Mindfulness Meditation with Dawn Mauricio

In this practice, the guiding question becomes: what would serve your mindfulness right now? Perhaps practicing with pointed focus, or in an open, spacious way, or tuning into feeling tone is what you need. Whatever your experience, this meditation encourages an autonomy and responsiveness, as a way to support our natural quality of awareness that is kind and curious, not forced or effortful.This meditation was guided during my 4-month Mindfulness Facilitation Certification Program. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dawnmauricio.substack.com

In this practice, curiosity becomes your companion as you move through the entire body—What sensations are present that weren’t there before? How does one side of the body expand differently than the other? If you don’t feel anything, can you get curious about the numbness itself—where it begins, how big the area is? You might explore in great detail or in broad strokes, whatever feels supportive.This meditation was guided during my 4-month Mindfulness Facilitation Certification Program. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dawnmauricio.substack.com

In this week’s practice, we’ll explore feeling tone—that quality of pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral that colors every experience. Like so much in mindfulness, this might be simple, but it’s not always easy. Yet, it’s a skill worth cultivating, one that can lead to freedom from suffering. You might actively note the feeling tone, or relax your effort and listen for it to make itself known. This meditation was guided during my 4-month Mindfulness Facilitation Certification Program. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dawnmauricio.substack.com

In this practice, you’ll be guided to tune into the four elements as they appear in your body—how earth element holds you, pressing up from below; how air element moves through you, borrowed briefly before you breathe it out again; how water element appears as tears, saliva or sweat, before being released back into the atmosphere; and how fire element is experienced as warmth or coolness, shaped by forces around and in you. You might stay with one element as your anchor, or let your awareness move between them, noticing what’s here in this body made of borrowed earth, air, water, and fire.This meditation was guided during my 4-month Mindfulness Facilitation Certification Program. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dawnmauricio.substack.com

In this 10-minute practice, you’re invited to work in the spirit of ease—using whatever you’re already noticing as your anchor, rather than hardening or forcing yourself to be aware of something else. You’re encouraged to let go of how practice “should” be and instead meet what’s arising with curiosity and friendliness.This meditation was guided during the Spirit Rock Living Dharma Program. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dawnmauricio.substack.com

In this meditation, you’ll be guided to explore the breath as an anchor for attention—noticing where it lives in your body, its natural rhythm, the sensations that arise. If the breath happens to feel activating or inaccessible, you’re encouraged to find what works for you. Whether you settle into subtle awareness of the breath or simply rest, the practice emphasizes meeting yourself where you are.This meditation was guided during my 4-month Mindfulness Facilitation Certification Program. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dawnmauricio.substack.com

From choosing an anchor to relaxing your effort, this loose exploration of the four foundations of mindfulness sets the stage for your practice to become organic and remixed, moving between breath, sensation, sound, emotions, and thoughts. Over the course of the 30-minute practice, there may be enough settling for mindfulness itself become the anchor. Try it and see what’s possible for you.This meditation was guided during my 4-month Mindfulness Facilitation Certification Program. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dawnmauricio.substack.com

Join me for a 25-minute mindfulness practice invites you to slow down, turn inward, and to find your natural anchor—whether breath, sound, or body sensations.This meditation was guided during my 4-month Mindfulness Facilitation Certification Program. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dawnmauricio.substack.com

Many meditators become attached to the idea that meditating must be done with the eyes closed, but how can we use sight - much like we've used sound in the past - as an anchor and a window into a budding self-awareness? Observing your body's responses and reactions to visual stimulus is a beautiful way to practice. Try it with me! • Guided by Dawn Mauricio• Enjoyed this meditation? Rate it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and review it on Spotify and Apple Podcasts or share it with a friend or two wherever you get your podcasts• Support my work by joining my membership community or subscribing to my newsletter and get additional resources regularly• Follow this podcast and be the first to know when new meditations become available (most Wednesdays)• Here's another version of a loving-kindness meditation: Love Your Many Sides.• Want to get in touch? Email hi@dawnmauricio.org This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dawnmauricio.substack.com

