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Meditation

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Meditation.

Video playlists about Meditation

Talks to watch when you need five minutes of peace

Calming, short talks to watch when you just want to peace out for a bit.

Slow down! Enjoy life.

The world is moving fast. These talks will inspire you to take time to process it all. Bonus reading: <a href="http://www.ted.com/read/ted-books/the-art-of-stillness" target="blank">Pico Iyer’s <em>The Art of Stillness</em></a>, a beautiful meditation on this subject.

Building introspective spaces

A thoughtful walk-through on what it takes to design spaces for quiet moments of reflection.

Talks about Meditation

Sister True Dedication

3 questions to build resilience -- and change the world

JayaShri Maathaa

A magical mantra for nurturing a blissful life

What yoga does to your body and brain

What makes life worth living in the face of death

Drawings that show the beauty and fragility of Earth

Wisdom from great writers on every year of life

A simple way to break a bad habit

Guillaume Néry

The exhilarating peace of freediving

The art of stillness

Andy Puddicombe

All it takes is 10 mindful minutes

Exclusive articles about Meditation

Can’t seem to meditate? 7 joyful activities for you to try instead

Meditation is great for some people but not for everyone -- including author and designer Ingrid Fetell Lee. Here, she shares some alternatives that can help expand your awareness, calm your mind, and sink into the present moment.

Posted Jan 2022

The surprising power of silence

A film director set out to capture the many sides of silence on film. What he realized: Silence is a state that's tremendously appealing -- and tremendously uncomfortable.

Posted Jun 2016