{"id":5187,"date":"2021-08-06T22:00:40","date_gmt":"2021-08-07T05:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intromeditation.com\/Wordpress\/?page_id=5187"},"modified":"2026-01-11T18:20:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T02:20:21","slug":"audio-and-video","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/intromeditation.com\/Wordpress\/about\/audio-and-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Audio and Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Check out Adam&#8217;s meditations recorded on <a href=\"https:\/\/insighttimer.com\/adamcoutts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Insight Timer phone app \/ website<\/a><\/span><\/b>:<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/insighttimer.com\/adamcoutts\/guided-meditations\/relaxing-meditation-on-restful-body-sensations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Relaxing Meditation On Restful Body Sensations<\/a><\/b><br \/>\nOpen into deeper relaxation, calm, comfort, and ease by absorbing attention into restful sensations in the body. This meditation is great as a regular meditation practice, for drifting into a deep sleep, for releasing stress and anxiety, or any time you would like to find healthy relaxation and refreshment.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/insighttimer.com\/adamcoutts\/guided-meditations\/meditation-for-warm-heartedness-metta-lovingkindness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Meditation For Warm-Heartedness (Metta LovingKindness)<\/a><\/b><br \/>\nA meditation on cultivating warm hearted wishes for happiness, health, friendliness, success, and ease, first for ourselves, and then for others. Inspired by classic Metta \/ Maitri \/ LovingKindness practice, but with fresh affirmations too. Spacious calm pacing, with relaxing music to create a deep, opening, and warm-hearted experience.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/insighttimer.com\/adamcoutts\/guided-meditations\/finding-your-meditation-posture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Finding Your Meditation Posture<\/a><\/b><br \/>\nThis guided instruction helps you to begin your meditation practice supported by a physical posture that is solid, relaxed, balanced, comfortable, aligned, easeful, upright, and open. It is appropriate for people sitting on a cushion, bench, or chair.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/insighttimer.com\/adamcoutts\/guided-meditations\/forest-waterfall-visualization-for-relaxation-and-sleep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forest Waterfall Visualization For Relaxation And Sleep<\/a><\/b><br \/>\nOpen into a deeper relaxation, calm, comfort, and ease with this visualization of a serene forest waterfall. This meditation is perfect for falling into restful sleep, as well as for stress reduction or any time you would like to find healthy refreshment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Listen to In-Depth Multi-Hour Classes That Adam Has Presented Through <a href=\"https:\/\/homepracticeprogram.squarespace.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Shinzen Young&#8217;s Home Practice Program<\/b><\/a> and in other venues:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><u><b>Meditations For Insomnia and Better Sleep<\/b><\/u><br \/>\n\u25cf <a href=\"https:\/\/mainbucket-2.s3.us-east-005.dream.io\/2022_12_08_Insomnia_And_Better_Sleep_Part1.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Part One December 8, 2022<\/b><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mainbucket-2.s3.us-east-005.dream.io\/2023_01_10_Insomnia_And_Better_Sleep_Part2.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Part Two January 10, 2023<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n\u25cf <a href=\"https:\/\/mainbucket-2.s3.us-east-005.dream.io\/SleepCourse2021_11_13%2C14.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Video from November 13 and 14, 2021<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n\u25cf <a href=\"https:\/\/mainbucket-2.s3.us-east-005.dream.io\/AdamCoutts-MeditationForSleep.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>July 12, 2020<\/b><\/a><br \/>\nExploring use of awareness, visualization, and mindfulness to soothe insomnia and ease into restful sleep. Includes the practice of techniques including elongation of the breath, progressive relaxation of the body, mindfulness of body rest states, and visualization of tranquil scenes. Part one includes an overview discussion about how meditation can help a person to get better sleep, and part two contains general healthy sleep guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u><b>Mindfulness And ADHD<\/b><\/u><br \/>\n\u25cf <a href=\"https:\/\/mainbucket-2.s3.us-east-005.dream.io\/MeditationForADHD_2022_07.