Guides

Learn to meditate, one week at a time.

Eight short guides that follow 4 Weeks of Easy Bliss, the program in the app. Read them in order like a course, or jump to what you need today. Each one ends with a practice you can try right away.

Week 1

Getting started

Settle into a daily rhythm: how to sit, why meditation works, and the first postures and breathing.

Guide 1How to Start Meditating: Your First WeekA simple plan for your first seven days: why to meditate, when to sit, and how to make it stick.

Guide 2How to Sit for Meditation (and Do You Have to Think of Nothing?)The easiest ways to sit, what to do with your hands and eyes, and what to do when feelings come up.

Week 2

Turning within

Work with stress and emotion: turn your attention inward and learn to let go.

Guide 3How to Cope With Stress by Turning WithinWhy we reach for quick escapes when stressed, and a calmer way to come back to yourself.

Guide 4How to Let Go: A Simple PracticeWhy holding on takes so much effort, and a short practice for loosening your grip.

Week 3

Steadying the mind

Build mindfulness and concentration, and learn to stay with the present moment.

Guide 5Meditation or Mindfulness? The Difference, and How to Do BothWhat each one is, how they help each other, and how to bring both into an ordinary day.

Guide 6How to Improve Your ConcentrationWhy focus slips, what meditation trains, and five tips you can use today.

Week 4

Going deeper

Work with thoughts in meditation, discover mantra and sound, and make the practice your own.

Guide 7What Is a Mantra? (and What Baba Nam Kevalam Means)How a mantra works, why sound helps the mind settle, and how to use one in meditation.

Guide 8What to Do With Thoughts in Meditation (and How to Make It Last)What to think about when you sit, what to do when thoughts keep coming, and how a practice becomes part of you.