College of Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences, Saybrook University
187 episodes
5 months ago
In this 15 minute mindfulness session, Dr. Jei Pearcey will lead you to your own unique place, designed to help you relax and reframe your perspective on stress. The meditation begins by guiding you to imagine yourself in a serene, quiet natural setting. You are encouraged to engage your senses, feeling the ground beneath you, the air around you, and any sounds or scents that may be present. As you connect and relax in this peaceful environment, the meditation invites you to visualize yoursel...
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In this 15 minute mindfulness session, Dr. Jei Pearcey will lead you to your own unique place, designed to help you relax and reframe your perspective on stress. The meditation begins by guiding you to imagine yourself in a serene, quiet natural setting. You are encouraged to engage your senses, feeling the ground beneath you, the air around you, and any sounds or scents that may be present. As you connect and relax in this peaceful environment, the meditation invites you to visualize yoursel...
In this 15 minute mindfulness session, Dr. Jei Pearcey will lead you to your own unique place, designed to help you relax and reframe your perspective on stress. The meditation begins by guiding you to imagine yourself in a serene, quiet natural setting. You are encouraged to engage your senses, feeling the ground beneath you, the air around you, and any sounds or scents that may be present. As you connect and relax in this peaceful environment, the meditation invites you to visualize yoursel...
As spring arrives, it brings forth a vibrant energy of emergence, growth, and renewal. In the northern hemisphere, as we emerge from the metaphorical cave of winter, there is a palpable surge of vitality. In this season of transition, it becomes valuable to equip ourselves with tools that aid in supporting this emergence. Join Dr. McLain for a purposeful "pause," allowing time for reflection on the seeds of potential sprouting in your life. Together, we will cultivate a sense of patience to e...
Dr. Cliff Smyth leads you though using attention and gentle mindful movements to develop awareness ease for your face. Relaxing the face, shifting the subtle tensions, can help relax the whole body. The ability to sense ourselves in our faces can help us respond appropriately in our day. Learn more about the Mind-Body Medicine Program here. For more about Saybrook University, go to www.saybrook.edu.
Dean Donald Moss explores the theme of Gelassenheit, which can be defined as letting be. It is a German word with historical and spiritual origins, and Dr. Moss touches upon its contemporary existential meaning of release, acceptance, and redirection in today's meditative session. Learn more at Saybrook.Edu
Description: In this session, Dr. Smyth takes us briefly though some of the basic steps of the mindfulness of breath practice found in Sattipahtana Sutta from the Buddha’s time. Steps that you can benefit from in this recording, or take into more extended practice for yourself.
Dr. Gina Belton kicks off our Spring 2024 Mindfulness Moments program with a heartfelt practice. She guides us to connect with our heart space and tap into our capacity for loving kindness. Learn more at Saybrook.Edu
Description: Autogenic Training is a self-regulation technique that produces profound relaxation and relief from the negative effects of stress. 'Autogenic' means 'generated from within.' The German Johann Schultz developed this procedure in the 1920s and 1930s and his colleague Wolfgang Luthe promoted Autogenic Training in North America. Dean Moss will guide the attendees in a brief experience of Autogenic Training. Learn more at Saybrook.Edu
Description: In honor of personal and world peace, join Dr. Luann Fortune as she uses Metta meditation to guide us in exploring our inner awareness and projecting our loving kindness to the spaciousness of the cosmos. Learn more at Saybrook.Edu
Description: Need a short break or a mindful intention to help set your day? Join Dr. Jenny DeDecker as she invites us to settle into our body and tune into our breath for the next 15 minutes together. Learn more at Saybrook.Edu
Description: Join Dr. Gina Belton as she invites us to tune into our breath and drop into our own dew drop moment through the guidance of a haiku by Kobayashi Issa. Learn more at Saybrook.Edu
Description: The solar eclipse is a powerful event that invites us into a relationship of reverence with life. As the moon momentarily covers the sun, it creates a unique shadow on our world and hints at new beginnings as the brightness dims for a short while, which can be a welcome and natural moment for reflection. This guided meditation invites a deeper look into the shadow side of our human experience, creating space for contemplation about where you've been, what you are healing from, an...
In today's meditative practice, join Dr. Valerie Worthington as she creates space for us to honor Hispanic Heritage Month through a series of reflective quotes and poetry from notable Hispanic figures.
Description: Join us for today's Saybrook Mindfulness Moments as we rest in the buoyant depths of ocean mind and the expansive awareness of sky mind. Learn more at Saybrook.Edu
Description: Dr. Selene Kumin Vega invites you to tune into your breath and explore how you are intimately connected with all the elements of life, from people and nature to the universe and beyond. Learn more at www.saybrook.edu
Description: Centering and grounding are often used interchangeably, but they are slightly different from each other. The former begins with looking inward while the latter occurs by connecting to external supporting forces. Join Dr. Luann Fortune as she guides us through the process of centering and grounding in today's meditative practice. Learn more at Saybrook.Edu
Description: Drop in for a gentle guided meditation practice grounded in the Kriya yoga tradition. Breathe the luscious air surrounding you, engage the work (kri) of the breath and soul (ya), and join in the union of yoga. The goal of Kriya yoga is to embody the breath and balance the mind and body as a pathway for deepening spiritual connection within yourself and the world around you. Learn more at Saybrook.Edu
Description: When times are rife with confusion in the outer world, it is wise to build a calm sanctuary within. Dr. Donna Rockwell leads us in a Mindful Awareness practice to help cool the heat of fear and cultivate in its place equanimity and calm. Learn more at Saybrook.Edu
Description: As we navgiate the fluctuating weather changes of summer, Dr. Jenny DeDecker invites us to gently reconnect with our breath as a way to recenter into the root of our being. Learn more at Saybrook.Edu
Description: In today's meditative space, Dr. Valerie Worthington invites us to reflect on her shared observations of spiritual and religious core tenets and traditions from cultures around the world. Learn More at Saybrook.Edu
In this 15 minute mindfulness session, Dr. Jei Pearcey will lead you to your own unique place, designed to help you relax and reframe your perspective on stress. The meditation begins by guiding you to imagine yourself in a serene, quiet natural setting. You are encouraged to engage your senses, feeling the ground beneath you, the air around you, and any sounds or scents that may be present. As you connect and relax in this peaceful environment, the meditation invites you to visualize yoursel...
