Meditation for Mindfulness
There are a variety of meditation methods that suit most people, regardless of personality or lifestyle. However, there is no “right way” to meditate, meaning someone can explore the different types until they find one that works for them.
Your First Meditation
To begin meditating, find a place where you can sit comfortably and quietly. Then close your eyes and do nothing for a minute or so. Thoughts may come during that time, and that is okay. Then our instructor will guide you. Each time you hear your mantra, say it quietly inside without moving your tongue or lips. After one minute there will be silence. Then continue saying your mantra quietly inside for four more minutes. If thoughts come during that time, gently return to saying your mantra quietly inside. Then our instructor will tell you when four minutes is over. Follow this instruction for your first meditation only.
Meditation for Mindfulness
Less stress and think clearly with our mindfulness meditation sessions. Mindfulness meditation is a mental training practice that teaches you to slow down racing thoughts, let go of negativity, and calm both your mind and body. Mindfulness meditation involves deep breathing and awareness of body and mind. Practicing mindfulness meditation doesn’t require props or preparation (no need for candles, essential oils, or mantras, unless you enjoy them). To get started, all you need is a comfortable place to sit, three to five minutes of free time, and a judgment-free mindset.
Breath Meditation
Our breath meditation is a great way to relieve stress. Simply observing the breath can damp down stress and open a door to a more healthy and mindful lifestyle. Focusing on your breath is supposed to bring you back to the present moment and the full richness of experience it contains. Unlike pranayama, where different combinations of breathing speeds, patterns and bodily postures promise to achieve different ends, people can do Anapanasti while seated, lying down or walking, without attempts at changing or controlling their breath.
Meditation for Compassion
With our Compassion and kindness meditation, you can strengthen feelings of kindness and connection toward others. Our mindfulness-based meditations will, by the very nature of the practice, cultivate a softer, more spacious, kinder mind, but this specific meditation places a deliberate emphasis on one purpose: to direct well-wishes and goodwill first to ourselves and then, as a ripple effect, to others.
Stress Reduction Meditation
Meditations have tremendous benefits for stress management and overall health. While there are many different meditations that are effective, each brings something unique, and some meditations may feel more comfortable for you than others. The meditations that feel right are the ones to try, as those are the ones you will continue to practice.