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A new study led by Dr. Gabriela Górska and Dr. Paweł Holas from Warsaw University has found that a single 10-minute mindfulness meditation only improves wellness and compassion if you truly focus on the physical sensations of breathing. Without the right kind of attention, the benefits of meditation almost disappear. Why This Matters for You… Continue reading Study Shows Meditation Only Works If You Do THIS
When I was a teenager and into my early twenties, I felt trapped as the person I was, as my self. I thought I knew precisely who and what I was, and that that person was set in stone and could never change. Then I started to get into meditation, and one meditation technique that… Continue reading Discover Emptiness Meditation Technique Based [On Lao Tzu]
Just this morning one of my clients asked me what the deepest meditation techniques are. And I was divided in two over what to say. On the one hand there are techniques that are almost always deep regardless of who is doing them, things like Self Inquiry and Merkaba. On the other hand, there’s the… Continue reading 5 Deepest Meditation Techniques You Must Experience
Today, with her permission, I’m sharing the inspiring story of one of my meditation students, Hannah¹, who found self-love through meditation. In this post, you’ll learn how Hannah overcame self-criticism, rebuilt her self-worth, and developed deep self-compassion—starting with just one breath. How She Lost Self-Love: The Impact of Emotional Abuse When Hannah came to me,… Continue reading She Found Self Love Through Meditation
Meditation is helping me get in shape—but not in the way you might think. It’s not about sitting still and hoping the weight falls off. It’s about learning how to stay motivated for exercise, how to make yourself truly want to eat healthy, changing the way I see my body and my habits from the… Continue reading How Meditation Is Helping Me Get in Shape
For most of my life, I was living in survival mode — my nervous system constantly on edge, reacting as though the world wasn’t safe. As someone with BPD and PTSD, emotional dysregulation wasn’t occasional — it was constant. Even small stressors could send me spiraling into anxiety, dissociation, or emotional flooding. My body didn’t… Continue reading Meditation for Nervous System Regulation: My Journey
I meditate 20 times a day on average. But I also only meditate for about one hour total. One longer 30-minute session. Nineteen one-minute micro-meditations. Why? Because that’s how much meditation I need to stay centred. Any less, and at some point in the day I’ll slip into mindlessness. Into reactivity. Into that old place… Continue reading I Meditate 20 Times A Day To Stay Centred
One of the most important skills I ever learned is mindful listening—the art of listening with awareness and without judgment. It’s a skill we can use both during meditation and in our relationships, at home or at work. And what’s more, research shows it does wonders for our stress levels, communication, and overall wellbeing. In… Continue reading Mindful Listening Guide For Home & Work
When Dominik came to me for his first meditation lesson, it was clear he was holding on by a thread. The tension in his jaw, the stiffness in his body—it was all speaking for him. As I always do, I asked gently, “What brings you here today?” He looked at me with tired eyes and… Continue reading From Emotionally Hijacked to Free Via Meditation
I once sat across from a woman who hadn’t slept in days. Her body was rigid from pain. She said her thoughts were loud and dark. But there was this one moment—midway through a breathing meditation—where her shoulders softened, her face relaxed, and something shifted. As a private meditation teacher, I’ve been blessed to be… Continue reading Healing With Meditation – My Experience As A Teacher
Today on The Daily Meditation we’re diving into Koan Meditation, a traditional form of Buddhist meditation technique. I’ve created a tutorial for you, along with a guided meditation and podcast episode so that you can learn all about the wonderful practice of Koan Meditation. What Is Koan Meditation? Koan Meditation is a technique in which… Continue reading We Explore Buddhist Koan Meditation
Today here ar The Daily Meditation, we dived deep into the traditional Daoist Meditation Zuowang, and we’d love to share our experience with you. Zuowang, meaning “sitting in forgetfulness,” is a Daoist meditation practice aimed at transcending the ego and experiencing a state of pure emptiness. Rooted in Daoism, it is a path to unity… Continue reading Zuowang Meditation: We Sat In Emptiness And Felt Amazing
Today on The Daily Meditation we delve into Taoist breathing techniques, one of the main forms of Taoist meditation. Similar to other types of meditative breathing, these exercises can help to promote calmness and wellness and also connect us to control chi. Taoist Breathing Technique Video Script Welcome to this guided Taoist meditation session. Take… Continue reading We Tried The Best Taoist Breathing Techniques
