Standing Yoga
Richard Johnson - 28 minute audio

Think of Mindful Movement as a "body scan in motion" where we practice deeply feeling the sensations in the body as we move it and as we hold different postures. We offer a few suggestions for getting started as well as diagrams of our standard full mindful movement...

Lying Down Yoga
Karen Schwisow - 46 minute audio

This version of Mindful Movement is a gentle yoga sequence that can all be done while lying down. Connect with your bodily experience and enjoy gentle movement with this practice. Lying Down Yoga - 46 minutes by Karen Schwisow...

Chair Yoga
Karen Schwisow - 37 minute audio
with diagrams

While Mindfulness Northwest's recommended Mindful Movement with Gentle Yoga sequence includes getting up and down off the floor, this Chair Yoga version can be done sitting on the chair and standing with the support of the chair. A core value at Mindfulness Northwest...

Awareness of Breathing
Teresa Johnson - 25 minute audio

In this core meditation practice, we direct attention to the sensations associated with breathing as our bodies inhale and exhale. This practice is a powerful tool for grounding in our experience of the present moment. Other breath practices like Breath Counting and...

Awareness of Breathing
Beth Glosten - 20 minute audio

In this core meditation practice, we direct attention to the sensations associated with breathing as our bodies inhale and exhale. This practice is a powerful tool for grounding in our experience of the present moment. Other breath practices like Breath Counting and...

Sitting Meditation
Karen Schwisow - 17 minute audio

Sitting Meditation is a powerful way to stop. To pause. To remember. To turn down the volume. In Sitting Meditation we take a balanced, stable, upright posture and tune in to felt experience. The stillness we settle into is a powerful antidote to habits of reaction...

Five-Minute Meditation
Karen Schwisow - 5 minute audio

Five-Minute Meditation - 5 minutes by Karen Schwisow https://mindfulnessnorthwest.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/5_minute_meditation.mp3 Mindfulness Northwest Resources These practice recordings, videos, and descriptions are provided to the community for your personal...

Open Awareness Meditation
Tim Burnett - 38 minute audio

Open Awareness is the practice of stabilizing attention with a broad, wide-open focus that allows mental objects, sensations, and sensory experiences to come and go. All mindfulness-based practices are oriented towards stabilizing attention. Sometimes a stable...

Mindful Movement
Teresa Johnson - 28 minute audio

Think of Mindful Movement as a "body scan in motion" where we practice deeply feeling the sensations in the body as we move it and as we hold different postures. We offer a few suggestions for getting started as well as diagrams of our standard full mindful movement...

On the Body Scan
Practice Instructions

instructions The Body Scan is the first practice introduced in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. It supports increased awareness of the body and integration of body and mind. The Body Scan is also a great way to start working with mindfulness of attention. The Body...

On Mindful Movement
Practice Instructions

instructions Mindful movement or gentle yoga can develop strength, balance, flexibility and body awareness. Our mindful movement emphasizes awareness and balance. Move through the poses carefully and slowly, holding attention inside the body.Please consider the...