Liz Teaches Meditation

Reducing stress is critical to living a long and happy life. Thankfully, daily lifestyle choices such as meditation can lead toward optimal wellbeing. Key Takeaways : Choose a posture that supports your body. Allow yourself to slow down and breathe into any places of tension. See if you can notice what in your body is working well. Offerings : I’m so glad you found this meditation podcast! I’m Liz...

We live in a distracted world (cell phones, news, overconsumption of data) so it's important to use mindfulness meditation to strengthen our focus. Key Takeaways : Start by finding a comfortable posture and choosing either the breath or body as your focus. Once you've noticed your find wandering to the past, a future worry or planning, gently guide your attention back to your chosen focus....

To create change we need to change the way we think and the way we relate to our thoughts. Meditation is the best way to create change. Enjoy this meditation and I bet you'll see change once you start practicing in the morning daily. Key Takeaways : Meditation helps us go from autopilot, to calm and collected. Meditation allows us to see our thoughts, reframe our thoughts and not be pushed aro...

Honesty is good for the heart and brain. Honesty connects us and it strengthens neurological circuits in the brain. Honesty is honestly fascinating. By tuning into this important mindfulness meditation you will feel the benefits of being more honest with yourself and others. Key Takeaways : We ruminate less (and therefore struggle less) when we are honest. We often feel relief in our body when we...

Anxiety presents as an alarm in the body that drives thoughts of worry and overthinking. Doctors see anxiety as a body issue of old wounds that we try and make sense through the mind. Therefore, anxiety is a feeling based issue instead of mind based process. Most of us know anxiety can be completely paralyzing so today I offer tangible tools to heal. Key Takeaways : Find a comfortable and safe pos...

Research says “happy people prioritize things that make them happy” so the goal is to achieve hedonic happiness - experiences of pleasure and enjoyment.  Key takeaways : We get clear on what brings us joy by relaxing the body and reflecting on the experience of happiness. Offerings : I’m so glad you found this meditation podcast. I’m Liz Gluckstern Frydman and I’m a clarity coach and meditation in...

Self-pressure can cause physical and emotional distress. Key Takeaways : Do your shoulders feel tight? Do you feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders? To reduce back pain and relax, we need to move mindfully, open the chest and practice gratitude for the good. Join me in today's mindfulness meditation. Offerings : I’m so glad you found this meditation podcast. I’m Liz Gluckstern...

When you don't believe in yourself remember that it's just a thought! Key Takeaways : Thoughts propel us into the unknown future and back to the past. The BODY tells us how we are now. Pausing to still and listen to the body is the first step to trusting ourself. In this mediation we reflect on our values and use them as a guide toward believing that we know what we need. Offerings : I’m s...

Today you will learn tools to reduce self-doubt and believe in yourself. Key Takeaways : Self-doubt is just a thought process. Tune into this meditation to feel the power of celebrating your small successes. Offerings : I’m so glad you found this meditation podcast. I’m Liz Gluckstern Frydman and I’m a clarity coach and meditation instructor with expertise in mindfulness, stress reduction and yoga...

This week we use a meditation called open monitoring to increase creativity. Key Takeaways : Creativity can improve your social life and your work life, it improves mood and it’s fun! The brain needs a chance to focus and a change to be open to new ideas and be creative. Sit with eyes closed and allow whatever surfaces in your mind surface.  Practice non-judgement by just watching and taking inven...

Today I’m bringing you a technique that strengthens your ability to be more present. Offerings : I’m so glad you found this meditation podcast. I’m Liz Gluckstern Frydman and I’m a clarity coach and meditation instructor with expertise in mindfulness, stress reduction and yoga. I launched my company ⁠⁠Liz Coaches⁠⁠ to make mindfulness more accessible to all populations. I work with individuals and...

Studies continually show that 10-12 minutes of consistent meditation practice improves your life. Key Takeaways : Concentration meditation is non-distraction. We practice focusing on the breath and kindly guiding ourself back to the breathe when we've been distracted.  Offerings : I’m so glad you found this meditation podcast. I’m Liz Gluckstern Frydman and I’m a clarity coach and meditation i...

