Wisdom & Compassion

There are five basic challenges in meditation - and knowing how to deal with them is essential if our practice is to become effective and sustainable. Photo by Bekah Allmark from Pexels

Exploring how mindfulness helps us let go of self-limiting narratives and habitual thoughts. Photo by luizclas from Pexels

This full (35 min) body scan in the tradition of mindfulness-based stress reduction is a powerful tool for decreasing stress, cultivating awareness, and supporting resilience and clarity.

Because the mind and body are intimately connected, paying attention to physical sensations helps bring mind and body together while promoting greater relaxation and decreased stress.

Why it's important to get in touch with the "being" in human being - and why that intentional act of coming home to ourselves makes our lives richer and more peaceful.

Connecting to your own natural desire for happiness, then extending that to a good friend.

The meditation on sounds is an effortless practice of resting in awareness. There is nothing you need to do in this practice - the hearing is already happening naturally. Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels

This visualization is a wonderful grounding practice that helps us connect to the innate qualities of our resiliency: stability, presence, openness, and receptivity.

It is said you can search the entire universe looking for someone more worthy of receiving your love than you - and that person is not to be found. This simple lovingkindness practice helps you connect to your own desire for happiness and well-being.

In this meditation in the style of Kristen Neff, cultivate greater understanding and ease by exploring the power of self-compassion to hold suffering with healing awareness.

The STOP meditation is a simple way to reconnect to yourself physically, mentally, and emotionally. You can do this practice throughout your day whenever you feel disconnected from yourself. Photo by Simon Berger from Pexels

This short body scan is an opportunity to cultivate awareness by attending to your body, just as it is, with kindness, care, and a gentle curiosity.

As long as we are alive the breath is available to help us center ourselves, reflect, gain insight, and heal. Awareness of breathing also activates the parasympathetic nervous system to ease stress.