Course curriculum

Exploring Mindful Meditation - Essentials

  • 1

    Chapter 1: Welcome to the course

  • 2

    Chapter #1 - Getting Started with Mindfulness Meditation

    • What is Mindfulness?

    • Why practice mindfulness?

    • How to sit for meditation: options and the basics

    • Setting up your space for meditation

    • Check your learning on Chapter 1: Please take this short survey to help you reflect on what you learned.
  • 3

    Chapter #2

    • Beyond the Basics: Essential practices for a meditation repertoire

    • Meditation One: Guided Meditation to build awareness of the present moment

    • Meditation Two: Following the Breath

    • Meditation Three: Loving Kindness meditation

    • Meditation Four: Yoga Nidra body scan meditation for relaxation and sleep

    • A short survey on Chapter 2 to help you solidify your learning.
  • 4

    Chapter #3

    • Committing to your meditation practice

    • When to Meditate?

    • How long to Meditate?

    • Chapter 3: review your learning. Please complete this survey to reflect on your progress.
  • 5

    Bonus Meditation - Self-compassion

    • Self-compassion meditation
  • 6

    Chapter 4: Next steps

    • Thank you and looking forward to having you back with us soon!

    • Resources for further exploration.

    • Before you go...

Meet your instructor

Creative Director and Instructor

Anne-Marie Emanuelli

Anne-Marie Emanuelli, Creative Director and Founder of Mindful Frontiers, brings over two decades of meditation experience. Semi-retired after 25 years as a classroom educator, her mindfulness credentials include certificates from Mindful Schools in classroom curriculum, mindful communication, and difficult emotions and meditation leadership credentials from Sage Institute for Creativity and Consciousness. Mindful Frontiers is a meditation center located in northern New Mexico, USA that provides meditation guidance and instruction to families with children, parents, and educators seeking self-care and self-compassion practices. Guided meditations can be found at MindfulFrontiers.net/meditations or on our Mindful Frontiers Youtube channel.

Questions? Contact us at [email protected]