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Welcome to the meditation podcast for real survivors. Hosted by Paul Harrison—meditation coach of TheDailyMeditation.com with 25 years of experience—this show dives deep into meditation techniques and the intersection of mental health, mindfulness, and healing. No fluff. No false promises. Just real tools for real people doing the work.
If you’ve been through hell and come out fighting, you’ll find a home here. Paul delivers grounded, science-backed meditations and mental health insights with compassion and clarity. From Buddhist wisdom to modern therapeutic tools, you’ll learn how to actually change your mind, your body, and your life.
Perfect for educated, mindful listeners aged 35+, this podcast is a space for depth, honesty, and evolution. Whether you’re working through trauma, exploring consciousness, or simply trying to breathe again—you're not alone.
Paul has taught thousands through TheDailyMeditation.com and in private sessions. Now, he’s in your ear. Let’s train the mind together.
If you’ve been through hell and come out fighting, you’ll find a home here. Paul delivers grounded, science-backed meditations and mental health insights with compassion and clarity. From Buddhist wisdom to modern therapeutic tools, you’ll learn how to actually change your mind, your body, and your life.
Perfect for educated, mindful listeners aged 35+, this podcast is a space for depth, honesty, and evolution. Whether you’re working through trauma, exploring consciousness, or simply trying to breathe again—you're not alone.
Paul has taught thousands through TheDailyMeditation.com and in private sessions. Now, he’s in your ear. Let’s train the mind together.
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A new study led by Dr. Gabriela Górska and Dr. Paweł Holas from Warsaw University has found that a single 10-minute mindfulness meditation only improves wellness and compassion if you truly focus on the physical sensations of breathing. Without the right kind of attention, the benefits of meditation almost disappear. Why This Matters for You… Continue reading Study Shows Meditation Only Works If You Do THIS
![Discover Emptiness Meditation Technique Based [On Lao Tzu]](https://s3.castbox.fm/ca/d5/54/323e9ef53e371afd96a884a46176e4b571_scaled_v1_400.jpg "Discover Emptiness Meditation Technique Based [On Lao Tzu]")
When I was a teenager and into my early twenties, I felt trapped as the person I was, as my self. I thought I knew precisely who and what I was, and that that person was set in stone and could never change. Then I started to get into meditation, and one meditation technique that… Continue reading Discover Emptiness Meditation Technique Based [On Lao Tzu]
Just this morning one of my clients asked me what the deepest meditation techniques are. And I was divided in two over what to say. On the one hand there are techniques that are almost always deep regardless of who is doing them, things like Self Inquiry and Merkaba. On the other hand, there’s the… Continue reading 5 Deepest Meditation Techniques You Must Experience
Today, with her permission, I’m sharing the inspiring story of one of my meditation students, Hannah¹, who found self-love through meditation. In this post, you’ll learn how Hannah overcame self-criticism, rebuilt her self-worth, and developed deep self-compassion—starting with just one breath. How She Lost Self-Love: The Impact of Emotional Abuse When Hannah came to me,… Continue reading She Found Self Love Through Meditation
Meditation is helping me get in shape—but not in the way you might think. It’s not about sitting still and hoping the weight falls off. It’s about learning how to stay motivated for exercise, how to make yourself truly want to eat healthy, changing the way I see my body and my habits from the… Continue reading How Meditation Is Helping Me Get in Shape
For most of my life, I was living in survival mode — my nervous system constantly on edge, reacting as though the world wasn’t safe. As someone with BPD and PTSD, emotional dysregulation wasn’t occasional — it was constant. Even small stressors could send me spiraling into anxiety, dissociation, or emotional flooding. My body didn’t… Continue reading Meditation for Nervous System Regulation: My Journey
I meditate 20 times a day on average. But I also only meditate for about one hour total. One longer 30-minute session. Nineteen one-minute micro-meditations. Why? Because that’s how much meditation I need to stay centred. Any less, and at some point in the day I’ll slip into mindlessness. Into reactivity. Into that old place… Continue reading I Meditate 20 Times A Day To Stay Centred
One of the most important skills I ever learned is mindful listening—the art of listening with awareness and without judgment. It’s a skill we can use both during meditation and in our relationships, at home or at work. And what’s more, research shows it does wonders for our stress levels, communication, and overall wellbeing. In… Continue reading Mindful Listening Guide For Home & Work
