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.

Current Course: Intro to Meditation - Autumn 2016

For further instruction, see the Intermediate Mindfulness series.

• Postures for Meditation (PDF)

Introduction to Meditation Online Course Talks   This course is also available in: Chinese. Spanish: A similar course by Andrea Castillo is available in Spanish. Transcripts of this course in Spanish
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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