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>July 16+17 Aug 13, 2022 Audio for All Days<\/b><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mainbucket-2.s3.us-east-005.dream.io\/MeditationForADHD_2022_07_16.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Day One Video (2GB)<\/b><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mainbucket-2.s3.us-east-005.dream.io\/MeditationForADHD_2022_07_17.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Day Two Video (2.6GB)<\/b><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mainbucket-2.s3.us-east-005.dream.io\/MeditationForADHD_2022_08_13.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Day Three Video (2GB)<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n\u25cf <a href=\"https:\/\/mainbucket-2.s3.us-east-005.dream.io\/AdamCoutts-MindfulnessAndADHD2.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>September 27, 2021<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n\u25cf <a href=\"https:\/\/mainbucket-2.s3.us-east-005.dream.io\/AdamCoutts-MindfulnessAndADHD.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>October 27, 2018<\/b><\/a><br \/>\nMeditation and mindfulness are perfect natural tools to find grounding, ease, clarity, and energy when facing the agitation, low motivation, and distraction of ADHD\/ADD. This course covers:<br \/>\n\u2022 How meditation can help cultivate a mind that is more focused, concentrated, stable, and collected<br \/>\n\u2022 How meditation can help turn agitation, anxiety, and restlessness into ease, calm, and steadiness<br \/>\n\u2022 The freedom of being aware of a wild, scattered, tangled mind as it is, to create spaciousness, ease, and clarity<br \/>\n\u2022 How meditation can help to cultivate self-friendliness and self-compassion<br \/>\n\u2022 Taking breaks during the day to be mindful and recharge one\u2019s mental batteries<br \/>\n\u2022 How mindfulness can help to stay aware and snap out of hyperfocus<br \/>\n\u2022 How mindfulness can help make all experiences more rich, interesting, and fulfilling<br \/>\n\u2022 The value of mindfully doing one thing at a time, and how that leads to greater productivity<br \/>\n\u2022 How mindful interpersonal presence practice can create more comfort and openness around others<br \/>\n\u2022 General ADHD life skills<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u><b>Spacious Interpersonal Presence<\/b><\/u><br \/>\n\u25cf <a href=\"https:\/\/mainbucket-2.s3.us-east-005.dream.io\/AdamCoutts-CommunicationAndInterpersonalPresence1_2023_03_30.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Part One March 30, 2023<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n\u25cf <a href=\"https:\/\/mainbucket-2.s3.us-east-005.dream.io\/AdamCoutts-SpaciousInterpersonalPresence.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>December 14, 2019<\/b><\/a><br \/>\nExploring how to intentionally create open, attuned, spacious, and comfortable presence while in conversation with other people. Among the topics explored are: maintaining self-awareness when around others, deep empathetic listening, tolerating the intensity that happens during interpersonal intimacy, physical grounding, finding a balance of awareness between self and other, and what gets in the way of mindful communication.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u><b>How Meditation Can Help With The Grieving Process<br \/>\n\u25cf <a href=\"https:\/\/mainbucket-2.s3.us-east-005.dream.io\/AdamCoutts-MeditationForMovingThroughGrief.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 8, 2023<\/a><br \/>\n<\/b><\/u>Grief and loss are an unavoidable part of life, whether it&#8217;s the loss of someone or something significant or just the life&#8217;s normal change. This course is about how mindfulness and meditation can make grief more tolerable, and can help us to move through the process more rapidly to get to the peace, resolution, and new beginnings on the other side. Includes some short experiential practices.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u><b>Death As A Motivator For Life<\/b><\/u><br \/>\n\u25cf <a href=\"https:\/\/mainbucket-2.s3.us-east-005.dream.io\/AdamCoutts-2022_01_22DeathAsMotivator.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>January 22, 2022<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n\u25cf <a href=\"https:\/\/mainbucket-2.s3.us-east-005.dream.io\/AdamCoutts-DeathAsAMotivatorForLife.