The following is my advanced Vipassana meditation script, perfect for going deeper in your mindfulness practice and debeloping imsight. Advanced Vipassana Meditation Script Welcome to this advanced Vipassana meditation session. Take a moment to get comfortable and gently close your eyes. Let’s begin with a deep breath in through the nose to a count of… Continue reading Experience Our Advanced Vipassana Meditation [Script]
Let me tell you the story of how meditation changed my life. When I was a teenager and into my early 20s, my mental health was a mess. I was the most emotional man of all time—I’m pretty sure I still am. I would get emotional over anything. For instance, I remember this one time… Continue reading How I Changed My Life With Meditation
In this article and video we look at the different visualization techniques used in meditation. 3 Different Visualization Techniques There are three main types of visualization. The first, which I’m sure you’re familiar with, is simply visualizing something relaxing. For instance, visualizing yourself sitting by the sea or in a calm, peaceful setting. The benefit… Continue reading We Explore Different Visualization TechniquesIn Meditation
In this guided meditation for self belief we reflect on our core character strengths, how they have helped us in the past and how they will help us in the future. Script Hello and welcome to this wonderful guided meditation for self-belief. Take a moment to get comfortable, and when you’re ready, gently close your… Continue reading Guided Meditation For Self Belief
With the right form of meditation, you can achieve just about anything. Here are seven meditation techniques that you can use for conquering anxiety. 7 Meditations For Anxiety 1: Anapanasati Anapanasati is mindfulness of breath. It’s that quintessential form of meditation that most people are already aware of. In Anapanasati meditation, we begin by simply… Continue reading Harrison Shares Top Meditations For Anxiety
In this guide, I’m going to share my favorite mindfulness exercises from DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy). DBT is one of the newer forms of therapy and was created by Marsha Linehan in the 1970s. It is largely based on mindfulness and other Buddhist practices [2] and is rapidly becoming the go-to solution for a lot… Continue reading My Top 10 Mindful DBT Exercises & Skills
I know why your manifesting isn’t working. Have you been trying to manifest things? Perhaps you’re trying to manifest riches and wealth, or maybe you’re trying to manifest the most perfect relationship or the most beautiful home, and it simply isn’t working. Well, there is a reason why manifestation fails, and there is a solution.… Continue reading Why Manifesting Doesn’t Work For You
Your meditation practice could be causing dissociation, but meditation can also help cure it. If that sounds a little confusing, it’s because it is. There is indeed a bizarre link between meditation and dissociation, and in this video, I’m going to teach you everything you need to know. If that sounds good to you, remember… Continue reading Meditation VS Dissociation: We Investigate The Link
Most people who start a meditation begin with guided meditations, such as with our own meditations on Youtube. But after a while, you might find yourself wanting to get into self guided meditation. Self guided meditation is exactly how it sounds: leading yourself through a meditation practice without the assistance of an audio guide. There… Continue reading How To Do Self Guided Meditation
One of the quickest and easiest ways to calm your mood is with facial relaxation exercises. And I’ve got just the one for you. No, it’s not a massage, nor does it involve puffing your cheeks or pressing your tongue. Rather, it’s a facial relaxation meditation. Facial relaxation exercises can do wonders for our mood… Continue reading Try Our New Facial Relaxation Meditation Exercise
A brief period of meditation can help keep the vagus nerve active, in turn calming your nerves and leading to myriad physiological benefits. The vagus nerves are the main nerves of the parasympathetic nervous system [1], running from the brainstem down to the abdomen. They affect digestion, mood, heart rate and more, working as a… Continue reading This Vagus Nerve Meditation Calms & Heals
Hi friends. Guess what. My mind is absolutely crammed today. I have a ton of meditation lessons to schedule, I’m working on a revised version of my book, and my personal life is hectic. I have a to-do list that’s as long as my arm and it’s making my mind race. It times like this,… Continue reading How To Meditate When Youre Too Busy For It
