This is a podcast offering free guided mindfulness meditation and talks about the subject to support the blog mindfulnessman.com
When autumn comes, the trees do not fight to keep their leaves. They do not cling. They let go, releasing each leaf with quiet acceptance, knowing that this is not the end—just another part of the cycle. We, too, must learn to let go. Let go of old versions of ourselves. Let go of past hurts. Let go of what no longer serves us. And like the trees, we must learn to do so gracefully—not as an act of loss, but as an act of trust. I hope you have enjoyed the course. For much more of my work follow me on Insight Timer by searching for my name, Christopher Manning
Trees care for each other. If a tree is sick, its neighbours share nutrients to help it recover. They are not separate; they survive together." The Hidden Life of Trees: Beneath our feet, trees are whispering to each other. Through their roots, they pass sugars and nutrients, sending help to the sick, the struggling. An old mother tree will nourish her saplings, even after she herself has begun to wither. Trees do not live alone; they thrive in networks, connected through unseen threads of care. We, too, are held in invisible networks of love and support. Even when we feel alone, there are roots beneath us—people, ancestors, the earth itself—nourishing us in ways we may not always see. Let's meditate
"A tree can be only as strong as the forest that surrounds it."Quote from The Hidden Life of Trees: I grew up in Nottinghamshire England, only a few miles away from the famous Sherwood Forest. I remember playing as a child in and around the major oak, a tree that legend has it was the hideout of Robin Hood. It's the largest oak in England weighing in at 23 tonnes. The major oak is ancient, a thousand years old. last year I went on solitary retreat, just me, in a cabin, in the woods. At the edge of those woods was also an ancient oak, If I remember correctly, it was 600 years old. I sat and meditated on it and all of the changes that have occurred in its world, whilst it has remained, strong, patient and stable. I thought of my dear grandparents, being born, raised and leaving this world, and how this great expanse of time was absorbed by the tree, with very little change. Trees do not rush. They do not force themselves to grow before their time. A beech tree may take 80 years before it bears its first fruit. Some trees wait centuries before they reach their full height. They trust time, trust the slow unfolding of life, trust that each season brings what is needed. As humans, we struggle with this. We want things to happen now. We want answers, results, transformations overnight. But the trees remind us: growth is slow. And that is not a flaw—it is nature's way. So now, let's meditate
Here I am offering a three day audio course I created for Insight Timer, in which we meditate on lessons learned from the trees. You will find the audio introduction in this post. The days of the course will follow. Welcome to Roots Of Life, a journey into the quiet, ancient wisdom of trees. Buddhist master Ajahn Chah said “Everything is teaching us”. He frequently pointed his disciples towards nature as a teacher, and for me, a great teacher is the forest. We often think of trees as still, silent things. But beneath the bark, beneath the earth, a great conversation is always unfolding. Trees are speaking—to each other, to the wind, to the soil, to time itself. And if we slow down, if we listen, we can hear them. This course is an invitation to do just that. A little about me: I am a painter, trees being my favourite subject, a writer and meditation guide who has always found solace in the natural world. My work is woven with mindfulness, poetry, and a deep love for the wild. Trees, especially, have been my quiet companions, teaching me the kind of wisdom that isn't found in books, but in the hush of the forest. For three days, we will sit with the trees as our teachers, learning from their patience, resilience, and quiet generosity. Each day, we will explore a lesson they offer us—through story, reflection, and a meditation designed to root you into their wisdom. Follow me on Insight Timer by searching for my name, Christopher Manning.
Here is a practice on self compassion. You can find much more of my work here on my insight timer profile Or here on my Substack Newsletter
In this episode I lead you through a mindful journalling meditation, it is designed to draw the deepest wisdom from your life. Follow me on Substack for much more on mindfulness practice. #journalling #journaling #mindfulness
This week I talk about self acceptance and offer a guided meditation to help you to come to peace with yourself and your situation. To Follow me on Insight Timer Click Here To make a one off donation to support the podcast click here #meditation #mindfulness #SELFacceptance #selflove
This episode explains my current situation and offers a short guided meditation. To Follow me on Insight Timer Click Here To make a one off donation to support the podcast click here #meditation #mindfulness
I'm not very active here these days. Sadly, financial support has dwindled and I'm back to supporting the majority of these podcast fees by myself. I will continue to pay for hosting because there's over ten years work here, I don't want to just throw that away. I have over the years received hundreds of messages to say how much it has helped people, so that's something to smile about. I cannot however justify the time to make new recordings. A podcast can easily take a whole day of my time. I will upload recordings I have made for other platforms from time to time. You can find me on alternative platforms below: Substack Here I post written work, video and audio Facebook Here I go live (Tonight at 7.45pm- Join us) Youtube I am about to start uploading lots of video to here Peace
No intro. Straight into practice. Working with sadness. Come and join me on substack https://mindfulnessman.substack.com/
In this episode I interview author Nate Klemp and speak about his upcoming book, 'Open'. Nate Klemp, PhD, is a writer, philosopher, and entrepreneur. He is the author of the new book OPEN: Living With an Expansive Mind in a Distracted World. Nate is also the coauthor of the New York Times Editors' Choice The 80/80 Marriage: A New Model for a Happier, Stronger Marriage and the New York Times Bestseller Start Here: Master the Lifelong Habit of Wellbeing. Nate cofounded the mindfulness training company Life Cross Training and holds a B.A. and M.A. in philosophy from Stanford University and a PhD from Princeton University.
