In my final presentation for Meditation Teacher Training, I designed a guided meditation about the beauty of posture, including a chest opening warm-up, anatomical understanding, and visualizations of balancing stones.

When I open my palms, I see my life’s many chapters. In this Palm Contemplation, I meditate on the layers of my skin, its sensory acuteness, and the transferring of light spirit. With clear crystal quartz tumbles, I connect to feelings of gratitude, gentleness, and crystalized energy within my hands.

I’ve noticed that my thoughts differ when I meditate in a sauna vs an ice room. In this meditation, I visualize going through different spa spaces, tuning into my body, and sharing subtle characteristics in tension-releasing, mental shifts, and energetic qualities.

A sauna cycle is a temperature circuit to destress and invigorate the body. From heat to cold, and then rest, hydrotherapy spas provide many options to customize your spa and meditation experience.

With the theme of love and worthiness, this meditation explores different ways for the mind and body to connect to a stronger sense of value. From words of affirmation, symbolism, and guided visualization, this is an introduction to a life-long journey of you being you.

Sensing crystal energy has been a new practice for me. I have always enjoyed their company and now with meditation, I’m learning to sense their spark, visualize their energy, and open my mind to interpreting their messages.

Meditating under the rain in my car creates a special acoustical experience. I feel snug, safe, and protected in its sacred whimsical space. For this meditation recording, I share the steps my mind goes through during meditation, from ruminating in the Default Mode Network to reminders of worthiness to radiating positive energy. 

What’s the difference between listening to relaxing music while lying down versus sitting up? I experimented with this morning’s meditation and found subtle yet fulfilling benefits to simply sitting up.

For a time, my experience with an auto-immune disease thwarted my life into cyclical mental, emotional, and physical pain. I’ve found that meditation, even short sessions, helps me rid of past traumas. Instead of holding on to a story of suffering, I can practice letting go and opening to the magic of each day.

Recordings from my phone sounded like a ham radio so I got a fancy mic and now the sound quality induces a more relaxing audio experience. I was inspired to record an informal and easygoing meditation as if I was guiding a friend to a silent retreat.