The Mind Illuminated (TMI) Stage Two Meditation (1 Hour)
A full hour of guided practice for Stage Two of The Mind Illuminated, John Yates' map of meditation. Stage Two is all about the wandering mind: noticing sooner when your attention has drifted off the ...
6 Aug 20241h 1min
Daily Stoic Meditation for Wisdom
A guided version of the Stoic daily mindful review, the practice of looking back over your day with honest eyes. You move through your thoughts, emotions, speech and actions, not to beat yourself up, ...
22 Juli 202413min
3 Pillars of Skilful Communication Cheatsheet
Most communication advice is a pile of tips. This one is a compact framework you can actually hold in your head. I draw on the CIT model (cognitive interpersonal therapy) and Stoic philosophy to lay o...
14 Juli 202416min
Mind Illuminated Stage One Meditation: Foundational Practice
If you are just starting to meditate, start here. This guided session is built on Stage One of The Mind Illuminated, where the whole job is simply turning up: establishing a steady, regular practice b...
10 Juli 20241h 1min
Facing Mortality: A Stoic Death Meditation
A guided meditation on the one certainty we spend most of our lives avoiding. Drawing on Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius and Seneca, this practice helps you sit with the fact of your own death, not to frig...
7 Juli 202416min
Stoic Meditation For Cravings And Attachment
Marcus Aurelius had a habit of stripping the glamour off things he wanted: the fine wine is just fermented grapes, the expensive meal is dead animal and plants. This guided meditation puts that practi...
6 Juni 202411min
Stoic Evening Meditation For Wisdom And Sleep
A calm way to close the day and hand it over to sleep. This evening meditation walks you through a Stoic review of the hours behind you: first the things that went well and the decisions you are glad ...
3 Juni 202411min
Stoic Morning Meditation For Resilience And Peace
A short guided morning meditation built on Marcus Aurelius and Seneca. You will notice thoughts as they arrive, make room for what the day may bring, and return attention to the one moment you can act...
22 Maj 202410min
