Peer-led Guided Meditations: Recent Episodes

UR Mindful University Project

Peer led meditations presented by University of Rochester's Mindful University Project.

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Join us in a 5 minute meditation to help you begin again with the start of a new season.

This is a short, guided meditation in honor of spring. We will visualize ourselves as blooming flowers and tie this back to life in a positive way, all while beathing and focusing on relaxation.

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Peer Led Meditation with Minnie

"Gratitude doesn't always arise spontaneously; it is something that you can train yourself to feel..." This mindfulness activity was adapted from Dr. Arlene K. Unger's book Calm: 50 mindfulness and relaxation exercises to de-stress.

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Join Minnie in a Peer-Led Meditation 

"This exercise shows you how to turn even the dullest chore into a meditative experience..." This mindfulness activity was adapted from Dr. Arlene K. Unger's book "Calm: 50 mindfulness and relaxation exercises to de-stress."

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Take a few minutes to wind down and take care of your relationship with you!

Join Zoe in a peer-led Loving Kindness Meditation.

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Walking Meditation Session⁠

Time: 8 mins⁠

Join Mayra Vite-Romero in this walking meditation. It will utilize techniques that can be used when walking indoors or outdoors. The techniques can be easily utilized to get from point A to point B or while on a path. You can replay this for a longer walk or use it for a short walk, maybe from one class to another.⁠

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This is a Peer Led 10 minute Morning Meditation with Farhin.

Tune into a calming presence to help you start your day off in the right direction. 

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Here is a quick meditation to help you ground yourself when feeling anxious. 

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Here is a recording of our Monday Night Peer Lead Meditations in case you missed it. 

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Take 5 minutes to reflect on how you handle change as we start the new year. 

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Channeling gratitude in addition to recognizing challenging times.

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Welcome students! We are here to support you during this chaotic and overwhelming time. This meditation will guide you through calming belly breaths and awareness of sounds.

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A guided meditation to connect with your body during this chaotic time of transitions, uncertainty, quarantine, violence and so much more. This session also incorporates some self-loving kindness.

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With swirling thoughts life can feel out of control. Gain some control through this grounding meditation.

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Ease physical and emotional pain with a soothing presence.

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Relax into sleep by feeling into the support the ground/bed offers your body.

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Envision yourself resting on a cloud as you scan your body.

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Bring awareness to the sounds around you as an invitation to notice how you feel.

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End your day by bringing mindful awareness to the sensations in your body, allowing your mind to focus on something other than thoughts.

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We take up space, we deserve to take up space. Get curious about the space that our body parts take up and what tune into what they feel like. A meditation adopted from Tara Brach, an internationally recognized meditation teacher.

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Hear the sounds around you as instruments which make up the orchestra of life.

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This night time meditation leads you through a body scan, allowing you to bring attention to sensations in your body and lean away from nagging thoughts.

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This session offers a technique to become aware and transform critical thoughts into loving thoughts. 

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This session begins with a practice to acknowledge and reassure anxiety, allowing you to ease into a calming presence. It then moves into a gratitude practice and offers a technique to foster gratitude in your daily life.

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Let go of intentions of falling asleep through a guided body scan.

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Guided body scan, self love, and a visualization to assist in inviting calm into the body.

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Guided belly breathing and body scan for anxiety.