Embodied Meditation

Gentle yoga combined with guided relaxations and meditations. These short, portable audio sessions blend breath-centered movement, music, and mindfulness practices to help you sleep, center, ground, release stress, and generally soothe your system.

Loving the World 02/13/2023

Loving the World The beloved poet Mary Oliver said: My work is loving the world. We’ll take that as our intention today and let this short practice of simple movement and meditation be a love letter – a Valentine – to the world. We’ll start by stimulating the space around your physical heart, freeing any congestion or tightness in your chest, shoulders, and upper back. Then we’ll allow the resulting openness and ease to settle into your body with some quiet meditation, letting the feeling to extend, ripple by ripple, out into the world. Want to be added to my mailing list, discuss a private yoga session, or offer suggestions for future Embodied Meditation recordings? I’d love to hear from you. Please visit my website: paigegilchristyoga.com. Loving this podcast and want to contribute to its production? /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/25210743

Relaxation for Illness & Fatique 01/30/2023

Relaxation for Illness & Fatique This practice is quiet and still. Deeply nourishing and restful. It’s especially for those of you who have asked for support around the fatigue and strain of Long Covid. I hope it will also benefit anyone recovering from illness, navigating a chronic condition, or simply feeling exhausted. It combines a guided relaxation for your whole system with a gentle intention you can draw on—like a mantra—anytime. Want to be added to my mailing list, so you received word when new Embodied Meditations are released? Or have suggestions for future Embodied Meditation recordings? I’d love to hear from you: . Loving this podcast and want to contribute to its production? /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/25210722

Still Morning Body Scan 01/23/2023

Still Morning Body Scan Listeners have been asking for a morning body scan without movement – a full-body meditation and some quiet intention-setting you can do right in bed. Today’s free Embodied Meditation gives you just that. It requires no movement other than your breath and the gentle path of your awareness, tracing yourself awake, from your feet to your head. Spend the first 11 minutes of your day awakening in this luxuriously meditative way. /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/24642444

7-Minute Reset: Open Your Heart 01/02/2023

7-Minute Reset: Open Your Heart Today’s free Embodied Meditation—a short 7-Minute Reset—invites you to slowly welcome the New Year. We’ll gently move and breathe our way toward a posture and a mindset that’s relaxed, receptive, and open hearted. /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/24642399

Annual Winter Solstice Practice 12/19/2022

Annual Winter Solstice Practice Winter Solstice, the still point when the natural world sinks into quiet hibernation and deep rest. Today’s Embodied Meditation honors this time with our annual practice of slow, calming movement, following the energy down and in, and finishing with a candle-gazing meditation to tune into the ancient ritual of tending a gentle light during this darkest time of year. Want to be added to my mailing list, discuss a private yoga session, or offer suggestions for future Embodied Meditation recordings? I’d love to hear from you. Please visit my website: paigegilchristyoga.com. Loving this podcast and want to contribute to its production? /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/24388539

Morning Calm: Movement & Meditation 12/05/2022

Morning Calm: Movement & Meditation Do your mornings sometimes feel hectic and chaotic? What if, instead of giving into the rush and noise, you could gift yourself a few quiet minutes of something more nourishing, more aligned with your true nature? This gentle morning practice of movement and meditation helps you cultivate a calm, easeful state that can set the tone for your entire day. Want to be added to my mailing list, discuss a private yoga session, or offer suggestions for future Embodied Meditation recordings? I’d love to hear from you. Please visit my website: paigegilchristyoga.com. Loving this podcast and want to contribute to its production? /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/24388476

Simple Gratitude Practice 11/21/2022

Simple Gratitude Practice One of the clearest and most direct ways to practice gratitude is to pay attention to the sensory experience of your body—to notice and honor the subtle sensations of simply being alive and in relationship with the world around you. In today’s Embodied Meditation, we’ll do that by moving gently and simply through a pared down, seated version of a Sun Salutation. This staple of yoga movement practices was designed to bring us into our bodies and into a state of gratitude. Our version today is one that’s accessible anywhere you can find a comfortable seat, so it’s perfect for inserting a dose of gratitude and soothing movement into any part of your day. Want to be added to my mailing list, discuss a private yoga session, or offer suggestions for future Embodied Meditation recordings? I’d love to hear from you. Please visit my website: paigegilchristyoga.com. Loving this podcast and want to contribute to its production? /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/24156324

