Browse
Top articles
How to Meditate: Meditation 101 for Beginners
10 Science-Backed Benefits of Meditation
What is Meditation?
Try free for 7 days.
How to Meditate: Meditation 101 for Beginners
10 Science-Backed Benefits of Meditation
What is Meditation?
Benefits of Mindfulness: Mindful Living Can Change Your Life
Mindfulness 101: A Beginner's Guide
00:00
00:00
Personalized support for learning how to integrate mindfulness into your life. Delivered fresh everyday by our world renowned experts. Choose meditation duration:
Hi, and welcome back to your Daily Mindfulness. In today's session we're going to talk about cultivating a bigger perspective on meditation. You know, a big part of what we associate with meditation is focus, directing our attention to a particular object of awareness, such as the breath and area of the body, sound or even a phrase. And so it can follow that we might perceive meditation to be about the thing we're focusing on. And while it's true that a component of meditation is about better understanding the nature of what we're observing, such as that all experience is impermanent, coming and going.
Meditation isn't simply about just being with something like the breath or whatever it is we're focusing on. It's also about, and perhaps even in a bigger way, learning to work with all of the ways your mind turns, just being with your breath into one of the hardest things you'll ever try to do. And have you noticed this? I I'm sure you have, if you've been practicing. We take this very simple practice of just focusing on one thing, perhaps the breath for a few minutes, but it's really hard. Well, what we get to work with then are all the patterns of conditioning that pull us away from this seemingly simple task.
We get to work with the mind that's addicted to drama and excitement, and feels bored with the simplicity of one thing. We get to work with the scattered attention that is used to jumping around from one shiny thing to another. We get to work with self-doubt when it tells us, why bother. Uh, I'm no good at this. I can't meditate.
Everyone else is good at it, but I've been doing this for a month and my mind is still all over the place. We get to notice all of these things that try to tell us to give up or do something else and, and to pause and see we have a choice in how we respond. We can let it go and just come back to this moment of awareness. So in today's meditation, notice all of the ways your mind convinces you to do something else or tries to complicate the simple task of being with one thing, feel the momentum of it, let it move through you, and with a calm resolve, just come back to this moment. The more you do this, the more you'll be able to direct your life rather than simply letting it direct to you.
Thank you for your practice. Now let's settle in for today's meditation.
A Bigger Perspective on Meditation
Personalized support for learning how to integrate mindfulness into your life. Delivered fresh everyday by our world renowned experts. Choose meditation duration:
Duration
Your default time is based on your progress and is changed automatically as you practice.
Hi, and welcome back to your Daily Mindfulness. In today's session we're going to talk about cultivating a bigger perspective on meditation. You know, a big part of what we associate with meditation is focus, directing our attention to a particular object of awareness, such as the breath and area of the body, sound or even a phrase. And so it can follow that we might perceive meditation to be about the thing we're focusing on. And while it's true that a component of meditation is about better understanding the nature of what we're observing, such as that all experience is impermanent, coming and going.
Meditation isn't simply about just being with something like the breath or whatever it is we're focusing on. It's also about, and perhaps even in a bigger way, learning to work with all of the ways your mind turns, just being with your breath into one of the hardest things you'll ever try to do. And have you noticed this? I I'm sure you have, if you've been practicing. We take this very simple practice of just focusing on one thing, perhaps the breath for a few minutes, but it's really hard. Well, what we get to work with then are all the patterns of conditioning that pull us away from this seemingly simple task.
We get to work with the mind that's addicted to drama and excitement, and feels bored with the simplicity of one thing. We get to work with the scattered attention that is used to jumping around from one shiny thing to another. We get to work with self-doubt when it tells us, why bother. Uh, I'm no good at this. I can't meditate.
Everyone else is good at it, but I've been doing this for a month and my mind is still all over the place. We get to notice all of these things that try to tell us to give up or do something else and, and to pause and see we have a choice in how we respond. We can let it go and just come back to this moment of awareness. So in today's meditation, notice all of the ways your mind convinces you to do something else or tries to complicate the simple task of being with one thing, feel the momentum of it, let it move through you, and with a calm resolve, just come back to this moment. The more you do this, the more you'll be able to direct your life rather than simply letting it direct to you.
Thank you for your practice. Now let's settle in for today's meditation.
Duration
Play in-app
Scan the following QR code with your camera app to open it on our mobile app
Get Unlimited Access
A Mindfulness Plus+ subscription gives you unlimited access to a world of premium mindfulness content.
Email Missing
We couldn’t detect your email with the SSO provider you have selected.We are here to make a positive impact on the world. We never want to sell you something that hasn’t helped you live a better life. That’s why if you’re unhappy with any purchase from us, you have 30 days to get a full refund and your money back.
If you subscribed to Mindfulness Plus+ and are unhappy with your purchase, please get in contact with us within the 30-day period and we’ll refund your purchase.
