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Manifesting Meditation

The power of manifesting is rooted in the strong connection between our thoughts and reality. Surprisingly, our brains may not be able to differentiate between what is imagined and what is real. When we vividly visualize our desires and goals,...

A Break for Self-Compassion

Focusing on Healthy Food Choices

Awareness of What You Like About Yourself

The self-talk you engage in regularly is often unkind. You beat yourself up, hold yourself to unrealistic standards, and focus on how to always be better. With mindfulness, you can tune in to this voice and acknowledge these thoughts. You...

Affectionate Breathing

This meditation is called affectionate breathing and it should take about 20 minutes to complete. Please note: your mind will naturally wander. It's very normal, very human. Just...

Gratitude: Subtraction of the Positive

To practice gratitude, we sometimes have to consider the ways in which a positive event may never have happened in the first place. We will then shift our focus back to reminding ourselves that this event actually did happen -...

Accentuating the Positive

Dr. Rick Hanson, the esteemed psychologist and mindfulness teacher, points out that the brain has a negativity bias. The mind naturally clings to unpleasant experiences in order to “brace” you and protect you from danger. By actively seeking out moments...

Deep Breathing

In this exercise, I’ll share how deep breathing practices can influence your autonomic nervous system by relaxing your body and improving your immune system.

Resting the Mind

Although you cannot always control the mind, you can encourage it to be more at ease. Learning to do this will help you respond rather than react to your thoughts and emotions. This practice gives you the opportunity to train...

Visualizing a Fountain for Healing

Breathing is the most important thing we do, yet we tend to forget about it and never consciously breathe the best we are able to. Allow your mind to drift and wander to the thought of a small ornate hand-built...

Awareness of the Five Senses

When you are in the throes of an overwhelming emotion, it can hook you in completely. Mindfulness practice helps you notice when this happens. When you do notice you are feeling overwhelmed, you can use this exercise to bring yourself...

Energizing the Mind

During meditation practice, the mind can grow dull or sleepy. In this short practice, you will examine a few ways to bring energy and alertness to your mind. You can incorporate these methods into your other practices, inviting clarity into...

Bedtime Meditation

You may have woven mindfulness practice into your day— but as soon as you lie down in bed, you notice the mind beginning to race. As you settle down for the evening, the mind may not always read the situation...

Making Room for Pain and Discomfort

It’s common to tighten around your discomfort. You tense the body when you are struggling, trying to rid yourself of the unpleasantness. Instead of tightening, you can make room for the pain - welcoming it in and meeting it with...

Being Mindful and Present With Negative Emotions

In this audio, I’ll share how mindfulness can help you become however you WANT to be, rather than simply reacting to the stressors of work, news, and responsibilities.

Five Minutes to Regain Calm, Clarity, and Confidence

This is a five-minute "breathing space" practice that you can use anytime, anywhere, to regain calm, clarity, and confidence.   With special thanks to Sean Fargo of mindfulnessexercises.com for providing the script and Joseph Beg for his song "Regeneration".

Affirmations of Gratitude

Affirmations offer inspiration and support in building the capacity to identify and remember gratitude each day. From research, we know that something must be repeated to be remembered. In this audio, we will be doing some important affirmations together.  ...

Attending to Emotional, Mental, and External Difficulties

When we are faced with a difficult emotion, we often seek ways to change how we feel, trying to "outthink" the emotional experience or putting our attention elsewhere. Attending to these moments with mindfulness requires some patience and compassion. By...

Breathe Away Anxious Thoughts

Watch your negative thoughts diminish, little by little, as if you are riding away in a car and these thoughts are sitting along the roadside, shrinking away into the distance as you ride away with ease.   With special thanks...

Awareness of People Just Like You

In today's meditation, we will practice acknowledging the similarities between ourselves and others. Often, we focus on differences, but realizing that even a person who seems very different from us is in a fundamental way, just like us, can become...

Dropping The Suitcases of Worries and Regrets

Imagine standing in the street outside your house with two heavy suitcases. One full of worries about the future, and the other regrets about the past. Together, let's reflect on each... and then drop them.   With special thanks to...

Your Inner Land

When you create a healthy boundary for yourself, then things that have hurt you in the past will no longer be able to reach you anymore. In this guided meditation, we will build an imaginary home and safe haven together,...

Cultivating a Sense of Agency to Overcome Trauma

On July 4th of 2016, I lost my sister. That day changed my life forever. I've learned that the only way to work through trauma, is to actually work through it, and not around it.   With special thanks to...

Mindful Speech

We practice meditation during specific time periods, but mindfulness is part of all of life. And, life involves speaking and communicating. By practicing this exercise, you can become more conscious, thus creating healthier relationships.   With special thanks to Sean...

Boosting Your Brainwaves

Each morning, when walking through the lobby of our apartment building, we are greeted by two magnificent Buddha statues. It’s a wonderful way to start the day, but also serves as a beautiful reminder that no matter how busy life...

A Visualization to Relax the Mind for Deep Sleep

We’ve all got struggles. Mine is trying to motivate myself to go to the gym. For many of my clients, it is getting a good night’s rest. This meditation was created to help you jump over that hurdle and into...

A Safe Place to Deal with Pain

If you’re someone who struggles with chronic pain, then this one is for you. At the age of 19, I was diagnosed with endometriosis stage 4, and although surgery and medication helped, I always felt like I got most relief...

12 Intentions of Gratitude

The past three days have presented some challenges for me and sometimes it’s easier to simply allow ourselves to go below the line. Someone I can always turn to is my husband who often reminds me that there is nothing...

Five Minute Standing Meditation

"It takes nothing to join the crowd. It takes everything to stand alone." - Buddha   With special thanks to Sean Fargo of mindfulnessexercises.com for providing the script

A Breathing Anchor for Your Wandering Mind

"You have two choices: to control your mind, or to let your mind control you." -Buddha   With special thanks to Sean Fargo of mindfulnessexercises.com for providing the script