10-Minute Tension Release 11/07/2022

10-Minute Tension Release It’s remarkable how quickly the body can drop some of its surface stress. Today’s Embodied Meditation is a 10-minute seated practice that helps you squeeze, wring out, and release physical tension from head to toe. As a bonus, you might find your mind following right along, getting clearer and calmer as you go. Want to be added to my mailing list, discuss a private yoga session, or offer suggestions for future Embodied Meditation recordings? I’d love to hear from you. Please visit my website: paigegilchristyoga.com. Loving this podcast and want to contribute to its production? /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/24156300

Annual Autumn Rain Practice 10/24/2022

Annual Autumn Rain Practice Who doesn’t love a crisp, clear fall day? But maybe you also long for those occasional rainy autumn days that lure you in, slow you down, and soothe your system. Today’s Embodied Meditation helps you create that calming feeling, so you can tap into it anytime you could use a dose of cozy nurturing and letting go. Want to be added to my mailing list, discuss a private yoga session, or offer suggestions for future Embodied Meditation recordings? I’d love to hear from you. Please visit my website: paigegilchristyoga.com. Loving this podcast and want to contribute to its production? /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/23827982

7-Minute Reset: Slow Down 10/10/2022

7-Minute Reset: Slow Down Feel you’re juggling way too much, way too fast, without a moment to catch your breath, much less pause and reflect? Today’s Embodied Meditation carves out a tiny pocket of time to help you Slow. Down. We’ll shift the pace in just a few minutes, starting by slowing your breath, then linking it with meditative movement so you can reset your speed to a rhythm that’s more soothing and sustainable. Want to be added to my mailing list, discuss a private yoga session, or offer suggestions for future Embodied Meditation recordings? I’d love to hear from you. Please visit my website: paigegilchristyoga.com. Loving this podcast and want to contribute to its production? /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/23827289

Quiet 09/26/2022

Quiet The yoga tradition teaches how valuable it is to spend time quieting all the stimulation, chatter, noise, and distraction that can fill our senses. The practice of quieting and drawing in invites us to listen to ourselves and perhaps, eventually, to touch more focus, clarity, and peace. Today’s Embodied Meditation combines slowing-down movements, a guided visualization, and some stillness to cultivate that state of quiet. Want to be added to my mailing list, discuss a private yoga session, or offer suggestions for future Embodied Meditation recordings? I’d love to hear from you. Please visit my website: paigegilchristyoga.com. Loving this podcast and want to contribute to its production? /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/23554190

Annual Fall Equinox Practice 09/19/2022

Annual Fall Equinox Practice The Fall Equinox—a time when day and night are in perfect balance—invites us to welcome that energy into our bodies and our lives. This Embodied Meditation helps you do just that, and to attune to the seasonal tipping point toward shortening days, subtle slowing down, and gathering in toward rest. Want to be added to my mailing list, discuss a private yoga session, or offer suggestions for future Embodied Meditation recordings? I’d love to hear from you. Please visit my website: paigegilchristyoga.com. Loving this podcast and want to contribute to its production? /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/23554058

7-Minute Reset: Body Scan 08/29/2022

7-Minute Reset: Body Scan Stop for a short 7 minutes, trace release all the way down your body from head to toe, and see if you don’t feel just a little more grounded, present, and at ease. Today’s free Embodied Meditation is a 7-Minute Reset Body Scan. Use it anywhere, anytime—sitting, standing, or lying down. Want to be added to my mailing list, discuss a private yoga session, or offer suggestions for future Embodied Meditation recordings? I’d love to hear from you. Please visit my website: paigegilchristyoga.com. Loving this podcast and want to contribute to its production? /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/23190662

Calm & Cool {Re-Embodied Re-Play} 08/15/2022

Calm & Cool {Re-Embodied Re-Play} The height of summertime heat can sometimes feel draining and depleting. And all the bright, hot energy can also fan the flames of agitation and irritability. It’s nice to know we can draw on simple movement, breathing, and meditation practices to cool down and calm down – we’ll tap into them in this episode. Want to be added to my mailing list, discuss a private yoga session, or offer suggestions for future Embodied Meditation recordings? I’d love to hear from you. Please visit my website: paigegilchristyoga.com. Loving this podcast and want to contribute to its production? /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/23190650

Morning Body Scan 07/25/2022

Morning Body Scan Are you wishing for a short, meaningful practice to help you awaken to your day with awareness and gratitude? Today’s free Embodied Meditation is a Morning Body Scan with gentle movement. It invites you to be present and receptive to the daily gifts and lessons the world has to offer—and to take this reverence into your day. Want to be added to my mailing list, discuss a private yoga session, or offer suggestions for future Embodied Meditation recordings? I’d love to hear from you. Please visit my website: paigegilchristyoga.com. Loving this podcast and want to contribute to its production? /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/22869965

