Class Library: Meditations

Guided Meditations and Breath Practices

These guided meditations will help you develop your mindfulness and concentration, and to cultivate wise qualities of heart. You’ll also find some stress-relieving breath exercises and energy-balancing practices here.

Guided Walking Meditation - 12 mins

Walking Meditation is a practice of mindfulness-in-motion. Learn this traditional mindfulness practice through this short guided session.

Metta Meditation - 13 mins

Metta Meditation is a practice of developing kind attitudes towards one’s self, as well as others. Metta can be translated as “loving-kindness,” “benevolence,” “goodwill,” or “friendliness.”

Moon Channel Breathing (Chandra Bhedana Pranayama) - 8 mins

Experience this simple, but potent breath practice for calming agitation, soothing the nervous system, and even preparing for sleep. 

Joy Meditation for Inner Resilience - 11 mins

In this meditation, we will invoke the memory of a joyful experience, mindfully savoring it in the present moment. Then, we will use this joyful energy to increase inner resilience, so it becomes a source of deeper wellbeing.

Mindfulness of Sounds Meditation (with bells) - 11 mins

In this Mindfulness of Sounds Meditation, we’ll practice using the sense of hearing to connect to the present moment. During the recording, you will hear a few different meditation bells and singing bowls. 

Mindfulness of Breathing - 14 mins

The breath is a very common “anchor,” or focal point in Mindfulness Meditation. In this practice, you’ll explore a few different ways of sensing the breath. We can be present with the breath as it moves in different locations in the body, or by listening to the sound of the breath.

Equanimity Meditation - 11 mins

Equanimity is steadiness of heart-mind. In this meditation, we will cultivate equanimity through the felt sense of groundedness and spaciousness in the body, through imagery, and by using equanimity phrases. 

Gentle Touch, Embodied Awareness - 22 mins

This session is a guided meditation, first in Savasana, then seated, designed to help you connect more clearly to the felt sense of the body. We’ll use gentle self-touch to bring awareness to a few specific areas of the body.

Body Scan Meditation - 15 mins

The Body Scan is a wonderful embodied mindfulness practice. As we move our attention through the body, the intention is to be receptive to sensations in a non-judgmental way.

Guided Breath Relaxation for Insomnia Relief - 14 mins

Lie down and get comfortable for this calming breath practice, designed to encourage restful sleep. You will be gently guided through a process of relaxing your body and lengthening your exhales, which helps to slow the heart rate and down-regulate the nervous system. 

Patience Meditation - 11 mins

In this meditation, we will mindfully explore patience. Through simple, intentional breath awareness, we can learn what patience feels like in the body and build our familiarity and capacity for this wisdom energy.

Compassion Meditation - 12 mins

Compassion Meditation teaches us to respond to struggle with more caring and less aversion. Here, we’ll practice with a set of simple phrases that invite us to feel held in compassion.

Alternate Nostril Breathing - 11 mins

Balance your energy with this classic pranayama practice of Alternate Nostril Breathing (Nadi Shodhana). You’ll learn some background on the energy theories of the yoga tradition, and how this breath practice is used to harmonize our uplifting energies with our more soothing energies. 

Moving Body Scan - 37 mins

This class is half a gentle movement practice, and half a guided meditation. Based on the meditation technique called “body scan,” we’ll start by using movement to connect with sensations throughout the body, then explore awareness of the body stillness.

Gratitude Meditation - 17 mins

In practicing gratitude, we learn to appreciate more of the goodness in our lives. This meditation can help you rebalance your perspective by taking the time to notice people and circumstances that support your well-being.

Counting Meditation with Visualization - 10 mins

Learn a counting meditation practice to help enhance your concentration! This particular counting practice also involves some visualization, so it engages the visual part of your mind – for many people, this helps reduce the tendency for mind wandering.

Lotus Mudra Meditation with Peggy Burt - 16 mins

Experience this heart-centered meditation practice with Peggy Burt, focusing on the Lotus Mudra. This session will leave you feeling open and refreshed, inspired by the beautiful visualizations and peaceful energy of this meditation.

Cultivating Opposites Meditation - 13 mins

Rather than getting rid of a thought, or pretending you’re not anxious, annoyed, or bothered, you can cultivate a broader perspective. Inspired by a passage from the Yoga Sutras, this meditation will teach you how to hold opposite energies in your awareness.

Sama Vrtti Pranayama (Even Breathing) - 12 mins

Learn to practice Sama Vrtti Pranayama, which is a yogic breath technique of equalizing the inhales and exhales. This is a practice that enhances focus and relaxation, while it brings even-ness to the body, energetic system, and nervous system.