Guided Meditations

Mindfulness is an active practice. Incorporating just a few minutes of mindful meditation during your day can have surprisingly impactful benefits. The key to successfully practicing mindfulness is being intentional. Mindfulness is not something that occurs without actively prioritizing being present in the moment. Check out these guided meditations and add mindfulness to your daily routine!

Self-Massage for Beginners

Maryanna Klatt, PhD, director of the Center for Integrative Health at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, shows how to give yourself a massage to relax your body and mind.

4-7-8 Breathing for Anxiety

Using the 4-7-8 breath can activate the vagus nerve, relaxing your mind and various organs throughout the body. Maryanna Klatt, PhD, director of the Center for Integrative Health at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, shows how to use this simple breathing technique to calm anxiety effectively.

Practice Quieting the Mind 

How can you quiet your mind, be more compassionate and experience the "cortical thickening" that long-term meditators develop? Maryanna Klatt, PhD, director of the Center for Integrative Health at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, demonstrates how to start this practice.

How to build calming influences

Surrounding ourselves with calm is important when we're trying to reduce anxiety in our lives. Maryanna Klatt, PhD, director of the Center for Integrative Health at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, demonstrates how to begin.

Getting to sleep more easily 

Maryanna Klatt, PhD, director of the Center for Integrative Health at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, demonstrates a process for getting to sleep more easily when anxiety and stress keep our minds racing.

Letting go of the uncontrollable

Maryanna Klatt, PhD, explains strategies to release what's outside of our control. This demonstration is part of the Mindfulness in Motion program, an evidence-based course offered through the Center for Integrative Health at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Dr. Klatt created the program and serves as director of the CIH.

Mindful Moment Meditations

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The Seasons Proceed, Regardless

What Creates Fog in your Life?

What is it that brings fog into your life? Is acceptance or action required?

What made it worth it to get out of bed today?

Notice what makes you excited to get out of bed each day.

Stepping into the Moments of our Lives

Step into using mindfulness as part of your daily life.

Boundaries

Enhance your wellbeing by creating boundaries for yourself.

Just Enough Time

Take "just enough" time to practice mindfulness and bring your mind back into the present moment.

Mindful Movement

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Breathwork and Stability: Diaphragmatic Breathing

Optimize your deep breathing through focused Diaphragmatic Breathing.

Two Minutes of Mindfulness

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Moving Forward

Managing Expectations

More meditations to come shortly!

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