Heart Haven Meditations

Take a few moments to unhook from past and future, from ideas of who you are, even from your name, your gender, your age, and bask in your pure essence. Be the living field of awareness that drinks in the moment at hand. Taste the immense inner quiet that always resides within you, the love that you are. This meditation is partially inspired by Adyashanti and Eckhart Tolle . It concludes with a me...

Leave your busy life in the valley below and take refuge beside a high mountain lake where your heart can blossom in stillness and quiet. With each exhalation, invite your mind to settle like silt in the lake, and with each inhalation invite your heart to rise up and bloom. Let the fragrance of your refuge drift down to sweeten the landscape below and your own everyday life. Inspired in part by Ja...

This meditation invites you to gently and non-judgmentally connect with your inner and outer landscapes, your physical, mental, and emotional environments, to notice what you have been carrying. It includes a gentle body scan and a tender awareness of your heartspace. It is an invitation to remember who you are. The meditation ends with a short expression of goodwill toward all beings. Music by Ch...

See through the veil of your worries, the momentary weather of your life, to glimpse your deeper essence. Drawing on the teachings of Adyashanti, the Dalai Lama, and Loch Kelly, this meditation invites you to experience your life, not as a problem to solve, but as a wonder to unfold. It opens with a brief intro quoting Adyashanti. The meditation begins at 2:20 and concludes with a metta prayer ins...

The constant barrage of our thoughts often robs us of experiencing the vitality of the moment at hand. This meditation begins with a 5-minute talk on the nature of thoughts, including insights from neuroscience, followed by a 15-minute basic mindfulness practice to help you nurture a friendly relationship with your thoughts without being overwhelmed by them. The aim is not to banish thoughts, but...

Yoga Nidra coaxes your body into deep restorative sleep while your mind, like a night-blooming flower, opens to formless awareness. Based on the teaching of Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati, this includes a complete body relaxation, 61-point exercise, and ascending breath practice. Yoga Nidra deepens meditation and unhooks the neuro-conditioning that keeps you stuck. Studies show regular practice allevia...