Settle 07/11/2022

Settle This Embodied Meditation is perfect if you want to settle into bed for the night. You can also use it to settle scattered, swirling energy during your day. It’s a calming, grounding practice that incorporates slow, earthy movements. We end with a guided relaxation, envisioning of a body of water settling, followed by a period of quiet stillness — creating a place where you can anchor and come to rest. Want to be added to my mailing list, discuss a private yoga session, or offer suggestions for future Embodied Meditation recordings? I’d love to hear from you. Please visit my website: paigegilchristyoga.com. Loving this podcast and want to contribute to its production? /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/22869875

Annual Summer Solstice Practice 06/20/2022

Annual Summer Solstice Practice It’s so nourishing to align with the seasonal rhythms around us. It allows us to tap into our more instinctual rhythms and reminds us, on a deep level, that we are not separate from the energies and cycles of the natural world. This practice invites you to luxuriate in and celebrate the warmth and expansiveness of the Summer Solstice. Want to be added to my mailing list, discuss a private yoga session, or offer suggestions for future Embodied Meditation recordings? I’d love to hear from you. Please visit my website: paigegilchristyoga.com. Loving this podcast and want to contribute to its production? /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/22547744

Lighten Up 06/06/2022

Lighten Up Most of us haul around way too much—stress, worry, overloaded calendars, endless to-do lists. Over time, we can start to feel the burden in our bodies— they might become tired, sluggish, weighed down. This Embodied Meditation is a practice to help you lighten up. It’s short and fun, so you can tap release and ease. We finish with a traditional breathing practice that invites vibrancy, along with a few minutes of quiet meditation to let all the lightness radiate and expand. Want to be added to my mailing list, discuss a private yoga session, or offer suggestions for future Embodied Meditation recordings? I’d love to hear from you. Please visit my website: paigegilchristyoga.com. Loving this podcast and want to contribute to its production? /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/22547681

Body Scan Relaxation {Re-Embodied Re-Play} 05/23/2022

Body Scan Relaxation {Re-Embodied Re-Play} This 10-minute Embodied Meditation is a body-scan relaxation you can do right in bed as you move toward sleep, or in any comfortable position anytime. It leads you on a soothing journey from your head down to your toes, relaxing everything as you go. As you finish, you can rest into the full-body knowledge that your whole—in a relaxed and present state—is so much greater than the sum of your parts. Want to be added to my mailing list, discuss a private yoga session, or offer suggestions for future Embodied Meditation recordings? I’d love to hear from you. Please visit my website: paigegilchristyoga.com. Loving this podcast and want to contribute to its production? /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/22248596

Short Screen Break 05/09/2022

Short Screen Break Today’s Embodied Meditation gives you a short break from your screen. It’s simple and efficient; you can do it anywhere, anytime. The gentle movement practice tends to your eyes, your shoulders and neck, your upper back, and your wrists. Most of all, it helps soothe your brain and coax your whole system out of cyberspace and back into your physical body. Want to be added to my mailing list, discuss a private yoga session, or offer suggestions for future Embodied Meditation recordings? I’d love to hear from you. Please visit my website: paigegilchristyoga.com. Loving this podcast and want to contribute to its production? /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/22248374

Morning Gratitude Practice {Re-Embodied Re-Play} 04/25/2022

Morning Gratitude Practice {Re-Embodied Re-Play} This is a great one if you want to move and celebrate Spring. Today’s free Embodied Meditation—a Morning Gratitude Practice—invites you to flow and breathe through a simple, energizing ritual that sets the tone for your day and the whole season. You’ll be ready to head into what’s next with a sense of deep gratitude for how you’re supported, connected, and alive. /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/21907886

7-Minute Reset: Focus 04/11/2022

7-Minute Reset: Focus Finding it hard to shift from fragmented and scattered to focused? Today’s Embodied Meditation, a short 7-min Reset, draws on simple, classic yogic techniques to help you get out of your head and into your body—and gather and settle your attention. You might be surprised at how just a few minutes of movement and breath can help you step out of the frenzy. /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/21907691

