Collecting Mediational Video and Audio

This past week, on a whim, I've decided to start searching out YouTube and the rest of the web/world for daily meditational aids in the form of short videos and audios. This being the case, I have two meditations to share with you. I've used them both and can definitely recommend them.

First: Audio Explorations 1 & 2 - Full Body Presence
Full Body Presence: Learning to Listen to Your Body's Wisdom is an inspiring, potentially life-changing book by Suzanne Scurlock-Durana. To be fair: I do work for her at her company Healing From the Core! But I saw her speak and read the book before I came to that position. It's an honor and a blessing for me to work with Suzanne.

Explorations 1 and 2 guide the listener to a meditative state in which you learn to really listen to your body, respect it, and learn to draw from the energy of the Earth and the wisdom of our bodies. Our bodies have an innate wisdom that our culture teaches us to ignore. These audio explorations are the start of a path toward building a better relationship with ourselves -- and in doing so, the universe around us.

Second: Daily Meditation by Icarus3ak on YouTube
Daily Meditation is a 9 minute audio/visual guide for contemplative meditation. It begins with bells (singing bowls possibly?) and a close-crop image of a gorgeous statue of Ganesha. (This is a perfect meditation for Digger readers! ;)

This video helps the viewer clear the mind by providing two primary foci for the attention. Less than a minute in, you can't help by be drawn in by the gorgeous ethereal music based on an "om" (by "Jonathan"). Next you're drawn in by the Third Eye of Ganesha, as you suddenly realize that it seems to be getting closer....

In fact, it is, and it isn't. Icarus3ak masterfully manipulates the image to drawn the viewer in and bring our awareness to the Inner Eye - both the statue's, and our own. By changing the image pixel-by-pixel, s/he takes us on a journey of hypnotic discovery that's surprising (as a first-time viewer) and rewarding. I don't want to spoil the experience for you -- you gotta try it. I loved it.


Next time: The free Hemi-Sync relaxation and sleep CD from The Monroe Institute. Definitely worthy of its own post!