Ryan James Kenny, LCSW

Meditation Instructor & Resilience Coach

Pause to appreciate the muscle that continually circulates life within. Rest, strengthen attention, and express gratitude for the gift that is the heart.

Take a moment to appreciate and strengthen your heart through rest and gratitude for its life-giving muscle.

Heart

Space is everywhere. It's open, accepting, infinite, and indestructible. Tap into these freeing qualities as you open up to the spaciousness within and all around you.

Embrace space within & around you; it's infinite, accepting, and indestructible - a freeing quality waiting to be tapped into.

Spaciousness

Pause for a few minutes to let the breath wash away stress and bring you back to the present.

Take a few minutes to breathe and release stress, bringing yourself to the present moment.

Waves of Breath

Pause to rest the mind and body and express gratitude for two potentially underappreciated parts of your being.

Take a break, express gratitude for mind and body.

Hand Meditation

Open the heart and mind and deepen your sense of connection with this loving-kindness practice directed towards a dear friend.

Deepen your connection with a dear friend through loving-kindness practice, opening your heart and mind.

Loving-Kindness for a Friend

Center the mind and savor positive experiences with this simple practice. Pausing with your coffee is a great way to start your day or to create a mindful break at work. Photo by Ioana Motoc from Pexels

Practice mindfulness by savoring positive experiences, such as pausing with coffee, to center your mind and create mindful breaks during work.

Coffee Meditation

Transform sound into support for mindful awareness with this simple, calming practice.

Turn sound into mindfulness tool with easy calming practice.

Sound Meditation

Ground and connect with your inner confidence and strength through simple words of affirmation. Photo by Juan Chavez on Unsplash

Boost your confidence and inner strength with affirmations.

Confidence

Pause to appreciate the sights, sensations, and wonders that the eyes present.

Take a moment to appreciate the beauty presented by your eyes.

Appreciating the Eyes

Surround yourself with loving-kindness in this meditation that calls to mind all of the people who helped shape who you are today.

Meditate on gratitude and surround yourself with loving-kindness by reflecting on those who influenced you with this guided practice.

Circle of Loving-Kindness

Take a moment to nurture a sense of joy in your day by savoring uplifting sensations and positive intentions. Photo by Julia Avamotive from Pexels

Nurture joy in your day by savoring positive feelings and intentions.

A Joyful Mind

Feeling buried under too much? This 10-minute practice helps you pause, ground in your body, and find your next clear step—even when everything feels urgent.

10-minute practice to pause, ground in body, and find clear next step when feeling overwhelmed and urgent.

Overwhelm to Clarity: A 10-Minute Reset

You don't need a title to lead — just presence. This practice helps you recognize and own the leadership qualities you already have, so you can show up with more calm, clarity, and influence in every interaction.

Lead with presence, not title; recognize and own your leadership qualities to show up with calm, clarity, and influence in every interaction.

Discover Your Leadership Presence

A restorative 21-minute yoga nidra-style journey through your body. We'll explore sensations, noticing without fixing, which lets your nervous system shift gears and actually rest. For when you're stressed, anxious, or simply need deep rest without sleep.

21-minute yoga nidra journey helps shift nervous system gears for deep rest without sleep, perfect for stress and anxiety relief.

Deep Rest Reset

"Beginner's Mind" is a brilliant attitude that can help you enrich every aspect of your life by turning off your autopilot habits and tuning in. Photo by Engin Akyurt from Pexels

"Beginner's Mind": Switch off autopilot habits & tune in for enriched life.

Beginner's Mind

Calm the mind with this simple yet powerful breath meditation. Photo by Rachel Claire from Pexels

Calm

Connect with your sense of dignity during meditation, and at other times throughout the day.

Connect with your dignity through meditation and daily practice.

Dignity

Cultivate peace from within and share the light with everyone around you through this powerful visualization practice.

Visualize inner peace, share it with others.

Light

Loving-Kindness Photo by Roman Kraft on Unsplash

Loving-Kindness

Give your mind and body the gift of compassionate presence through this core mindfulness practice. Photo by Spencer Selover from Pexels

Practice core mindfulness to gift your mind and body with compassionate presence.

Body Scan

Mindful walking is a helpful technique to hone your attention, bring full awareness into your body, and integrate mindfulness into your everyday life.

Mindful walking sharpens attention and brings full awareness to the body, integrating mindfulness into daily life.

Mindful Walking

Most people carry tension in their faces, often unknowingly. Bring awareness to all of the intricate muscles in your face and practice letting go of unnecessary tension and stress.

Release tension and stress by practicing awareness of facial muscles.

Tracks by Ryan James Kenny, LCSW