Program:
Meditation for Life
“You arrive as a work in progress and you leave as a work in progress” – Don Stapleton
Stillness within through meditation
Learn how to meditate or deepen your practice, to support your everyday life!
Curious about trying out meditation or different meditation techniques? Then this program is for you. During six weeks you'll be exploring six different guided meditations under the guidance of Eleonora Ramsby Herrera, yoga- and meditation teacher. You'll receive insights on meditation as a practice, different techniques as well as finding a deeper connection to your stillness and self.
Purpose of the program
The purpose of the program is to offer you a variation of basic meditation practices that serve to cultivate a deeper sense of awareness and compassion towards yourself. This while supporting you in connecting with the present moment, and your inner soul- and heart wisdom.
Who is this program for?
The program is suitable for beginners as well as more experienced practitioners who wish to explore a contemporary and alternative approach to mindfulness meditation. It is for you who prefer to be guided through meditations that are structured around a particular theme of exploration, and that include breath, body scans, image work, hand gestures (mudras) and mental affirmations.
Program overview
The program includes six sessions that follow a progressive order. We suggest you practice one session per week, and explore it 2-3 times, before moving on to the next session. The focus and practice of each week:
- Week 1: Body and breath awareness – including introduction to the program
- Week 2: Rest in seat of self
- Week 3: Harness strength and focus
- Week 4: Tapping into soul wisdom through imagination
- Week 5: Cultivate trust and patience
- Week 6: Loving Kindness Meditation
Keep in mind
To make the most out of your meditation practice there are some things to keep in mind:
- Ensure you feel comfortable enough in your body and posture to remain still during the practice. If you at any point experience physical discomfort during the meditation, then know that you do not have to endure that. Instead, you can mindfully adapt your posture and return to focusing on your practice once you’ve established a more comfortable position.
- Feel free to use whatever extra support you need to help support your posture, whether that is a chair, an extra pillow or blanket.
- Some days are easier, some days are more difficult. Acceptance and compassion are your best friends!
- It is a process. Take small steps and try your best to be patient with yourself.
- You are practicing for the sake of practicing, not to achieve an outcome.
Try the program for free for 14 days
This program is included for you who are a paying member of Yogobe. If you have not yet created an account, create one here and get your first 14 days completely free and with no binding period.
Get to know your teacher
Find out more about Eleonora Ramsby Herrera by visiting her profile!
Video Guide
So now you have reached the two final weeks of the program. But do not see this as the end, it's only just the beginning! The beginning of your regular practice. Try to continue meditating after these two weeks as well. Either with the help of the program again, other sequences in the video library or on your own.
Week 5
This week's practice explores your ability to “let go” of desired outcomes or the need to control an event that is beyond your control. It aims to cultivate a deeper sense of acceptance of a situation, followed by practicing trust and patience. The meditation aims to support you in “loosening” any tight grip that may be held around a certain event in your life. The meditation includes image work to enhance the experience of cultivating trust and patience and guides you through a brief metaphorical journey.
Meditation prep, 15 min
This short sequence is a great way to prepare for meditation. By moving your body you start to ground yourself and focus your mind. This will help you go deeper into your meditation.
Trust and patience, 15 min
A guided meditation that supports you to connect with the ability to feel trust and patience.
Week 6
Welcome to the final week of this program! As you progress in your meditation, it is important to do so hand-in-hand with compassion. This last practice serves as a reminder to remain humble in your work of personal development and self-care, and to extend this beyond yourself and into your surrounding environment and relationships.
Notice if there has been any differences between each session and if so, what has been different?
Meditation prep, 15 min
This short sequence is a great way to prepare for meditation. By moving your body you start to ground yourself and focus your mind. This will help you go deeper into your meditation.
Loving kindness, 15 min
Opening to loving kindness through a meditation of affirmation.
Continue to explore meditation
After this program it's time continue your meditation journey. What learnings will you bring with you from these past weeks? And how do you wish to continue practicing meditation in your everyday life? Is there any specific meditation method that really spoke to you? Try to sit down and contemplate on these questions.
A good idea is to choose one meditation to focus on for a longer period of time in order to get the most out of the practice.
You find more videos in our video library
and if you want to take on another challenge – try out our
mindfulness program.
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”The answers you seek never come when the mind is busy, they come when the mind is still.”
