Name: Relax and Retune 10 Minutes by Dr. Elisha Goldstein
Duration: 10 min 32 s
Description: This is the 10-Minute Relax and Retune Meditation from the 6-Month Mentorship Program A Course in Mindful Living with Elisha Goldstein, PhD

This was very relaxing when you need a break from a very busy day before startung the formal meditation. It was really tranquilizing and ideal for beginners as well

mmm ... a very relaxing and calming guided meditation ... the voice quality added to the soothing effect ... thank you for offering this meditation

A mindfulness exercise to develop greater  willingness to experience difficult and uncomfortable emotions. 

willingness to have difficult emotions.

A mindfulness exercise to develop awareness of our own thinking as opposed to being swept away by our thoughts. 

leaves on a stream.

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

Addressing the inner critic: an in-the-moment exercise with Dr. Mark Bertin, mindfulness teacher and developmental behavioral pediatrician — featured in the June 2016 issue of Mindful magazine http://www.mindful.org/magazine/

A Basic Meditation to Tame Your Inner Critic

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

Soften Soothe Allow, Guided meditation with Dr. Kristin Neff

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

R.A.I.N. - Dealing With Difficulty (12 mins+) – Rene Frey-Jennings

In the midst of our busy lives, it’s important to take time to step back and reflect. This is how we learn, grow and stay in touch with what truly matters. But it can be difficult to find time to pause and many don’t know what to focus on in that reflective time.

For that reason I have created this ten-minute mindfulness audio for you. It will help you cultivate greater self awareness, kindness and give you a space to integrate the events of your day. 

It’s best done in the evening before bed (It will also help you get a better nights sleep!) and you might even like to have a journal and pen with you so you can write some reflections in there after the practice

I encourage you to try it out for one week each day to see what effect it has on your life.

This is one of many meditations I have recorded for the Meditation Studio app (my favourite meditation app) – you can find more of their high quality meditations here: https://apple.co/2BAFphK

Rose-Bud-Thorn Meditation, from Mediation Studio app

2016

These talks are offered freely. To donate to support Oren’s work, please visit www.OrenJaySofer.com/support

Oren Jay Sofer

Strengthening Gratitude: Guided Meditation

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Elisha Goldstein, PhD is one of the world's preeminent mindfulness teachers, a clinical psychologist, author of numerous books, co-founder of the Center for Mindful Living and Psychotherapy in  Los Angeles and founder of the Mindful Living Collective – the online collaborative nexus of mindfulness and well-being. Dr. Goldstein is also creator of the breakthrough program – Uncover the Power Within and the Course in Mindful Living Professional Teacher Training Program. 

For the last 20 years as a psychologist and mindfulness educator, he has been at the forefront of integrating curriculum and training for Therapists, Educators, Business Professionals, active Military, Parents, and others in the art and science of mindful living. His books include Uncovering Happiness, The Now Effect, A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook, and MBSR Everyday. 

In an increasingly fragmented society, he is working to bring people together so they may motivate and inspire one another in far-reaching ways.

Here are a few recents:
Recent Article (case study): https://www.mightynetworks.com/case-studies/mindful-living-collective

Beyond Normal Podcast on managing stress during pandemic (podcast): https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/beyond-normal-podcast-owning-your-stress-response-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic

How to live a more mindful and fulfilling life (blog) - https://www.forbes.com/sites/robdube/2020/05/07/how-to-live-a-mindful-present-and-fulfilling-life/#22e1fa441a10

Relax and Retune 10 Minutes

Dr. Elisha Goldstein

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