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>July 14, 2018<\/b><\/a><br \/>\nThis course explores how keeping a regular mindfulness of our inevitable death can bring more inspiration, motivation, energy, richness, clarity, and depth to our experience of life. Includes information on how to transmute fear of death into spiritual connection. The program includes both lecture and contemplative exercises, and draws from such diverse sources as traditional Theravada and Zen Buddhism, Goethe, Ramana Maharshi, Ram Dass, Stephen Covey, Kierkegaard, Osho, Steve Jobs, and more.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u><b>Practical Tips for Regular Meditation Practice<\/b><\/u><br \/>\n\u25cf <a href=\"https:\/\/mainbucket-2.s3.us-east-005.dream.io\/AdamCoutts-SetUpPractice.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>February 13, 2021<\/b><\/a><br \/>\nThis session explore best practices and options for how to set up a more stable and reliable meditation practice. It covers subjects like: where to meditate, at what time of day, for how long, how to know which techniques to deploy, what to do if having a hard time getting it going, and the value of connecting with others in practice. The goal is to help create a more steady, easeful, and regular practice, and is designed to be useful to people at all levels of experience. There are also some breaks for some body mindfulness practice.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u><b>Meditation On Sound And Hearing<\/b><\/u><br \/>\n\u25cf <a href=\"https:\/\/mainbucket-2.s3.us-east-005.dream.io\/AdamCoutts-HearingMeditation.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>June 5, 2021<\/b><\/a><br \/>\nMany people find meditating on external sound to be anchoring, calming, centering, and enjoyable. Sounds is a beneficial object of meditation for development of both concentration and for insight\/clarity. This session explores meditation on active sounds and meditation on silence, and discusses the techniques as well as including guided meditations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u><b>Mindfulness Of Feeling Tone<\/b><\/u><br \/>\n\u25cf <a href=\"https:\/\/mainbucket-2.s3.us-east-005.dream.io\/AdamCoutts-MindfulnessOfVedana.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>September 8, 2019<\/b><\/a><br \/>\nThe classic ancient meditation on &#8220;vedana&#8221; &#8211; whether something feels pleasant or unpleasant &#8211; that can help us find less reactivity and more self-awareness and spaciousness.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u><b>Mindfulness In A Vehicle<\/b><\/u><br \/>\n\u25cf <a href=\"https:\/\/mainbucket-2.s3.us-east-005.dream.io\/AdamCoutts-MindfullnessInAVehicle.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>June 7, 2019<\/b><\/a><br \/>\nMost of us spend time driving cars and riding in\/on cars, buses, trains, airplanes, and ships, and &#8211; given the nonverbal and repetitive nature of the mental activity when we do so &#8211; this can be a great opportunity to open our experience and deepen our meditation practice. The course contains a selection of techniques and information about mindfully driving a ca and riding as a passenger in vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: Large;\"><strong>Listen to Adam interviewed on Podcasts, Radio, YouTube, and Television about mindfulness meditation:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/2kWhBLk94oIcaoMGZtmURn?si=f9d9956dffb34f71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2023 &#8211; Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit\/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)&#8217;s ADHD 365 Podcast &#8211; Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/adhd-podcasts\/id1149072856?i=1000633331700\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple Podcast<\/a><br \/>\n<b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meredithforreal.com\/podcast-episodes\/episode\/7b566720\/ep-183or-meditation-and-adhd-techniques-and-inner-agitation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2023 &#8211; Meredith Hackwith Edwards&#8217; &#8220;The Curious Introvert&#8221; Podcast<\/a><br \/>\n<b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adhdrewired.com\/439\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2022 &#8211; Eric Tivers&#8217; &#8220;ADHD ReWired&#8221; Podcast<\/a><br \/>\n<b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n1TqjvwPbGs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2022 &#8211; Guy Sengstock&#8217;s &#8220;Circling Dia-Logos&#8221; YouTube Series<\/a><br \/>\n<b><a href=\"https:\/\/adhdsupporttalk.com\/2022\/05\/11\/adhd-mindfulness-meditation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2022 &#8211; Lynn Edris&#8217; &#8220;ADHD Support Talk