"Don’t meditate to fix yourself, to improve yourself, to redeem yourself; rather, do it as an act of love, of deep warm friendship to yourself. In this way there is no longer any need for the subtle aggression of self-improvement, for the endless guilt of not doing enough. It offers the possibili...

Breath Awareness Introduction

We will begin our experience by working with breath awareness - a meditation you can use anytime, anywhere for any length of time to focus, calm, gain perspective, and reset mind and body. Becoming aware of our breath, sensing it, regulating it, exploring it can hav...

Meditation Tip of the Week

NOW is the best time to meditate...

When it comes to meditation - lots of procrastination seems to just happen. I will start meditating when this project is done or this week ends or when I get back from vacation. There isn't a better time to start than now. Procrasti...

This week we are exploring the breath a little deeper, adding onto our practice. Practice this meditation every day for one week and see how your breath and your awareness of your breath changes not only during the meditation but throughout your day.

Meditation Tip of the Week

Schedule Meditati...

We continue building on the breath by weaving a few more elements into our meditation this week. Practice this meditation every day this week and see how it feels.

Meditation Tip of the Week

Declare your goal. Sometimes telling people around you that you are starting a meditation practice or i...

What is a mantra and how do you use it? Join me as we explore the deeply rich world of mantra!

Developing your own personal mantra can be so rewarding. If a mantra isn't feeling like it works for you, how about creating your own so it is more powerful and supportive?

For the next several weeks we will be working with mantra meditation. A mantra is a sound, sentence, saying or affirmation that resonates with you - repeated either out loud or silently to your self. You can choose ANY mantra you want in any language. Mantras can be very powerful in helping you s...

A seed sound is a beautiful and musical way to use mantra. Seed sounds are often related to chakras (each chakra has a specific seed sound related to it). “The Bija mantras are one-syllable seed sounds that, when said aloud, activate the energy of the chakras in order to purify & balance the mind...

Visualization is the meditation practice most people have experienced and explored before but it can vary quite a lot. Join me as we take a look at some variations you might not have used before.

Visualization (or guided imagery) Meditation Introduction

Visualization meditation is a guided practice where the meditator is taken on a sensory journey "visualizing" a place, person or thing in order to connect more deeply with the object of the visualization or to provide a "space" for relaxi...

Meditation Tip of the Week

The No Alternative Option. I LOVE this idea and have incorporated it into my personal practice as well. Here it is. If you ever sit down for meditation and while trying to meditate you think of all the things you could be doing, should be doing, work you need to do and...

Meditation Tip of the Week: Let go of expectations.

If you think your mind "should" be clear and empty when you meditate (that monkey mind never is), you are more likely to get frustrated when it is not. If you think you should be able to sit for 30 minutes without the wiggles, then you will get...

Welcome to sensory meditation - a beautiful style of meditation that has SO much to offer....

Sensory Meditation Introduction

Our senses tell us so much and for many of us, we cannot completely let go of our sensory experience to meditate. That's okay! In our first week of sensory meditation we will explore our senses and connect to them in a whole new way. Know that this meditation will...

Turning the Volume Down Sensory Meditation

This week we are turning our sensory experience down and bringing our awareness in. If you struggle with turning your senses off, try this practice to help you pull your awareness inwards.

Meditation Tip of the Week

Instead of fighting with your thoug...

This week's meditation is a melding of all of the styles of meditation we have explored in this course. While each style can be used as a standalone meditation and often is, melding them together into a more complex meditation can be a wonderful experience as well.

Join me as we discover our in...

Yoga Nidra is a unique meditation that is not actually a "style" but a state of being. The goal of Yoga Nidra is to bring us back to our essential self - helping us to return to balance. Yoga Nidra is traditionally done lying down so set yourself up comfortably for a beautiful, extended relaxatio...

“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.”

- Walter Eliot

This is just a little extra as you continue your meditation practice. I find this a beautiful reminder of all that meditation is and can do. Enjoy!

"As technology and science progress, we discover m...