Meditation for beginners

Meditation is the practice of resting your attention on one thing, such as your breath, a voice or your body, and coming back to it each time your mind wanders. The wandering is normal. Noticing it and coming back is the practice. Start with a few minutes.

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Guided yoga nidra: 10, 20 and 30 minutes

Press play, lie down and follow along. Each practice has a recording with timed pauses and the full script.

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