Rocketman Mindfulness to a High Level Quality Life

This is a mountain meditation by Jon Kabat-Zinn with a 30 second silence before for settling in.

Mountain Meditation - Jon Kabat Zinn - Path

This meditation is inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh - it uses a simple set of Mantras and once learned can be used to quickly diffuse negative emotions as they come up.

Smile And Release Meditation - Uma Neave (Spender)

Breathing Meditation from Sharon Salzberg's, "Real Happiness"

Breathing Meditation

Meditations on the Gita combines readings from the Bhagavad Gita by Ram Dass with musical accompaniments by John McDowell, Steve Gorn and Gardner Cole. Chants by Ram Dass, Diana Rogers and Shyamdas further elevate and inspire this essential meditation experience.

The Bhagavad Gita is a jewel of Hindu spiritual literature. It represents the essence of the Hindu path to union with God and it presents us with a profound vision of the goal of the mystic's journey. It has been read and revered by spiritual teachers ranging from Mahatma Gandhi to Annie Besant.

Song is an appropriate image for the presentation of the Gita on this recording. Ram Dass' readings and verses from the Gita are set against an underlying wave of music which carries from verse to verse and allows for the contemplation of the words and the ultimate meditative space to unfold. The last three tracks segue into various meditative chants that include Ram Dass, Diana Rogers and Shyamdas. Meditations on the Gita is a unique presentation of Ram Dass' resonance with the teachings of the Gita.

Download the 60 minute compilation here: http://goo.gl/GCahjd

Ram Dass - Meditations on the Gita - Meditation #1

Jonni Pollard leads you through a short meditation that will leave you feeling refreshed and connected. This is a little teaser to inspire to download the free 1 Giant Mind App that actually teaches you how to meditate. check it out at:

https://1giantmind.com/get-the-app

1 Giant Mind Meditation Teaser

Walking meditation is another way to develop calm, connectedness, and embodied awareness. It can be practiced regularly, before or after sitting meditation, or any time on its own, such as after a busy day at work or on a lazy Sunday morning. Using the movement of walking can help cultivate mindfulness and a wakeful presence.

Walking Meditation - Jack Kornfield

This is a version of the classic ACT mindfulness exercise, "Leaves on a Stream" originally attributable to Dr. Stephen C. Hayes.

Leaves On A Stream

Spiritual advisor and author, Chandresh Bhardwaj, shares a powerful meditation to calm thoughts and anxiety. This meditation, Break the Norms Witnessing Meditation, is based on the teachings in Chandresh's  book 'Break the Norms: Questioning Everything You Think You Know About God and Truth, Life and Death, Love and Sex'.  Get the book at goo.gl/Rhv570

Guided Meditation to Calm Stress & Anxiety. - Chandresh Bhardwaj

A ten-minute guided breathing exercise from the Potential Project. 

Guided breathing exercise

Please note that the start of this recording includes damaru drumming. You can learn more about damaru drumming here https://www.britannica.com/art/damaru.

This same track can also be listened to without the drumming at the start - https://bit.ly/3HTv6Cd


Nirlipta has created a sleep well yoga course which includes, 

Introducing Yoga Nidra
Patterns of Sleep & Wakefulness
The Mechanics of Sleep
Sleep Hygiene
Using Being Awake
Lucid Dreaming

Details and purchase can be found on the website here, 
 https://www.yoganidranetwork.org/shop/sleep-well

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Yoga Nidra for a Good Night's Sleep - Nirlipta

This is the forth guided meditation led by Andrea Cygler to accompany 'The Little Mindfulness Workbook' written by Gary Hennessey, co-founder, Breathworks.

Meet Andrea Cygler here:
http://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/accreditation/225-andrea-cygler

Meditation 4: Mindfulness of Breathing - working with thoughts

This is the second of three Kindness to self guided meditations led by Gary Hennessey to accompany 'The Little Mindfulness Workbook' written by Gary Hennessey, co-founder, Breathworks.

Meet Gary Hennessey here:
http://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/breathworks/founders

Meditation 8: Kindness to self, using imagery

This 10 minute meditation has been recorded specifically to help commuters connect more deeply and compassionately with their experience as they travel too and from their place of work.

Connections - Compassionate Commuter Meditation

Present Moment Awareness - Compassionate Commuter Meditation

We live in tumultuous times don’t we? But each one of us has the capacity to take a stand, in our own lives, for what really matters. That's being a mindful leader, and the world really needs mindful leaders right now. 

I believe mindful leadership is perhaps the most important skill we can develop today—for our communities, our planet, and ourselves. 

To me, to be a mindful leader means to connect with, and live from, a deeper sense of peace and purpose. It means taking empowered and kind actions each day that nourish and uplift the world around us. Would you agree?

Because we believe this is so important right now, myself and my dear friend Dawa Tarchin Phillips created this video below to give you some guidance and support on how to become a mindful leader. In it we share three key principals each on mindful leadership. 

May this video support you in being your fullest and truest self. Enjoy!

Melli O'Brien and Dawa Tarchin Phillips - How to Become A Mindful Leader In The World

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

All the recordings from 'Opening to Heart of Compassion' retreat at Vajrasana UK, October 2017.

The retreat was led by Vidyamala Burch, Sona Fricker, Andrea Cygler and Narapa Johnson.

The talks and meditations explored loving kindness, compassion, appreciative joy and equanimity.

Day 2 Cultivation Of Compassion Meditation By Vidyamala

Lama Choedak Rinpoche leads a traditional form of loving-kindness meditation, one of the key meditations found in all Buddhist traditions.

(Recorded live at 'Buddhism and Life Matters', a course held at Sakya Losal Choe Dzong Buddhist centre, Canberra, Australia, March 2012)

Loving-Kindness Guided Meditation - Lama Choedak Rinpoche

CFT founder, Dr. Paul Gilbert guides the listener in the practice of visualizing the Compassionate Other.  This more advanced method of imagery practice helps the practitioner to cultivate and access their compassionate mind, by visualizing an image of an unfailingly compassionate, warm, and helpful presence.  Elements of metta meditation and traditional dharmic compassion practice can be noticed.  This practice is among the primary imagery exercises in CFT.  This is among the exercises inThe Compassionate Mind Guide To Overcoming Anxiety and the entire CFT series of books.  It is advisable to work with a therapist or teacher when engaging these exercises.  It is also a good idea to learn more about this practice in its context through any of the CFT series of books.

Compassionate Other Imagery

Dr. Dennis Tirch guides the listener in a variation on the traditional Buddhist loving kindness exercise, with an emphasis on the processes that ACT therapists aim to move, such as contact with the present moment, flexible perspective taking, and commitment to return to valued patterns of action.  It is advisable to work with a therapist or teacher when engaging these exercises.  

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