Meditation
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Paddling on a hot afternoon
It’s amazing how much colder the water is if you stand in the fast moving flows compared with the wider, slower sections. Needless to say, we splash over toward burbling cascades by the rocks.
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Temple of green
We sit with our feet in the water, cooling down after a walk. The sound of the river, cascading over rocks, washes over us as well as the currents. Each leaf, an acoustic reflector.
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Resplendent Gorse Flowers
Read or listen to today’s meditation. There’s coconut in the air. Yet softer, sweeter somehow. As you crunch the gravel beneath your feet you recognise the unmistakable fragrance of gorse flowers. It is the beginning of spring.
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5-Minute Guided Meditation: The Blue of Sea & Sky
This week’s meditation came when I was out for a walk with my family along the coast where I live. Spring was tentatively showing signs of life, and I experienced a perfect 5 minutes, as we stopped half way up the hillside to catch our breath. So let me take you with me to that…
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Guided Meditation: Deep Relaxation & Stress Relief
To be used daily: This audio meditation takes you on a journey to the core of your inner being, helping you to achieve deep relaxation, but also helps you to feel more positive about your situation, and helps to point you in the right direction.
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A Stand of Beech Trees: A Guided Meditation
This guided meditation invites you to escape your stress and immerse yourself in a serene landscape. It encourages deep breathing and mindfulness, connecting with nature’s beauty, from the gentle breeze to the vibrant forest life. This experience fosters a profound sense of peace and interconnectedness with the natural world, promoting inner tranquillity.
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Listen: Traditional Music of India – 6 Beautiful Soundtracks for Relaxation
For meditation and mindfulness, here is a selection of traditional Indian music for you to use listen to. Featuring the unmistakable tones of sitar, tabla, bamboo flutes and Indian chants and solo singing. Let your awareness be transported to a far away place, allowing its calming harmonies and rhythms to create a sense of inner…
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Mindfulness Course – Exercise 2: Body Scan
This is a practical exercise from the “Mindfulness Made Easy” course, focusing on relaxation techniques. It involves finding a quiet space, deep breathing, body scanning, and staying present. The exercise encourages gratitude and can be incorporated into daily routines for stress relief and relaxation, promoting a sense of calm and well-being.
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Mindfulness Course – Day 3: Daily Meditation
Using some of the techniques covered in the previous chapters, this lesson will introduce you to the idea of simple meditation. Meditation is an entire discipline in of itself, that spans millennia and various cultures. However, there is a useful intersection between meditation and mindfulness that can be really effective in managing stress or fostering…
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Mindfulness Course – Exercise 3: Create Your Own Daily Meditation
This mindfulness exercise teaches you a daily meditation practice. The process involves creating a suitable environment, relaxation, visualizing a safe place, body awareness, self-exploration, connecting with the subconscious, envisioning an ideal life, and transitioning back to daily life. The meditation aims to promote relaxation, self-awareness, and positive mindset shifts for enhanced well-being and fulfillment.
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Invisible Forces: How to Harness the Power of the Unseeable
A complex web of invisible forces shapes our lives, though often it’s not readily perceivable to us. So how does one conceptualize the “unseeable”, and harness its power for a more fulfilling and meaningful life?
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How to Meditate Anywhere: A Still-Life Meditation Technique
Did you know that you can brush up on your meditation or mindfulness skills in the most ordinary of circumstances? At the breakfast table, on a park bench, or waiting in line at the checkout, for example. In this article, I’ll show you one quick way to practice a little mindful meditation.
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