3: Meditation and Mindfulness: Unlocking Your Inner Peace and Power

12/18/23 • 25 min

Hello my friends!
In this episode, we delve into my personal journey with meditation. From my early experiences with sporadic practice in college to my dedicated journey as a meditation teacher over the past decade, I'll share my evolution and how it shaped my understanding of meditation and mindfulness.

We explore the profound benefits, debunk common misconceptions, and emphasize the importance of community. Prepare to be inspired and empowered.

Section 1: Defining Meditation and Mindfulness

Meditation Defined: We begin by unraveling the essence of meditation, which is a simple practice of moving from activity into stillness. Understand its significance in our fast-paced lives.
Mindfulness Defined: It is essentially present moment awareness. Meditation is the quickest path to strengthening our mindfulness muscles and fostering interconnection.

Section 2:The Benefits of Meditation

A World Overwhelmed: In today's world, stress, anxiety, sleep troubles, and isolation have reached unprecedented levels. Meditation emerges as the antidote to chronic daily stress.
Emotional Harmony: Explore how meditation can enhance emotional balance, reduce stress, anxiety, and depression. We'll delve into the science behind it, involving cortisol, serotonin, and DHEA.
Resilience in Life: Learn how meditation equips us with adaptive tools to navigate life's challenges. It fosters improved focus, concentration, and even enhances our immune function.

Section 3: Misunderstandings and Realities of Meditation

Common Misconceptions: Address prevalent myths like the idea that meditation always leads to calm or bliss, or the belief that we don’t have time to meditate.
Realities of Practice: I’ll tell you about the 4 valid experiences during meditation and what constitutes a successful meditation.

Section 4:Building the Mindfulness Muscle

Consistent Practice and the Power of Community: Regular meditation has so many long lasting benefits. It’s a tool for skillful living. Begin with just 2 minutes a day or deepen your practice.

Let’s connect!
Website: www.rashmischramm.com
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rashmi-schramm-md
Email me at [email protected]

We explore the profound benefits, debunk common misconceptions, and emphasize the importance of community. Prepare to be inspired and empowered.

Section 1: Defining Meditation and Mindfulness

Meditation Defined: We begin by unraveling the essence of meditation, which is a simple practice of moving from activity into stillness. Understand its significance in our fast-paced lives.
Mindfulness Defined: It is essentially present moment awareness. Meditation is the quickest path to strengthening our mindfulness muscles and fostering interconnection.

Section 2:The Benefits of Meditation

A World Overwhelmed: In today's world, stress, anxiety, sleep troubles, and isolation have reached unprecedented levels. Meditation emerges as the antidote to chronic daily stress.
Emotional Harmony: Explore how meditation can enhance emotional balance, reduce stress, anxiety, and depression. We'll delve into the science behind it, involving cortisol, serotonin, and DHEA.
Resilience in Life: Learn how meditation equips us with adaptive tools to navigate life's challenges. It fosters improved focus, concentration, and even enhances our immune function.

Section 3: Misunderstandings and Realities of Meditation

Common Misconceptions: Address prevalent myths like the idea that meditation always leads to calm or bliss, or the belief that we don’t have time to meditate.
Realities of Practice: I’ll tell you about the 4 valid experiences during meditation and what constitutes a successful meditation.

Section 4:Building the Mindfulness Muscle

Consistent Practice and the Power of Community: Regular meditation has so many long lasting benefits. It’s a tool for skillful living. Begin with just 2 minutes a day or deepen your practice.

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2: Cultivating Self Compassion

Warm greetings, dear listeners! In this episode, we explore the concept and importance of self compassion in developing inner peace and power.
I share my journey into this sometimes challenging practice and I’ll give you super practical tips that can help you uplevel your life quickly and effectively.

We discuss research findings in the area of self compassion and I make a compelling case that we should all begin our inner journeys with the practice of self compassion.
Let’s connect!
www.rashmischramm.com
www.youtube.com/c/drrashmischrammoptimalwellness
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www.facebook.com/dr.rashmischramm
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rashmi-schramm-md
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4: A Guided Meditation for Embracing Self Expression (Bonus)

This meditation is perfect for beginners and advanced practitioners alike. We’ll enjoy a soft guided meditation that helps us...

Release self judgement
Embrace our self expression
Moving into our full potential
Recognizing the inner power we always possess

This is just a very small snippet from my training as a certified facilitator in Yoga Nidra. If this resonates with you, you’ll love the more in depth version I teach inside of my exclusive small group membership.