Guided Meditations

These audio recordings are here for you, whenever you're ready to return to the present moment.

Grounding Meditation

7 minutes


Returning to presence by grounding awareness in specific areas where the body makes contact with its environment: hands, feet, sitting bones.

Mindfulness of Sound

12 minutes


Tuning into the landscape of sound in your immediate environment with the care and attentiveness of a symphony performance.

Gratitude for a Loved One

16 minutes


Growing our resilience by connecting to the power of gratitude—in this case, for a relationship that deeply matters to us.

Guided Body Scan

18 minutes


Systematically bringing attention to body sensations, from the head down to the feet. Can be done sitting or lying down.

Mindfulness of Breath

8 minutes


Using a soft mental note (e.g. "in", "out") to connect and sustain attention to the breath.

Mindfulness of Thoughts

17 minutes


Taking the counter-intuitive step of actually welcoming and inviting thoughts - and noting them with interest and curiosity.

Affectionate Breathing

10 minutes


Sensing into your breath with tenderness and warmth.

Appreciation for Others

18 minutes


Training ourselves to actively seek out positive qualities in others—loved ones, neutral beings, and even people we find challenging.

Loving-kindness

8 minutes


Building our natural capacity for kindness by sending positive wishes to a pair of dear people in our life.

Self-Compassion

8 minutes


Everyone struggles now and then. Use this recording to feel less alone—and more connected and soothed—when difficulties arise.

Midday Mindfulness: Recorded Sessions

These recordings include approximately five minutes of gentle, mindful movement practice, followed by a 15-minute guided meditation.