Meditations

Meditation is the practice of not going out, not leaving, and not spinning in constant mental chatter. It’s becoming still and withdrawing all the tendrils that reach outside yourself—drawing back into your center. The Kingdom lies within. Your power, connection to God, Self, and the Divine is not a journey to something; it’s the practice of not journeying out of yourself anymore. Being in the middle of yourself from where you are everything. The meditations below can be a beginning. Over time you will likely find that you no longer need the guidance of anyone. You will become aware of the guru inside yourself. Namaste.

Testimonials from Meditators

“Meditating will help you uncover the grace that is always in your heart right underneath the noise of the mind.“ - Maria Toso

“I have worked for more than three months, almost every day with the meditation of Maria Toso based on Gendlin Focusing. It has changed my life. Thank you for this great guidance during a difficult time in my life. “ - Marjo van Ekelenburg

“Wonderful and so helpful. It will be a long practice to really get to the root of where that voice is coming from - your Felt Sense meditation will help tremendously. Thank you, Maria.” - Mike Deruyter

“This is an amazing yoga Nidra session! I loved how it started the body awareness right where I experience most of the stress: mouth and face, and how much time was spend there. What was new to me was the tilting of the body to the left and the right with the left and right side breathing and it felt so effective!” - Esther, Germany

“I’m at a loss for words of how helpful and insightful this teaching has been to me.” - Nic.

“In Addition to myself listening to this Yoga Nidra before bed, my two children (4 and 8 years old) listen as well. This thorough body scan is helpful for them to calm themselves down to fall asleep. We listen multiple times every night. Thank you for that gift, Maria. Hopefully, my kids will continue to incorporate meditation in their daily routines as adults.” — Ella Lee

Meditation is often the most overlooked of the yogic practices but arguably the most important. It allows you the stillness necessary to drop into your True Self. In Yoga, we call it Purusha - the Divine part of you that doesn’t identify with the stories, interpretations, and traumas that have left sense impressions in your mind or citta as we would say in yoga.

Our modern minds are incredibly busy but stilling the mind is a skill that can be learned and practiced. It is my hope that the recorded meditation practices you find below may help you soothe and quiet the mental chatter and give you an experience of the calm, radiant Light that is you.