Free Resources
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Thank you to those who have collaborated with the Free Mindfulness Project by allowing us to share these resources. All of the guided meditation exercises below are protected by a creative commons licence, meaning they are free to download and distribute non-commercially. Please credit the original sources when doing so and feel free to direct people here for more resources.
The following links are all from the free mindfulness projectIf you have any comments about the meditations you download we’d love to hear your feedback.
We’re also pleased to announce, new in April 2016, our sister site ‘Words to Sit With’ – a home for contemporary free-to-share mindfulness poetry.
Guided Mindfulness ExercisesTo download a particular guided mindfulness exercise click ‘Download’ in the right hand column, or right-click and select ‘Save as…’. All of the audio files are in MP3 format and under 20MB size.
 Mindfulness of breathThese short mindfulness exercises focus on bringing awareness to the process of breathing. As something that we are doing all of the time, watching our breath allows us to come into the present moment and practice being aware.
Brief mindfulness practices
Body scanBody scan meditations invite you to move your focus of attention around the body, being curious about your experience and observing any sensations that you become aware of.
Sitting meditationsSitting meditations often use the breath as the central focus of the practice. At times they incorporate awareness of sounds, bodily sensations, thoughts or feelings.
Mindful movementMindful movement practices involve some form of intentional movement such as walking, yoga, tai chi or simple stretching. The intention in the practice is often to focus on the breath and body, noticing sensations in moments of movement and moments of stillness.
Guided imagery
Self Guided Mindfulness Exercises Sometimes we wish to practice a meditation of our choosing without any guidance. These audio tracks begin and end with the sound of a bell ringing, to orientate you to the practice and to signify the end of the meditation.
The following tracks begin and end with a bell, which also sound at intervals throughout the meditations. You may wish to use the sound of the bell to move from one phase of a meditation to the next, to have a greater awareness of the passage of time or to bring your attention back to your focus in the practice.
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