I’ve found an incredibly effective way of handling stress and healing both the mind and the body. It’s a specific body-led meditation technique that relaxes us both physiologically and psychologically. You probably already know that prolonged stress can cause physical aches. When we perceive something to be a threat, the brain activates the stress response,… Continue reading Guided Meditation Relieves Stress Through Body Awareness
As a meditation teacher who is formally diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, many people ask how I do it. How do I control my BPD with mindfulness and meditation? The truth is, it is quite a complex problem. But I have managed to create a successful strategy to keep in control of my BPD. This… Continue reading How I Control BPD With Mindfulness & Meditation
One of the surprising things I’ve learned about mindfulness over the years is that for many people, eyes-open meditation is a game changer. In fact, eye exercises in general, such as EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation And Reprocessing) and yogic drishti, can have a wonderful effect on our mental health. And it’s not just me. Indeed,… Continue reading Open Eyes Meditation Changed Their Lives
As a meditation teacher who has been meditating for more than twenty years, it’s fair to say that I’ve learned a great deal about the practice. I’ve learned what does and doesn’t work. I’ve learned the pitfalls that hold people back from progressing in meditation. And I’ve learned one of most fundamental mistakes people make.… Continue reading I Wasted Years Using Meditation As Escapism. Then I Learned To Engage
If you want to get in the zone and experience Flow State, meditation is just what the doctor ordered. In this guide, I’ll reveal the secrets that pro athletes use to “lock in” and to get into flow, and a special guided meditation to help you experience that same state of flow today. What Is… Continue reading Meditation For Flow: Get In The Zone
As a meditation teacher many people ask me how to make meditation a lifestyle. The allure of doing so is immediately apparent. Imagine spending your whole life with the same feeling of calm that you get when you meditate, no more stress or anxiety, just inner peace and serenity. Does it sound too good to… Continue reading Imagine If Meditation Were Your Lifestyle
Let me tell you about my guided meditation for daily life. I’ve been using this meditation for a few years and it’s honestly my favorite way to meditate. It works on one simple premise: Whatever emotion we’ve been struggling with the most for the past 24 hours, we meditate on the opposite of that emotion.… Continue reading Guided Meditation For Daily Life
Recently, one of my students in my online meditation lessons asked me for a meditation for the “Fight or Flight response”. You probably already know what Fight Or Flight feels like. It’s that stressed feeling when your sympathetic nervous system kicks in as an automatic physiological reaction. It feels like an intense reaction, like your… Continue reading Meditation For Fight-Or- Flight Response
I always used to wonder how to focus on my goals without distraction. As a highly sensitive empath with identity distortion, it’s fair to say that it has been more than a little challenging for me to focus on myself. For the longest time it was impossible. I spent decades of my life putting other… Continue reading How To Focus On Your Goals Without Distraction
Lately, I’ve been wondering how to begin again in life. I will be honest, there are many aspect of my life that I’m not happy with, and at the grand old age of 41 I sometimes feel like it’s too late to start again. But as actress Karen Wadell once said, “You are never too… Continue reading How To Begin Again In Life With Meditation
If you’ve ever wondered how to disconnect from everything and escape for some downtime, you’re not alone. Me too. Honestly, recently I’ve been feeling that there is too much noise in my life. My business is a constant stream of work and stress. The news gets me down because of all the pessimism. Heck, the… Continue reading How To Disconnect From Everything
When the world is so self centred, how can you maintain a centered self? This guide will show you how. As a meditation teacher I am often helping people to stay centred. And I’ll be honest, it isn’t always easy. We are so bombarded by pressure and information overload that it can be difficult to… Continue reading How To Feel Centering In This Self Centred World
In this guide, I’ll share a wonderful meditation for borderline personality disorder, and I’ll share my personal insight as a professional meditation teacher who has BPD. I’ve suffered from borderline personality disorder for many years, although I was only formally diagnosed a year ago. As you might know, it is a very hard condition to… Continue reading Meditation For Borderline Personality Disorder
