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Mindfulness, meditation, living in the present... these are all buzz terms you’ve probably heard. Maybe even tried. But if you haven’t yet found your fit, get a taste of various meditation styles from across the world. Learn about Vipassana, Metta or loving kindness meditation, Japanese forest bathi...
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Bonus interview: Shanti Gowans
Vipassana is a meditation practice which originated in India. The word 'Vipassana' can be translated from Sanskrit as insight. Shanti Gowans has been...
Vipassana meditation 3: Calming the mind
Vipassana requires mindful awareness - observing your body, breath, feelings, thoughts and emotions. In this Vipassana meditation, teacher Shanti Gowa...
Vipassana meditation 2: Breath like the wind
Vipassana is a mindfulness meditation practice that works through self-observation, one of India's oldest meditation practices. In this episode of Gre...
Vipassana meditation 1: Body like a mountain
Join in a Vipassana meditation in this episode of Great Minds. Vipassana can be translated as 'insight'. It's a mindfulness meditation practice that w...
Bonus interview: Wallace Lee
Sarah Malik chats with Wallace Lee who has been your guide for the three Tonglen meditations in this season of Great Minds. Wallace is an instructor w...
Tonglen meditation 3: Sending compassion to others
This Tonglen meditation is a visualisation focused on expressing compassion towards another person. When practicing Tonglen towards others, you are en...
Tonglen meditation 2: Self-compassion
This episode is a guided practice of self-compassion. Instructor Wallace Lee shares teachings from the Tibetan meditation practice of Tonglen, which i...
Tonglen meditation 1: "Unsealing the spring"
In this guided meditation, Wallace Lee introduces you to a Tibetan meditation practice called Tonglen, which is based in the concept of giving and rec...
Bonus interview: Natalie Grace
If you've listened to any of our three sound bath meditations, get to know your guide Natalie Grace in this conversation with Sarah Malik. Learn about...
Sound bath meditation 3: Harmonising
In this episode of Great Minds, sound therapist and energy healer Natalie Grace leads you through a body scan and meditative sound bath using chimes,...
Sound bath meditation 2: Release
In this episode of Great Minds, sound therapist and energy healer Natalie Grace leads you through a sound bath meditation using gongs, drums and Tibet...
Sound bath meditation 1: Reflection
In this episode of Great Minds season two, sound therapist Natalie Grace settles you into a deeply relaxing sound bath meditation using Tibetan singin...
Bonus interview: Kynan Tan
If you've listened to any of the three Mettā or Loving Kindness meditations in this season of Great Minds, get to know teacher Kynan Tan in this conve...
Mettā meditation 3: Accepting and welcoming your experiences
In this Mettā or Loving Kindness meditation, you will be offering kindness and goodwill towards all of your experiences, to find a sense of calm and p...
Mettā meditation 2: Feeling loving kindness towards another
Mettā or Loving Kindness meditation comes from the Buddhist tradition. In this meditation, our guide Kynan Tan has you offering kindness to someone yo...
Mettā meditation 1: Practice loving kindness towards yourself
In this gentle episode of Great Minds, Kynan Tan will lead you through a Mettā meditation that is focused on offering kindness to yourself. Mettā medi...
Bonus interview: Nicole Smede
If you've listened to the Ngarayamūrah meditations that lead season two of Great Minds, get to know Warrimay Birrbay artist Nicole Smede in this conve...
Ngarayamūrah meditation 3: Ngaranga Yurra Barray, listening to sky Country
In this third Ngarayamūrah meditation, Warrimay Birrbay artist Nicole Smede will lead you through a meditation about listening to sky Country, Yurra B...
Ngarayamūrah meditation 2: Ngaranga Garuwa Barray, listening to sea Country
In this second Ngarayamūrah meditation, Warrimay Birrbay artist Nicole Smede will lead you through a meditation about listening to ocean Country, garu...
Ngarayamūrah meditation 1: Ngaranga Barray, Listening to Country
In this first episode of Great Minds season two, Warrimay Birrbay artist Nicole Smede will lead you through a beautiful Ngarayamūrah meditation, about...
