Summit Mindfulness - Guided Meditations

The goal of this practice is to experience some degree of freedom upon letting go of whatever it is that we are holding on to. Suffering and unhappiness result from craving and aversion. If we observe the thoughts and emotions underlying them, we realize that we are holding on to something. When we let go of whatever it is that we are holding on to, the thoughts and emotions pass away taking with them the cravings or aversions. This process occurs in real time as we continue to observe our breath and our attention drifts away from the breath precisely because of some craving or aversion that arises. For more information, visit: http://summitmindfulness.com/2019/08/on-letting-go-revised/

Loving-kindness meditation is a method of developing compassion. It comes from the Buddhist tradition, but it can be adapted and practiced by anyone, regardless of religious affiliation. For more information, visit: http://summitmindfulness.com/2017/10/cultivating-loving-kindness-loved-ones/

This guided meditation guides us to relax different parts of the body as we exhale. The mindfulness of breath anchors the mind and keeps it focused on the relaxation process. We just need to lie down comfortably and bring our attention to the breath. As we exhale, we feel the relaxing effect of the breath as it leaves the body and relax the body, part by part as guided in the meditation track, beginning at the top of the body and going down till we reach the feet. We then relax the whole body.

The meditation entitled “Looking Deeply, Release” appears in chapter IV of the book “The Blooming of a Lotus” by Thich Nhat Hanh. This conscious breathing meditation can be used to be in touch with all the feelings that create anger and to then transform the seeds that create anger within us. The in-breath is to experience a certain feeling that generates anger. The out-breath smiles and cultivates compassion to that feeling.

Prior to using the meditation track entitled "Looking Deeply, Healing #1", please check out my blog post on my website that provides some background information. http://summitmindfulness.com/2016/05/looking-deeply-healing-1/