Meditative Practice for College Students

Meditative Practice for College Students

In 2006 Health Services received a grant from the UNH Parents Association to create a meditation CD for UNH students. Our goal was to create guided audio meditations that would teach students how to use meditation as a way to manage stress and help students be and stay well. 

Working with many great individuals on campus, we completed the project the summer of 2006. The CD was appropriately named: Reflections for Mind, Body and Spirit: Meditative Practice for College Students. Since 2006 we have distributed around 5,000 CDs to the UNH community. 

In an effort to be more environmental and reach more students, we have decided to offer the meditation tracks as free downloads online. We encourage you to listen to the tracks, download the tracks and share them with others! Meditate Now! 

Preparing to meditate: 

Before you begin a meditation, create a quiet and peaceful environment in which to meditate. The meditations may be done in a relaxed seated position or lying down. 

As you listen to and practice each meditation, be gentle and loving with yourself. There is no right or wrong way to practice meditation. Meditation takes practice, so give yourself permission to be imperfect as you meditate and learn to relax and pay attention to being in the moment. Let the meditations guide you to a new place of clarity and focus. Be patient with yourself in your own process of self-discovery.

These our some of our meditation FREE Tracks :

Breath Meditation:

This meditation teaches a basic foundation for learning how to meditate, and focuses on meditative breathing technique. Useful before bedtime to help with sleep and for general relaxation.

Creative Visualization Meditation:

In your mind's eye, this meditation will bring you to a quiet, peaceful, beautiful place. Useful for enhancing focus and clarity and for general relaxation.

Progressive muscle relaxation Meditation:

Learning how to fully relax all of the muscles in your body is the focus of this meditation. Useful for relaxing stiff, tired, or overworked muscles and for general relaxation.

Performance Meditation:

If you are someone who gets anxious before taking a test, speaking in public, or preparing for an athletic competition, this meditation may help you.

Eating Meditation:

This meditation will guide you to a greater appreciation of and for the foods you eat. Useful for anyone who would like to become more conscious of their relationship with food.

Body Meditation:

Learning how to be gentle and loving with your body is the message of this meditation. Useful for anyone who would like to develop a more unconditional relationship with their body.

Loving Kindness Meditation:

This meditation will guide you to a deeper appreciation for self and the world around you. Useful for anyone who desires inner peace as well as general relaxation

Metta Meditation:

Metta is the word in the Pali (ancient Indic) language that means "loving- kindness." Metta is an important teaching of the Buddha. This meditation is useful for anyone to relieve stress.

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