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 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 Jan 26, 2020 | Published on Feb 13, 2015 | Articles, Guided Meditations
When it comes to meditation, I don’t like to overstate the benefits, and I don’t like to offer false hope about what’s achievable. However, I do like catchy headlines. That’s why I’ve titled this post (and the associated guided...
by Matthew Young | Last updated Jan 23, 2017 | Published on Aug 26, 2014 | Articles, Guided Meditations
In really simple terms, you can do one of two things with your brain. You can think, or you can sense. When you think, your body usually responds by preparing for action. In other words, it assumes that because you are thinking, you need to be prepared (for a meeting,...
by Matthew Young | Last updated Apr 22, 2018 | Published on Jun 23, 2014 | Articles, Guided Meditations, Popular Posts
Can you remember the subject Emotional Literacy, from either primary or high school? Probably not, because no such subject exists. Our education systems are largely places for developing the intellect — the thinking mind — often at the expense of the body, the...
by Matthew Young | Last updated Jan 23, 2017 | Published on Jun 1, 2014 | Guided Meditations, Popular Posts
A while back I wrote a post describing a dozen or so reasons why it may be a good idea to let yourself think in meditation. I’ve come up with several more reasons since then, and heard from more and more people who have come to the realization that trying to...
