Guided Meditations

By One Mind Dharma

Religion & Spirituality Buddhism

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These are guided meditations that cover a variety of Buddhist topics including mindfulness, compassion, concentration, and more.

	EPISODES LIST
		Mindfulness of Emotions Guided Meditation Today’s meditation is a practice in mindfulness of emotions. We will begin with a few minutes of breath meditation before moving into a more open awareness. Observing the mind and body, we will watch emotions arise and pass. This is a practice to help us see our emotions with more clarity and insight. In this […]	03.13.2019
		Mindfulness of Body Guided Meditation This episode of our Weekly Guided Meditation podcast is a practice in mindfulness of the body. Rooted in the First Foundation of Mindfulness, this is a practice that helps us build awareness, understanding, and clarity of the body as we see it in the present moment. The period of meditation begins with a few minutes […]	02.28.2019
		Mindfulness of Thoughts This is a guided meditation on mindfulness of thoughts and the mind. We will practice observing the thinking mind as thoughts arise and pass. This guided meditation begins with a few minutes of breath practice in order to cultivate a concentrated and collected mind. We then move into a mindfulness of the mind practice in […]	02.13.2019
		Mindfulness of the Breath This is a guided meditation on mindfulness of the breath. We will start with a few minutes of concentration practice, using the breath as the object of awareness. We then will open the awareness to include mindfulness of breath in other parts of the body. Mindful breathing is an important part of the Buddhist path, […]	12.11.2018
		Gratitude Meditation This meditation is a guided meditation on gratitude. Although this is not a traditional practice, it is useful. Using the tool of meditation, we can cultivate a mind and heart that are inclined toward appreciation of ourselves and those around us. For more meditations on living with gratitude, you can check out our Living with […]	11.27.2018
		Metta for the Body Today’s meditation is a practice in metta, or loving-kindness for the body. We often practice with metta for ourselves or for other people, but we can break it down to specifically cultivate this quality toward our bodies specifically. This can help us change the relationship we have with the body, training the mind and heart […]	11.07.2018
		Breath and Body Mindfulness This is a guided meditation in which we investigate the breath and other experiences in the body. Remember to practice observation. The practice is to cultivate awareness and clarity. There’s nothing to change or fix. Simply observe your experience from moment to moment. This podcast is supported by the generosity of the community, and we […]	09.13.2018
		Guided Meditation – Mindfulness of the Sense-Doors This guided meditation is a mindfulness practice in which we will simply observe what is arising and passing at the six sense-doors. We are about 1/4 of the way to reaching our goal to support this podcast. Please consider supporting the podcast by pledging a few dollars a month. Right now, I am personally paying […]	08.29.2018
		Calming the Body Meditation – Kindness and Compassion This is a guided meditation to help calm the body. It incorporates both mindfulness and heart practices. This practice is from my new book Practicing Mindfulness – 75 Essential Meditations to Reduce Stress, Improve Mental Health, and Find Peace in the Everyday. It’s just one of several practices to help us change the response and […]	08.10.2018
		Guided Tonglen Meditation Today’s meditation comes from the Tibetan tradition and is a tonglen practice. Tonglen means “to give and receive,” and this practice uses the breath to help cultivate loving-kindness and compassion. You can learn more about tonglen and other types of meditation in our recent post 17 Types of Meditation. ***I have a new book recently […]	07.30.2018
		Compassion Meditation Today we have a compassion practice, the second of the brahma-viharas. For more on compassion, I recommend checking out Dr. Kristin Neff’s book Self-Compassion. We are starting live meditation groups online! To learn more visit http://OMDharma.com/live. To support this podcast and the costs, please visit http://OMDharma.com/give.	07.11.2018
		Podcast Announcement Today we have an important announcement about our podcast. We are working to keep this free offering going, and need your support! You can visit http://OMDharma.com/support any time to practice generosity and help us cover the costs of producing and hosting our meditations!	06.27.2018