In this guide, I will share a powerful consciousness-expanding meditation and discuss the science behind both consciousness and meditation. But first, the all-important (and maybe impossible) question: What exactly is consciousness? Consciousness is everything. It’s that feeling you get when you hug a loved one. It’s the taste of chocolate. It’s the sound of water…… Continue reading Consciousness Expanding Meditation – Live MORE
In this guide, I am going to share with you a powerful meditation for leadership skills, and I’ll explain why I believe that mindfulness is the absolute number one tool for leaders. Now, here is the truth of it: absolutely anyone can become a good leader. Whether it’s in the workplace, on the sports field,… Continue reading Meditation For Leadership – The Magic Youre Missing
If you want to enjoy a positive body image, meditation can help. We live in a day and age where society and the media have led many people to an almost pathological degree of body hatred. And as a result, we are witnessing a rise in debilitating mental health conditions related to the body. Our… Continue reading Develop A Positive Body Image With Meditation
As a meditation teacher, many people have asked me about Dzogchen meditation. And in this guide, I am happy to share everything that you need to know about this wonderful technique and its corresponding philosophy. You’ll soon see why Dzogchen meditation is so helpful when it comes to achieving enlightenment. With this guide you will… Continue reading Dzogchen Meditation – We Made A Simple Guide For You
Today, I’m going to discuss cyclic sighing breathing techbique, which you can use to reduce anxiety and to reduce stress. Now, it is a breathing technique. And you might wonder why breathing techniques are so powerful. Well, recently, Stanford University released research that revealed lots about why breathing techniques help us so much when it… Continue reading Cyclic Sighing Breathing Technique For Stress / Anxiety
Today, I’m going to discuss how to be confident in social situations. That is, confident in friendships, confident in dating, life and romance, and confident with people at work. But before I get into that, I’d like to explain my own journey. You see, throughout my life I have been riddled with social anxiety… Continue reading How To Have Social Confidence [Podcast]
Hi everyone and welcome back to the Daily Meditation with me meditation teacher Paul Harrison. Today I’m going to be discussing how to use meditation when you’re feeling depressed, when you’re down, when you’re sad, when you’re feeling blue. Can I be honest with you? The reason that I’m doing this today is because I’m… Continue reading Meditation For When You Feel Depressed & Sad
Welcome back to the Daily meditation with me, meditation teacher Paul Harrison. Today, one of my students asked me how meditation can make them more productive. Well, the good news is that meditation can indeed massively increase your productivity levels, and by the end of this episode, you’re going to know a few easy but… Continue reading Improve Your Productivity With Meditation [Podcast]
Welcome back to the Daily meditation with me, meditation teacher Paul Harrison. Today I’m going to be doing a guided of Vipassana meditation. Vipassana is one of the oldest forms of meditation and one of the main Buddhist meditation techniques. When you do this meditation, you’re going to gain insight into your mind, as well… Continue reading Guided Vipassana Meditation
Recently I was reading through some of my Buddhist books when I came across the word Kansha, meaning “appreciation and gratitude for the complete human experience”. It’s a wonderful philosophy. So let me share everything you need to kmow. What Is Kansha (Buddhist Gratitude)? Kansha is a Japanese word and a very important part of… Continue reading Kansha – A Guide To Buddhist Gratitude
Welcome back to the Daily meditation with me, Paul Harrison. Today I’m going to be discussing meditation and grief, and how to feel closer to someone you love who died. Yes, that subject which touches us all. Loss. Bereavement. And I’d like to start by asking one very personal question. Who in your life have… Continue reading How To Feel Closer To Someone You Love Who Has Died
Hi everybody, welcome back to the Daily meditation with me. Paul Harrison. Today I’m going to be doing a wonderful meditation that will make us feel so happy and so glad to be alive. You’re really gonna love it and by the end of the session it’s really gonna change your perspective on things and.… Continue reading Meditation For Joy And Gladness [Podcast]
We here at The Daily Meditation are experts in delivering workplace meditation programs. And our unique approach to corporate meditation could very well be the solution to one of society’s biggest problems: Stress at work. It’s a well known fact that stress is one of the top five killers, and workplace stress is the most… Continue reading How To Launch A Workplace Meditation Program
In today’s episode of The Daily Meditation podcast, a powerful guided meditation for self love.
