Meditation Resources

One of the 8 limbs of yoga, from Pantanjali's Sutras,

is Mediation, the 7^th Limb, Dhyana.

Here are resources for you to guide you to the 8^th Limb

Samadhi :  Union with the Divine.

- Self Study and Retreats -

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Insight Mediation Society of Washington - http://imcw.org

• Tara Brach - https://www.tarabrach.com/ (free podcasts)
• Jonathan Foust - http://jonathanfoust.com/ - Jonathan was my Kripalu meditation teacher

Susan Piver – Open Heart Project (Buddhist – follows Shambhala orientation) http://susanpiver.com/

Susan is great. OHP has a free section and a member section. See what is right for you.

Amplifield – Introduced in July 2016 – This is really good!! And Free. https://app.amplifield.com/

Wildmind - http://www.wildmind.org/

See the blog - http://www.wildmind.org/category/blogs/on-practice

Kip Mazuy – from New Zealand – music and Saturday afternoon free online guided meditation    – Usually at 6:30 Eastern Time http://www.bliss-music.com/

For back ground music - Calm – there's an app too - https://www.calm.com/

Chopra Center Meditations - http://www.chopra.com/ccl/guided-meditations

There have been eight 21 Day Sessions with Oprah-Chopra, usually twice a year. As of July 2016, the current Oprah-Chopra 21 Day Meditation is “Getting Unstuck: Creating A Limitless Life” (free to access when ongoing).

When you have time:

Check out Dharma Ocean with Reggie Ray https://www.dharmaocean.org/ /

Podcasts - https://www.dharmaocean.org/meditation/podcasts/

Check out – Wild Divine - https://www.wilddivine.com/

If you like to meditate with great background music try youtube – such as Yellow Brick Road series -  6 Hour Deep Healing Music: Relaxing Music, Meditation Music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU3SdBgBhmY

Also try iAwake Technologies – works with brain wave synchronization in various formats.

I have the PROFOUND MEDITATION PROGRAM 3.0 and have used it for over over two years.  http://www.iawaketechnologies.com/

Of course there are other styles of meditation, such as Goenka Vipassana. The standard is a 10 Day Silent Retreat at one of the centers. See a sample of Day 2 of 10 Days on youtube here  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYG5VvHry7c

To attend at a 10 Day silent retreat: https://www.dhamma.org/en-US/index

See info on the Southeast Center in GA - http://www.patapa.dhamma.org/

For other retreat programs in the U.S.:

Spirit Rock – Insight Mediation - http://www.spiritrock.org/

Insight Mediation Society – Barre, MA https://www.dharma.org/

Shambhala - http://www.shambhalamountain.org

Art of Living – Boone, NC - https://artoflivingretreatcenter.org/

Kripalu Center - Lenox, Ma - https://kripalu.org/