Guided Meditations

Follow along with guided meditations led by experienced teachers. These audio and written practices walk you through each step, making it easy to meditate whether you have five minutes or an hour.
illustration man sitting on planet, looking bored
Focus & Attention
Is Boredom All Bad? 

When your mind spins and your body itches to do something, anything, what’s really going on? Meditation is a great way to find out. Read More 

  • Ed Halliwell
  • December 7, 2016
tea meditation
Eating & Body Image
How to Be Mindful With a Cup of Tea 

When it's difficult to meditate, you can build moments of mindfulness into the day through simple activities like brewing and enjoying a cup of tea. Read More 

  • Ed Halliwell
  • November 16, 2016
simple cellphone mindful practice
Focus & Attention
A Simple Mindful Cell Phone Practice 

Here's a short mindfulness practice to help you notice your reactions to the beeps and buzzes of your phone, and become aware of the stories and urges and emotions that it can bring up. Read More 

  • Christopher Willard
  • October 26, 2016
Focus & Attention
How to Free Yourself from Your Personal Stories 

An effective mindfulness practice for working with self-stories so you don’t get so caught up in yourself that you miss the irreplaceable moments happening right in front of you. Read More 

  • Bob Stahl and Steve Flowers
  • October 20, 2016
young man meditating
Focus & Attention
A Basic Meditation to Train Awareness 

We can train our brains to notice our mental habits. Try this five-minute mindfulness meditation for building awareness of thoughts, nonjudgmentally. Read More 

  • Elisha Goldstein
  • October 20, 2016
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