Whether it is peace, energy, love, kindness, understanding, or something else you are looking for, this meditation will help you find pieces of yourselves that already contain that which you are seeking. It's a practice in resourcing from within. Which isn't meant to eliminate the need for others, only to keep us feeling sturdy and in harmony with ourselves. • Guided by Dawn Mauricio• Enjoyed this meditation? Rate it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and review it on Spotify and Apple Podcasts or share it with a friend or two wherever you get your podcasts• Read more about this episode including the transcript• Support my work by joining my membership community or subscribing to my newsletter to get additional resources regularly• Follow this podcast and be the first to know when new meditations become available (most Wednesdays)• Here's another version of a loving-kindness meditation: Love Your Many Sides.• Want to get in touch? Email hi@dawnmauricio.org This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dawnmauricio.substack.com

Sound is an amazing tool for observing our natural reactions and inclinations. Noticing how we physically receive certain sounds, what happens in the body when we can't seem to find a sound after the meditation we are listening to *told us to hear*! This meditation will use sound and the sense of hearing as a portal to observing the self. It will sort of replace the more frequently used anchors like breath, etc. Give it a listen! See what comes up! • Guided by Dawn Mauricio• Enjoyed this meditation? Rate it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and review it on Spotify and Apple Podcasts or share it with a friend or two wherever you get your podcasts• Read more about this episode including the transcript• Support my work by joining my membership community or subscribing to my newsletter to get additional resources regularly• Follow this podcast and be the first to know when new meditations become available (most Wednesdays)• Here's another version of a loving-kindness meditation: Love Your Many Sides.• Want to get in touch? Email hi@dawnmauricio.org This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dawnmauricio.substack.com

Sometimes a simple check in is incredibly powerful. This meditation will guide you through a little self-diagnostics check, to notice what is present in you in a precise moment. Doubt? Agitation? Fatigue? Practice saying "I see you! It's all good!" before diving deeper. Removing judgement allows us to be honest with ourselves and those around us about what we're navigating in a given moment which can create space for compassion towards yourself and others.• Guided by Dawn Mauricio• Enjoyed this meditation? Rate it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and review it on Spotify and Apple Podcasts or share it with a friend or two wherever you get your podcasts• Read more about this episode including the transcript• Support my work by joining my membership community or subscribing to my newsletter to get additional resources regularly• Follow this podcast and be the first to know when new meditations become available (most Wednesdays)• Here's another version of a loving-kindness meditation: Love Your Many Sides.• Want to get in touch? Email hi@dawnmauricio.org This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dawnmauricio.substack.com

One of the most common misconceptions I come across as a meditation teacher is the belief that you need to be able to empty your mind or stop it from wandering in order to meditate. The practice of meditation is a continual returning from wherever your mind wanders to. This meditation focuses on that very fundamental part of every practice: Returning. Over and over.• Guided by Dawn Mauricio• Enjoyed this meditation? Rate it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and review it on Spotify and Apple Podcasts or share it with a friend or two wherever you get your podcasts• Read more about this episode including the transcript• Support my work by joining my membership community or subscribing to my newsletter to get additional resources regularly• Follow this podcast and be the first to know when new meditations become available (most Wednesdays)• Here's another version of a loving-kindness meditation: Love Your Many Sides.• Want to get in touch? Email hi@dawnmauricio.org This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dawnmauricio.substack.com

Some days we just feel a little bit wired and unsettled. This meditation is a simple yet effective tool for helping to settle the mind, the nerves, and the spirit. In the meditation, I use the visual of a snow globe all shaken up and slowly settling. Think of this as *that* but for your mind. • Guided by Dawn Mauricio• Enjoyed this meditation? Rate it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and review it on Spotify and Apple Podcasts or share it with a friend or two wherever you get your podcasts• Read more about this episode including the transcript• Support my work by joining my membership community or subscribing to my newsletter to get additional resources regularly• Follow this podcast and be the first to know when new meditations become available (most Wednesdays)• Here's another version of a loving-kindness meditation: Love Your Many Sides.• Want to get in touch? Email hi@dawnmauricio.org This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dawnmauricio.substack.com

