enact the new behavior.

Whatever you want to achieve in your life – better health, more energy, more clarity – set a trigger.

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The Mind and Your Reality Thought Provoking
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The Mind and Your Reality – Thought Provoking

Defeating Your Greatest Opponent. This Video is about finding the strength to be extraordinary when it is most difficult. It discusses identifying your dreams, defining yourself as someone who never quits, and achieving everything you want out of life.

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Lani Shiota: How Awe Transforms Body and Mind

What’s awe got to do with it? Lani Shiota shares an interesting approach to the concept of how awe transforms the body and mind making it more receptive.

How Awe Transforms Body and Mind

Lani Shiota, an associate professor at Arizona State University, argues that awe is a fundamental part of being human—making our bodies and minds more receptive to new information, new experiences, and life’s deeper meaning.

The Greater Good Science Center studies the psychology, sociology, and neuroscience of well-being, and teaches skills that foster a thriving, resilient, and compassionate society.

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  • Nicely designed PDF’s with writable fields to add your reflections, answers and journal entries
  • Expertly designed for both beginners and advanced mindfulness practitioners
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40% Rule: Key to Overcoming Mental Barriers

We're capable of much more than we think. The 40% rule by a Navy SEAL on overcoming mental barriers shows we all have the strength & determination inside.

What is the key to overcoming 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 marathon runner faces. What each runner has in common is that they hit a wall where their mental resources are exhausted. At this point, sheer physical will maintains their strength — and this is the will that everyone has, but we seldom know how to tap into it.

Our way to break through our own mental barriers was to invite a Navy SEAL to live with him and his family for a month. The first item on the agenda? Doing over 100 pull-ups. The lesson wasn’t about physical fitness, but about mental fitness and how we each have an unused reservoir of strength and determination inside of us.

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Lena Dunham Tries Meditating

Lena Dunham has a meditation session from hell in this Vogue original short. Featuring: Jack Antonoff, Lena Dunham, Cole Escola, Jemima Kirke, Rafa Kirke, Jenni Konner, Beau Sam Liz Watson & Constance Wu.
Directed by Steven Brahms
Written by Liz Watson
Fashion Editor Felicia Garcia Rivera
Cinematographer Zac Adams
Assistant Director & Editor Graham Mason
Sound Rich Gavin
Sound Mix Greg Tobler
Color Gabriele Turchi
Music Dashel Hammerstein

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Denali: A Meditation on Clouds

Some of the most interesting cloud formations and movements I’ve seen. Just a few sample clips.
Taken from 11k and 14k camps on Denali’s West Buttress route in 2014.
Our independent team reached the summit on June 4th. Denali’s the highest peak in North America.

More pics coming soon here: facebook.com/lukeallenhumphrey.com.

Music is “In the Time of Cholera” by Antonio Pinto.from “Love in the Time of Cholera”.

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3 Deep Breathing Exercises to Reduce Stress & Anxiety
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3 Deep Breathing Exercises to Reduce Stress & Anxiety

Though we often take its presence for granted, the breath is a powerful tool we can use to enhance the wellbeing of both body and mind. This video is an introduction to three deep breathing techniques that can be used to calm the mind and ease both stress and anxiety. The three breathing techniques for anxiety explored here are:

1. Pursed Lip Breathing
2. Equal Breathing
3. Alternate Nostril Breathing

The Benefits of Deep Breathing Exercises

Due to the stress that many of us carry around through this busy modern day life, it is not uncommon for us to breathe shallowly. Shallow breathing (or chest breathing) draws minimal air into the lungs and is associated with increased or chronic stress and anxiety. Deep breathing (or diaphragmatic breathing) offers relief to this experience.

As we mindfully begin to breathe deeper, whether through simple belly breathing practice, pursed lip breathing, or alternate nostril breathing, the body’s stress response softens and the relaxation response kicks in. As stress hormones lessen, our body comes back into homeostasis. Because while the stress response is important when we face imminent danger, it detracts from our sense of peace and wellbeing when the threat exists only in the mind.

How to Breathe Deep

Knowing the benefits of deep breathing exercises does little for us if we are unsure of how to practice. This video outlines three simple techniques we might explore – or, we might turn to the ‘Soft Belly’ practice to enhance the flow of air through the lungs. In any case, turning our attention towards the felt experience of the body can help us to practice this. Choose the technique that works best for you.

In addition to these breathing techniques for anxiety, a variety of complementary mindfulness exercises can help to ease the stress and tension we carry around. As mindfulness helps to reduce the body’s stress response, any action we take to breathe, move, and live more mindfully will help us to experience a greater sense of peace and ease.

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