Your FREE Guide to Meditation
Meditation is…
Much more a practice than it is a goal.
It’s essentially a practice of true self-care, with the idea that you can try to start to implement it into your daily life to bring you a greater sense of calm, connection and overall well-being. Because the science proves it does all of those, and so much more.
In addition to the physiological benefits such as lowered heart rate, better digestion, and calming the nervous system, meditation also helps to:
Build skills to manage stress
Increase self-awareness
Focus on the present (rather than fear of past or future)
Reduce negative emotions
Increase imagination and creativity (and intuition!)
Increase patience and tolerance
“Know thyself”
It is also a form of interoception - a process of learning how to connect to and feel what’s happening on the inside. It’s a practice of understanding where you are in your body in any given moment - physically, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually.
My story
For me, meditation is a stable, guiding force in my life. It offers me solace, space and self-reflection, as well as grounding, connection to source and more.
But it hasn’t always been easy - there have been many ups and downs over the past decade or so. I kept waiting for the “right time” but it never arrived. It wasn’t until I found myself at a real physical and emotional low point that I finally realised the excuses I was making to not meditate, didn’t hold weight anymore. This was much more important.
It’s my hope you don’t have to reach that low first, and that you find the tools and the inspiration to start today.
How to Meditate
Step 1
Finding a place to sit in your home, that is ideally quiet and private.
Anywhere from a little nook to a dedicated room - it doesn’t have to be perfect!
Sit on a chair, cross legged, kneeling and use props or cushions
The goal is to be as comfortable as possible, and support the spine
Watch this video on Instagram for some tips on how to sit!
Step 2
Move the body in any way that feels natural.
Get stuck energy flowing and unlock the hips and the spine
Stand up and move the hips, stretch up the arms, yawn, twist etc.
Release your shoulders, jaw, face, neck as well
This only needs to take anywhere between 2-5 minutes (more if you like!)
Step 3
Find stillness and breathe.
Set your timer to 5-20 minutes
Find your favourite way to sit, arriving into the body and slowly into stillness
Pay attention and connect to the breath to anchor deeper into the body and to presence, and to calm the nervous system
Repeat a mantra or affirmation, for example: let go, or so hum
alterntivaes
If a seated, silent meditation practice doesn’t work for you at this moment in time, try one of the following other practices:
Conscious walking in silence
Lie down and listen to a guided meditation
Time a moment in your day to bring in an intention, and journal freely
Download your FREE meditation toolkit & tracker!
Page 1: Daily tracker to note down what time you meditate each day, and 1 or 2 key emotions or insights from each practice
Page 2: Space to note down weekly insights and gratitude journal entries
Page 3: Day affirmations for inspiration and motivation - one for 21 days!
Try these to guide you…
7-Day Chakra Meditation Series
The Chakras are concentrated energetic areas in the body that correlate to various physical, emotional and spiritual points and issues within us. Meditating on each energetic point can help bring much needed healing as well as help bring balance in our physical, emotional and energetic bodies. Only 5 minutes each!
Join me for my simple yet effective 5 minute meditation, focusing on letting go. By paying attention to the breath and using the repetition of a mantra, we can help relax the mind and body, and sink deeper into our own awareness. Ultimately, we can let go of what no longer serves us in this moment, so that we have the full permission to just BE. Great for all levels, enjoy.
This meditation is perfect for relaxation or for sleep. Slip into blissful states with this gentle, guided body scan, bringing awareness to each limb and ligament as we encourage relaxation and surrender. Perfect for just before bedtime, and proven to help aid with insomnia and difficulty sleeping.
In a world creating so many rules, boundaries and limitations, we must work twice as hard to connect into and tap into that which moves beyond the physical - beyond this body, this time - these trials and tribulations. To something higher, expansive and boundless. Where our true freedom lies: within. This meditation is open to all levels. Enjoy!