A Patron Only Guided Meditation Practice. Thank you for your continued support. With Love Chris
Today I am giving you the gift of thirty days of my time and in return I ask for your commitment to show up. Thirty days of meditation, same place, same time, on the mindfulnessman Facebook page, also streamed on mindfulness in daily life. 7.30pm uk time, every evening, starting today 30th December, I will lead a meditation class. We will sit together and cover mindfulness, loving kindness, affirmation practices and other practices designed to make our lives more joyful. Here is the link. https://fb.me/e/1LUdYnGyB Share it, invite your friends and family, let's not let another year slip by without living the life we were meant to live.
In this live show I introduce something called a Gatha. They are poetic phrases linked with the breath. if you like it let me know and I will expand on them for a longer meditation.
In today's episode I talk about deepening meditation practice. In response to several followers' requests, I have recorded another long guided meditation which comes after the talk. I hope you enjoy it. I have been very busy over on Insight Timer too. If you want another long guided meditation practice try this. I have also recorded a sleep practice for any of you who would like to get better sleep and incorporate mindfulness into your sleep. You can find that practice here. If you enjoy my guided meditations over on Insight Timer pleas leave me a good review as it helps them to get noticed. Have a wonderful week. Peace.
This is a short meditation which can be practiced anywhere. Repeated several times a day it will really help you to remain mindful throughout the day.
To meditate is to walk the path of the greatest happiness. Within you now, lies a joy that is indescribably beautiful. You may have had a brief encounter with the inner well and tasted the sublime waters of the interior life. These are the only waters capable of quenching the thirst, of bringing a profound peace and contentment that radiates through one's whole being and out into the world. Meditate with me now.
This week we have a guided meditation which is relaxed and aims to open you up to experiencing mindfulness in the whole body. I am writing a weekly newsletter with brand new content. If you haven't already, subscribe here https://mindfulnessman.substack.com/
A quick chat and a guided meditation outside. Make the noises of traffic and bustle part of your practice. I am sending a newsletter of ways to live mindfully with exclusive content I won't be sharing on social media. You can subscribe here: https://mindfulnessman.substack.com
In this show I guide you through the practice of RAIN. It is a powerful meditation that will help you enormously if you practise it regularly. I now have a regular newsletter in which I will give pointers on living your best life. It is free, so come and sign up at the link below: https://substack.com/@mindfulnessman
In this episode I encourage you to embrace sadness as a route to wholeness and joyful living. I devised a meditation of around ten minutes to help open you up to sadness now, or when it arrives in the future. I have started a substack and will be regularly sharing my reflections on there, so do subscribe, link below. https://substack.com/profile/105196159-christopher-john-manning
In this live show we meditate, tuning into our own inner joy. Have a listen and let the beautiful well up in you.
In this show I talk about restlessness and how to work with it. We then sit for a short meditation.
A short talk about being at home in the body, ending with a guided meditation to help us to make the most of every moment. Thanks again to the great kindness shown by the supporters of this show. Anita Gwatney, Mark Buchannan Claire Jenkins, Mickel Polam, Henrietta Nemeth, Diane plocek & Jayde Sant.
This is a guided meditation to help you to work with anxiety and worry. No intro, straight into the meditation. The closer we get to our anxiety, the more we can see the potential of freedom from it. If you don't want to become a patron, you can always show your appreciation with a one-off donation here https://ko-fi.com/mindfulnessman
In this episode I open with a short story about resilience. We then move into a short meditation I designed to help you to get in touch with this enormous inner resource. I have been away from podcasting because of the huge amount of time they take to produce. I would like to offload the editing to a professional. If these podcasts help you please consider financially supporting them and helping me to reach my goal of being able to afford to have them professionally edited. If you would rather make a one off payment to help please make it to my kofi account here https://ko-fi.com/mindfulnessman Much appreciated.