Radio&#8221;<\/a><br \/>\n<b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/attentiontalkradio\/2022\/06\/01\/adhd-and-meditation-an-opportunity-to-get-started\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2022 &#8211; Jeff Copper&#8217;s &#8220;Attention Talk Radio&#8221;<\/a><br \/>\n<b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fasterthannormal.com\/meditation-and-my-adhd-mind-with-instructor-adam-coutts-phd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2022 &#8211; Peter Shankman&#8217;s &#8220;Faster Than Normal Podcast&#8221;<\/a><br \/>\n<b><a href=\"https:\/\/embodiedfacilitator.com\/392-why-meditation-is-hard-with-adam-coutts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2021 &#8211; Mark Walsh&#8217;s &#8220;The Embodiment Podcast&#8221;<\/a><br \/>\n<b><a href=\"https:\/\/intromeditation.com\/Interviews\/Adam Coutts - Radical Self Acceptance Interview 2014_03_12.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2014 &#8211; Mike Crain&#8217;s &#8220;Radical Self Acceptance Online Telesummit&#8221;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/intromeditation.com\/Interviews\/Adam%20Coutts%20-%20MoneyMissionMeaning_025.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2008 &#8211; Mark Michael Lewis&#8217; &#8220;Money, Mission, &amp; Meaning&#8221; &#8211; Part 1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/intromeditation.com\/Interviews\/Adam%20Coutts%20-%20MoneyMissionMeaning_026.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Part 2<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hWka1Tc2_Fk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2007 &#8211; Pamela Crawford&#8217;s &#8220;Buddha By The Bay&#8221; &#8211; Part 1<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-KXNrTWsVek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Part 2<\/b><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QLDzZ4dGvrM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Part 3<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ujva21I8dc8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2006 &#8211; Pamela Crawford&#8217;s &#8220;Buddha By The Bay&#8221; &#8211; Part 1<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mV-tebqJbX8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Part 2<\/b><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TExOk1tUUPg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Part 3<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/intromeditation.com\/Interviews\/Adam%20Coutts%20-%20KPOO%20Radio%20Interview%202005_08_18.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2005 &#8211; &#8220;Reality Sandwich&#8221; on KPOO Radio<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/intromeditation.com\/Interviews\/Adam%20Coutts%20-%20KFJC%20Radio%20Interview%202003.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2003 &#8211; KFJC Radio<\/a><\/b><\/b><\/b><\/b><\/b><\/b><\/b><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><!-- &nbsp;\n\n<strong>Watch Adam interviewed on TV about mindfulness meditation:<\/strong>\n\n\"Buddha By The Bay\", January 2007\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hWka1Tc2_Fk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Part 1<\/b><\/a> - The four foundations of mindfulness, breath and body sensation meditations\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-KXNrTWsVek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Part 2<\/b><\/a> - Meditation on thoughts and feelings, transcending feelings of hunger\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QLDzZ4dGvrM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Part 3<\/b><\/a> - Visual meditation, balancing effort and effortlessness in meditation\n\n\"Buddha By The Bay\", June 2006\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ujva21I8dc8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Part 1<\/b><\/a> - Breath meditation, meditating while exercising and in the workplace\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mV-tebqJbX8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Part 2<\/b><\/a> - Existence as waves of energy, reminders of mindfulness in daily life\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TExOk1tUUPg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Part 3<\/b><\/a> - Work as a meditation, the Eightfold Path --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out Adam&#8217;s meditations recorded on the Insight Timer phone app \/ website: Relaxing Meditation On Restful Body Sensations Open into deeper relaxation, calm, comfort, and ease by absorbing attention into restful sensations in the body. 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