In a highly individualistic society that celebrates independence, it can feel hard sometimes to accept and embrace support. But the truth is, there is massive strength and freedom in allowing loved ones and our communities to support us. This meditation will tune into the ways your body and mind are resisting support as a practice in leaning into it.• Guided by Dawn Mauricio• Enjoyed this meditation? Rate it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and review it on Spotify and Apple Podcasts or share it with a friend or two wherever you get your podcasts• Read more about this episode including the transcript• Support my work by joining my membership community or subscribing to my newsletter to get additional resources regularly• Follow this podcast and be the first to know when new meditations become available (most Wednesdays)• Want to get in touch? Email hi@dawnmauricio.org This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dawnmauricio.substack.com

The body naturally wants to move towards balance. We don't really need to *do* anything about it. The mind however, often seeks perfection. This meditation will invite you to notice the way this mental tendency towards fixing and adjusting manifests in the body. The more we practice this, the more easily we can respond when we notice it happening in our day to day lives, slowly healing our perfectionist minds. • Guided by Dawn Mauricio• Enjoyed this meditation? Rate it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and review it on Spotify and Apple Podcasts or share it with a friend or two wherever you get your podcasts• Read more about this episode including the transcript• Support my work by joining my membership community or subscribing to my newsletter to get additional resources regularly• Follow this podcast and be the first to know when new meditations become available (most Wednesdays)• Want to get in touch? Email hi@dawnmauricio.org This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dawnmauricio.substack.com

This meditation is part of my end of year rituals I do to honor the past year and to usher in the next year with connection, intention, and purpose. The meditation includes visualizing the year that is ending in reverse chronological order and letting any memories of whatever happened during the year arise naturally. Afterward, you can fill out the template available for download via the link below. The template prompts you to specify one to two highs and lows from each season, reflect on the one biggest lesson you (re)learned, and contemplate on how you want to feel in the coming year.• Access template here to download it• Guided by Dawn Mauricio• Enjoyed this meditation? Rate it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and review it on Spotify and Apple Podcasts or share it with a friend or two wherever you get your podcasts• Read more about this episode including the transcript• Support my work by joining my membership community or subscribing to my newsletter to get additional resources regularly• Follow this podcast and be the first to know when new meditations become available (most Wednesdays)• Want to get in touch? Email hi@dawnmauricio.org This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dawnmauricio.substack.com

For those familiar with the practice of cultivating loving-kindness, you probably have done so through a recitation of phrases. Reciting phrases is just one doorway into this particular heart quality, and it doesn’t always work for everyone. In this practice, you’ll be guided to use images or a memory to inspire the sensations of loving-kindness to arise, and then to share it outward.• Guided by Dawn Mauricio• Enjoyed this meditation? Rate it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and review it on Spotify and Apple Podcasts or share it with a friend or two wherever you get your podcasts• Read more about this episode including the transcript• Support my work by joining my membership community or subscribing to my newsletter to get additional resources regularly• Follow this podcast and be the first to know when new meditations become available (most Wednesdays)• Here's another version of a loving-kindness meditation: Love Your Many Sides.• Want to get in touch? Email hi@dawnmauricio.org This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dawnmauricio.substack.com

The acronym RAIN - recognize, allow, investigate, non-identification - was created by Michelle McDonald and popularized by Tara Brach. Often taught as a tool to deal with overwhelming emotions, this twist on a more traditional RAIN practice is guided so that it can be an essential technique you refer to regardless of what your current experience is.• Guided by Dawn Mauricio• Enjoyed this meditation? Rate it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and review it on Spotify and Apple Podcasts or share it with a friend or two wherever you get your podcasts• Read more about this episode including the transcript• Support my work by joining my membership community or subscribing to my newsletter to get additional resources regularly• Follow this podcast and be the first to know when new meditations become available (most Wednesdays)• Want to get in touch? Email hi@dawnmauricio.org This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dawnmauricio.substack.com

Inspired by teacher Martine Bachelor, altruistic joy asks us to be joyful for others even if we may be not feel like it. In this meditation, you’ll be guided through a number of doorways into cultivating this heart quality.• Guided by Dawn Mauricio• Enjoyed this meditation? Rate it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and review it on Spotify and Apple Podcasts or share it with a friend or two wherever you get your podcasts• Read more about this episode including the transcript• Support my work by joining my membership community or subscribing to my newsletter to get additional resources regularly• Follow this podcast and be the first to know when new meditations become available (most Wednesdays)• Want to get in touch? Email hi@dawnmauricio.org This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dawnmauricio.substack.com