You Can Meditate for Two Minutes
When I first started to get serious about meditation and wanted to establish a daily meditation practice, I literally began with two minute meditations. I found a website called QuietKit.com and began...
View ArticleThe Pause between Breaths
Between each in breath and out breath, there is a pause. Between each out breath and in breath, there is a pause. We can use these pauses as the focus in our meditation. To leave a comment about this...
View ArticleNature-Centered Living
This episode explores the concept of nature-centered living and tuning in to the ordinary state of how things are right now. To leave a comment about this episode, visit matthewtift.com/prettygood/3....
View ArticleDeepen Your Connections with Metta
Metta, also known as loving-kindness, is a practice of sending benevolent thoughts into the world. It is a selfless wishing of goodwill and happiness to others. When practiced regularly, metta...
View ArticleA Welcoming Space
The goal of meditation is not to eliminate all mental and emotional activity. Rather, meditation provides a welcoming space. It provides a container to help redefine our relationship to thoughts and...
View ArticleUnder the Piano
During meditation, we frequently use a "meditation object," such as the breath, a mantra, or physical sensations to help cultivate present moment awareness. Rather than let the mind jump around, we...
View ArticleWhy Are You Listening?
In this episode of Pretty Good Meditation, we explore the motivation behind your meditation practice. Some people want to become more peaceful or happy. Others want to get rid of anxiety or fear. This...
View ArticleTending the Garden
In this episode of Pretty Good Meditation, we explore the metaphor of tending the garden as a meditation technique. To leave a comment about this episode, visit matthewtift.com/prettygood/8. The theme...
View ArticleAnapanasati (Mindfulness of Breathing)
In this episode of Pretty Good Meditation, we practice the most common form of meditation: ānāpānasati, or "mindfulness of breathing." To leave a comment about this episode, visit...
View ArticleKayagatasati (Mindfulness of the Body)
In this episode of Pretty Good Meditation, we practice another common form of meditation: kāyagatāsati, or "mindfulness of the body." To leave a comment about this episode, visit...
View ArticleUjjayi Pranayama
In this episode of Pretty Good Meditation, we practice a well-known type of yogic breathing called ujjayi pranayama, or "victorious breath." To leave a comment about this episode, visit...
View ArticleMeeting Meditation One
Someone requested that I record some meditations that could be used to start a meeting. So in this episode of Pretty Good Meditation, I offer you Meeting Meditation One. Do you have any requests?...
View ArticleMeeting Meditation Two
Someone requested that I record some meditations that could be used to start a meeting. So in this episode of Pretty Good Meditation, I offer you Meeting Meditation Two. Do you have any requests?...
View ArticleMeeting Meditation Three
Someone requested that I record some meditations that could be used to start a meeting. So in this episode of Pretty Good Meditation, I offer you Meeting Meditation Three. Do you have any requests?...
View ArticleBody Scan
In this episode of Pretty Good Meditation, we practice a well-known meditation technique called the body scan. To leave a comment about this episode, visit matthewtift.com/prettygood/15. The theme...
View ArticleHome
In this episode of Pretty Good Meditation, we explore the concept of "home." To leave a comment about this episode, visit matthewtift.com/prettygood/16. The theme music is "Maxixe" performed by Edson...
View ArticleTurn Inward
In this episode of Pretty Good Meditation, we turn inward to the body. To leave a comment about this episode, visit matthewtift.com/prettygood/17. The theme music is "Maxixe" performed by Edson Lopes...
View ArticleAnatta (Not Self)
In this episode of Pretty Good Meditation, we look at the words and concepts we call "self." We meditate on words such as "my name," "my age," "my occupation," and other beliefs about "me." To leave a...
View ArticleMetta for Everyone
Metta meditation (also called loving-kindness meditation) helps develop a propensity for kindness. In this meditation we practice and cultivate universal love for all living beings. To leave a comment...
View ArticleTaking It Slowly
We live complex lives in which we race around from one activity to the next. Let this practice slow the mind, and slow down time. Train the attention to this moment. In this meditation, we practice...
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