Intro to Meditation & Mindfulness ♦ Yoga Nidra ♦ World Mental Health Day

Have you been afraid to try meditation? This calm, peaceful introduction to the subject will help dispel myths and misunderstandings about meditation. Come Meditate With Me!

Socratica Friends, we’ve been pretty stressed during the Pandemic Time. But one thing that has really helped has been practicing meditation. Did you know that there are lots of different kinds of meditation? There’s Zazen Meditation (where you sit in the lotus position and pay close attention to your breath). There’s Transcendental Meditation (where you repeat a special mantra to yourself). There’s Guided Meditation, where a teacher takes you on a mental journey, and you practice visualization. There’s no one perfect way to meditate. There are many ways to explore mindfulness.

If you’ve been afraid of failing at meditation, please let that fear go. As long as you are trying to meditate, you ARE meditating! It’s all in the trying. It’s very natural to sit down to meditate and get distracted. That’s kind of the whole point of meditating, actually - to get distracted, acknowledge it, and refocus back on your meditation.

In this video, Socratica co-founder Kimberly Hatch Harrison will explain some of the basics of meditation, and then lead you in a soothing Yoga Nidra practice. Don’t let the name fool you - yoga nidra does not involve yoga poses on a mat. Rather, it’s a quiet, simple mental exercise that involves scanning your body and becoming more aware and more present. This is a method to integrate your mind and your body (sometimes called mind-body integration).

You can jump to sections in the video here:
0:00 Hello from Socratica - what we've been doing during the Pandemic
0:58 Introduction to Meditation and Common Misconceptions
6:04 Yoga Nidra Practice - a Guided Meditation with Body Scan

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Written by Kimberly Hatch Harrison and Liliana De Castro
Produced by Kimberly Hatch Harrison

Creative Commons Picture credits:
Seated Buddha, Gal Viharaya, Polonnawura, Sri Lanka
By Bernard Gagnon

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By Daderot

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[Socratica]

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[khanderaojogdand]

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[UltimateHealthCheck]

Good video and information thank you ;)

[alzrolim]

Thanks.... I was feeling really out of me... than found this video.... Help me a lot

[everochelemagne]

Ladies! You ROCK! So happy for your success!

[tracykarinp]

Thank you Kimberly for helping me deal with my chronic sciatic pain and depression with this wonderful mediation video. My medical issues have taken a toll on my well-being especially over the last few months. My social media posts have been infrequent and unfocused with topics that come to mind at the moment. Sorry for the lack of inactivity - I hope you, Michael and team Socratica are well and staying safe. Always wishing you the *Best!*

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[syedkhalid]

Mam i did it with you and it's just An amazing experience...

[andrewfrost]

Wow!! what an emotionally releasing experience. You have the most beautiful and calming voice. I am literally buzzing now!!

[letsdomath]

4:48 You can't believe my excitement when I saw that you were guiding yoga nidra! :D

[Mohammad]

Thanks! It help me more than one even when I am sick and can't sleep or rest 😊

[MinuteMeditation]

Such a great practice. I encourage everyone to try it out!

[Lenamo]

Kimberly has a really soothing voice. Great introduction and meditation, thanks.

[ashokkumaran]

Yoga is something that I've taught and following since young years in here in india
Helped me a lot to have clear mind

[shubhamshaswat]

such an wonderful video, it is my first time not only I watched a complete meditation video but also tried it

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[hawkeyemihawk]

I'm hoping to see Kimberly in more future videos. Great intro about Meditation but honestly I got distracted by your beauty!

[mehmetesen]

I see you definitely mastered meditation, because watching you is like meditating :D

[bistawistaOG]

What an experience tbh, getting in the body feels so peaceful and safe

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