12 Minute Meditation

Often with stress and anxiety, there are underlying fears that go noticed in day to day life that are contributing to or causing the anxiety. Self-exploration and reflection are a key part of working through it. This guided meditation combines breath awareness, the body scan, and mindfulness of thoughts to explore sources of stress and anxiety. Show Notes: Meditation by Bob Stahl and Elisha Goldst...

In this podcast, Patricia Rockman, director of education and clinical services for the Center for Mindfulness Studies in Toronto, and Mindful columnist Elaine Smookler, both cancer survivors, talk about how mindfulness factors into the cancer experience. Full transcript here: https://www.mindful.org/how-to-show-up-when-you-have-cancer/

Your mind is built to crave. We can respond to cravings in two ways: sate them, or notice our triggers and work with them. This guided meditation helps us build awareness around how cravings surface in mind and body so we can break free from unhealthy habits. Recorded live at the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Massachusetts Medical School with Judson Brewer.

Take a moment to indulge in the delights around you. Cultivate gratitude and move through each sense to notice the little things you're grateful for. These small occurrences can hold big weight in illuminating the darkness we sometimes encounter.  Show notes: Meditation by Elaine Smookler.  Elaine Smookler has been a mindful practitioner for over 20 years and is on the faculty at The Centre for Mi...

This practice starts by guiding kids through belly breathing with their stuffed animal if they choose. From there, Mark Bertin guides them through reflecting on their day to thinking about proud moments. This simple meditation can help bring mindfulness to kids in an accessible and engaging way. Show notes: Meditation by Mark Bertin.  Mark Bertin, MD, is a pediatrician, author, professor, and mind...

"Yes" is the ultimate parenting tool, argues Dan Siegel in his new book with co-author Tina Bryson, "The Yes Brain," because it teaches kids discipline without shutting them down, which encourages them to explore and be more resilient when faced with difficult emotions or mistakes.

'Tis the season to give up the guilt. Here's a practice for taking a more mindful approach to the holidays. From Mark Bertin, mindfulness author and developmental behavioral pediatrician.

This meditation will help you develop a deeper sense of connection—both to the present moment and those around you. A guided meditation from Bob Stahl, author and meditation teacher.

This guided meditation helps you to foster a sense of acceptance. Acceptance isn't about agreeing with something. Rather, it's about acknowledging what has happened and what feels true to you in the moment.  Show notes: Meditation by Holly Rogers. Holly Rogers, M.D. is one of the developers of Koru, an evidence-based program for teaching mindfulness and meditation to college-age adults. Holly is t...

This guided meditation helps kids to recognize the strength and beauty they see in the nature around them within themselves. The practice also further helps them to relax and observe their experience.  Show notes: This meditation provides additional information related to an article titled "Mindfulness in Preschool," which appeared in the December 2017 issue of Mindful magazine. © 2017 Scott Roger...

Begin to train your attention with this simple guided meditation. By focusing your attention you can learn to choose what you'd like to focus on instead of getting lost in a wandering mind.  Show notes: Meditation by Mark Bertin. Mark Bertin, MD, is a pediatrician, author, professor, and mindfulness teacher specializing in neurodevelopmental behavioral pediatrics.

Exploring difficult emotions and experiences may be the key to loosening their hold over us. Try this 10-minute mindfulness practice from Patricia Rockman, MD.

Take a break and boost your mood with this guided walking meditation. The practice guides your mind out of autopilot and helps refocus your attention on the present moment. You can do this practice indoors or outdoors and in a formal or informal way.  Show notes: Meditation by Mark Bertin.  Mark Bertin, MD, is a pediatrician, author, professor, and mindfulness teacher specializing in neurodevelopm...

A three-minute guided mindfulness practice: how to tune into the present moment and acknowledge wandering thoughts.

A guided mindfulness meditation from meditation teacher Carley Hauck.

Formal Practice: Interconnection Meditation from "A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook for Anxiety" by Bob Stahl, Florence Meleo-Meyer, Lynn Koerbel This meditation will help strengthen your sense of interconnection. Set aside about twenty minutes for this practice. You can do it in a seated position, standing, or even lying down. Choose a position in which you can be comfortable and aler...

This guided meditation can be done anywhere. By tapping into the noise of everyday activities you can find a space to rest and settle your mind.  Show notes: Meditation by Diana Winston.  Diana Winston is the Director of Mindfulness Education at UCLA's Mindful Awareness Research Center and author of several books including The Little Book of Being: Practices and Guidance for Uncovering your Natura...

A guided meditation from mindfulness teacher Ed Halliwell, author of "Into the Heart of Mindfulness." Find more guided meditations at EdHalliwell.com

Calming the Rush of Panic in Your Emotions This mediation can help you explore how panic affects you not only physically, but also in your emotions and feelings. In a quiet place, find a position in which you can be alert and comfortable, whether seated or lying down. Turn off your phone and any other electrical device that could disturb you. Read and practice the script for this guided meditation...

A guided mindfulness meditation practice from Dr. Mark Bertin, mindfulness teacher and developmental behavioral pediatrician.

Resting in the flow of experience — a 20-minute guided meditation with Ed Halliwell.

To practice shifting into being mode, try this 7-minute guided practice called "Two Ways of Knowing" from The Mindful Way Workbook by John Teasdale. We can learn to switch out of automatic pilot by bringing our awareness to the present moment. When we do this, we start to see that we have a choice, and this is often the first step in taking care of ourselves.

Mindfulness Teacher Vinny Ferraro, a longtime meditator and senior trainer with Mindful Schools, talks to Mindful about why it's so difficult to soften the heart and how we can engage the compassionate response.