Release Tension in Your Joints 03/28/2022

Release Tension in Your Joints Especially during these early months of Spring, our body’s joints can feel in need of a good thawing out and loosening up. Today’s Embodied Meditation, perfect for first thing in the morning, invites hydration, movement, and space into your joints, clearing anything stuck or blocked, so you can move on to your day—or the whole season ahead—feeling renewed. /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/21618935

Spring Equinox: Unfurl 03/14/2022

Spring Equinox: Unfurl There can be a feeling of deep belonging in responding to the natural rhythms and cycles of the seasons—maybe doing so reminds us that we’re a part of the natural order of things. Today's Embodied Meditation is a celebration of the Spring Equinox. It’s a practice full of calm, uplifting movement, breathing and stillness, perfect for anytime during this early spring season. Think of it as an invitation to begin to unclench any hunched-in holding Winter has asked of you and gently, gradually unfurl toward the expanding light of Spring. /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/21618890

Desk Stretch: Hips 02/28/2022

Desk Stretch: Hips Do your hips feel on lock-down from too much sitting? This 6-minute, office-friendly practice gets you up out of your chair and moving your hips in all directions. You’ll be ready to head into what’s next feeling a little less tension and a lot more freedom and ease. Want to be added to my mailing list, discuss a private yoga session, or offer suggestions for future Embodied Meditation recordings? I’d love to hear from you. Please visit my website: paigegilchristyoga.com. Loving this podcast and want to contribute to its production? /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/21225551

Loving the World 02/14/2022

Loving the World The beloved poet Mary Oliver said: My work is loving the world. We’ll take that as our mantra today, and let this short practice of simple movement and meditation be a love letter – a Valentine – to the world. We’ll start by stimulating the space around your physical heart, freeing any congestion or tightness in your chest, shoulders, and upper back. Then we’ll allow the resulting openness and ease to settle into your body with some quiet meditation, letting the feeling extend, ripple by ripple, out into the world. Want to be added to my mailing list, discuss a private yoga session, or offer suggestions for future Embodied Meditation recordings? I’d love to hear from you. Please visit my website: paigegilchristyoga.com. Loving this podcast and want to contribute to its production? /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/21225446

Desk Stretch: Posture 01/24/2022

Desk Stretch: Posture Many of us spend our workdays hunched forward and rounded in. This leaves the muscles in our backs—from our necks all the way down—over-stretched, over-stressed, weak, tired, and sore. Today’s Embodied Meditation is a 5-minute break you can take anytime, anywhere to open up that compressed shape and find strength, length, and space. Want to be added to my mailing list, discuss a private yoga session, or offer suggestions for future Embodied Meditation recordings? I’d love to hear from you. Please visit my website: paigegilchristyoga.com. Loving this podcast and want to contribute to its production? /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/21009179

New Beginnings 01/03/2022

New Beginnings New year. New day. Or maybe a new project, adventure, or challenge. Whatever you’re on the cusp of, today’s Embodied Meditation is a luxurious, mindful, full-body practice to help you usher in new beginnings. We’ll move, breathe, and call in your capacity for openness, curiosity, and awareness. Want to be added to my mailing list, discuss a private yoga session, or offer suggestions for future Embodied Meditation recordings? I’d love to hear from you. Please visit my website: paigegilchristyoga.com. Loving this podcast and want to contribute to its production? /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/21009155

Annual Winter Solstice Practice 12/20/2021

Annual Winter Solstice Practice Winter Solstice. The still point when the natural world sinks into quiet hibernation and deep rest. Today’s Embodied Meditation honors this time with a practice of slow, calming movement, following the energy down and in, and finishing with a candle-gazing meditation to tune into the ancient ritual of tending a gentle light during this darkest time of year. Want to be added to my mailing list, discuss a private yoga session, or offer suggestions for future Embodied Meditation recordings? I’d love to hear from you. Please visit my website: paigegilchristyoga.com. Loving this podcast and want to contribute to its production? /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/20667464

Turn In 12/06/2021

Turn In Today’s Embodied Meditation is meant to help you turn in — whether you’re using it as a seasonal ritual to move toward the quiet of deep winter or as a way to mark the shift in your day from outward focus to sleep. We’ll start with gentle, seated movement, transitioning from outer stimulation to inner resources. Then we’ll finish with a short, guided relaxation, with the option of lying down, so you can simply drift off to sleep, if you like. Want to be added to my mailing list, discuss a private yoga session, or offer suggestions for future Embodied Meditation recordings? I’d love to hear from you. Please visit my website: paigegilchristyoga.com. Loving this podcast and want to contribute to its production? /episode/index/show/embodiedmeditation/id/20667440

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