Getting started with Practical Meditation
  • Welcome to the class
  • How meditation changed my life
  • What you should do right now
  • How to make the most of this course
Breath meditation and the basics
  • Our goals for this section
  • Best time of the day to meditate
  • How to time your practice
  • Preparing for your first meditation
  • What to expect from meditation
  • Positions and postures
  • Getting involved in the course
  • Breath meditation intro
  • Written breath meditation instructions
  • How meditation affects your brain
  • Guided meditation vs. on your own
  • Section 2 summary
  • Breath meditation fundamentals
Mantra meditation & breathing exercises
  • Section 3 goals
  • Should I use music?
  • What exactly is mantra meditation?
  • Selecting a mantra
  • Written instructions for mantra meditation
  • Introduction to 4-7-8 breathing
  • Exercise: 4-7-8 breathing
  • Section 3 summary
  • Mantra meditation fundamentals
Stress secrets you must know
  • Section 4 goals
  • Stress is killing you
  • So what exactly is stress?
  • The impact of stress on the body
  • Stress & hormones - part 1
  • Hormone quiz 1
  • Stress & hormones - part 2
  • Stress & hormones - part 3
  • Good news about stress & hormones
  • Good news about stress
  • Section 4 summary
Perfecting your meditation practice
  • Section 5 goals
  • Three keys to perfect meditation
  • Keep eyes closed or open?
  • How to do open eye meditation
  • Keeping a meditation journal
  • 10 ways to stay motivated for meditation
  • Section 5 summary
Looking back - learning from the sages
  • Section 6 goals
  • The yoga sutras
  • Yoga sutra 1
  • Yoga sutra 2
  • Yoga Sutra 2
  • Yoga sutra 3
  • Yoga sutra 4
  • Five methodologies of meditation
  • Section 6 summary
Guided breath meditation audio files
  • 8 minute guided breath meditation (whirlpool)
  • 8 minute guided breath meditation (no music)
  • 10 minute guided breath meditation (isochronic OM)
  • 10 minute guided breath meditation (no music)
  • 15 minute guided breath meditation (reminder chimes)
  • 15 minute guided breath meditation (no music)
  • 20 minute guided breath meditation - whirlpool
  • 30 minute guided breath meditation - deep trance
Guided mantra meditation audio files
  • 20 Minute Guided Mantra Meditation
  • 30 minute guided mantra meditation
Miscellaneous guided meditation audio files
  • 10 minute smile meditation
  • 10 minute Visualization to release the past
Bonus material
  • Using mala beads for meditation
  • Six more reasons to meditate
  • Dealing with RESISTANCE