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A recording of the 'Lake' meditation, adapted to be helpful at times when sleep is difficult. This version includes background music which gently fades out during the last section of the recording.
This brief recording discusses three of the common ‘pitfalls’ when practicing mindfulness; turning mindfulness meditations into relaxation techniques; using mindfulness practices as a distraction; taking mindfulness and meditation to be synonyms.
These attitudes are often described as the foundations of Mindfulness; they both reflect the way that practice is approached, and also the attitudes that are cultivated by mindfulness practice. Qualified mindfulness teachers are assessed on their embodiment of the attitudinal foundations, and there’s a good reason for this; this quality of embodiment has been shown to make a significant difference to the success of courses such as Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy. This important ingredient is difficult to incorporate into situations without any face-to-face interaction, so this recording is being offered to compliment the meditation series for beginners. The intention is to help people reflect on the significance of attitudes such as acceptance, non-striving, non-judging, letting be, beginner’s mind, patience, trust, kindness and compassion, and how they relate to the cultivation of mindfulness, and to everyday life.
The first in a series of meditation recordings intended for anyone who is new to mindfulness meditation, but also useful to people who might have struggled to engage with meditation practices in the past. Day by day you’ll become more familiar with different aspects of mindfulness meditations and exercises, and soon you’ll be comfortable to guide yourself in meditation, rather than just listening to recordings. This first practice is presented as a 7-minute recording; later recordings are typically between 10 and 15 minutes long. Ideally, listen to each day in turn, but with some of the latter recordings, you may wish to keep returning to them in any order you choose. The full series is available to clients, free of charge.
The second in a series of meditation recordings intended for anyone who is new to mindfulness meditations, but also useful to people who might have struggled to engage with meditation practices in the past. This recording continues to develop the practice of using the breath as an object of intention, whilst observing what distractions arise, later recordings will explore other objects of attention. The full series is available to clients, free of charge.
The third recording in a series of meditation recordings intended for anyone who is new to mindfulness meditations, but also useful to people who might have struggled to engage with meditation practices in the past. Today we explore how counting can help to encourage the mind to settle; many people find this practice is useful, especially when initially developing mindfulness mediation practices. The full series is available to clients, free of charge.