Name: Body Scan Guided Meditation - Female Voice by YaleUniversity in The Science of Well-Being: Guided Meditations
Duration: 8 min 54 s
Description: Research has shown that a meditation practice is associated with a host of positive benefits. A body scan meditation is less about relaxation and more about awareness and taking inventory of how your body feels in the moment.

The guided meditations available here are a part of an open online course "The Science of Well-Being" which is taught by Yale Psychology Professor, Laurie Santos.  Meditation is a practice of intentionally turning your attention away from distracting thoughts toward a single point of reference (e.g., the breath, bodily sensations, compassion, a specific thought, etc.). Research shows that meditation can have a number of positive benefits, including more positive moods, increased concentration, and more feelings of social connection. Find a quiet place and try one of the three meditations posted here. And remember- meditation isn't about the meditation itself; it's about building a skill that we can use later. Lots of people find it hard at first, but stick with it and see if it allows you to feel a bit calmer over time.

The Science of Well-Being: Guided Meditations

Guided Meditation on Nurturing Self-Esteem

WEEK 1 MEDITATION: This is the core mindfulness meditation to use throughout throughout your intro to mindfulness and meditation course.  Choose either this track or another body scan track to listen to.  We recommend practising this meditation once per day.

Body Scan (12 mins)– Yvonne: WEEK 1 GUIDED MEDITATION

Mindful Breathing Guided Meditation (24 mins)– Kovido Maddick

Mindfully Coping With Stress – Body Scan (30 mins)— Kovido

Research has shown that a meditation practice is associated with a host of positive benefits. A body scan meditation is less about relaxation and more about awareness and taking inventory of how your body feels in the moment.

Body Scan Guided Meditation - Female Voice

Research has shown that both gratitude and meditation practices are associated with higher levels of happiness. Use this guided meditation to bring awareness to the people and things in your life that you are grateful for.

Gratitude Guided Meditation - Female Voice

Research has shown that Loving Kindness meditations can boost social closeness and implicit liking of strangers (Hutcherson et al. (2008). While this is a laboratory study, the results suggest this simple technique may help increase positive social emotions and decrease social isolation.

Loving Kindness Guided Meditation - Female Voice

This is a basic neurosensory exercise that guides you through the essentials of biological embodiment. Consider it a hybrid of mindfulness, self-awareness work and simply being in the present moment connected to yourself and your environment. Enjoy.

Enjoy more sample neurosensory exercises over on my YouTube channel: 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_tIcR-r0CU5Xss_Mq1buU-tWdYVQksjI

Photo Credit: Lindyn Williams.

A 15 Minute Neurosensory Exercise. The Basics

Loving Kindess Guided Meditation - Male Voice

Gratitude Guided Meditation - Male Voice

Body Scan Guided Meditation - Male Voice

Introduction to Past Life Regression is a 15-minute audio introduction to the process of past life regression and how you can integrate the wisdom gained in the regression into your personal healing journey using simple practices to bring balance and harmony to your mind, body and spirit. Written and narrated by Aimee Rebekah Shea.

Body Scan Guided Meditation - Female Voice

YaleUniversity

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