Esther's Everyday Meditation

Episode 508 of Everyday Meditation: OM Chanting Meditation

As always, I encourage you to make yourself at home in this practice: substitute, modify, do as you need to feel safe and present, including taking breaks!

Here's what's in this episode:
- Welcome + getting situated, with a few words on practicing this meditation with OM vs A-U-M
- A little lead-in movement: 90/90 pigeon
- Breathing practice: Long exhale
- Meditation technique (awareness kriya): OM (chanting)
- A little re-grounding movement: Reclining knock knees

* all techniques and movements are described and guided *

Integration suggestion
After listening to the episode, perhaps check in: did you notice something that you want to carry with you? If yes, maybe jot it down in a notebook or record a voice memo to help you remember!

You can give this practice a try when you're ready!

Be moving, be true, be you!
- esther

These show notes are also posted at https://esthermpalmer.com/meditation

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Episode 507 of Everyday Meditation: A-U-M Chanting Meditation

As always, I encourage you to make yourself at home in this practice: substitute, modify, do as you need to feel safe and present, including taking breaks!

Here's what's in this episode:
- Welcome + getting situated, with a few words on practicing with A-U-M or OM
- A little lead-in movement: 90/90 pigeon
- Breathing practice: Long exhale
- Meditation technique (awareness kriya): A-U-M (chanting)
- A little re-grounding movement: Reclining knock knees

* all techniques and movements are described and guided *

Integration suggestion
After listening to the episode, perhaps check in: did you notice something that you want to carry with you? If yes, maybe jot it down in a notebook or record a voice memo to help you remember!

You can give this practice a try when you're ready!

Be moving, be true, be you!
- esther

These show notes are also posted at https://esthermpalmer.com/meditation

If you'd like to hear more from me, consider signing up for my newsletter at https://esthermpalmer.com/updates

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Episode 506 of Everyday Meditation: Being ok with the meditation process + Sat Yam

As always, I encourage you to make yourself at home in this practice: substitute, modify, do as you need to feel safe and present, including taking breaks!

Here's what's in this episode:
- Welcome + getting situated, with a few thoughts on stillness and letting the process of meditation be what it is
- A little lead-in movement: Cat / Child's
- Breathing practice: Alternate nostril breath / Nadi Shodhana
- Meditation technique (awareness kriya): Sat Yam
- A little re-grounding movement: Reclining rest

* all techniques and movements are described and guided *

Integration suggestion
After listening to the episode, perhaps check in: did you notice something that you want to carry with you? If yes, maybe jot it down in a notebook or record a voice memo to help you remember!

You can give this practice a try when you're ready!

Be moving, be true, be you!
- esther

These show notes are also posted at https://esthermpalmer.com/meditation

If you'd like to hear more from me, consider signing up for my newsletter at https://esthermpalmer.com/updates

You can also support the podcast with a donation if you're so moved at https://moved-podcasts.square.site

Episode 505 of Everyday Meditation: Experiencing change as it happens

As always, I encourage you to make yourself at home in this practice: substitute, modify, do as you need to feel safe and present, including taking breaks!

Here's what's in this episode:
- Welcome + getting situated, with a few thoughts on experiencing change in the body as it happens
- A little lead-in movement: Thread the needle
- Breathing practice: Padadirsasana
- Meditation technique (awareness kriya): Hum Sa
- A little re-grounding movement: Seated camel

* all techniques and movements are described and guided *

Integration suggestion
After listening to the episode, perhaps check in: did you notice something that you want to carry with you? If yes, maybe jot it down in a notebook or record a voice memo to help you remember!

You can give this practice a try when you're ready!

Be moving, be true, be you!
- esther

These show notes are also posted at https://esthermpalmer.com/meditation

If you'd like to hear more from me, you can sign up for my newsletter at https://esthermpalmer.com/updates

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Episode 504 of Everyday Meditation: Assumptions + Six Colors Visualization

As always, I encourage you to make yourself at home in this practice: substitute, modify, do as you need to feel safe and present, including taking breaks!

Here's what's in this episode:
- Welcome + getting situated, with a few thoughts on assumptions, holding them and letting them go
- A little lead-in movement: Downward dog
- Breathing practice: Alternate Nostril Breathing, aka Nadi Shodhana
- Meditation technique (awareness kriya): Six Colors Visualization
- A little re-grounding movement: Child's form

* all techniques and movements are described and guided *

Integration suggestion
After listening to the episode, perhaps check in: did you notice something that you want to carry with you? If yes, maybe jot it down in a notebook or record a voice memo to help you remember!

You can give this practice a try when you're ready!

Be moving, be true, be you!
- esther

These show notes are also posted at https://esthermpalmer.com/meditation

If you'd like to hear more from me, consider signing up for my newsletter at https://esthermpalmer.com/updates

You can also support the podcast with a donation if you're so moved at https://moved-podcasts.square.site

Episode 503 of Everyday Meditation: Practicing Patience + a Humming Meditation

As always, I encourage you to make yourself at home in this practice: substitute, modify, do as you need to feel safe and present, including taking breaks!

