Comments on: Help me get started on guided meditation.

Question: Help me get started on guided meditation.

Ash3000 — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:47:53 -0800

Help me find guided meditation mp3s. I'm trying to make meditation a more regular part of my life (I'm not, at the moment, focused on any specific practice/tradition), and while I've read some great book recommendations in other AskMeFi threads on this topic, I haven't found any information on mp3s in which someone guides you through a basic practice. The only thing I've been able to find is this, which as best as I can tell is either real-audio or chops the instruction into separate files. Any help would be much appreciated - thanks!

By: Heywood Mogroot

Heywood Mogroot — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:56:16 -0800

www.learningmeditation.com is kinda hokey, but hey.

Real Audio, but that shouldn't stop you.

By: munchingzombie

munchingzombie — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:26:20 -0800

Why simply go on a guided meditation when you could meditate AND become super kinky.

Go ahead, Warp Your Mind

By: ibmcginty

ibmcginty — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:31:45 -0800

Lots of good stuff over at Insight Meditation Center. Some shorter ones here.

By: tellurian

tellurian — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:46:17 -0800

Here you go.

By: Durin's Bane

Durin's Bane — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:01:20 -0800

Try A Quiet Mind. I've only listened to a couple, but it seems to fit what you're looking for.

By: tellurian

tellurian — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:04:48 -0800

Here too.

By: ajr

ajr — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 20:48:06 -0800

I can add this.

By: BigSky

BigSky — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:56:18 -0800

It ain't free but I strongly recommend the 'imageless imagery' of the Open Focus meditations developed by Les Fehmi. He has a store on his website where he also hosts a number of his research publications. In addition, he just published a book about a week ago, 'The Open Focus Brain', that has a CD with 4 of the exercises.

An example of imageless imagery is, 'Can you feel the space between your eyes?'. Apparently concentrating on the sensation of space promotes alpha wave synchrony. But you can read the brain research for yourself. Les Fehmi is a biofeedback pioneer, a PhD in psychology and a long time student of Zen. I've been interested in this general area for a number of years and this is the best stuff I've come across.

By: DarkForest

DarkForest — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:52:17 -0800

Not free, but John Kabat-Zinn has a CD of guided meditations in the book "The Mindful Way Through Depression" that I've found to be good.

By: desjardins

desjardins — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:00:04 -0800

Free Meditation Podcasts, including "Learn to Meditate" and "Guided Meditations."