If you are just starting to meditate, start here. This guided session is built on Stage One of The Mind Illuminated, where the whole job is simply turning up: establishing a steady, regular practice before you worry about anything fancier. I take you through a structured preparation, a gentle transition, and a focused sit with stretches of silence so you can ... Show More
Sep 10
A Stoic Morning Practice For Grief And Loss
Some mornings, grief is present before you open your eyes. This gentle guided practice does not ask you to stop grieving or manufacture a better mood. You will make a little room for the weight, notice one source of warmth, and choose one small act of care for the next few hours. ... Show More
5m 42s
Sep 8
The Marcus Aurelius Quote He Never Wrote
One of Marcus Aurelius's most famous online quotes does not appear in the Meditations. In this episode, I look at several fabricated, misattributed and over-smoothed Stoic quotes, including one I used myself.The point is bigger than pedantry. A philosophy built on checking impres ... Show More
13m 46s
Sep 3
Stoic Morning Practice: Be Fair To Yourself
Some mornings, the first voice you hear is a prosecutor. It lists what you did badly, what you did not finish and what you should have become by now.This guided Stoic morning practice helps you take one honest mistake, separate the facts from the verdict you added, and test that ... Show More
5m 51s
Feb 2023
Sit and Be Meditation
In this week's guided meditation, we are scaling back and doing a simple but powerful practice to help you quiet the chatter and reduce the noise around you, and retreat to the safe, quiet, still space within. This practice using a balancing breath, senses cycling, and then you a ... Show More
14m 58s