		Metta for the Mind, Body, & Heart Today we are doing a bit of a different metta practice, working with the mind, body, and heart.	06.25.2018
		Vipassana Meditation Today’s meditation is a vipassana, or insight, practice.	05.22.2018
		Concentration and Mindfulness This guided meditation explores both concentration and mindfulness. Starting with a few minutes of concentration practice using the breath, we will open up to whatever arises in our experience. As...	04.19.2018
		Mindful Noting Practice This guided meditation is a mindfulness practice I use personally, and thought I’d share. Coming from the tradition of Mahasi Sayadaw, this can be a useful way to keep the...	04.09.2018
		Relaxing the Body This meditation is a guided relaxation practice. We will work through the body, bringing in the intention of calming the body and inviting in ease.	04.03.2018
		Body Awareness Meditation This guided meditation is a mindfulness practice in which we will investigate the body. Rather than a traditional body scan, we will work from the outside of the body moving in. Visit https://oneminddharma.com/podcasts/buddhist-guided-meditations/ to subscribe to our podcast, and http://OMDharma.com/join to learn more about our Daily Meditation Emails.	03.29.2018
		Breathing with the Body This is a guided mindfulness meditation mixing the breath and a body scan. We will work with the breath to investigate different parts of the body and the experience of breathing.	03.26.2018
		Metta for Friend, Difficult, and Self This is a guided meditation investigating metta, or loving-kindness. We start with a brief body scan with an emphasis on kindness toward the body. We then move into extending this quality toward a good friend in our lives. As we move into working with a difficult person, we will bring in the good friend to help us connect with the caring heart.	03.13.2018
		Body Scan (Tara B.) Today’s episode comes from our friend Tara, a mindfulness and meditation teacher from the US, living in Melbourne, Australia. Her simple practices will help you destress and be more present. Get more out of life with modern day mindfulness made easy. Follow Tara on Instagram at @TaraBuhagiar and visit her at http://tarabuhagiar.com. The body scan is a meditation of concentrated attention to cultivate awareness of sensations in the body and helps to focus the mind. The practice involves the guidance through different parts of the body while noticing sensations in the present moment. Awareness of breath, thoughts, emotions and sensations ... Read More	03.04.2018
		Mindfulness of Feeling Tones Today’s guided meditation is a vedana practice. This is a meditation investigating our present-time experience, and the feeling tone of each experience arising.	02.26.2018
		Self Love Meditation This is a meditation on self love in a sense. We’ll work on extending the heart practices toward ourselves, cultivating metta, karuna, mudita, and upekkha. These are four qualities known as the brahma-viharas, or heavenly abodes in Buddhism. We will go through each of the four heart practices, extending them toward ourselves.	01.23.2018
		Four Elements Meditation This is a guided meditation investigating the four elements in the body. This comes from the Buddha’s words on mindfulness, and is a great practice in mindfulness of the body. You can learn more about these practices at https://oneminddharma.com/four-foundations-mindfulness/. Visit www.OMDharma.com/support to support this podcast. Meditate	12.26.2017
		Concentration Meditation This is a guided meditation practice working on concentrating the mind. By using the breath and a counting exercise, we will work to collect the mind and cultivate the ability to focus on one object. Meditate	12.22.2017
		Mudita Meditation Today we are doing a practice in mudita, one of the brahma-viharas. This is the practice of appreciative joy, or opening the heart to rejoice in the happiness of others. Meditate	12.18.2017
		Mindfulness of the Body Meditation Today we are practicing with mindfulness of the body. This meditation begins with a body scan, then moves into an open awareness of the body practice! MEDITATE	11.27.2017
		Concentration Meditation Today we’re doing a concentration practice, using the breath and a counting exercise.	10.14.2017
		Heart Practices for Self Today we are working on cultivating the heart practices toward ourselves. Learn more about meditation at https://OneMindDharma.com.	09.27.2017
