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  • Bonus interview: Shanti Gowans

    November 2, 2023 · 10 min

    Vipassana is a meditation practice which originated in India. The word 'Vipassana' can be translated from Sanskrit as insight. Shanti Gowans has been sharing Vipassana for decades in her work as a yoga and meditation teacher. In this…

  • Vipassana meditation 3: Calming the mind

    October 30, 2023 · 15 min

    Vipassana requires mindful awareness - observing your body, breath, feelings, thoughts and emotions. In this Vipassana meditation, teacher Shanti Gowans has you focus on calming the mind. Let your mind accept whatever catches your…

  • Vipassana meditation 2: Breath like the wind

    October 30, 2023 · 17 min

    Vipassana is a mindfulness meditation practice that works through self-observation, one of India's oldest meditation practices. In this episode of Great Minds, teacher Shanti Gowans takes you through a meditation on your breath.

  • Vipassana meditation 1: Body like a mountain

    October 30, 2023 · 18 min

    Join in a Vipassana meditation in this episode of Great Minds. Vipassana can be translated as 'insight'. It's a mindfulness meditation practice that works through self-observation. Your guide is teacher Shanti Gowans from Shanti Yoga. Take…

  • Bonus interview: Wallace Lee

    October 26, 2023 · 11 min

    Sarah Malik chats with Wallace Lee who has been your guide for the three Tonglen meditations in this season of Great Minds. Wallace is an instructor with Rigpa Australia, a network of Tibetan Buddhist Meditation centres around Australia…

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  • Tonglen meditation 3: Sending compassion to others

    October 23, 2023 · 18 min

    This Tonglen meditation is a visualisation focused on expressing compassion towards another person. When practicing Tonglen towards others, you are encouraged to take on others' sufferings, and give out happiness and wellbeing - reversing…

  • Tonglen meditation 2: Self-compassion

    October 23, 2023 · 15 min

    This episode is a guided practice of self-compassion. Instructor Wallace Lee shares teachings from the Tibetan meditation practice of Tonglen, which is based in the concept of giving and receiving, or sending and taking. Breathing in…

  • Tonglen meditation 1: "Unsealing the spring"

    October 23, 2023 · 16 min

    In this guided meditation, Wallace Lee introduces you to a Tibetan meditation practice called Tonglen, which is based in the concept of giving and receiving compassion. This episode explores the theme of reconnecting to the love within us…

  • Bonus interview: Natalie Grace

    October 19, 2023 · 14 min

    If you've listened to any of our three sound bath meditations, get to know your guide Natalie Grace in this conversation with Sarah Malik. Learn about Natalie's work, and the benefits of music therapy and sound meditation.

  • Sound bath meditation 3: Harmonising

    October 16, 2023 · 17 min

    In this episode of Great Minds, sound therapist and energy healer Natalie Grace leads you through a body scan and meditative sound bath using chimes, crystal singing bowls, gentle drumming, rain sticks and gong. The theme of this sound…

  • Sound bath meditation 2: Release

    October 16, 2023 · 15 min

    In this episode of Great Minds, sound therapist and energy healer Natalie Grace leads you through a sound bath meditation using gongs, drums and Tibetan singing bowls. The theme of this sound journey is release. Great ready to let go.

  • Sound bath meditation 1: Reflection

    October 16, 2023 · 16 min

    In this episode of Great Minds season two, sound therapist Natalie Grace settles you into a deeply relaxing sound bath meditation using Tibetan singing bowls and rain sticks. The theme of this sound journey is reflection.

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About the show

Mindfulness, meditation, living in the present... these are all buzz terms you’ve probably heard. Maybe even tried. But if you haven’t yet found your fit, get a taste of various meditation styles from across the world. Learn about Vipassana, Metta or loving kindness meditation, Japanese forest bathing, sound meditation, Hawaiian ho'oponopono and more. Whether you’ve been meditating for years, or this is your first time, these short meditations led by experienced teachers will fit neatly into your day. Versions of the series are also available Arabic, Cantonese, Hindi, Mandarin and Punjabi.