Melli O'Brien

Author / Teacher

Melli O'Brien

Melli is a mindfulness educator and mental health coach with over two decades of experience, her work having touched the lives of over one million people globally. She is also co-founder of Mindfulness.com and the Mindfulness Summit—the world’s largest mindfulness conference. Melli has distilled and synthesized her knowledge on resilience, stress management, peak performance psychology, positive neuroplasticity training and mindfulness into The Deep Resilience Method. Her book Deep Resilience was released in 2024.

Articles by Melli O'Brien

An SOS Meditation to Unwind Anxiety
Guided Meditations

An SOS Meditation to Unwind Anxiety

In this week’s guided meditation, teacher and author Melli O’Brien offers a practice to unwind anxiety by connecting with a gentle and steady awareness when you are feeling stressed. Read More

A Meditation for Creating an Anchor of Inner Strength
Guided Meditations

A Meditation for Creating an Anchor of Inner Strength

In this guided practice, we focus on qualities of inner strength that we can return to in times of uncertainty. Read More

A 12-Minute Meditation for Tuning Into the Present Soundscape
Guided Meditations

A 12-Minute Meditation for Tuning Into the Present Soundscape

This week, Melli O’Brien guides us in a practice that invites us to pause and reconnect with the simplicity of being. Read More

Wisdom Is Our Deepest Source of Strength
Magazine

Wisdom Is Our Deepest Source of Strength

The beauty of our true nature is that we possess its qualities already. Explore these qualities and their connection to cultivating mindfulness, wisdom, well-being, and skilful action in our lives. Read More

Deep Resilience: The Wisdom of Making Friends with Your Mind
Loving-Kindness & Compassion

Deep Resilience: The Wisdom of Making Friends with Your Mind

We hear the word “resilience” often, but not always from a mindful perspective. Melli O’Brien explores what it really means to be resilient, and how it helps us understand who we truly are. Read More

What We Misunderstand About Wisdom: Q&A With Melli O’Brien
Creativity

What We Misunderstand About Wisdom: Q&A With Melli O’Brien

What is wisdom and where does it come from? Mindfulness teacher and author Melli O’Brien shares what we misunderstand about wisdom and why we need more of it in our world today. Read More

A 12-Minute Body Scan Meditation for Self-Compassion and Presence
Body Scan

A 12-Minute Body Scan Meditation for Self-Compassion and Presence

Melli O'Brien leads us through a body scan meditation designed to help you experience greater self-compassion, self-acceptance, and presence. Read More

A 12-Minute Meditation for Self-Compassion and Loving-Kindness
Guided Meditations

A 12-Minute Meditation for Self-Compassion and Loving-Kindness

This week, Melli O’Brien invites us to immerse ourselves in a meditation designed to soothe the nervous system and cultivate self-compassion through deep relaxation and warm, gentle affirmations. Read More

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