Meditation Resources
Mindfulness and meditations to help you find your center, deepen your practice, and cultivate ease.
Yoga Nidra to Connect with the Lunar Waters
Yoga Nidra, often referred to as “yogic sleep,” is a state of conscious deep relaxation. It is a powerful meditation technique that guides practitioners into a state between waking and sleeping, similar to the “hypnagogic” state. In modern scientific literature, non-sleep deep rest (NSDR) is a similar practice. During yoga ...
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60 min. Yin Yoga and Meditation Class
Please enjoy this 60-minute mindful yin yoga and meditation class. During yin yoga, we hold postures for longer periods in a very passive, receptive way. This targets specific tissues, increases blood flow, and promotes greater mobility. In this class, we also employ a slower, more gentle approach to encourage internal ...
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How to nourish Kidney Qi in the winter + audio meditation
“The highest good is like water. Water is good at benefiting the ten thousand things, and yet does not contend with them. It dwells in places the multitudes detest, therefore, it is close to the tao.” ~ Tao Te Ching Eastern medical systems such as Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda view ...
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Winter Solstice Meditation
For those of us in the northern hemisphere, tomorrow is the winter solstice, the darkest day of the year. Winter solstice is a magical time. The darkness asks us to slow down and reconnect to the light within. This time of year holds such a beautiful and soulful energy. It ...
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3 Breathing Exercises to Reduce Anxiety
The breath is an immediate doorway into discovering what is happening in the body and mind. Your breathing reflects the functioning of many systems in the body, including the muscular, respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems. The breath affects energy levels and your emotional state, and it’s directly related to your ...
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A New Loving Kindness Meditation
The ancient yogis knew that kindness could be such a powerful force. In fact, they taught a systematic way of getting in touch with what they called our “basic goodness”. The four “heavenly abodes”, or brahma-viharas in Pali, are discussed as an important step within the yoga sutras of Patanjali ...
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The key postures you need to know to meditate without pain
There are many postures available for the practice of meditation. Meditation can ultimately help you let go of unwanted tension and gripping. Still, to experience this deep state of calm, you first need to release the habitual (and often unnoticed) tendency to have an agenda during practice. This means letting ...
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Free Guided Yoga Nidra Meditation
Yoga nidra (usually translated as “yogic sleep”) is a guided practice that helps you access a deep state of awareness that lies between the waking and sleeping states. It’s a powerful meditation practice that creates a deep state of relaxation. Yoga nidra helps the mind become progressively more settled. During ...
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How to Practice Intention Setting
Intention setting is used in many traditions to help one align with who they really are. In the Buddhist tradition, right intention is taught as the second step in the eightfold path, and in the yogic tradition, intention is taught as the practice of sankalpa. You can harness the power of ...
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A Meditation to Pause and Relax
Do you ever feel like you need to pause? When I first began practicing yoga and meditation, relaxation yielded almost immediate benefits. I felt a shift in my life, mind, and heart. Sometimes we need some downtime! In fact, setting aside quiet time to reflect every day can be a ...
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