by Matthew Young | Last updated May 6, 2017 | Published on May 6, 2017 | Guided Meditations
A meditation for when you are feeling lazy, tired, frazzled or worn out. (Also a good way to fall asleep). With thanks to Liu Ponomarew who came up with the original idea during Meditation Teacher Training.
by Matthew Young | Last updated Mar 27, 2023 | Published on May 6, 2017 | Articles
Do you love your emotions? Do you look forward to days on which a depression visits? Do you eagerly await the arrival of anxiety? And do you enjoy moments of anger, jealousy or shame? Perhaps these questions strike you as absurd? Who on Earth looks forward to feeling...
by Matthew Young | Last updated Dec 20, 2023 | Published on Apr 1, 2017 | Articles, Popular Posts
assumptionnoun1. a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof. You probably came to meditation with a lot of assumptions. And even if you’ve been meditating for years, you probably still have a lot of assumptions — about what...
by Matthew Young | Last updated Sep 4, 2018 | Published on Mar 22, 2017 | Articles, Guided Meditations
Feeling stressed? Here’s a two-minute guided meditation you can use to take the edge off a trying situation or anxious moment. Need more time to relax? Or a guided meditation to help you get to sleep, or to work through some troubling issue or emotion? I have...
by Matthew Young | Last updated Oct 15, 2021 | Published on Feb 28, 2017 | Articles
Meditation is easy. It’s easy to learn and it’s easy to do. At least, it can be, if you have an understanding and approach conducive to mitigating struggle. Remembering to meditate, or doing it regularly, however, seems much, much harder. It’s a bit...
by Matthew Young | Last updated Jun 30, 2021 | Published on Jan 30, 2017 | Articles
At the first meditation class I attended I was instructed to sit still for 30 minutes. That seemed like a long time to me. However, that was nothing compared to what was expected on the first retreat I attended. There, the shortest meditation was 60 minutes long and...
by Matthew Young | Last updated Jul 12, 2024 | Published on Jan 5, 2017 | Articles, Popular Posts
I’ve read hundreds of books on meditation and mindfulness. Most of them were good but half a dozen have really stood out from the rest. These are the books I keep coming back to, re-reading and learning from. Note: The links below take you to fishpond.com.au or...
by Matthew Young | Last updated Apr 22, 2018 | Published on Nov 25, 2016 | Articles
I was recently asked to contribute to an article commissioned by Bupa Life Insurance on ways in which to achieve a calmer life. I submitted the suggestions outlined below, but you can read the entire article, including tips from a number of other ‘expert...
by Matthew Young | Last updated Nov 30, 2023 | Published on Oct 27, 2016 | Articles, Popular Posts
It’s hard. You want to meditate. But you can’t find the time. You crave rest. You wish you could just drop everything and let go. But your to-do list just keeps growing. You’re trying to juggle work with family obligations and friendships. You’re an...
by Matthew Young | Last updated Aug 8, 2023 | Published on Oct 3, 2016 | Articles, Popular Posts
If you’ve read more than one article on meditation you’ve probably seen a photograph of someone sitting in the lotus pose; feet resting on opposing thighs, back ramrod straight and eyes determinedly closed. They might also have been doing something weird...
by Matthew Young | Last updated Dec 21, 2019 | Published on Sep 27, 2016 | Articles
He who binds to himself a joy Does the winged life destroy; But he who kisses the joy as it flies Lives in eternity’s sunrise. — William Blake This article is a reproduction of the afterword from Bill Morgan’s insightful book, The Meditator’s...
by Matthew Young | Last updated Jan 11, 2017 | Published on Sep 16, 2016 | Articles
Here’s a collection of facts about meditation and mindfulness. They include helpful tips for beginners, surprising ‘secrets’, as well as findings revealed by recent research. Follow us on Facebook to view...
