Reaching Your Fullest Potential Through Meditation | Jenn Fairbank | TEDxGreatHillsWomen

Take a deep breath in...experience the benefits of this guided mediation with Jenn Fairbank.
Jenn Fairbank is a nationally-trained mindfulness teacher with a master’s degree in social work. She has
over 15 years of experience using mindfulness techniques with individuals, changing lives for the better.
In her teachings, she shares the simple message of practicing conscious compassion.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@ashutoshrai4007]

Jenn's guidance was very peaceful. But her smile ... her smile is still a source of happiness in my life.

[@jessicamilne1406]

She herself is a good example of the benefits of mindfulness practice.... she has a a calm and centred presence, with a soothing, calm voice. :)

[@ljohnson5978]

I listen and practice to this daily ,as well as another 10 minute guided. I wish I had found this earlier in my life. It helps with depression and anxiety. Thank you Jenn.

[@raghunandan0420]

do not worry still you can Achieve much more than otherwise

[@jackiechio7907]

true, really helps with the depression and anxiety

[@mobk9774]

A beautiful woman - inside and out. Mesmerising. Thank you for sharing your music.

[@CaliBabyCooks]

This talk came up on autoplay at the exact moment I needed this. Thank you.

[@ulanabdykalykov3731]

T5

[@pralhadsawant1019]

I opened the KZbin and it was there.

[@nevalans9524]

this person has a crazy calming voice, i love it

[@BuddyFichera]

Simple and succinct. I learned and enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing.

[@subhodeepghosh7190]

Probably the shortest best mindfulness meditation.

[@peterprasad6337]

Thank you very much for your meditation. It is truly great.

[@christinecarlton3554]

Thankyou. Great activity and talk... Love your passion!

[@vikasbharat9277]

Practice of meditation slightly changes function of brain ...and we reachest our fullest potential .. It all about experience 👍

[@carltonokill2732]

Dear Jenn, thank you for this wonderful gift that I can access anytime, anywhere... like right now before starting work in Dartmouth NS. I've been practicing meditation for years and it's amazing how your video can help ground me in 10 minutes. ...love and peace, John

[@gitasn1769]

the speaker itself is insight for benefits of meditation, he has very peaceful, calm and soothing voice which motivates and inspires . she has so much of transforming smile which encourages to meditate . she spoke less but given more inputs through her silent sharing of body language , smile , expression and voice.

[@thuy5002]

Thank you so much. I find peaceful in her talk 🥰

[@sardarqadir1033]

I felt my head is weightless. This is not the first time I felt this while meditating - simply amaizing.

[@ramsingh-nt6bc]

so simple. Thanks a lot

[@margaritachavez4130]

excellent talk :) I love the emotion/passion behind her message

[@t.m.8339]

Short, informative, helpful, feels good. Cheers!

[@fishfan28]

That was really great. Thank you !

[@elliotbrittain2064]

Great meditation. Thank you for the explanation as well

[@supportivepal]

Thank you for sharing your valuable meditation.

[@thenaturalsourceofourhealth]

Wonderful thank you so much 😊

[@GOODBOY-vt1cf]

thank you so much

[@hotchocolatebrownie4397]

Ty for this ma'am 😊😊

[@Jr-bi4tc]

I meditated while listentto you. For the first time. Wow. Thanks. I understand the way the meditation. Its not abt thought only, which i thought it should be. Its abt everything that comes within; examine it, let it go. Finally all it is the breathing

[@uhkash]

Wow it felt so good

[@HemPat56]

Beautiful short talk :-)

[@KarthickBalaji]

This is what I was searching for😍

[@sheliasanders404]

YASSSSSSSS for meditation 🧘🏽‍♀️👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@Jay-ql4gp]

That was enlightening.

[@aniketsonavane8124]

Thank you 🙏❤😃

[@jackiechio7907]

beautiful. i have the same experience with meditation💖 been doing it for years now, although inconsistent but the important thing is to try.

[@Nota769]

The best yet

[@ashokighe]

Probably the best video on Meditation! 😊👌✌👏

[@prashanthcm3333]

Ashok Ighe no

[@shubhambisht5398]

wow wht a speech and wht a pleasant humour

[@JuliaBakersnakesheila]

Beautiful :-)

[@exibero]

Meditation: from min 0:18 to 5:26

[@halwarner3326]

it's not complicated just do it. I like this teacher. r

[@shivamkumar-sc3pr]

Wow.., Awesome

[@mikedambeck7136]

BEAUTIFUL!!! :)

[@williamwightman8409]

These word based meditations always seem so complicated. I like to leave the words behind. Just be happy and gently watch with the inner vision starting from your heart and moving upward intuitively. If the monkey wants your attention. Give him a little time and he will go away for a little while. Then return to the inner vision. Be patient, quiet, and peacefully tenacious.

