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Where can I find a structured, daily meditation course or challenge online to help me scratch my meditative itch?
I've dabbled in various forms of meditation casually over the last ten years. I'm at a point in my life where it feels like a good idea to make this a long-term habit. Try as I might, I can't seem to get the knack of doing it on my own every single day. I generally respond well to structure, but usually best when it's created by someone else.
I'm looking for a resource accessible online, in the form of audio or video, that will guide me through a set number of meditative instances. I initially started looking for something like a 30 day challenge, but the only videos I found of this vein didn't resonate with me at all. (Generally due to the chatty nature of the host and general lack of calming instruction or observation.) I want something with which I can turn on, tune in, and drop out. Ideally between 30 - 60 minutes in length.
I'd like to meditate every day, with some help, so I can meditate every day without any help.
Bonus: I've really enjoyed this video by Eckhart Tolle. It would be lovely if a course or challenge group of videos/audio existed in this same style.
I've dabbled in various forms of meditation casually over the last ten years. I'm at a point in my life where it feels like a good idea to make this a long-term habit. Try as I might, I can't seem to get the knack of doing it on my own every single day. I generally respond well to structure, but usually best when it's created by someone else.
I'm looking for a resource accessible online, in the form of audio or video, that will guide me through a set number of meditative instances. I initially started looking for something like a 30 day challenge, but the only videos I found of this vein didn't resonate with me at all. (Generally due to the chatty nature of the host and general lack of calming instruction or observation.) I want something with which I can turn on, tune in, and drop out. Ideally between 30 - 60 minutes in length.
I'd like to meditate every day, with some help, so I can meditate every day without any help.
Bonus: I've really enjoyed this video by Eckhart Tolle. It would be lovely if a course or challenge group of videos/audio existed in this same style.
Seconding Headspace, which I have been working with for several months. The 10-day free portion is very introductory, and only 10 minutes each, so he speaks most of the time. There are then two more 10-day sequences at 15 and 20 minutes each, guided, but much more lightly. After the first 10, though, you could also just jump into the standalone segments, which have long guided and unguided versions, going up to an hour.
Generally, I've found it to have a fair bit of variety and a good (for me) balance of guidance and quiet. YMMV, of course!
posted by peripatetron errant at 5:22 AM on July 7, 2016 [2 favorites]
Generally, I've found it to have a fair bit of variety and a good (for me) balance of guidance and quiet. YMMV, of course!
posted by peripatetron errant at 5:22 AM on July 7, 2016 [2 favorites]
http://buddhify.com
This has helped me a lot lately with getting to sleep and meditation.
Lots of choices (for different situations) and different voices do you don't get bored/frustrated.
posted by sconbie at 7:15 AM on July 7, 2016
This has helped me a lot lately with getting to sleep and meditation.
Lots of choices (for different situations) and different voices do you don't get bored/frustrated.
posted by sconbie at 7:15 AM on July 7, 2016
I've made meditation a daily habit using Insight Timer. It's a free app with a global community, plenty of guided meditations searchable by length and topic, and a really nice timer for when you just want to sit. There's a journaling function and you can download your data anytime if that's something you're interested in. Can't recommend it highly enough.
posted by 6thsense at 7:17 AM on July 7, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by 6thsense at 7:17 AM on July 7, 2016 [2 favorites]
Tara Brach does a regular meditation series with IMCW. The meditation is 35-50 min, followed by an optional talk.
posted by mercredi at 7:30 AM on July 7, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by mercredi at 7:30 AM on July 7, 2016 [1 favorite]
If you're feeling patient, I highly recommend Camp Calm. (Patient because the next season's start date has not been announced.) I was a season-one camper and thought it was very well done. David the proprietor writes the blog Raptitude.
posted by actionstations at 8:21 AM on July 7, 2016
posted by actionstations at 8:21 AM on July 7, 2016
Depending on how much structure you need, you might try Breathe. It asks you to check in about your emotions, and based on the emotions you've selected, suggests several short (5-15 minute) guided meditations (though you can always get to the full list and choose whichever one you want). I like doing one of the guided meditations, followed immediately by using the built-in self-meditation timer to round out to about 30 minutes total.
It's good for habit formation because it tracks your progress and awards "stickers" for number of days you've meditated in a row, total time spent meditating, etc. (Turns out I'm strongly motivated by stickers, even virtual ones.)
posted by BrashTech at 9:56 AM on July 7, 2016
It's good for habit formation because it tracks your progress and awards "stickers" for number of days you've meditated in a row, total time spent meditating, etc. (Turns out I'm strongly motivated by stickers, even virtual ones.)
posted by BrashTech at 9:56 AM on July 7, 2016
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