A new season of Great Minds is coming soon
Need a little break from your day? Season two of Great Minds guided meditations is coming soon, introducing a new range of meditation styles and teach...
SBS' Great Minds meditation podcast is now available in five languages
Great Minds is an SBS meditation podcast that introduces various meditation styles from across the world. The series is now available in five language...
Ho’oponopono meditation 1: Aloha, limitless love
Ho'oponopono is a traditional Hawaiian practice centred on reconciliation. Roughly translated, ho'oponopono means ‘to make things right’. It teaches t...
Ho’oponopono meditation 2: Your light
Guiding us this episode is Kumu Pa'a Kawika Foster, a practitioner of Hawaiian ho’oponopono. Kawika will share a story about the light we carry from b...
Ho’oponopono meditation 3: Forgiving, forgetting, remembering
In this last episode of Great Minds Season 1, we will finish with a final episode of Ho’oponopono. At its core, the practice is a process of making th...
Qigong meditation 1: Basic mindfulness
Qigong is an ancient form of Chinese meditation. The Chinese characters for Qigong mean ‘breath’ or ‘to work the breath’. This episode is a basic mind...
Qigong meditation 2: Environmental qi meditation
There are five elements in traditional Chinese medicine and philosophy; wood, fire, earth, metal, and water.This episode focuses on grounding yourself...
Qigong meditation 3: Three energy meditation
In this episode we will look at the concept of three energy meditation, with Grandmaster Gary Khor. Three energy meditation is used in Chinese qigong,...
Shinrin-yoku meditation 1: Discover Japanese forest bathing
Shinrin-yoku is a Japanese phrase for ‘forest bathing’. In this exercise you will be gently guided to a beautiful peaceful forest by practicing forest...
Shinrin-yoku meditation 2: Listening to nature
Shinrin-yoku translates as ‘forest bathing’. The term was coined in Japan in the 80’s, and it’s encouraged as an antidote to hectic city life. Mayu Ka...
Shinrin-yoku meditation 3: Forest immersion
Be immersed in the forest in this Shinrin-yoku meditation with Mayu. Discover the birds in the trees, feel the leaves beneath your feet, and walk away...
Wayapa Wuurrk meditation 1: Your special place
Wayapa Wuurrk is a mindfulness practice that draws from Indigenous wisdom and uses meditation to help you connect with the environment. Wayapa Wuurrk...
Wayapa Wuurrk meditation 2: Earth mindfulness
The aim of Wayapa Wuurrk is to change how we think about wellness, because no matter how many gym sessions we do or vegetables we eat, we can’t be wel...
Wayapa Wuurrk meditation 3: Significant places on country
Wayapa Wuurrk aims to help people reconnect to Earth Spirit, and their true self. Jamie will guide you through a special meditation, taking you back i...
Hilot meditation 1: Breath
Hilot is an ancient practice indigenous to the Philippines. This meditation by hilot facilitator Lorelie Luna Ladiges is a gentle breathing exercise,...
Hilot meditation 2: Mind
Hilot has been practiced in the Philippines for centuries. Your guide for this episode Lorelie will help you try to quiet your mind and focus on a mom...
Hilot meditation 3: Spirit
Lorelie Luna Ladiges will take you on a mental journey into nature, inspired by hilot, a traditional art of healing from the Philippines. You can do t...
Yoga meditation 1: Yoga Nidra Meditation
In this episode of Great Minds, experience a deep sense of calm with an ancient meditation technique that originated in India, Yoga Nidra. The name co...
Yoga meditation 2: Chakra Meditation
Sit up with your spine straight for this Chakra meditation – bringing awareness to the energy centres in your body. Sagar will take you through step b...
Yoga meditation 3: Meditation for love, forgiveness, and compassion
Be guided by Sagar in this visualisation meditation, a Buddhist meditation technique. This Great Minds episode touches on some big themes. Love, forgi...