Reflect on challenging times and carry lessons learned forward, for a new beginning this Spring.

A New Beginning (Cort, 10 min, Seated)

Purpose can turn even the most mundane aspects of life into powerful moments of inspiration.

Purpose In Daily Life (Cort, 10 min, Seated)

All the parts of our identities make us unique and different. Here, we’ll practice seeing how they can be a source of growth, connection, and strength.

Pride In Who We Are (Stephanie, 10 min, Seated)

Sometimes we seek comfort through unhealthy habits. In this practice, we’ll cultivate curiosity about what drives these cravings, which can help us respond to them with intention.

The Mind That Craves

This practice is great when the mind is really busy. It involves counting the cycles of breathing to calm the mind.

Healthy Minds: Mindfulness

Counting the Breath (Cort, 5 min, Active)

We all have our circle of people we feel close to. In this practice we’ll learn to widen the circle of our compassion.

Compassion (Ronné, 5 min, Active)

In this practice we’ll gain insight into the transitory nature of our thoughts and emotions.

Turning Inward (Daniela, 5 min, Active)

What values and principles guide you in your very best moments? We’ll use questions like this to develop a personal ethic.

Core Values (Jay, 5 min, Active)

Did you know you can use any experience as a support for mindfulness? Well, you can. We’ll teach you how.

A Tour of The Senses (Daniela, 5 min, active)

In this guided meditation, we’ll explore physical sensations to prepare both body and mind for a good night’s sleep.

Fall Asleep with Awareness (Cort, 20 min)

Money can be hard to talk about, especially if you're worried about it. We recommend starting with self-compassion.

Facing Financial Stress (Ronné, 12 min, seated)

Discomfort does not have to run your life. Try shifting your perspective from resistance to acceptance, one moment at a time.

Transforming Physical Pain (Stephanie, 11 min, seated)

With practice, we can train ourselves to recognize the meaning in all the experiences of life.

The Experience of Meaning (Cort, 5 min, seated)

Self-awareness helps us to be aware of our thoughts, emotions, and impulses instead of being carried away by them. In this practice, you’ll learn to sharpen this skill.

The Skill of Self-Awareness (Daniela, 10 min, seated)

Few things affect well-being more than the quality of our attention. In this practice, you’ll treat attention like a skill and train yourself to be more focused.

The Skill of Attention (Ronné, 10 min, seated)

Get ready for a good night’s rest by scanning the body, releasing tension, and relaxing into calm.

Body Scan For Sleep

Use the breath to settle down the mind and find a sense of inner peace before you drift off to bed.

Calming The Breath For Sleep

Let the stress of your day drift off as you rest in open awareness.

Calming The Mind For Sleep

Relax into a peaceful slumber with a combination of calming breath, body scan, and open awareness. A combination of three different relaxation techniques. Guided by Stephanie Wagner.

Prepare The Mind For Body And Sleep

In this practice, we sharpen the skill of checking in with our current mental and emotional state and using what we find as a support for mindful awareness.

Weather Check

Try this guided practice from the Healthy Minds Program to train your mind for greater sense of Purpose.

Purpose Practice: Core Values

10-minute sitting meditation from the Healthy Minds Program

A Tour of the Senses: 10-minute Sitting Practice

10 minute sitting practice from the Healthy Minds Program. www.tryhealthyminds.org

Appreciation: Sitting Practice

When thoughts and reactions overwhelm us, we can see more clearly by reframing things with insight and appreciation.

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Clarity In Uncertain Times (COVID-19 practice)

Strengthen your experience of interconnectedness with the natural world using breath and awareness.

Interdependence With Nature

Transform your fear and distress over the environmental and climate crises using the Tibetan Buddhist practice of Tonglen.

Tonglen for Eco-Anxiety

This practice loosens up rigid thoughts and strong emotions by breaking them down into parts.

Deconstructing Inner Experience (10 Min - Seated)

In this practice we sharpen the skill of checking in with our current mental and emotional state and using what we find as a support for mindful awareness.

Healthy Minds: Self Awareness

Weather Check: Seated Meditation

This practice builds the skill of extending appreciation to people we don’t know very well.

Appreciating Those We Don't Know (Cort, 10 min, seated)

Open awareness is a state of effortless presence. This practice explores different dimensions of this experience and strengthens the ability to relax attentional focus.

Healthy Minds: Attention

Open Awareness (Cort, 5 min, seated)

When we’re facing challenges, our values can make a world of difference.

Values in Difficult Times (Cort, 10 min, Active)

A crisis makes it hard to take breaks. In this session, we’re going to drop the effort and do nothing at all.

A True Break (Ronné Wingate Sims)

There are many ways to train your mind to be present. In this meditation, we’ll practice mindful listening to train this skill. 

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Listening With Presence (Cort, 10 min, seated)

This practice focuses on sending compassionate wishes to a loved one who is facing a difficult situation

Wishing Your Loved Ones Well: Seated Practice

Love is a powerful emotion. It can be an anchor to keep us grounded and a tie that keeps us connected to others. In this practice we’ll celebrate love and invite more of it into our lives.

Giving and Receiving Love

Translating science into tools to cultivate and measure well-being. Founded by Dr. Richard Davidson. Supporting UW-Madison's Center for Healthy Minds.

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