Brussels Mindfulness

Meditation on sounds, body and breath - Beate - 20 min - EN

In this meditation we gently switch from doing to being by bringing out attention to sounds, body sensations and the breath. This is a way to anchor ourselves in the present moment and to allow things to be as they are, from moment to moment.

Loving kindness in pandemics - Beate - 18 min - EN

We start meditation with bringing awareness to all the parts of our body. We then send ourselves love and good wishes, an progressively including our loved ones, the health care workers and all the people who take care of us, people who suffer mentally and physically during this crisis and humanity altogether. We close by sending love to all being on our planet, including animals, plants and minerals.

Feeling strong in pandemics - Beate - 18 min - EN

In this meditation Beate applies the 4 steps of the HEAL method designed by Rick Hanson to cultivate a feeling of strength: Have a good experience- in this case feeling strong-, enrich, absorb it and link it to a more difficult feeling - such as feeling more vulnerable or fearful. 

Bodyscan with short stretching - Beate - 19 min - EN

In this live morning meditation we gently turn towards the body by first waking it up with two slow stretches. We then move into a bodyscan where we befriend ad explore each body part. This is a way to connect to your body and release tensions.

Loving kindness in 5 steps - Beate - 18 min - EN

In this meditation with Beate we cultivate compassion for ourselves and others by following the classical metta meditation in 5 steps: bringing love to a friend, to yourself, a stranger, a difficult person and all. We end by sending loving kindness to all beings in the whole world.

Mountain meditation - Beate - 18 min - EN

In this meditation we visualize a beautiful mountain and connect with its qualities of steadiness and grounding. Just like a mountain on the surface we can be tested by the seasons of our life. Different emotions can pass like the weather, but in our core we remain untouched.  This can be a go-to resource when we feel overwhelmed by difficult emotions.

Finding joy in listening to sounds - Beate - 20 min - EN

In this meditation we focus on sounds around us. We then cultivate contentment of the moment as it is and feel it in the body. Grateful for the ability to hear and your wonderful body. 

Nourishing yourself through standing stretching - Beate - 20 min - EN

In this live meditation with Beate we gently stretch our body and tune into our body sensations. We particularly focus on pleasant sensations and take them in so that we can be truly nourished by it. 

Body and breath meditation - Beate - 12 min - EN

In this meditation we become aware of body sensations and feelings. We allow things to be as they are and explore them with gentle curiosity. We use the body and breath as an anchor and a refuge where we can return to at any moment of the day. 

Self-compassion break - Beate - 18 min - EN

In this meditation we bring awareness to what is here in our body and mind. We then practice the three steps of the self-compassion break: awareness of what's difficult (recognizing that this is difficult), common humanity (we are all in this together) and kindness (speaking to yourself like a friend and adding a gentle touch).