Category: Meditation

Other Ways to Practice?

Vipassana teacher Konda Mason answers the question: “Is it OK if I find other ways to be meditative besides sitting on a cushion following my breath?”

Too Busy to Meditate?

Vinny Ferraro, senior faculty of Mindful Schools, instructs a parent too busy to maintain a meditation practice, asking: Are there moments in your day when you could check in with yourself?

How to Experience the True Nature of Mind

Mingyur Rinpoche shares step-by-step instructions to experience the basic nature of mind.

Thich Nhat Hanh on How to Take a Mindful Walk

The late Thich Nhat Hanh emphasized the practice of mindful walking as a profound way to deepen our connection with our body and the earth. Read on and learn how to breathe, take a mindful step, and come back to your true home.

3 Meditations from Ram Dass

These three meditations from “There Is No Other: The Way to Harmony and Wholeness,” a new book of teachings by the late spiritual teacher Ram Dass, invite you to rest in awareness, follow the breath, and experience oneness with all life.

How to Do Gatha Practice

By reciting the short verses known as gathas, says Zachiah Murray, we transform any activity into an opportunity to awaken to our true nature.

How to Open Your Heart

Tonglen is a transformational Buddhist meditation that awakens compassion. Susan Kaiser Greenland offers step-by-step instructions.

4 Steps to Transform Anxiety with RAIN

RAIN meditation helps us cultivate awareness, self-compassion, and resilience. Gullu Singh shares how to recognize, allow, investigate, and nurture anxious feelings.

A Self-Compassion Meditation to Be Kind to Yourself

A three-step contemplation from Kristin Neff to give yourself the compassion you need (and deserve).

A Loving-Kindness Meditation to Heal Your Inner Child

Peggy Rowe Ward and Larry Ward on how to give the wounded child inside you the love and compassion they deserve.

Pema Chödrön’s Meditation to Touch In with the Present Moment

Try this meditation practice to ground yourself in the present moment from renowned Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön.

How to Step Into the Present Moment

Gullu Singh shares how walking meditation serves as a powerful complement to sitting meditation.

A 3-Step Practice to Soothe Anxiety

Psychologist Chris Germer’s three-step self-compassion practice to soothe your anxiety with kindness.

The Daily Practice of Self-Kindness

You have enlightened nature, says Pema Khandro Rinpoche. If you truly know that, you’ll always be kind to yourself.

How to Create a Meditation Space

No matter your living situation, you can have a place to practice. Yaotunde Obiora explains.

How to Practice Deep Relaxation

Relaxing the mind is a big goal of Buddhist practice, but to do that you need to relax your body as well. Sister Chan Khong teaches us a three-step practice to access a deep restfulness that rivals sleep.