finding peace in the midst of uncertainty
by Grant Wardlow
We find ourselves in unprecedented times. The stress and anxiety we are currently dealing with is something most of us have never had to face in our lifetime. Amidst the uncertainty, even ten minutes of mindfulness meditation a day can help calm your nervous system, enabling you to find a sense of inner peace. In this video, Grant teaches us about mindfulness meditation. In addition to practicing two guided meditations, he discusses what mindfulness is and the benefits, as well as offering practical guidance for developing your own practice.
Weekly Meditations
In this webinar, Grant provides of review of the previous nine weeks, discussing the highlights from each week. This week concludes with the same meditation from week five, a Self-Compassion Meditation, from Tara Brach.
We find ourselves in unprecedented times. The stress and anxiety we are currently dealing with is something most of us have never had to face in our lifetime. Amidst the uncertainty, even ten minutes of mindfulness meditation a day can help calm your nervous system, enabling you to find a sense of inner peace. In this video, Grant teaches us about mindfulness meditation. In addition to practicing two guided meditations, he discusses what mindfulness is and the benefits, as well as offering practical guidance for developing your own practice.
In this webinar, Grant discusses the many benefits of the mindfulness practice of gratitude, including the ways in which the individual benefits of this practice also enhance us socially and culturally.
In this webinar, Grant discusses the negative impact of social comparison and reads from the work of Jon Kabat-Zin. This webinar ends with a guided visualization entitled, Taking Refuge Inside and Out.
In this webinar, Grant discusses ways of savouring experiences as means of increasing our state of wellbeing. A brief discussion on things we think make us happy, but don’t, is followed by a discussion highlighting Grant’s journey to mindfulness practice. This webinar finishes with a Breathscape/Bodyscape Meditation, based on the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn.
In this webinar, Grant provides a list of online applications that focus on the practice of mindfulness. The work of Tara Brach is introduced with an overview of the RAIN of Self- Compassion. This webinar concludes with a Self-Compassion Meditation adopted from one of Tara’s online meditations.
In this webinar, Grant provides some coping strategies for dealing with increased stress and anxiety, including the mindfulness practice of 5-4-3-2-1. This webinar ends with a Body-Scan Meditation.
In this webinar, Grant highlights some of the consequences of not being mindful and discusses some of the myths and misconceptions of mindfulness meditation. This webinar closes with a Loving-Kindness Meditation.
In this webinar, Grant outlines various types of grief that might be present for people in light of the COVID19 pandemic. The mindfulness practice of GLAD is introduce, as is the mindfulness practice of Self-Compassion, based on the work of Kristin Neff. This webinar concludes with a Self-Compassion Meditation.
We find ourselves in unprecedented times. The stress and anxiety we are currently dealing with is something most of us have never had to face in our lifetime. Amidst the uncertainty, even ten minutes of mindfulness meditation a day can help calm your nervous system, enabling you to find a sense of inner peace.
In the first webinar of his series, Grant provides viewers with a brief history of mindfulness, discussing what mindfulness is, including a description of the two types of mindfulness practices. Grant also reveals some of the research finding pertaining to mindfulness meditation. Included in this webinar is a short Breathing Meditation and a Gratitude Meditation.
In this Webinar, Grant introduces the work of Christopher Peterson and Martin Seligman, whose research has led to the classification of Character and Signature Strengths. This webinar concludes with a self-guided music meditation.