When Dominik came to me for his first meditation lesson, it was clear he was holding on by a thread. The tension in his jaw, the stiffness in his body—it was all speaking for him. As I always do, I asked gently, “What brings you here today?” He looked at me with tired eyes and… Continue reading From Emotionally Hijacked to Free Via Meditation
I once sat across from a woman who hadn’t slept in days. Her body was rigid from pain. She said her thoughts were loud and dark. But there was this one moment—midway through a breathing meditation—where her shoulders softened, her face relaxed, and something shifted. As a private meditation teacher, I’ve been blessed to be… Continue reading Healing With Meditation – My Experience As A Teacher
As a meditation teacher who specializes in helping people when their practice goes wrong, many people come to me seeking answers as to why meditation makes them feel worse. It’s so frustrating. You start meditating because you want to feel better… and it ends up making your feel worse?!.. You might even wonder what’s wrong… Continue reading If Meditation Makes You Feel Worse, Do THIS
If you’re looking for a more uplifting, emotionally restorative form of meditation, heart-centered meditation practices are just the ticket. These exercises, which range from quick mindfulness exercises to full meditations, cultivate warm emotions like kindness, love, and compassion. And not only do these emotions feel good, significant research suggests they could be powerful tools for… Continue reading Heart-Centered Meditation: Reconnect With Your Feelings
As a private meditation teacher many people come to me saying that meditation isn’t working for them. But what I’ve come to learn is this. The truth is that the type of meditation you’re using isn’t working for you for the specific goal that you have in mind. Those three elements are everything: Type of… Continue reading When Meditation Doesn’t Work For You Do This
Through my extensive experience as a meditation teacher, I’ve come to learn that meditation is a golden gateway to a spiritual life. Perhaps you came to meditation recently, during the wave of extreme popularity that mindfulness is currently enjoying. And if so, you may very well wonder what other spiritual practices can help you, or… Continue reading Meditation And Spiritual Life – My Guide
I’ve been meditating for 25 years. I came to meditation as an actor battling stage anxiety, searching for something that actually worked. Meditation gave me that calm, but it wasn’t until I began exploring Buddhist philosophy that my practice deepened and my life shifted in ways I hadn’t expected. If you meditate—even if you’re not… Continue reading Lessons On Buddhist Philosophy For Meditators
I’ve meditated through the most painful moments. The moments that tear through your plans like a storm through glass. The kind that make you sit on the edge of your bed, numb. The kind that pull someone you love out of your life before you’re ready. When my father died young it rocked me to… Continue reading How I Use Meditation To Accept Change [Anicca]
Self-doubt in meditation is sneaky. It doesn’t scream. It whispers. It shows up the moment you close your eyes and try to find peace. And if you don’t know how to handle it, it’ll make you think you were never meant to meditate at all. I know because I’ve been there. I used to be… Continue reading A Real Guide to Self-Doubt in Meditation
I used to wonder if something was wrong with me—why I couldn’t meditate, no matter how much I wanted to. I’d sit, breathe, try to focus… and within seconds, I was gone. Caught in a craving. Fighting a thought. Doubting if I, a metalhead, even belonged on the cushion doing a practice made originally for… Continue reading Why You Can’t Meditate: The 5 Hindrances
Let this 15-minute guided meditation with Zen Pauly lead you into a space of compassion, softness, and deep emotional healing. Through the gentle practice of Loving Kindness (Metta), you’ll be guided to send warmth first to yourself, then outward to others—helping soothe pain, ease anxiety, and rebuild emotional resilience. Whether you’re carrying grief, anger, or… Continue reading Loving Kindness for Emotional Healing [15 Minutes Guided Meditation]
The jhānas are deep states of meditative absorption—intensely focused, calm, and blissful layers of concentration that arise when the mind becomes unified and undistracted. Imagine pouring oil into a bowl without spilling a drop. That smooth, unbroken stream? That’s the mind in jhāna: steady, continuous, absorbed. If you’ve ever found yourself wondering, “How do I… Continue reading Jhana Meditation – A Practical Beginner’s Guide
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