Here's what's in this episode:
- Welcome + getting situated, with a few thoughts on rushing through process
- A little lead-in movement: Arm reach/lift + lower
- Breathing practice: Long exhale (relative to inhale)
- Meditation technique (awareness kriya): Humming sounds (bija mantra)
- A little re-grounding movement: Seated twist

* all techniques and movements are described and guided *

Integration suggestion
After listening to the episode, perhaps check in: did you notice something that you want to carry with you? If yes, maybe jot it down in a notebook or record a voice memo to help you remember!

You can give this practice a try when you're ready!

Be moving, be true, be you!
- esther

These show notes are also posted at https://esthermpalmer.com/meditation

If you'd like to hear more from me, consider signing up for my newsletter at https://esthermpalmer.com/updates

You can also support the podcast with a donation if you're so moved at https://moved-podcasts.square.site

Episode 502 of Everyday Meditation: Being in a Meditation Frame of Mind + Figure 8 Breath

As always, I encourage you to make yourself at home in this practice: substitute, modify, do as you need to feel safe and present, including taking breaks!

Here's what's in this episode:
- Welcome + getting situated, with a few thoughts on how you can work through entering your meditation practice from a "not ready" to sit and be still kinda place.
- A little lead-in movement: Seated twist
- Breathing practice: 1:1 inhale:exhale breathing
- Meditation technique (awareness kriya): Figure 8 Breath, aka Arohan Awarohan
- A little re-grounding movement: Reclining rest, aka Savasana

* all techniques and movements are described and guided *

Integration suggestion
After listening to the episode, perhaps check in: did you notice something that you want to carry with you? If yes, maybe jot it down in a notebook or record a voice memo to help you remember!

You can give this practice a try when you're ready!

Be moving, be true, be you!
- esther

These show notes are also posted at https://esthermpalmer.com/meditation

If you'd like to hear more from me, consider signing up for my newsletter at https://esthermpalmer.com/updates

You can also support the podcast with a donation if you're so moved at https://moved-podcasts.square.site

Episode 501 of Everyday Meditation: Beginnings + Endings and Swaying to Stillness

As always, I encourage you to make yourself at home in this practice: substitute, modify, do as you need to feel safe and present, including taking breaks!

Here's what's in this episode:
- Welcome + getting situated, with a few thoughts on beginnings + endings
- A little lead-in movement: Seated Side Stretch
- Breathing practice: 4-part breathing
- Meditation technique (awareness kriya): Sway to Stillness meditation
- A little re-grounding movement: Reclining knock-knees

* all techniques and movements are described and guided *

Integration suggestion
After listening to the episode, perhaps check in: did you notice something that you want to carry with you? If yes, maybe jot it down in a notebook or record a voice memo to help you remember!

You can give this practice a try when you're ready!

Be moving, be true, be you!
- esther

These show notes are also posted at https://esthermpalmer.com/meditation

If you'd like to hear more from me, consider signing up for my newsletter at https://esthermpalmer.com/updates

You can also support the podcast with a donation if you're so moved at https://moved-podcasts.square.site

Episode 500 of Everyday Meditation: What's your reason for meditating?

Here's what's in this episode:
- Welcome + getting situated, with an invitation to consider "what's your reason for meditating?"
- A little lead-in movement: Seated Cat/Cow
- Breathing practice: Padadirsasana (hands under opposite armpits --I don't think it feels as weird as it might sound!)
- Meditation technique (awareness kriya): Sat Yam
- A little re-grounding movement: Seated forward fold

* all techniques and movements are described and guided *


As always, I encourage you to make yourself at home in this practice: substitute, modify, do as you need to feel safe and present, including taking breaks!

Integration suggestion
After listening to the episode, perhaps check in: did you notice something that you want to carry with you? If yes, maybe jot it down in a notebook or record a voice memo to help you remember!

You can give this practice a try when you're ready.

Be moving, be true, be you!
Esther

These show notes are also posted at https://esthermpalmer.com/meditation

If you'd like to hear more from me, consider signing up for my newsletter at https://esthermpalmer.com/updates

You can also support the podcast with a donation if you're so moved at https://moved-podcasts.square.site

Episode 499 of Everyday Meditation: Layers of Self + Hum Sa

As always, I encourage you to make yourself at home in this practice: substitute, modify, do as you need to feel safe and present, including taking breaks!

Here's what's in this episode:
- Welcome + getting situated, with a few thoughts on being aware of "layers" of one's self, whether in body, mind, or essence.
- A little lead-in movement: cat/cow
- Breathing practice: alternate nostril breathing (nadi shodhana)
- Meditation technique (awareness kriya): hum sa
- A little re-grounding movement: child's form

* all techniques and movements are described and guided *

Integration suggestion
After listening to the episode, perhaps check in: did you notice something that you want to carry with you? If yes, maybe jot it down in a notebook or record a voice memo to help you remember!

You can give this practice a try when you're ready!

Be moving, be true, be you!
- esther

These show notes are also posted at https://esthermpalmer.com/meditation

If you'd like to hear more from me, consider signing up for my newsletter at https://esthermpalmer.com/updates

You can also support the podcast with a donation if you're so moved at https://moved-podcasts.square.site