Mindfulness practices to cultivate calm and kindness through the ups and downs of everyday life.

Mindfulness can help us cope more effectively with short- and long-term stressful situations. These practises help cultivate an awareness of thoughts and actions allowing us to notice when we react in unhelpful ways.

By practicing Carla-Jo’s meditations regularly you will begin to create more healthy habits of mind; developing calm and kind ways of responding to life. Delving deep into your mindfulness practice you will discover the beauty of present moment awareness. These meditations will enable you to feel more steady in coping with life challenges and help you to embrace everything that's beautiful in life.

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Mindfulness of Breathing Meditation

The Kindly Breath Meditation

Mindful Listening Meditation

Opening to Pleasant Experiences

Mindfulness of the Body - Hands

Mindfulness of Thoughts

Kindness to Self - Using Phrases

Breathing Space

Kindness to Self - Using Imagery

Mindfulness of the Body- Feet

The Body Scan

Connection Meditation

Exploring the Breath

Open Awareness

Belly Breathing

Grounding Meditation

Mindfulness Breathing with Less Guidance

Mindfulness of Breathing with Less Guidance

Tension Release Meditation

Breathing Space with Kindness

Gratitude Meditation

Safe Place Meditation

Breathing Meditation with Counting

Softening the Body and Mind

Exploring Focused and Open Awareness

Loving Kindness Meditation

Reconnecting to the Body

Cultivating Calm and Steadiness

Walking Meditation - Out and About

Mindful Breathing 10 Minute Practice

Arriving in This Moment

Settling Before Sleep - Meditation 1

Winding Down Before Sleep

Soothing Meditation to Help with Sleep

Calming Your Busy Mind Meditation

Lovingkindness and Connection Meditation

Carla-Jo Geraghty

Mindfulness Teacher and Mentor

I really loved the addition of the opening and closing of the hands with the breath. It did help my mind to focus more. I will use this in my practice more often

Calming The Busy Mind

Adding the addition of moving the hands really helped me to focus. My mind didn’t wander nearly as much as it usually does during mediation. This was great ! 

Focus 

The act of opening and closing hands really did relieve my wandering mind. 

Baby steps

Including my hands in breathing is a great way to connect the mind and body. 

Really enjoy connecting with my body through the hands and becoming more present. 

This meditation is offered to help you calm your busy mind. Carla-Jo guides you to place your attention on your hands and breath to help you calm the mind down. With practice this can help you to feel a sense of presence and stability. To find out more about Carla-Jo and her work please see carlajo-mindfulness.com Please note: If you are struggling with your mental health then please seek professional help. These meditations are not a substitute for that but can be used along side therapy to help you. Photo by Harli Marten on Unsplash.