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Breath Counting Meditation
Tim Burnett – 13 minute audioCounting the breath can be a powerful support for breathing meditation practice. Here we suggest gently applying a number, from 1 up to 10, to the exhale. This gives the cognitive mind something to do in service of breath awareness. Note, though, that this practice is probably better described as “returning to one” than “counting […]
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Awareness of Breathing
Tim Burnett – 22 minute audioIn 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 Affectionate Breathing build upon this foundation. As with all meditation practices, the moment […]
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Standing Yoga
Karen Schwisow – 46 minute audioThink 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 sequence which is supported by this recording. Mindful Movement […]
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Standing Yoga
Richard Johnson – 28 minute audioThink 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 sequence which is supported by this recording. Mindful Movement […]
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Lying Down Yoga
Karen Schwisow – 46 minute audioThis 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.Mindfulness Northwest Resources These practice recordings, videos, and descriptions are provided to the community for your personal use free of charge. Our mission at Mindfulness Northwest is to […]
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Chair Yoga
Karen Schwisow – 37 minute audio
with diagramsWhile 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 is making these practices accessible to everyone. For an illustration of the […]
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Awareness of Breathing
Teresa Johnson – 25 minute audioIn 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 Affectionate Breathing build upon this foundation. As with all meditation practices, the moment […]
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Awareness of Breathing
Beth Glosten – 20 minute audioIn 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 Affectionate Breathing build upon this foundation. As with all meditation practices, the moment […]
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Sitting Meditation
Karen Schwisow – 17 minute audioSitting 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 and instant response to every problem, request, discomfort, or […]
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Five-Minute Meditation
Karen Schwisow – 5 minute audioMindfulness Northwest Resources These practice recordings, videos, and descriptions are provided to the community for your personal use free of charge. Our mission at Mindfulness Northwest is to make quality, teacher-supported, mindfulness and compassion training more available to communities in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. We hope you find this mindfulness practice helpful and invite you to explore […]
