Thank you so much.  Enjoyed this meditation this morning, sending love and safety and joy to neighbors to the left, right, behind and in front :-)

Mindfulness of Breathing (20 Min)

This meditation cultivates a non-judgmental, lucid present-centered attention and gives rise to our natural wisdom and compassion. For more, visit http://www.tarabrach.com/audioarchives-guided-meditations.html.

Vipassana (Basic Mindfulness) Meditation

Guided Meditation - Letting In Love

Loving Kindness Meditation (21 mins)– Kovido Maddick: WEEK 2 ONWARDS GUIDED MEDITATION

Meditation - Letting Life Be Just As It Is - TaraBrach

The Biggest Obstacle To Mindful Living (& A Short Powerful Exercise That Will Help You Overcome It).

These episodes are a 5 -15 minute exploration into some aspect of mindful living. In these audio episodes I’ll share with you a poem, quote or story and then we’ll unpack the wisdom within it and I’ll give you a method to integrate that wisdom into your life.

In this episode we explore what is often referred to as the biggest obstacle to mindful living and I give you a way to begin to break free from this obstacle in your daily life.

I’d love to hear your thoughts and experiences with this exploration so feel free to share them with me and the community on  Facebook.com/mrsmindfulness & Twitter.com/mrsmindfulness I always love hearing from you.

The Biggest Obstacle To Mindful Living

This is the 10-Minute Relax and Retune Meditation from the 6-Month Mentorship Program A Course in Mindful Living with Elisha Goldstein, PhD

A Course in Mindful Living

Relax and Retune 10 Minutes

Did you know you have a hundred million neurons (also called nerve cells or brain cells) in your intestines? The gut is now being referred to by many scientists as the gut-brain. Your heart, in addition to its other functions, also acts as a heart-brain. It’s made up of about 40,000 neurons, all of which can sense, feel, learn and remember. 
 
Yep, that’s right. We have three brains communicating together at any one point in time – The more official names are- the  and you is is you and you (head), the cardiac brain (heart), and the enteric brain (gut). Each organ has complex neuro-networks and is able to store and process information, and each has the capacity for neuroplasticity.

Many ancient wisdom teachings have put great emphasis on checking into one’s own innate intelligence, speaking about following the wisdom of the heart and gut feelings. In recent years technology and neuroscience have finally advanced enough to prove these wisdom teachings to be correct so we now know for sure... our bodies have not one, but three brains. Each of which have different ways of ‘knowing’.

Here is how you can use the intelligence wisdom and intuition of your three brains to make better decisions and stay more in touch with what really matters.

How To Practice The ‘Head-Heart-Gut’ Check In 

We make a lot of decisions every day and these decisions are what determine the direction and quality of our lives. Some are little. Some are completely life altering. All of them matter as you steer the course of your life at each little juncture.

Any time you’re at a decision point you can use this mini meditation to respond (and not react)  to what is arising with with wisdom and intelligence, making more mindful choices leading to a fuller happier more authentic life.

Step 1: Take three deep slow conscious breaths as a way of gathering your awareness to the present moment.

Step 2: Take a deep slow breath as you take your attention to the head and notice what kinds of thoughts are present in relation to the current situation. 

Step 3: Drop awareness down to the heart area as you take another deep slow breath. Take a moment to attend to what values you have in this situation, what you care about and what your deepest intention is. 

Step 4: Drop awareness down into the gut. As you take another breath, acknowledge any hunches, intuitions or emotions that are present.

Step 5: Collect all this Information and take another breath in and out as you mentally ask yourself the question “what shall I do now?” Listen for the answer.

The ‘Head-Heart-Gut’ Check In can be done in just seven breaths. This powerful, simple mini meditation will help you connect to your whole self in the moments when you need it the most. 

Why not give it a try today (and let me know how you go on the facebook page!)

May it be an ally and a support to you in your moments of decision today and beyond

Warmly, 

Melli O’Brien

The Head-Heart-Gut Check In: A One Minute Meditation for Making Wise Choices

This is a guided meditation by Kristen Neff. It is tailored to cultivate self compassion and is a variation of the classic loving kindness practice. Learn more at http://self-compassion.org

Kristen Neff - Self Compassion Meditation

Somewhat unexpectedly, Sylvia Boorstein offered to lead a lovingkindness (metta) meditation in front of a crowd of 350 during her interview with Krista Tippett on February 15, 2011 on stage at The Community House in Birmingham, Michigan. What resulted was a magical experience in which the audience fully participated in this impromptu moment of reflection. This meditation is included in our show "What We Nurture." Download the mp3 of the produced show at on-being-dot-org.

Lovingkindness (Metta) Meditation with Sylvia Boorstein

Practice the RAIN Meditation with Tara Brach

Groundbreaking Peabody Award-winning conversation about the big questions of meaning, hosted by Krista Tippett. Every Thursday a new discovery about the immensity of our lives — and frequent special features like poetry, music and Q + A with Krista.

Lovingkindness (Metta) Meditation with Sylvia Boorstein

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