This podcast was recorded live on the subject of beginners mind. It also includes a guided meditation at the end to help you to experience what is truly meant by it.
Join me on Sunday 4pm UK Time for "Sunday Sessions." This is a live podcast in which we will talk through a subject and then a guided meditation together. We had one last week and it was great as everyone joined in in the chatbox. If you don't follow the podcast, please do to be informed about upcoming shows. Also, I also have a whatsapp group in which I send links to live meditation classes I teach. These classes are always free. Message me if you want the details. Enjoy this short podcast reflecting on the beauty of winter mornings. Have a wonderful weekend.
We all need a little inner comfort right now, life is really difficult for so many. If we practise this, our hearts will bloom and we will find inner joy. Come and follow me on instagram as I'm about to start live meditation classes back up there. https://www.instagram.com/mindfulnessman/ #mindfulness #selflove
This is a guided practice on mindful eating. Eating mindfully is a great opportunity to strengthen our practice with little to no extra time investment. It also helps us to bring mindfulness out into our daily lives.
Mindfulness practice can easily be made a battleground if we fail to recognise that we patiently yield to it rather than hunt it down. In this episode I talk about the power of seeing mindfulness in the feminine, yin rather than yang, and then lead a short guided meditation. Come over to my instagram account for guided meditation and other related content.
Loving Kindness Meditation Part 2. Straight into meditation, no intro music, no talk. Nw you can just download or bookmark this practice to return to it daily. This meditation builds on last week's practice. How do you feel about some episodes like this?
This is a loving kindness meditation practice which focusses on opening the heart. It is a practice used to cultivate a boundless heart and to aid the arising of great inner joy. No talking in this episode, just straight into meditation. The next episode will be the same. Although not spoken here I am truly grateful to all of the patrons fro supporting the show.
Just me checking in to say the next two shows will be intro free. No talk, just loving kindness meditation. I take this opportunity to thank my patrons who support this show financially.
Seneca says the things you run from are inside of you. How clear this is to see, we are always running from our own experience. I would add that wherever we go we carry what is within us. This means the love and strength we gather in meditation are carried with us everywhere.
Our happiness is so easily destroyed by the feeling that everything is doomed. The climate, nuclear war, fuel poverty, recessions, on and on it goes. Entangled in this kind of thinking will never bring peace. Let's meditate together and find freedom from all of this.
Apologies for the delay. Thank you for your patience. Here is a concentration meditation.
Enjoy this Deep relaxation whenever you feel the need. I am teaching lots of live meditation at the moment. you can find me in all of the places below https://www.instagram.com/mindfulnessman/ https://www.facebook.com/mindfulnessmannew https://insig.ht/Himghd2zdtb?utm_source=copy_link&utm_medium=live_stream_share
Enjoy this meditation to help defuse anger. Part 6 of the mindfulness course is also now available to the patrons of the show. You can access this course from as little as $1 per month. Just simply click to become a patron.
Join me in this meditation which leans on no method to stay aware. It can be really helpful in building string mindfulness without the aid of an object. The next stage of the mindfulness course will be up shortly for patrons, apologies for the delay,
I must be growing soft in my old age. Here is a meditation you don't even have to get out of bed for. welcome the morning with me and get your day off to a beautiful, open-hearted start
A live meditative chat outside in nature. A loving kindness meditation along with a reading of two of Mary Oliver's poems. #meditation #mindfulness
A deep relaxation practice recorded on a live podcast. Comeback tomorrow Sunday 3rd July, 7pm GMT for another live show. We will meditate together and you can ask me any questions you might have,
We truly can be free from worry. Let me know what you think of the live shows and if I should do more. Do you have any issues with the shows being live and therefore less polished?
Five minute meditation practices can be a great addition to our regular practice. Try this five minute practice a few times a day to keep bringing mindfulness back into your day.
Life is incredibly mysterious. What are we doing here? Is there meaning? Do we make our own meaning?
We live in a beautiful world but to experience it we first need to know we are not truly seeing it. This is an increasing problem too due to us living in the Information Age. We are now bombarded with unprecedented levels of data and our brain has not evolved to be able to handle it all. So we're lost in a digital storm, endless passwords to be reset, endless semi-real engagement through a screen and notification after notification.
We are digging a deep hole on otherwise flat terrain and then we're falling into that hole, in short, we are causing our own suffering. How about we stop digging, stop catastrophising, stop making a bigger deal out of things than they are?
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