Practicalmeditation Course

Practical meditation is an easy way to use yoga meditation to conquer stress & anxiety. Live with serenity, peace & joy

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.6

- Implement a home practice & experience the full benefits of daily meditation
- Understand the 'biology of meditation' and how and why it works so effectively
- Understand stress
- the fight and flight response and why it is so vital to our health to maintain a sense of calm and presence.

What you'll learn

Implement a home practice & experience the full benefits of daily meditation

Understand the 'biology of meditation' and how and why it works so effectively

Understand stress

the fight and flight response and why it is so vital to our health to maintain a sense of calm and presence.

* Requirements

* No previous knowledge or experience is required
* just the commitment to set aside some time each day to practice
* Sitting in a chair is fine
* but you may want to purchase a meditation cushion (zafu)
* Commitment to practice a little each day

Description

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"Excellent, comprehensive, and at a good pace for me..." - Jean F.

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"Very well done. Good for people just starting or seasoned meditators." - Bernard M.

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Lecture 61 - Dealing with Resistance

PRACTICAL MEDITATION SUMMARY

For over 5000 years the greatest minds in history have understood the benefits of meditation. Meditation enables you to connect with your inner-self where energy, creativity and inner wellness are your natural state of being. Learn about meditation and how to integrate this powerful practice into your daily routine.

Greg de Vries, The Meditation Coach, has taught thousands of people to meditate over the last 15 years. Don't think that meditation is some complex process of clearing your mind - if you know how to breathe, you can meditate.

This course will teach you how to do the most popular type of meditation including: breath awareness meditation, mantra meditation, jappa meditation, and more. Everything is laid out for you - all you need is an open mind and a little time to dedicate to your new wellness practice.

Hours of guided meditation audios are included for you to use anytime day or night.

It's time to take control of your future. What would life be like with enhanced health and confidence, better sleep, enhanced focus, concentration and memory? Its time to find out!

Enroll in Practical Meditation today.

Who this course is for:

This course is for beginners interested in learning several meditation techniques and finding the style that works best for them.
This course is also for experienced meditators who have fallen out of practice and need to get back into practice with a fresh perspective
* This course is NOT intended for those who have been practicing meditation for years and have already developed their own style and methods and a daily practice.

Course content

10 sections • 68 lectures

Getting started with Practical Meditation 4 lectures

Welcome to the class Preview 02:53

Congratulations and welcome to the Practical Meditation Course.

How meditation changed my life Preview 05:58

I began meditating over 15 years ago and my life was forever changed. Hear some of the specific details about the health issues that meditation resolved for me personally.

What you should do right now Preview 01:14

This lecture explains the importance of making meditation a priority in your life. Put it on your calendar or make it a 'to-do' item on your task list. Make it a habit!

How to make the most of this course Preview 01:48

Learn how to work with this course to get the most value.

Breath meditation and the basics 13 lectures

Our goals for this section Preview 00:35

Learn to meditate! You will be shocked how easy learning to meditate can be. Let's get started.

Best time of the day to meditate Preview 02:39

We discuss the best time of the day to meditate.

How to time your practice Preview 01:14

Should you use a meditation timer or just wing it?

Preparing for your first meditation Preview 02:38

We discuss setting up a meditation space for your practice.

What to expect from meditation Preview 01:40

Learn to not judge your time in meditation as 'good' or 'bad'. Look at your life for the results of your practice.

Positions and postures Preview 03:10

We discuss the various meditation postures and meditation positions.

Getting involved in the course Preview 03:12

Breath meditation intro Preview 02:54

Learn how to do basic breath meditation.

Written breath meditation instructions Preview 00:40

Document that describes how to meditate on your own.

How meditation affects your brain Preview 04:36

The effect of meditation on the brain (and why this is really good news).

Guided meditation vs. on your own Preview 01:37

Should you use guided meditations or meditate on your own?

Section 2 summary Preview 00:35

Breath meditation fundamentals

Let's see if we've learned the important points of breath meditation

Mantra meditation & breathing exercises 9 lectures

Section 3 goals Preview 00:45

Should I use music? Preview 01:13

Should I meditate in silence or use music to calm me down?

