Sally Kempton
Sally Kempton is a powerful teacher of applied spiritual wisdom, known for her capacity to kindle meditative states in others, and to help students work with meditative experience as a framework for practical life-change. She teaches teleclasses, retreats, and workshops, appearing at conference centers such as Esalen and Kripalu. Sally is the author of ‘Meditation for the Love of It’, which Spirituality and Health magazine called ‘the meditation book your heart wants you to read.’ She writes a regular column, ‘Wisdom’ for Yoga Journal, as well as a column called ‘Meditation for Life’ on the Internet religious site Patheos.com.
A former swami in a Vedic tradition, Sally’s teachings combine deep knowledge of the texts of yoga and tantra with practical wisdom from contemporary psychology and integral thought.
Sally’s latest book, Awakening Shakti, gives you access to powerful tools for tuning in to the transformative power of the sacred feminine.
Discover more about Sally: https://www.sallykempton.com/.
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Short Power Meditations
The Taoist Belly Breath
This classic and simple centering practice invites you to open your hara, the center known to be the core of your vitality and personal power, located at the base of the belly.
Short Power Meditations
Healing Colors Meditation
In this healing meditation practice, invite celestial colors to flow through your body and rest in the vibrant peace they offer.
Short Power Meditations
Connecting the Head with the Heart
A guided meditation to use your kinesthetic and visual senses to create the path into the awakened heart and into the wisdom of your belly.
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Awaken Your Heart with Sacred Sound
The primal sound so’ham is the sound of sacred presence. Practiced with the breath, this mantra takes you into the heart, opening to the source of wisdom and love.
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Touching the Flame of Love in Your Heart
The heart center is your secret source of kindness and connection to others and yourself. In this practice, visualize a thumb-sized flame in the heart, and allow the breath to spread its warmth throughout your body.
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A Counted Breath for Creating a Peaceful Heart
This meditation practice is a magic formula for returning to peace during a time of challenge or stress. Let your own breath guide you into your center and return to your day feeling calm and renewed.
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I Am - The True Experience of Being Yourself
Go inward with the sound of your own deepest truth. The mantra ‘I Am’ is said to unlock the true expression of the universal self in each of us. Meditating on the ‘I Am’ mantra, we begin embrace the true self and listen to how it resonates with the universal oneness.
Short Power Meditations
Body and Breath, Sensation and Sound
Restore your connection to your inner self with this classic mindful meditation that will transport you into the present through embodied sensation and sound.
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Earth Breathing
A grounding meditation to help you connect to the core of your being (hara). A good one to feel and relax into the support of yourself.
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Fill Yourself with Light
At the subtlest level, this universe is made of particles of light. Your body is essentially light, and you are a luminous energetic being. In this meditation, learn how to open yourself to the subtle energy of light to restore peace to your being as well as put you in touch with your own healing energy.
Short Power Meditations
Let Yourself Be Breathed
The ability to inhale and exhale is your birthright as a living being. In this practice, welcome the breath and allow this life-force to empower your body and mind.
Short Power Meditations
Opening to the Wisdom in the Breath
Deepen your attention to the breath and find your true center. In this practice, establish a powerful posture then discover the amazing gifts of energy and peace that we can give ourselves through the breath.
Short Power Meditations
Finding a Comfortable Meditation Posture
Setting up a comfortable sitting position for meditation is key. Explore several options with many props to help you find your ideal meditation posture.
Falling in Love with Meditation
Creative Meditation: Moving Beyond Mindfulness
Part six of the Falling in Love with Meditation series focuses on experimentation within your practice. Experience a series of "speed meditations" from the tantric tradition that you can use to both deepen your practice and to center yourself during the day.
Sunrise Yoga
Heart of Your Heart
This morning meditation practice is a simple and beautiful exploration of the goddess Quan Yin, the goddess of compassion. Welcome this simple way to align yourself with the heart of your heart, preparing you to approach your day from a centered, balanced place.
Falling in Love with Meditation
Teaching The Mind Its Own Freedom
Part five of the Falling in Love with Meditation series is about becoming the witness of your own mind, a step towards real freedom. Experience a step-by-step integrative meditation practice for activating the inner witness--the knower--that can become the basis for a new way of living your life.
Falling in Love with Meditation
The Power of Mantra
Mantra is a way of focusing, and also a practice that can transform your body and mind. In order for this to be the case, we need to understand what mantra is and how to work with it. In this meditation lecture and practice, explore a mantra that has the power to kindle love.
Falling in Love with Meditation
Troubleshooting Your Meditation Practice
Part three of the Falling in Love with Meditation series uncovers the four basic questions that everyone has about their meditation, busts some common myths, and leads you into a powerful practice that engages the heart.
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