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    • Five Essentials for a Successful Meditation
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    • Find a Meditation Teacher Near You
    • Glossary of Yoga & Meditation Terms
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    • Become a Meditation Teacher
    • Become a Mindfulness Trainer for Work
    • Become a Mindful & Happy Mindfulness Mentor
    • McLean Meditation Institute Faculty & Staff
  • About
    • About the McLean Meditation Institute
    • About Sarah McLean
      • Book: Soul-Centered
      • Power of Attention Book
    • Hire Sarah to Speak at Your Retreat or Event
    • Sarah’s Blog: Meditation Nation
    • Testimonials
  • Stay Connected
Meditation Teacher Academy - Mclean Meditation Institute
  • Events
    • Schedule of Events
  • Meditations
    • Guided Meditations
    • Awaken Wednesday
    • 5 Essentials – For You
  • Resources
    • Advice for a New Meditator
    • Five Essentials for a Successful Meditation
    • Meditation Techniques
    • Resources for Practice
    • Find a Meditation Teacher Near You
    • Glossary of Yoga & Meditation Terms
  • Teacher Training
    • Become a Meditation Teacher
    • Become a Mindfulness Trainer for Work
    • Become a Mindful & Happy Mindfulness Mentor
    • McLean Meditation Institute Faculty & Staff
  • About
    • About the McLean Meditation Institute
    • About Sarah McLean
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Lonely? You are Not Alone.

Lonely? You are Not Alone.
May 21, 2023
Sarah McLean
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Lonely? You are Not Alone.

I love being alone, I love my solitude. I know not everybody feels the same way. Recently (May 2023), the U.S. Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, warned of another serious health threa

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Advice for a New Meditator

Advice for a New Meditator
March 29, 2023
Sarah McLean
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Advice for a New Meditator

When new meditators come to me for advice, I get excited. That’s because there are so many misconceptions about meditation, I like to set the record straight. I wish someone

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Five Essentials for a Successful Meditation

Five Essentials for a Successful Meditation
February 1, 2023
Sarah McLean
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Five Essentials for a Successful Meditation

From the Introduction ofSoul-Centered: Transform Your Life in 8 Weeks with Meditation by Sarah McLean There are five essentials to a successful meditation that will put you on the

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Where Your Attention Goes, Energy Flows

The Sound of Silence
January 23, 2023
Sarah McLean
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Where Your Attention Goes, Energy Flows

After meditation,  we talked more about the power of attention. You’ve likely heard the phrase, “Where your attention goes, energy flows.” It’s true. You only have so

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Three Jewels & Taking Refuge

Be Contagious!
August 25, 2022
Sarah McLean
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Three Jewels & Taking Refuge

The Three Jewels  The concept of the Three Jewels stems from ancient Buddhist philosophy; however, you don’t have to be Buddhist to appreciate the jewels in your own life. Each

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Making Decisions Using Your Intuition: Listen to Your Yum & Yuck

Making Decisions Using Your Intuition: Listen to Your Yum & Yuck
July 1, 2022
Sarah McLean
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Making Decisions Using Your Intuition: Listen to Your Yum & Yuck

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Listening is Love

Listening is Love
March 8, 2022
Sarah McLean
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Listening is Love

I Hear You “Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. When we really listen to people there is an alternating current, and this recharges us so that we nev

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Reasons to Keep Meditating

Reasons to Keep Meditating
March 1, 2022
Sarah McLean
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Reasons to Keep Meditating

At a recent group meditation, we shared with each other the reasons we keep meditating.  I thought they would be of interest to you.  Some of us have been meditating many years,

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Q & A with Sarah

Sarah McLean
October 4, 2021
Sarah McLean
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Q & A with Sarah

This is an interview with Hay House about Sarah’s first book, Soul-Centered: Transform Your Life in 8 Weeks with Meditation Sarah, is it really possible for someone to transf

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Spiritual Bypass – How Not to Feel.

Spiritual Bypass - How Not to Feel.
June 27, 2021
Sarah McLean
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Spiritual Bypass – How Not to Feel.

“It’s All Good” was the bumper sticker I put on my car when I first adopted a meditator lifestyle years ago. I didn’t really believe everything was all good, in

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