Happy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to Modernity

When you experience negative feelings, whatever kind they are, this means that you are perceiving some sort of lack in your life. There is something missing that you want to fill in. Maybe you want control or safety, approval or love, or maybe you just want to know or understand. Whatever it is, you have the power to cut to the chase and simply let go of wanting. An age old method of doing this is...

The strange nature of the human experience is that your thoughts and feelings aren't truth. They don't represent what is really happening in the world. They neither accurately reflect the nature of our physical reality (as Relativity and Quantum physics have proven), nor do they provide us access to the many other dimensions that make up consciousness. So until you get to the point that you look a...

Take a moment right now and think about what happened in the last few days. Were there any disturbing feelings? You're reading this so there probably were, or are still. In this meditation you will take a hard look at the reality of your situation. Where is your body right now? What is your body doing? What is really going on? In reality, isn’t your body in a safe, friendly, even hospitable enviro...

Your emotional self sometimes gets out ahead of the facts on the ground. You could be playing a board game or in a simple work situation and suddenly feel an enormous pit in your stomach, perhaps even a sense of panic. Or perhaps you are simply plagued by some other negative emotion like loneliness, anger, sadness, anxiety or any of the other terrible feeling flavors that are all too familiar. Som...

This simple breathing meditation guides you through one of the most basic but most powerful meditation techniques. And keep in mind that if you want to retrain your mind and your body to be responsive to your guidance and commands, you need to start with simple techniques like following your breath so when the big moments come along, it is second nature to keep focused on what is important in life...

This simple breathing exercise provides a much needed reset. And it is an essential component of retraining your mind and your body. You master your self by starting with the simple things like following your breath. This meditation guides you through the counting breaths up to ten practice. (If you lose count just restart at one again). NOTE: This is a 20 minute version of the counting breaths to...

Our bodies and our minds are designed to generate the kind of calm and peace that underpin a happy and fulfilling existence. We have to take control, assert our dominance over the default mode of fantasizing, self-criticism, replaying the past, judging ourselves or others and the list goes on. A simple way to do that is to just count your breaths. So that is what we do in this meditation. (If you...

This is a marathon session for those in need of a thorough grounding in themselves and the landscape around them. You will be working with the country around you, the actual and mystical energies nearby, and as always, light, light light. Note: This is a 2 hour version of the Grounding Complete Set Meditation. Also, you will probably want some element from the land around you for the session. It c...

Whether you are jet-lagged or just run ragged and jagged by the splintering impacts of everyday life, it might be time for a energy refresher. An easy way to do this is to use the earth, your location, energy and light. They're free and always at hand. This meditation will help you ground yourself where you are and in who you are. It is so easy to forget! Note: This is a 90 minute version of the G...

Sometimes by consolidating your energies and harmonizing yourself internally and externally, you will find that you have the strength and positivity to handle what life brings you. This meditation combines using the earth, your location, and light to align you with where you are. (Though not necessary, you may want to use a stone or a leaf or a stick or the earth itself so best if you have one han...

Spend the next hour pulsing with what the Hawaiians called Mana, the Chinese called Qi and the Indians called Prana. Meditating by following the breath or a mantra can be wonderful. But if you really want to connect with the energy all around you it is sometimes helpful to take a more structured path. Connecting to this energy is energizing and healing in any circumstance, but it can be particular...

There are many ways to meditate. And each meditation will be different. Even with meditations as simple as following the breath or a mantra will be different every time. And these sorts of meditations can be wonderful. But to connect with the energy all around you it is sometimes helpful to take a more structured path. Connecting to this energy (the Chinese called it Qi, the Indians Prana and the...

A meditation can be a simple following of breath or a mantra. But to connect with the energy all around you it is sometimes helpful to take a more structured path. Connecting to this energy (or Qi or Prana) is energizing and healing in any circumstance, but it can be particularly helpful when you are anxious or scattered or over-tired. And the grounding that is conveyed to the physical body by con...

Students of modern science will be familiar with the idea of energy and forces permeating the universe. In ancient times there was a similar idea of fields of energy connecting and filling all of space. They called it Qi or Prana. Modern science dismisses this notion of a vital life force. But the ancient masters taught that there was this other kind energy that humans can awaken to. We can't meas...

Space is permeated with fields of energy. Migratory birds navigate using this energy. Bees can feel changes in the electromagnetic field from flowers. And the ancient masters taught that there was another kind energy, or Qi, that humans can awaken to. We can use this energy in all sorts of ways. Today, we use it to ground our bodies and connect with where we are. This is a 10 minute version of the...

This simple meditation will help ground you when the inevitable chaos and confusion in the world and people around you becomes too much. You might be someone that has a long commute each day. Perhaps you're jet lagged. Or maybe you have recently traveled in the same time zone or moved house or changed jobs. Or maybe there is something more serious going on and panic attacks or anger are frequently...

Do you have a long commute each day? Have you recently traveled? Moved house or changed cities? Perhaps you're jet lagged. Or maybe there is something more serious going on and panic attacks or anger are frequently threatening to overwhelm you. If so, there are many places you can go for help. One of them is within your own mind. This simple meditation will help ground you when the inevitable chao...

If you travel a lot, you can use this meditation as a way to help your jet lagged body overcome the lag and will help accelerate your adaptation to the new time zone. You can even begin working on shifting your body's clock before you leave! The meditation will also help if you are suffering from jet-lag or are feeling unmoored for whatever reason. Even conditions like insomnia, panic attacks, dep...

Many people in modern times suffer from anxiety, fear, anger, sometimes even outright panic in a way that is disproportionate to the actual threats to their life. It is in those moments that grounding yourself can be a true blessing. This guided meditation walks you through simple meditation to do just that. You will also find that it is a salve to the jet lagged body and will help accelerate your...

If you are suffering from jet-lag or are feeling unmoored for whatever reason, this meditation will help. Even conditions like insomnia, panic attacks, depression, anger and other psychological episodes can be helped with this simple exercise. Or you can use it as an everyday tonic to sooth your mind and body, slowing you down from the fast pace of modern life. You will also find that it is a salv...

Feeling jet lagged, scattered, discombobulated or unmoored? If so, you can use this meditation to help ground you. By consolidating your energies and harmonizing yourself internally and externally, you will feel better and find that you have the strength and positivity to handle what life brings you. It is a 30 minute version of the Use Your Location to ground yourself meditation. Hosted on Acast....

If you are feeling jet lagged, scattered, discombobulated or unmoored for whatever reason, this meditation will help ground you. By consolidating your energies and harmonizing yourself internally and externally, you will feel better and find that you have the strength and positivity to handle what life brings you. It is a 10 minute version of the Use Your Location to ground yourself meditation. Ho...

When our mind and our body is out of joint and we’re not sure why, sometimes a simple meditation on grounding oneself in the place where we are right now is all that is needed to feel better. By consolidating our energies and harmonizing ourselves internally and externally, we find that we have the strength and positivity to handle what life brings us. This is a simple meditation that will allow y...

Using your breath as the anchor and the dualistic nature of the phenomenal or physical world as your medium. You can use this guided meditation to release suffering of any kind. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tonglen works almost like they that jet black coal is consumed in a white hot furnace and transformed into light. You can think of the practice as though the universe is using you as a forge. By accepting the negativity or anguish or others you are purified and your true loving nature is revealed. Contrary to what you might think, your willingness to accept another's suffering allows you to become...