Introduction to Meditation

Several times a year Gil Fronsdal offers a 5 or 6 week instructional series for beginning meditators. These classes provide a good overview of insight meditation practice as well as many guided meditation sessions which help the student learn how to establish and sustain a daily meditation practice.

This course is also available in:

• Chinese.
• Spanish:
  • A similar course by Andrea Castillo is available in Spanish.
  • Transcripts of this course in Spanish

For further instruction, see the Intermediate Mindfulness series.

• Postures for Meditation (PDF)

Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation
Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation (1 of 9): Mindfulness of Breathing	Gil Fronsdal	2020-03-30	58:15	DownloadStreamVideo
Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation (2 of 9): Mindfulness of Breathing	Gil Fronsdal	2020-03-31	58:47	DownloadStreamVideo
Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation (3 of 9)	Gil Fronsdal	2020-04-01	54:24	DownloadStreamVideo
Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation (4 of 9)	Gil Fronsdal	2020-04-02	59:39	DownloadStreamVideo
Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation (5 of 9)	Gil Fronsdal	2020-04-03	62:44	DownloadStreamVideo
Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation (6 of 9)	Gil Fronsdal	2020-04-06	57:11	DownloadStreamVideo
Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation (7 of 9)	Gil Fronsdal	2020-04-07	62:13	DownloadStreamVideo
Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation (8 of 9)	Gil Fronsdal	2020-04-08	69:40	DownloadStreamVideo
Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation (9 of 9)	Gil Fronsdal	2020-04-09	1:14:11	DownloadStreamVideo
Introduction to Meditation Online Course Talks
Introduction to Meditation - Breath (Part 1) • Talk Transcript | Homework	Gil Fronsdal	2007-10-03	1:11:56	DownloadStream
Introduction to Meditation - Body (Part 2) • Talk Transcript | Homework	Gil Fronsdal	2007-10-10	1:21:27	DownloadStream
Introduction to Meditation - Emotions (Part 3) • Talk Transcript | Homework	Gil Fronsdal	2007-10-17	1:23:28	DownloadStream
Introduction to Meditation - Thinking (Part 4) • Talk Transcript | Homework	Gil Fronsdal	2008-01-30	1:25:40	DownloadStream
Introduction to Meditation - Mind (Part 5) • Talk Transcript | Homework	Gil Fronsdal	2008-10-29	1:25:46	DownloadStream
Introduction to Meditation - Daily Life (Part 6) • Talk Transcript | Homework	Gil Fronsdal	2008-02-13	1:35:00	DownloadStream
Meditation Instructions
Brief Instructions for Sitting Meditation		2001-01-01	5:13	DownloadStream
Instructions for Walking Meditation		2001-01-01	6:46	DownloadStream
Mindfulness Meditation as a Buddhist Practice		2001-01-01	6:16	DownloadStream
Other Meditation Instructions
Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation	Gil Fronsdal	2005-10-02	44:12	DownloadStream
Mental Noting • Transcription	Gil Fronsdal	2008-07-20	46:15	DownloadStream
Guided Body Scan	Gil Fronsdal	2003-07-17	25:04	DownloadStream
Guided Metta	Gil Fronsdal	2001-09-06	28:03	DownloadStream
Other Meditation Instructions
Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation	Gil Fronsdal	2005-10-02	44:12	DownloadStream
Mental Noting • Transcription	Gil Fronsdal	2008-07-20	46:15	DownloadStream
Guided Body Scan	Gil Fronsdal	2003-07-17	25:04	DownloadStream
Guided Metta	Gil Fronsdal	2001-09-06	28:03	DownloadStream

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