2: Meditation: What to Notice
Thus far, it’s fairly likely that meditation so far hasn’t met your expectations. You might be frustrated, confused, not sure if you’re doing it right. Let’s start by throwing out our expectations of what meditation should be. There is no right way to do it, and it will be different for every person, different each […]
1: Video Lesson: Checking In With Yourself
In this video, I talk about what to do when you first start your meditation session: 1) Settle in, and check in with yourself; 2) See what you’ve brought to the session; 3) Check in with your physical state, your emotions, your thoughts; 4) Allow yourself to be present with these things.
3: Video Lesson: Concentration & Awareness
In this lesson, we talk about the skills of concentration and awareness, and I share the 2-minute daily practice that I’m asking you to do every day this week.
2: Advanced Meditation Plan
For those of you who already have an established meditation habit, you might be wondering how to take it to the next level. I suggest trying to levitate. OK, just kidding! Seriously, there is unfortunately not one good answer to this question. People who have been meditating for awhile have a number of different approaches […]
1: Meditation Plan
There are lots of ways to meditate, and in this module we’re not going to learn even a small amount of them. What we’ll learn is a very simple meditation method, designed to help you form the habit. Once you have the meditation habit formed, you can experiment with different styles. For now, let’s keep […]
Meditation Habit Overview
I’ve said it a number of times: meditation is the fundamental habit. Why? Because it helps you develop an awareness of your urges & rationalizations that will help you develop or quit any other habits you want to create. Meditation takes a lot of practice, but in my experience, there’s no more useful habit you […]