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Celebrating International Women’s Day: 10 Meditations by Powerful Women

We gathered 10 of the most popular women-led mindfulness practices led by the powerful women of the mindfulness movement.

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In celebration of International Women’s Day, in this article, we shine a light on a small fraction of the women who are making the world a better place by sharing their deep wisdom and their mindfulness practice. Here are 10 of the most popular episodes of our podcast, 12 Minute Meditation, that are led by women.

10 Guided Meditations Led By Powerful Women

A 12-Minute Meditation to Remind Yourself That You Are Enough—A Black man with a beard and a dark blue shirt on gives himself a hug.

A 12-Minute Meditation to Remind Yourself That You Are Enough

In this guided meditation, Jenée Johnson offers affirmations to help you remember your inherent worth and reconnect with compassion …

In this practice, we will hold our attention on five affirmations that can help us be more compassionate toward ourselves. Try doing this in moments when you feel overwhelmed—breathing in, “I do my best,” breathing out, “I let go of the rest.” You can do it right before you go to sleep at night. You did your best, you let go of the rest. Tomorrow is a new day.

Guided Meditation

  1. Sit and find your breath. Sitting in an upright relaxed position, please drop your gaze or close your eyes. Find the breath, the faithful friend that it is, and notice that you are breathing. Take a deep breath in, and out.
  2. Take three deep breaths. Breathing in, breathing out. Breathing in positivity, breathing out and letting go of old stale air and stale stories. Breathing in, breathing out. Sitting with our attention on the breath. Relax the body, drop your shoulders, and be still. 
  3. Repeat these affirmations to yourself, taking a deep breath at the end of each sentence. I am a human being full of life and possibility. No one else is like me. I have a right to make mistakes and recover. I love myself unconditionally. I do not need anyone else’s approval to love and be kind to myself. Sometimes I do not know. It is OK not to know. What is not known is an invitation to be curious and to discover. I do my best. I let go of the rest.
  4. Return your attention to the breath. If your mind wanders off, come back to the home base of the breath. 
  5. Gently and easily, on the next breath, open your eyes and return your attention to the space.