In today’s episode of The Daily Meditation podcast, I share the most powerful meditations for concentration.
In the latest episode of The Daily Meditation podcast, I do a guided body scan meditation a la Jon Kabat Zinn. Learn more about Body Scan Meditation.
In this episode of The Daily Meditation podcast, we look at how to change your thoughts with meditation and mindfulness.
In this episode of The Daily Meditation podcast, we discuss Analytical Meditation, a powerful Buddbist meditation technique.
In the latest episode of THE DAILY MEDITATION podcast I discuss how to get kids meditating, and I share a fun meditation for children. In 2022 mental health is a challenge for kids. And experts say that self image problems are at a high. But this meditation for children can help. Read my… Continue reading Getting Kids Meditating (Fun Meditation for Children)
In the latest episode of The Daily Meditation podcast, I had the pleasure of discussing yoga and meditation with the wonderful Lily Allen Duenas from Wild Yoga Tribe. Lily is an international yoga teacher and host of the Wild Yoga Tribe podcast. In the episode we discuss Lily’s background in yoga and meditation, and Lily… Continue reading The Episode With Lily Allen Duenas
In the episode of The Daily Meditation podcast, I discuss meditation and acupuncture with Tom Ingegno from Charm City Integrative Health in Baltimore Maryland Tom is an expert with a long history in Chinese medicine. I found his insights in Eastern healing utterly fascinating ang thoroughly enjoyed this episode. Some of the highlights of this… Continue reading Meditation And Acupuncture With Tom Ingegno
On the latest episode of The Daily Meditation I had the pleasure of chatting with Amy Lee Westervelt, a dream design specialist who primarily works with entrepreneurs. Enjoy the episode.
In this article we will look at the brilliant Self Inquiry meditation and its benefits. Many experts have called this the single most powerful spiritual meditation technique in the world. Why? Because it can absolutely transform your perspective of your self and reveal to you your true nature. Is this technique as powerful as they… Continue reading Self Inquiry Meditation Script & Benefits
Today on The Daily Meditation podcast we discuss hypnotism and past lifr regression with Eli Bliliuos from Try Hypnosis Now in NYC. I must say I had very little idea about hypnosis or past life regression. Eli, however, is a legitimate expert and he helped me to understand hypnosis and past life regression. Oh. I… Continue reading Hypnosis & Past Life Regression with Eli Bliliuos
In the latest episode of The Daily Meditation podcast, I discuss living with balance on and off the mat with Michelle Baldino from Bulldog Yoga Studio. Michelle and I discussed aligning with your purpose and living with balance. If youd like to learn more about Michelle Baldino you can visit her at Bulldog Yoga Studio.… Continue reading Living With Balance With Michelle Baldino
Today on The Daily Meditation podcast I chat with Milana Perepyolkina, author of the bestselling Gypsy Energy Secrets. In the episode, Milana encourages us to get in contact with our spiritual side. She shares how a near death experience completely changed her perspective on life, and reveals a wonderful exercise for gratitude. Big thanks to… Continue reading Getting Through Hard Times With Milana Perepyolkina