What exactly is mantra meditation? Preview 02:24

Learn about mantra meditation (also called jappa meditation)

Selecting a mantra Preview 01:37

How to select the right mantra for you.

Written instructions for mantra meditation Preview 00:58

How to perform mantra meditation on your own.

Introduction to 4-7-8 breathing Preview 02:05

Learn why deep breathing is so important for your health

Exercise: 4-7-8 breathing Preview 02:02

Practice deep yogic breathing with this exercise

Section 3 summary Preview 00:56

Mantra meditation fundamentals

The important items from mantra meditation

Stress secrets you must know 11 lectures

Section 4 goals Preview 00:49

Stress and meditation are a match made in heaven.

Stress is killing you Preview 03:11

Stress is killing you. It doesn't take a lot of research to discover all the studies that have been done to show that stress causes or enhances illness.

So what exactly is stress? Preview 02:14

All stress is the gap between the way things are, and the way you wish they were.

The impact of stress on the body Preview 03:46

Stress causes fight or flight response which sends the body into survival mode. Learn about the physical changes that happen while under the stress response.

Stress & hormones - part 1 Preview 03:17

Stress can wreak havoc with your hormones. Learn all about it in this lecture.

Hormone quiz 1

Stress & hormones - part 2 Preview 03:52

Stress can make hormonal changes in your body including cortisol, andrenaline and others.

Stress & hormones - part 3 Preview 03:24

What happens if you don't 'express' the stress response? The results are ugly.

Good news about stress & hormones Preview 03:58

Finally some good news about stress and why meditation (and exercise) are so crucial to your health.

Good news about stress

Here are some questions about the stress reponse

Section 4 summary Preview 00:28

Perfecting your meditation practice 7 lectures

Section 5 goals Preview 01:44

Three keys to perfect meditation Preview 01:59

Learn the 3 keys to having a perfect meditation session

Keep eyes closed or open? Preview 01:25

How to do open eye meditation Preview 02:17

Keeping a meditation journal Preview 03:06

10 ways to stay motivated for meditation Preview 07:21

It's easy to fall out of practice or get buried in resistance. Use these ten tips to keep yourself going or to start up again.

Section 5 summary Preview 00:36

Looking back - learning from the sages 9 lectures

Section 6 goals Preview 01:13

The yoga sutras Preview 00:50

It is said that if you understand the first four sutras, you have everything you need for a lifetime of perfect meditation

Yoga sutra 1 Preview 01:58

Discussion of the first yoga sutra and how it relates to our meditation practice

Yoga sutra 2 Preview 02:32

Discussion of the second yoga sutra and how it relates to our meditation practice

Yoga Sutra 2

Please answer this simple question about the second sutra

Yoga sutra 3 Preview 01:50

Discussion of the third yoga sutra and how it relates to our meditation practice

Yoga sutra 4 Preview 03:14

Discussion of the fourth yoga sutra and how it relates to our meditation practice

Five methodologies of meditation Preview 07:44

We are learning yoga meditation in this course. Learn about the other four main categories of meditation.

Section 6 summary Preview 02:49

Guided breath meditation audio files 8 lectures

8 minute guided breath meditation (whirlpool) Preview 08:24

8 minute guided breath meditation (no music) Preview 08:28

10 minute guided breath meditation (isochronic OM) Preview 10:00

10 minute guided breath meditation (no music) Preview 10:26

15 minute guided breath meditation (reminder chimes) Preview 15:03

15 minute guided breath meditation (no music) Preview 15:35

20 minute guided breath meditation - whirlpool Preview 20:31

30 minute guided breath meditation - deep trance Preview 30:31

Guided mantra meditation audio files 2 lectures

20 Minute Guided Mantra Meditation Preview 20:08

30 minute guided mantra meditation Preview 30:03

Miscellaneous guided meditation audio files 2 lectures

10 minute smile meditation Preview 09:36

10 minute Visualization to release the past Preview 11:24

Bonus material 3 lectures

Using mala beads for meditation Preview 03:40

Meditating with mala beads can ad a new dimension to your practice.

Six more reasons to meditate Preview 2 pages

This document will give you even more reasons that you should be meditating each and every day.

Dealing with RESISTANCE Preview 02:03

Don't allow resistance to block your meditation practice. Am I doing it right? YES, you are!