[@NisargaYogaDrAmarayya]

awesome

[@SuirenShakya]

WOW!!!!

[@bhagavanreddy5857]

Namaste 🙏

[@sid7748]

At last she did namaste ...love from India 🇮🇳

[@pleepxwb]

the important for beginners in meditation is to calm and relax body mind.

[@eddiemattison7792]

great job. :-)

[@iamalbatros7165]

well just looking at her and hearing her voice makes me feel like i have seen god

[@sadunthilina1180]

Jenn Fairbank

[@RM-en4uc]

How do I be consistent?

[@ridhichoudhary2559]

mam can I use earplugs in your meditation

[@8Cindy1]

For me breathing in through the nose and alternating to breath out through the mouth takes a lot more concentration than simply breathing in and out through the nose. If I'm not congested I feel that is much easier

[@onlineyoga4267]

👍

[@konraddobson]

It would have been more beneficial if it included a side not that not everyone is fully aware of emotions at all times, and that's fine. When I just started meditation, I would really dwell on that because I couldn't seem to find any emotions, and it would ruin the rest of the meditation for me. Ironically, it was precisely because of my lack of emotional awareness that I started meditating in the first place. The Headspace app does that part quite well, and allows novices like myself to slowly build it up. Just saying "feel your emotions" isn't easy for many of us, especially men, in my experience. It tends to be more of a subconcious thing. Then again, this was an event for women, so perhaps that was a concious decision. (if the stereotype is true, that is)

[@EpicBunty]

damn im too high for this right now!!

[@TheJuancho51]

I literall had to turn it off to listen to it later, I was going all over the place.

[@joewhaddyaknow8581]

LOL

[@srqet]

Ha ha ha......Had to bail as well

[@346rrr]

My pharmacist suggested that i take up meditation due to my anxiety and reliance on sleeping pills. where do i start? I am all for positive change.

[@346rrr]

Jenn Fairbank ...thank you. I will definitely email you. I am very intrigued...and I am all for a positive change.

[@akihenrik7689]

by taking the 8 week free Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course online. You'll find it with google.

[@ybah6621]

Guided meditation podcasts. Meditation is not easy to simply take up and early on you might find yourself deterred. I've found guided meditations before sleep have made the difference and you really see the benefits start to seep into your day. I recommend 'The meditation podcast'. Hope you find your way !

[@346rrr]

Y Bah ...thanks.

[@juswolf22]

Theresa Blackman that's a great pharmacist stick with them

[@lolalola8918]

You can also start with reading meditation books like Practical meditation and The way and goal of Rajyoga from 'omshantistore'

[@ThePrithviraj55]

I felt scared the moment i opened my eyes. I have never frlt something like this. Thank you. It was much needed. I am going to do this actiboty everynivht before going to bed so i do not go to bed with any negative thoughts or hatred for anybody.

[@sukhjeetgrewal07]

I'm high and I'm actually feeling this. Damn I'm high

[@wyborglaw2819]

cool

[@budstoney3589]

Such a beautiful woman 🤩

[@learnsomethingeveryday9164]

now thats what is called a "MEDITATION".................

[@spinnerfidget9546]

Wait, if the prefrontal cortex has to do with decision making abilities, and women have a larger and more active prefrontal cortex, does that mean they make better decisions? :p

[@NikhilKumar-om2zh]

👍🏿

[@monkkhounouandala5873]

hi how are you? are you buddhisms?

[@PueMonTen]

Well instructed, but the fast-forwarding through mental discipline has a lot of negative potential. This holds up nicely as an introduction to meditation! Thank you

[@mrNashmann]

cool haircut

[@johnmacward]

Super presentation but wasn't that meditation a little bit too quick. That would have frustrated me a lot as a beginner to just jump from place to place so quickly and never really experience any sensations and the idea of letting them go.

[@PseudoAccurate]

I thought there was going to be more depth on the benefits of meditation and how it works - how it actually helps you reach your highest potential. So I was a little disappointed that this was just a demonstration of how to meditate.

[@yourmomsotherride2697]

We have more than five senses..

[@justbreakingballs]

That is one good looking woman.

[@Stereostupid]

Beautiful woman!!!!

[@brijeshmishra3100]

This is not the way meditation happens. This is plain hypnotism.

[@ShengDanLaoRen]

I thought so too

[@lynneceegee8726]

How idiotic can you get? How is this hypnotism? You obviously know nothing about either meditation nor hypnotism!

[@JaysonT1]

Brijesh Mishra This is nothing like hypnosis.

[@nzrealpk7629]

Brijesh Mishra you think that meditation is about your Guru. Never.

[@DrSurfman]

I would love to meditate but overtime I try I fall asleep

[@pranavpatil4789]

Run first! Get a cold shower and then Meditate.