		Equanimity Meditation This is a guided meditation on equanimity, the fourth of the Buddhist brahma-viharas. Learn more about meditation at https://OneMindDharma.com.	09.24.2017
		Breathing with the Body This is a guided meditation practice on breathing with the body, sometimes referred to as a breath energy meditation. Visit https://OneMindDharma.com for more guided meditations!	09.06.2017
		Compassion for Anxiety ... Read More	08.25.2017
		Compasssion Meditation ... Read More	08.22.2017
		Open Awareness Today we have an open awareness practice, or general mindfulness. We’ll start with the body and open up to other sense-doors. Remember the intention of openness!	07.23.2017
		Mindfulness of the Body This is a guided meditation on mindfulness of the body. It starts with a brief body scan, and opens up to the body as a whole, investigating experience in the physical body.	06.21.2017
		Metta Meditation Today we have a guided metta meditation! Download, stream, or listen below and check out our new post What is Metta? at OMDharma.com/metta where we offer an introduction to metta practice and what this word means! Also, we are now offering a free week of meditations! You can sign up to receive a guided meditation every day for a week at ... Read More	06.12.2017
		Mindfulness of the Body This meditation was recorded at our Tuesday night group in Petaluma, California. In it we investigate the experiences arising in the body!	06.02.2017
		Body Awareness Meditation Today we’re doing a practice looking at experience in the body, and how the mind responds to experience.	05.29.2017
		Forgiveness This is a forgiveness meditation in which we’ll investigate asking for forgiveness and offering forgiveness in relation to another person. Visit http://OneMindDharma.com/forgiveness-exercises for more about forgiveness!	05.23.2017
		Tonglen Today we’re doing a tonglen meditation, a Tibetan practice in which we use the breath to help us with compassion and metta.	05.10.2017
		Pain in the Body This is a guided meditation on sitting with pain in the body with both awareness and compassion.	05.04.2017
		Leaning (Mindfulness of Mind) In this meditation, we practice cultivating mindfulness of the mind by looking at which way the mind leans in response to experience. Visit www.OneMindDharma.com for more meditations!	05.03.2017
		Radiating Metta Today we do a practice with metta, or lovingkindness. We’ll work with a traditional practice of radiating metta out to beings, starting with ourselves and including more beings as we move on.	04.15.2017
		Open Mindfulness Today’s meditation is a mindfulness practice focusing on the quality of openness and ease we can bring to our meditation. We’ll start with a few minutes of concentration practice, then open the awareness up to anything arising in our experience. Visit www.OneMindDharma.com/support to learn how you can support us!	03.13.2017
		Appreciating Joy This meditation is an investigation of mudita, or appreciative joy. We will work on cultivating appreciation for the happiness in our lives and in the lives of those around us.	03.05.2017
		Breath in the Body Today we are practicing with the body breathing. We will look at the presence of the breath in different parts of the body, cultivating mindfulness and concentration.	02.27.2017
		Self-Forgiveness Meditation This meditation is a practice in forgiving ourselves for any pain we have caused ourselves or others. Visit www.OneMindDharma.com/meditate to learn more about our weekly meditation podcast!	02.19.2017
		Mindfulness of Thoughts Today we are practicing with the thinking mind, bringing mindfulness to how the mind thinks and reacts to what happens in our experience.	02.12.2017
		Letting Go Meditation Today we are doing a practice noticing what arises and cultivating the ability to leave it be and not attach. Visit www.OneMindDharma.com/daily for more meditations!	02.05.2017
		Heart Practices for Self Today we are working with the four brahma-viharas of metta, compassion, mudita, and equanimity. We’ll be working with ourselves, cultivating these qualities toward ourselves and our experience. Visit http://www.OneMindDharma.com/daily for more guided meditations!	01.30.2017

LAST EPISODE

Mindfulness of Emotions Gui...

03.13.2019

Today’s meditation is a practice in mindfulness of emotions. We will begin with a few minutes of breath meditation before moving into a more open awareness. Observing the mind and body, we will watch emotions arise and pass. This is ...