Happy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to Modernity

Often when you are anxious, agitated, sad, lonely, or when you suffer from the many other negative feelings, it is because you have lost your connection to the earth and to others that you share this earth and this universe with. But your breath and the breath of the earth itself are the same breath. Your breath and your transformations are the same as the cycling or change or expansion and contra...

The Muladhara or root Chakra is your most primitive and foundational energy center. Located at the base of your spine, it represents the gateway between your physical body, the earth and the entire physical cosmos we call the universe or the 'world of phenomena and matter'. Often when you are anxious, agitated, sad, lonely, or when you suffer from the many other negative feelings, it is because yo...

Your root Chakra is located is your lowest and first energy center. It is located at the base of your spine and it represents the gateway between your physical body and the earth. Often when you are panicky or worried, sad or lonely, or suffer from any number of other negative feelings it is because you have lost your connection to the earth and to others that you share this earth with. But your b...

Your first Chakra is located at the base of your spine and it represents the gateway between your physical body and that part of your energetic body that is rooted in the earth. Through this exercise you can activate and energize your connection to everything in the physical universe. Often when you are panicky or worried, sad or lonely, or suffer from any number of other negative feelings it is b...

Self-mastery means you realize who you really are; you realize your true power; and you exercise that power. The first step in achieving self-mastery involves an understanding that the energy patterns that your mind manufactures are electrochemical patterns that you can control. In this meditation you are going to practice this power by directing your awareness to a sense of belonging and membersh...

The first step in achieving self-mastery involves an understanding that feelings are nothing more than energy patterns that your mind manufactures. And these are electrochemical patterns that you can control. In this meditation you are going to begin to learn to control those patterns by practicing the technique of directing your awareness to a sense of belonging and membership and safety. When yo...

Meditation can be a powerful technique to achieve self-mastery and thereby relieve suffering. Let's say you are feeling sad, or anxious, or lonely. Or maybe you get angry or scattered. These states of mind are nothing more than energy in a particular pattern. These patterns arise when you feel threatened. And one of the most common threats humans sense is the possibility of being kicked out of the...

When you are plagued by negative feelings, sometimes the source of it can be a fear of being rejected by a group or another person (it could be a work relation, a relative, a lover, or a friend for examples). The truth is that you will always belong and therefore have nothing to fear. You may not think this is what is happening but you'd be surprised by how often this is the fear underlying your s...

Often negative feelings like anxiety, sadness, fear (and so on) are generated because we all have a need to belong. Your mind isn’t set up to arrive at a stable, happy and peaceful state. It is designed to keep the body alive. The mechanism that we use to move the body are called e-motions. They are energy to move the body. You need to move the body to stay alive. One of the biggest reasons that c...

We'd all like to feel confident about who we are and what we are doing. And we have the power to make the choice, which is what this mediation is about. The truth is, however, that sustainable self confidence only arises when we realize that we actually have no control over anything and that there is a benevolent force that does have this control. Everything that happens is an expression of what t...

We can claim an air of self confidence whenever we choose, and that is what this meditation is about. The truth is, however, that sustainable self confidence only arises when we realize that we actually have no control over anything and that there is a benevolent force that does have this control. Everything that happens is an expression of what the ancient masters might call the Divine Will, or a...

If you struggle with self-doubt, low self-esteem, or lack of confidence in some important dimension of your self or life, this meditation will be of help. You don't need to look outside yourself for affirmation or compliments or reassurance. As comforting as the reassurance and approval of others can be, you don't need to rely on other people to remove your doubts or fears or validate your choices...

You can't be aware of not being. This must be, because you are. You were. And you will always be. It is up to you to choose your state of mind. No one can choose for you. Today you might be feeling self-doubt or lacking in confidence so the question is, are you going to choose freedom over wanting approval, love, or reassurance? What could be more important to you than freedom and inner peace? Per...

Many people suffer from self-doubt, low self-esteem, or lack of confidence in some important dimension of their self or their life. In these cases, often you will look outside yourself for affirmation or compliments or reassurance. As comforting as the reassurance and approval of others can be, you don't need to rely on other people to remove your doubts or fears or validate your choices. We are s...

Your body, your mind and your self are just energies in a particular pattern. Part of mastery involves an understanding that mastering these energies serves a purpose. Technically, there really is no need to ‘master’ them because you are already a master. You have just forgotten. Think about it like this. On the one hand we say that God is good, love, all powerful and omnipresent. We say that we a...

Are you feeling sad, or anxious, or lonely? Or do you get angry or scattered? All these states of mind are nothing more than energy in a particular pattern. You are a self-existing and self-maintaining organism. Your energy is one with the energy all around you and throughout the universe. And this energy wants to move. That is the natural order of things. It takes a lot of energy to prevent energ...

If you want to feel energized, you have to move to the level of consciousness where you uncover the inherent energy and power of your true self, your best self. If you try to generate it using coffee or pills or some other foreign stimulus, you will may reap a short term gain but it either won't last or it may have some negative side effect. When you develop that awareness that you have a direct c...

Don’t let anything come between you and your energy. Thinking and feeling disturb your connection to the steady flow of energy in the universe. If you are aware of yourself emoting or thinking then your lower self is activated. Don’t let anything come between you and unlimited energy, including your thoughts, memories or feelings. By believing in these thoughts and feelings and memories and sensat...

One way to define bliss and vitality is a an open and free flow of light and energy through your body. Holding, resistance, and wanting stifle this flow and block the light. But you can open the channels that guide this flow within you. And when you do that, you will feel energized and blissful. This is a 10 minute version of the I Am Energized guided meditation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

You can have a tangible impact on the health of your body simply by changing the way you think. Dedicate the time to remodeling the structures of your brain that control the health of your body. This meditation helps you do that. This is a one hour version of the I Am Healthy guided meditation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Your body is very susceptible to suggestion. If you think negative thoughts or believe the negative things people say about you sometimes, your body might take you or them seriously. Unfortunately, that negativity can affect your health and wellbeing. Fortunately you can take advantage of that same susceptibility to influence your body in the other direction, too. You can remind yourself of your i...

If you think negative thoughts or believe the negative things people say about you sometimes, your body might take you or them seriously. Unfortunately, that negativity can affect your health and wellbeing. Fortunately, this works in both directions so you can take advantage of that same susceptibility to influence your body towards health instead. You can remind yourself of your inner potential f...

If you have an injury or are sick or are in pain for any reason, you can use the vast powers of your mind to mitigate your suffering and support your natural immune and healing processes. This meditation will guide you through this simple yet powerful process. This is a 20 minute version of the I Am Healthy guided meditation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Illness and pain are a natural part of life. Outside of the obvious things like eating right, getting enough sleep, washing our hands and reducing stress in our life, are there other techniques we can use to maximize our health and our strength? It turns out the body responds to positive thinking and can be healed by the presence of an otherworldly light. This light has been called prank, qi, and...

Feelings of anxiety or sadness or anger or any other negative feeling are premised on the notion that there is something missing in your life. You sense that you are going to fail at something or that something bad will happen. In a word, you are living with wanting of some kind. You want approval or safety or love or companionship or to know or whatever it is. But you already have everything you...