Brussels Mindfulness

Self compassion break - Silke - 7 min - EN

This self-compassion break with Silke invites you to bring a kind attitude towards yourself, especially when something went wrong or when you feel unhappy about your behaviour, but also in general when something is painful or difficult. You can use the self-compassion break at any time in your daily life, following these three steps: bringing awareness to the situation, recognising our shared humanity and practising self-kindness, see what does you good and what you need right now.  

Affectionate breathing - Silke - 8 min - EN

In this short breathing meditation, Silke invites you to cultivate a friendly and compassionate attitude towards yourself, while being nourished by the breath that moves in and out of the body. 

Meditation for your tired eyes - Beate - 19 min - EN

Our eyes are the window to the world they say. They give us so much beauty, help us connect to others and also express how we feel. But do we really take care of them? The increase of screen time is tiring for the eyes. In this meditation Beate guides you into a moment of nourishment, self-care and gratitude for your eyes. 

Befriending meditation for beginners - Lorinda - 23 min - EN

In this meditation, guided live by Lorinda, we bring kindness to a friend and then to ourselves by sending good wishes and warm feelings.

Cultivating connectedness - Silke - 20 min - EN

In this morning meditation with Silke recorded live, we nourish ourselves first with the breath to cultivate connectedness, and then bring in some loving-kindness towards ourselves and the world around us.

In for me and out for you - Silke - 20 min - EN

In this loving kindness meditation guided by Silke and recorded live during the morning meditation session, we use the breath to nourish ourselves with a kind wish and then reach out to another person who might need support, creating a flow of compassion.

Breathing with the waves - Lorinda - 20 min - EN

This guided meditation with Lorinda, recorded live, uses visualisation and the breath to help us acknowledge and cope with the stress and change that appear inevitably in our lives.

Befriending difficulty and cultivating love - Beate - 21 min - EN

In this befriending meditation (recorded live in the morning meditations) Beate invites you to bring a mild difficulty to mind and allow yourself to feel it in your body with an accepting and gentle attitude. in the second part you are invited to wish yourself well, and others who are also experiencing difficulties, just like you. This can bring about a feeling of being a connected through common humanity. 

Exploring difficulties - Silke - 10 min - EN

In this practice we tune in to a difficulty - this might be a thought, emotion or an event - and then explore where it resonates in the body, whether we can detect physical sensations associated with it. As best as we can, we allow difficulties to be as they are and at the same time bring compassion and kindness towards ourselves.  

Feeling peaceful, content and loved - Beate - 22 min - EN

In this  live closing meditation of the morning meditations for 2020 Beate calls up a feeling of safety, satisfaction and connection.