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Shamatha

Shamatha

Shamatha focuses on calming the mind and developing deep concentration, often through breath awareness or single-pointed focus, fostering mental clarity and tranquility.

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4.9guided•60 min•

TMI Stage Two: 1-Hour Deep Focus Meditation

Jon Brooks

4.8guided•27 min•

Tranquil Ocean Shamatha Meditation

Tess Callahan

4.9guided•41 min

Calm Abiding - Shamatha Meditation ~ Dzogchen

Samaneri Jayasara

4.9talks•42 min

Concentration Practices: Building Stability of the Mind

Thomas Richardson

5guided•60 min

Mind Illuminated Stage One Meditation: Foundational Practice

Jon Brooks

4.9guided•30 min

The Timeless Centre: Advanced Body Scan

Dayajoti Cohn

4.9guided•23 min

Setting Aspirations, Cultivating Stability

Cultivating Emotional Balance

4.9guided•10 min

TMI Meditation 8: Labelling Distractions (Stage 3)

Ollie Bray

4.9talks•35 min

The Path To Freedom Through Concentration Or Samatha

Ann Mathie

4.9guided•10 min

Concentration Meditation (Belly)

Moses Mohan

4.8talks•64 min

Looking Within & Exploring Consciousness With Alan Wallace

David Oromith

4.8guided•27 min•

Tranquil Ocean Shamatha Meditation

Tess Callahan

Popular tracks

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4.7guided•12 min

Shamatha: Waves Of Breathing

Michael Lobsang Tenpa

4.8guided•17 min

Subtle Body Meditation (Long Version)

Willa Blythe Baker

4.8guided•10 min

Mokusho Silent Illumination

Seiso

4.6guided•19 min

Stilling The Mind: With Rain And Tibetan Singing Bowls

Silas Day

4.7guided•20 min

Concentration Meditation: Shamatha/Samatha Practice

Silas Day

4.7guided•15 min

Shamatha (Mind)

Glen Svensson

4.5guided•14 min

Quiet Mind, Open Heart Shamatha Meditation

Kelly Lindsey

4.9guided•41 min

Calm Abiding - Shamatha Meditation ~ Dzogchen

Samaneri Jayasara

4.7guided•13 min

Finding Stillness Within

Alissa Anderson

4.7guided•10 min

Shamatha Meditation

Christina Ionno

4.8guided•19 min

Sustaining Focus With Mindfulness Of Breathing

Cultivating Emotional Balance

4.7guided•25 min

Earth Body Shamatha

Willa Blythe Baker

4.7guided•15 min

Shamatha (Nostrils)

Glen Svensson

4.7guided•18 min

Shamatha (Shavasana)

Glen Svensson

4.6guided•14 min

Shamatha (Awareness)

Glen Svensson

4.8guided•10 min

Shamatha: Our Breathing Abdomen

Michael Lobsang Tenpa

4.7guided•15 min

Shamatha (Abdomen)

Glen Svensson

4.7guided•15 min

Shamatha (Open Awareness)

Glen Svensson

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Shamatha: The 9 Stages Of Training Your Mind

by Lama Brian Hilliard

Join Lama Brian as he lays out the nine stages of Shamatha; the path to inner strength and an equanimous life.

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4.9

5 days

Breathe Like A Monk

by Guri Sohal

Transform your mind by learning to heal from emotional turbulence with Abhidharma meditation.

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4.8

5 days

Freedom From Anxiety: A Mindful Approach To Inner Calm

by Lodro Rinzler

Meditation and quick techniques to help manage and reduce anxious thoughts on the spot.

Newest tracks

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5guided•60 min

TMI And Anapanasati

Eric L

talks•59 min

Stillness In Meditation - Episode 11

Ayla Michelle Demir

5guided•10 min

Candelight Shamatha Meditation For Calm & Focus

Jane Lyon

4.6guided•9 min

Shamatha

Arati Patel

4.8talks•79 min

Stages Of Meditation: Book Club III, Episode 6

Sarah Sati

5talks•55 min

Stages Of Meditation: Book Club With Sarah Sati

Sarah Sati

4.9guided•12 min•

Meditation Challenge|Shamatha For Focus+Concentration[Day 7]

Guri Sohal

5guided•26 min

Playful Awareness Of Awareness

Daniel Kirkeby

5guided•25 min

Gradual Opening Into Freshness

Daniel Kirkeby

4.9guided•21 min•

Open Awareness Expansive Ocean Meditation

Tess Callahan

4.5guided•28 min

Morning Breathwork + Meditation To Train Your Mind

Emma Sartwell

4.8guided•15 min

Tranquil Ocean Shamatha Relaxation

Tess Callahan

4.8guided•27 min•

Tranquil Ocean Shamatha Meditation

Tess Callahan

5guided•24 min

Healing Through Body Awareness: A Guided Meditation

Jyothi V. Robertson, DVM

4.9guided•41 min

Calm Abiding - Shamatha Meditation ~ Dzogchen

Samaneri Jayasara

4.7guided•14 min

Mindfulness Of The Mind: Discerning Dukkha

Michael Lobsang Tenpa

4.9talks•42 min

Concentration Practices: Building Stability of the Mind

Thomas Richardson

4.8guided•14 min

Shamatha Focused On The Mind

Michael Lobsang Tenpa

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