A quick-start guide to mindfulness
Mindfulness 101 video course
At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, I recorded this series of short introductory mindfulness videos as a way of offering a resource for cultivating resilience and well-being in the face of a crisis unprecedented in our lifetime. It takes about 50 minutes to watch all the videos. If this course whets your appetite for more, you can find additional exercises and suggestions on the Practising Mindfulness page.
At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, I recorded this series of short introductory mindfulness videos as a way of offering a resource for cultivating resilience and well-being in the face of a crisis unprecedented in our lifetime. It takes about 50 minutes to watch all the videos. If this course whets your appetite for more, you can find additional exercises and suggestions on the Practising Mindfulness page.
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1. About me.
A bit of background about my history with mindfulness. |
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2. What is mindfulness?
What actually is mindfulness? Why should we practise it? |
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3. Posture.
In a moment we'll do our first guided meditation, but first we'll take a look at some helpful guidelines for meditation posture. |
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4. Mindfulness of breathing.
The first of two guided meditations in this short course: mindfulness of breathing. |
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5. Awareness and acceptance.
In this video we look at a mindfulness-based strategy for dealing with life's difficulties, using awareness and acceptance. |
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6. Mindfulness in daily life.
Formal meditation is one way to develop mindfulness, but we can also weave mindfulness into the course of our daily lives - and, actually, it works better when we do! |
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7. Body scan.
The second guided meditation in this short course, the body scan. |
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8. Establishing your practice.
Mindfulness is a skill like any other, and as such it comes with practice. In this video we'll look at the practicalities of establishing a mindfulness practice that works for you. |