by Katja Holzhei | Dec 15, 2020 | Meditation, Meditation 101, Mindfulness
Loving-Kindness Meditation (sometimes also called ‘metta’ meditation) is a formal mindfulness method to develop and increase (self-)compassion. As a form of single-focus meditation, it uses the repetition of compassionate words or phrases as an anchor for...
by Katja Holzhei | Dec 9, 2020 | Meditation, Meditation 101, Mindfulness
The Body Scan Meditation – or Body Scan Technique – is a formal mindfulness practice. (Formal means that we set a specific time during the day aside from other activities to practise being mindful). As the name suggests, the Body Scan involves bringing...
by Katja Holzhei | Oct 25, 2020 | Meditation, Meditation 101, Mindfulness
What if I am doing it wrong? These are common questions, usually asked by people that are unfortunately afraid of making mistakes. Meditation is not open-heart surgery, so there is no need to be scared of making mistakes. But still, people are worried. They are afraid...
by Katja Holzhei | Oct 24, 2020 | Meditation, Meditation 101, Mindfulness
The biggest mistake you can make with meditation – except for being afraid of making mistakes – is to stop trying. If you have tried before to establish a meditation practice but ran into some obstacles or issues, something didn’t feel right,...