Learn more about our Mindfulness Guarantee.
Mindfulness
We believe in a world where everybody has access to the life-changing skills of mindfulness.
Private Browsing
We believe in a world where everybody has access to the life-changing skills of mindfulness.
Annual membership
$0
This is the app I turn to when I want to feel calm and loved.
- Abby
Melli has a beautiful way of guiding and reminding us of the stillness within.
- Adrienne James
I have been on a journey of healing and learning self-love. Amidst the work, I have been using the mindfulness app for the gentle reminders, guides to the moment (especially the difficult ones).
Kelly Boys offers a fresh and illuminating take on how to step out of lifelong patterns that keep snagging us.
- Tara Brach, PhD
Truly life changing. This isn't solely meditation and mindfulness...this is about striving to be the best the versions of ourselves.
- Marisa, Plus+ Member
Relaxing and assuring beyond description... thank you, Cory.
- Babs312
This is the app I turn to when I want to feel calm and loved.
- Abby
Melli has a beautiful way of guiding and reminding us of the stillness within.
- Adrienne James
I have been on a journey of healing and learning self-love. Amidst the work, I have been using the mindfulness app for the gentle reminders, guides to the moment (especially the difficult ones).
Kelly Boys offers a fresh and illuminating take on how to step out of lifelong patterns that keep snagging us.
- Tara Brach, PhD
Truly life changing. This isn't solely meditation and mindfulness...this is about striving to be the best the versions of ourselves.
- Marisa, Plus+ Member
Relaxing and assuring beyond description... thank you, Cory.
- Babs312
This is the app I turn to when I want to feel calm and loved.
- Abby
Melli has a beautiful way of guiding and reminding us of the stillness within.
- Adrienne James
I have been on a journey of healing and learning self-love. Amidst the work, I have been using the mindfulness app for the gentle reminders, guides to the moment (especially the difficult ones).
Kelly Boys offers a fresh and illuminating take on how to step out of lifelong patterns that keep snagging us.
- Tara Brach, PhD
Truly life changing. This isn't solely meditation and mindfulness...this is about striving to be the best the versions of ourselves.
- Marisa, Plus+ Member
Relaxing and assuring beyond description... thank you, Cory.
- Babs312
Shamash's guidance is a gift of wisdom to help us in our busy and stressful lives.
- Paul Gilbert, PhD, FBPsS, OBE, Centre for Compassion Research and Training, University of Derby, United Kingdom
Excellent! Cory gently guides you into internal peace.
- Steve Ericson
A necessary tool for those who feel lost.
- Piper
Just want to say a big thankyou to all involved as this has had a positive impact in my daily life 🙏 Valuable teachings that have allowed me to have a better relationship not only with those around me, but with myself. Heal ourselves and we heal the world 💫✨🌍
- Marty
I start every day with Cory or Melli for my daily practice. Including this app into my practice helps me continue to build more mental focus and understanding of my thought processes. What a welcome and powerful gift.
- Oku
Shamash's guidance is a gift of wisdom to help us in our busy and stressful lives.
- Paul Gilbert, PhD, FBPsS, OBE, Centre for Compassion Research and Training, University of Derby, United Kingdom
Excellent! Cory gently guides you into internal peace.
- Steve Ericson
A necessary tool for those who feel lost.
- Piper
Just want to say a big thankyou to all involved as this has had a positive impact in my daily life 🙏 Valuable teachings that have allowed me to have a better relationship not only with those around me, but with myself. Heal ourselves and we heal the world 💫✨🌍
- Marty
I start every day with Cory or Melli for my daily practice. Including this app into my practice helps me continue to build more mental focus and understanding of my thought processes. What a welcome and powerful gift.
- Oku
Shamash's guidance is a gift of wisdom to help us in our busy and stressful lives.
- Paul Gilbert, PhD, FBPsS, OBE, Centre for Compassion Research and Training, University of Derby, United Kingdom
Excellent! Cory gently guides you into internal peace.
- Steve Ericson
A necessary tool for those who feel lost.
- Piper
Just want to say a big thankyou to all involved as this has had a positive impact in my daily life 🙏 Valuable teachings that have allowed me to have a better relationship not only with those around me, but with myself. Heal ourselves and we heal the world 💫✨🌍
- Marty
I start every day with Cory or Melli for my daily practice. Including this app into my practice helps me continue to build more mental focus and understanding of my thought processes. What a welcome and powerful gift.
- Oku
Thank you for joining us
Dive into the full library and enjoy all it has to offer!
Claim your free access
Create a mindfulness account and we’ll unlock this premium session in your account forever.
7-Days free trial, cancel anytime.
Complete a few quick questions to make your own personalized mindfulness plan.
Sign up or login to your mindfulness account to proceed.
Sign up or login to your mindfulness account to proceed.
Mindfulness
One membership to gain access to a world of premium mindfulness content created to help you live happier and stress less.