Guided Meditations for Your Breath, Mind, and Body

 

08.29.2025 Guided Meditations for the Breath, Mind, and Body   This weekend, we invite you to take some time to attend to your breath, your mind, and your body. In meditation, these regular companions our daily life can become gateways to presence, calm, and compassion. In the guided meditations featured below, three teachers share practices to help return you return to a natural state. Trudy Goodman shares a playful “teddy bear breath” practice, showcasing how even simple breathing can soothe and comfort. Noliwe Alexander invites us to open to the vast space of awareness itself and rest in a sky-like mind beyond thoughts. Finally, Christiane Wolf offers a gentle body scan, bringing mindful attention to sensation from head to toe. Each of these practices offers an invitation to come home to yourself. We hope they’ll be of benefit. —Lilly Greenblatt, digital editor, Lion’s Roar Trudy Goodman’s “Teddy Bear” Breath Practice Just like a child finds comfort in their favorite toy, you can return to your breath to find relaxation and steady your focus. In this meditation with Trudy Goodman, you’ll learn how to anchor your mind, soothe jagged energies, and gently bring yourself back to the present moment. ADVERTISEMENT Open-Awareness Meditation with Noliwe Alexander In this 20-minute practice, Noliwe Alexander leads you to connect with your senses, release passing thoughts, and open your mind to the vast sky of awareness within. Guided Body Scan Meditation with Christiane Wolf Join former physician and renowned mindfulness and Insight (Vipassana) meditation teacher teacher Christiane Wolf for a guided body scan meditation to help release tension, reduce stress, and reconnect with your body through gentle awareness.