Een lijstje met de fijnste online meditatie lessen • Monday

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I've received this request several times: Hey Hilde, I want to start meditating, do you have any tips?

Of course, I'd be happy to make a list of my favorites for you.

In the beginning of my “meditation adventure,” I really enjoyed doing guided meditations, a list of which you can find below. Don't be too hard on yourself at first. Meditation is going better and better, but I still regularly think about grocery lists, loads of laundry, or emails I need to reply to during meditation. The goal of meditation is never to completely “turn off” your thoughts (though that sounds nice sometimes haha ;-)).

Meditation is learning to observe your thoughts and see them pass by. If you consciously practice this for 5 or 10 minutes a day, you will also learn to do it better in everyday life.. This way, you're less easily swayed by every external stimulus, thus remaining focused and more relaxed.

Nowadays, I prefer to meditate with a timer. I'm using the Insight Timer app, Then I set a 10-minute timer with very soft background music. This app is free! The paid version (€5 per month) does allow you to skip through meditations, listen offline, and follow courses.

I've also created a nice 10-minute morning session especially for busy people, this includes everything: meditating, journaling, visualizing, and a few yoga exercises. You can find the session here.

Ik luisterde eerst wel veel meditaties via YouTube, maar met al die reclames ben ik daar een beetje vanaf gestapt. Ik heb ze hieronder wel toegevoegd, want misschien heb je wel een betaald account 😉 Ben je zwanger en wil je speciale zwangerschap meditaties? Stuur me even een berichtje, dan stuur ik je die lijst ook!

In addition, I follow many Yoga Nidra sessions. Yoga Nidra means “sleep yoga.”. Did you know that half an hour of Yoga Nidra is equivalent to 3 to 3.5 hours of deep sleep?I find Yoga Nidra in the evening really nice and notice that I wake up feeling more refreshed immediately.

Here is a list of my favorites:

Morning

The morning sessions of House of Deeprelax
I AM Chakra Alignment Practice Kirston Morrison (via Insight Timer)
Remembering Trust – Sarah Blondin (via Insight Timer) (not really a meditation, but more 12 minutes of a really nice voice with a beautiful message, I find everything by Sarah Blondin beautiful)
Meditate with a 5/7 or 10 minute timer (via Insight Timer)

Daytime

Journey to Remember Who You Are – Jana Roemer (via Insight Timer)
Everything of House of Deeprelax
5 min Slow Down – Carrie Suwal (via Insight Timer)
Heal & Rejuvenate for Calm & Relaxation – Kirstin Morrison (via Insight Imer)
Awaken your inner wisdom – Jana Roemer (via Insight Timer)

Evening

Yoga Nidra – Zoe Kanat (Via Insight Timer) (If you have to choose something from this list and don't know where to start: start with this 15 minutes before you go to sleep. Honestly, this has really been my lifesaver on nights with 3 hours of sleep ;-))
The evening sessions of House of Deeprelax
Meditation for Stress & Anxiety Relief – Boho Beautiful (via YouTube)
Guided Meditation: Acceptance of the Present Moment - Boho Beautiful (via YouTube)

Courses

Overcome obsessive thinking Jana Roemer (via Insight Timer)
Restoring Inner Balance in a Fast-paced World – Zoe Kanat (via Insight Timer)
Deeprelax Dream Life Training (via House of Deeprelax)
Returning Home to Yourself Sarah Blondin

For the pros: Sometimes I also find meditating to a song very nice. These are my 3 favorites

If you have any more great tips, feel free to share them in the comments below! Do you have questions about meditation? I'm happy to help! Send me a message on Instagram or via hello@mon-day.nl

Enjoy!