[@shanelyons7929]

I find that keeping a straight spine prevents falling asleep

[@booleong]

why meditation talks need to teach meditation in their talks?

[@borbon26]

Did not work for me.

[@tomsawyer1999]

Jenn, you're much cuter than Sam Harris, but did you copy the first part of his mindfulness meditation piece? It's ok, I liked it :)

[@tomsawyer1999]

I'm surprised you're unaware of Sam Harris if you practice "mindful meditation". Sam is well known and published a book titled "Waking Up, A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion" in 2014. www.samharris.org/podcast Your opening in your talk is almost identical to Sam's guided meditation. When did you publish yours? I will post the opening narrative of both.

[@tomsawyer1999]

They just seem very similar...I'm not out to demonize so I'll drop it. You should definitely check out his works (books, podcasts, etc). Cheers!

[@lynneceegee8726]

What a sneaky little post. Talk about passive-aggressive!

[@norbugrg6350]

I thought meditation meant focusing on a single blank point and listening to your inside self.. but she tells to play the mind to feel the chair, air, make a bubble of emotion!! It’s difficult to focus that way. Good if it works but I don’t buy it.

[@ganeshms3247]

This type of meditation is " Being conscious of Awareness " category of meditation..Concentration/focus is good to train the mind but later on we use the fine tuned tool of mind to be aware of sense perceptions, thoughts, emotions and feelings and to dis-identify from their stickiness quality, and eventually step out of life -story based thinking and feeling..

[@thenatureofmind2672]

you should learn how to teach meditation from a real Buddhist master. You need alot of practice on teaching meditation.

[@royalmaster203]

your opinion

[@dawn16715]

+Jenn Fairbank :)

[@stillwatersnightsky6533]

+Jenn Fairbank simply the best explanation given on medication. ....ppl need to understand it is simple only when you don't undermine your potential by labelling this natural way as difficult. ..am excited for tom mornin ti meditate

[@stillwatersnightsky6533]

+jennifer vincent *meditation. ...:)

[@Kovenmx]

I Buddhist master would say something like " Any meditation is better than no meditation"

[@zipsteri]

If you are a non-violent country like Bharat(India), pursuing spiritual revelation, make sure your neighbors are also non-violent. Ha ha. Bharat was invaded countless number of times from the north west. Aurungzeb of the moguls was the worst. He assembled 5000 hindus everyday, asked them to convert to Islam, those who did were spared, the rest decapitated on the spot. Estimated 2 crore hindus were slaughtered by him. Turkish general burnt the Nalanda Buddhist library as the monks clung to his feet begging that he not do it. Vedic way of life, flourished in Bharat for about 200-300 years, around 2000 BCE. But now new evidence suggests Dwarka existed 12000 - 15000 years ago and is now covered by the arabian sea. Vedic civilization perhaps pre-existed the Babylonian and Chaldean cultures. Why do you think Vedic Brahma is the god of creation of all humanity and Abram - later changed to Abraham - is the Judaic patriarch? Similarity in names? The reason why Egyptian Pharaoas' bodies were preserved in pyramids was, the inner-sanctum priests were very close to perfecting siddhis to do mind-over-matter miracles, including bringing a dead body back to life. Politicians and warring kings eliminated that possibility. If you read the translations from Coptic to Greek to English of the hundreds of manuscripts discovered around Alexandria - Ireneaus, Valentinus, Eboionites, Pistis Sofia, etc. - you learn that many isolated advanced sects ate very little food ( only bread, salt and gryssop, water) and spent long hours in meditation and studying spiritual practices from a few rare spiritual master-priests. There are hundreds of references in the literature of the development of Gnosticism leading up to post-christianity period, say, 150 to 400 CE, saying in no uncertain terms that miracles were being performed. They were spiritual savants. Vedic literature says the same and confirms it. They knew MIND-SCIENCES and space motion and not mass motion. The reason they were more advanced than us today, and could perform such miracles was "THEY WERE NOT BRAIN-WASHED" by what we call science today, principally, by three factors called TIME, MONEY and MATHEMATICS. Our Brain-mind complex has been conditioned over centuries. We collect things, they collected ideas. Today, our deteriorating mental status is the price we are paying for scientific material progress, technology, easy-life devices etc. etc. Search for Ravi sadana on KZbin and watch my two videos on the subject. Good luck.

[@rameshregmi7972]

Its look like meditation is being commercialised just like fast food which it is not!

[@gustavcc.m.7311]

bs

[@pradsu12]

Mindfulness is meditation (Dhyana) packaged for western consumption, stripping the spirituality aspect of it. Empty display of greed.

[@uniforce101]

This is a guided meditation. Not exactly mindfulness meditation.

[@JaysonT1]

uniforce101 It was a demonstration.