To combat distraction we must calm the body and focus on one thing at a time. Key Takeaways : In today's meditation we use the breath as our anchor and use the mental label "in" and "out" to keep our focus on our breath. Offerings : I’m so glad you found this meditation podcast. I’m Liz Gluckstern Frydman and I’m a clarity coach and meditation instructor with expertise in m...

Happy Valentine's day! It's time to talk about heart health and how meditation can help.  Key Takeaways : To support our heart we need to move our bodies, eat whole foods, reduce stress and increase social connections. We relax and connect to our intention and to those who have supported us on our meditation journey. Offerings : I’m so glad you found this meditation podcast. I’m Liz Glucks...

In today's meditation we explore a new perspective toward a challenging situation and we cultivate feelings of gratitude. Key Takeaways : When you practice those uplifting emotions daily, your guaranteed a more fulfilling life. Offerings : I’m so glad you found this meditation podcast. I’m Liz Gluckstern Frydman and I’m a clarity coach and meditation instructor with expertise in mindfulness, s...

A racing mind is the 2nd most common barrier that keeps people from meditating. This meditation will help you manage your thoughts. Key Takeaways : We don't have 1 million (which is the most common guess), but we DO have around 60,000 thoughts a day. There is something you can do, and that's calm the body and meditate. We can not take thoughts for facts, we can let thoughts go and we can p...

In today's mindfulness session we will cultivate feelings of gratitude for our body and the ordinary. Key Takeaways: Taking in the good around us is one of the many ways to practice gratefulness.  Practicing gratitude (out loud, in a notebook or sharing with others) regularly you will feel happier and more connected. Offerings : I’m so glad you found this meditation podcast. I’m Liz Gluckstern...

Studies confirm that by extending thoughts of safety, health and happiness to others makes us less of a jerk. Key Takeaways Here we feel what comes with wishing well upon others and ourselves. I hope these phrases of love (may you be well, may you be at peace, may I be happy, may I  be healthy) leave you feeling a bit more connected to all of humanity. Offerings : I’m so glad you found this medita...

In this meditation I make it easier to express compassion to ourselves when we experience difficulty. Offerings : I’m so glad you found this meditation podcast. I’m Liz Gluckstern Frydman and I’m a clarity coach and meditation instructor with expertise in mindfulness, stress reduction and yoga. I launched my company ⁠⁠Liz Coaches⁠⁠ to make mindfulness more accessible to all populations. I work wit...

Please use this meditation when you are feeling stressed, anxious or before bed. Key Takeaways: Our bodies need to be relaxed in order for the mind to clear. There's no better way to relax then by becoming aware of the experiences in our body. Offerings : I’m so glad you found this meditation podcast. I’m Liz Gluckstern Frydman and I’m a clarity coach and meditation instructor with expertise i...

In today's session we put it all the focused attention work together. ** I recommend you listen to breath, body and sound meditation before moving on to open awareness. Here we allow our attention to change and move from body to sound to breath to thoughts.  Give it a go! This is a nice practice to have in your repertoire because you can use it at any time. I hope these meditations bring you...

Welcome to sound meditation. Sound is a useful focus (preferred by many) because sounds are always here.  In this sound meditation we will place our awareness on sound without judging or being bothered by it. Thank you for practicing mindfulness.  As always, send me your thoughts - lizgcoaches@gmail.com.  

Our bodies are always here ... making them an excellent focus of meditation. Today we will find a plesant or neutral place in the body to place our awareness. Let's give it a go. Enjoy!  Learn more about my mindfulness offerings at lizcoaches.com

Welcome to my meditation 101 series (FYI  these meditations are great for any level, especially beginners!) We are keeping it simple and focusing on the breath today. By choosing to place awareness on the breath we are training our brain to focus and calm. I recommend you listen to these meditations in the order they are posted and starting with breath, body, sounds and open awareness, howeve...

I know you guys will love this meditation/visualization because it's a fun one. Imagine what the snow globe of your life looks like right now. Is it chaotic, is it falling calmly? Is it settled.  You'll want to get seated in a comfy position to enjoy this one! I'm wishing you many settled moments in 2023.