Getting Started
1 Welcome to Mindfulness for Students
Article: Believe You Can’t Meditate? Read this
2 Meditation is a Gold Mine
Article: The Stunning Long-term Benefits of Meditation
3 What is Mindfulness?
Article: Your Guide to Mindfulness
4 The Science of Meditation
Article: The Science of Meditation in Beginners
Article: The Science of Meditation in Experienced Meditators
5 Craft Your Vision
Episode: The Benefits of Meditation
6 Make This Commitment
In Week 1 you meditate every day for 15 mins, and from Week 2 you also do 5 minutes of meditation in daily life.
See Week 2 for more info.
Article: Unlock the Power of Meditation with Daily Practice
Article: 5 Key Benefits of Morning Meditation
7 Common Traps
Article: My Top Tips for Beginner Meditators
Episode: My Top Tips for Beginner Meditators
Episode: Avoid These 4 Damaging Meditation Myths
8 Dealing with Discomfort, Sleepiness & Restlessness in Meditation
Using Pain to Your Advantage
When Meditation Makes You Feel Sleepy
Why Meditation Doesn’t Calm Your Mind or Relax You
Week 1: Breathing Meditation
1 The Posture Process
Article: Meditation Posture: Three Steps for Perfection
Article: The 3 Best Meditation Positions
2 Breath Meditation: Explanation
Meditation 1: Breath at Torso
Meditation 2: Breath at Nose
Use these meditations on alternate days in Week 1.
Week 2: Body Scan
1 Practice in Movement
In Weeks 2-6, we do five minutes of meditation during daily life, using the technique(s) for that week.
For more info, see these resources.
Article: Mindful Moments: 17 Practices for Daily Life
Article: Do Moving Meditation to Supercharge Your Practice
Episode: Meditation in Movement
2 Body Scan: Explanation
Body Scan Audio
Week 3: Mindfulness of Thought
1 The Default Mode Network
Article: Powerful Meditation for Negative Thoughts
Episode: How to Dissolve Overthinking
2 The Noting Process
Article: How to Train the Mind with Meditation
Mindfulness of Thought: Mental Chatter
Week 4: Mindfulness of Thought
Mental Images
Episode: Don’t Stop Your Thoughts – Do This Instead
Mindfulness of Thought: Mental Images
Week 5: Mindfulness of Senses
1 Habituation
2 Presence
Article: Meditation with Your Senses: How to
Episode: How I Beat Boredom
Mindfulness of Senses: Sight
Mindfulness of Senses: Sound
Alternate between these meditations in Week 5.
Week 6: Mindfulness of Body
Emotional Avoidance
Article: Using Mindfulness to Master Your Emotions
Episode: A Radical Way Through Stress and Busyness
Mindfulness of the Body: Non-Emotional Sensations
Mindfulness of the Body: Emotional Sensations
Alternate between these meditations in Week 6.