Brussels Mindfulness

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. 

Body and breath - Beate - 22 min - EN

In this meditation we gently scan the body and become aware how things are inside. By allowing things to be as they are we find peace within ourselves. We then focus on the breathing as a way to steady the mind. 

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. 

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).

Self-compassion meditation on RAIN - Beate - 16 min - EN

In this RAIN meditation with Beate you are invited to befriend a difficult feeling. RAIN stands for Recognize, Allow, Investigate and Nourish. It is a kind and compassionate way to allow ourselves to feel what needs to be felt and to nourish ourselves from within

Loving kindness meditation - Beate - 22 min - EN

In this meditation we first bring awareness to the experience and remind ourselves of our common human humanity. We then send ourselves and others good wishes and loving kindness

Feeling of worth - Beate - 11 min - EN

In this practice we will focus on our needs for connection and love. We establish a feeling of our own worth by taking in the 4 steps of the HEAL method- finding a sense of our own worth, enriching, absorbing it and linking it with older feelings of not being so valued or liked. 

Feeling protected - Beate - 12 min - EN

In this meditation we develop a sense of protection and safety. We apply the three steps of the HEAL method to the safety system by having an experience of feeling protected, enriching and enlarging it and finally letting it sink into you.