Mindfulness Method
The Modern Monk Mindfulness Method is composed of three elements:

Daily Practice
The daily practice is what powers your transformation of mind. This is a guided, step-by-step path towards an optimal mind.

Mind Model
Our proprietary neuroscience-based mind model frames your understanding of your mind, the practice and your progress.


Four Practices
Four mental and physical daily practices that drive your transformation of mind:
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Meditation x2
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Breathwork
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Yoga

The Community
At its core, this a group of individuals dedicated to living and sharing the experiment/experience of a daily practice. Cleaning-up your mind and getting it into shape is not always an easy or pleasant experience, and it's important to have a place where people get what you're dealing with. We also celebrate many small wins, and mostly 'chop wood and carry water' together, day after day.
Feel free to join the forum and engage with the community.

The Daily Practice
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Mind Model
Our proprietary Modern Monk Mind Model is a map of our minds. From bottom-to-top, it shows our evolutionary journey and the moment-to-moment workings of our consciousness. From top-to-bottom it’s a roadmap to mindfulness practice. As you move through each deeper level, there is a mind-management task to accomplish – fix a problem and build a skill/strength – and wisdom to be gained.
Awareness




Human
Pre-frontal Cortex
Mindless -> Present
Thinking




Primate
Cortex
Distraction -> Focus
Emotions




Mammal
Limbic System
Reaction -> Acceptance
Body




Reptile
Brainstem
Tension -> Poise
Nature / Spirit




Life
Cells
Ignorance -> Instinct



Being
Matter
Ignorance -> Wisdom



Empty
The Goal
4 Practices
We belong to a direct mindfulness lineage dating back 2,500 years. Based on our history and experience, we offer four traditional practices, framed with neuroscience and a dialogue around how they fit into our busy, modern lives.



Meditation – Focus
Natural Breath - Build deliberate focus, calm and flow & prepare for the deepest work.

Meditation – Insight
Natural Body - Build insight into the nature of your mind, accomplish the deepest work & finish your practice.

Breathwork
Deliberate Breath - Manage your internal body, emotional and cognitive postures & prepare for deeper work.

Yoga
Deliberate Body - Manage your body posture, release long-held tension & prepare for deeper work.
Yoga
Yoga is an ancient practice that involves physical poses, concentration, and deep breathing. A regular yoga practice can promote endurance, strength, calmness, flexibility, and well-being.
Benefits
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Increased flexibility.
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Increased muscle strength and tone.
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Improved respiration, energy and vitality.
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Maintaining a balanced metabolism.
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Weight reduction.
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Cardio and circulatory health.
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Improved athletic performance.

Vipashyana
Yoga is an ancient practice that involves physical poses, concentration, and deep breathing. A regular yoga practice can promote endurance, strength, calmness, flexibility, and well-being.
Benefits
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Increased flexibility.
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Increased muscle strength and tone.
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Improved respiration, energy and vitality.
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Maintaining a balanced metabolism.
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Weight reduction.
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Cardio and circulatory health.
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Improved athletic performance.
Shamatha
Samatha or śamatha is a Buddhist term that is often translated as the "tranquility of the mind", or "mind-calmness". The Pali Canon describes it as one of two qualities of mind which is developed in Buddhist meditation, the other being vipassana.
Benefits
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Calms the mind.
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Increases concentration.
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Increases inner peace.
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Maintaining a balanced metabolism.
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Weight reduction.
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Cardio and circulatory health.
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Improved athletic performance.
Pranayama
Pranayama is the practice of breath regulation. It's a main component of yoga, an exercise for physical and mental wellness. In Sanskrit, “prana” means life energy and “yama” means control. The practice of pranayama involves breathing exercises and patterns.
Benefits
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Decreases stress.
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Improves sleep quality.
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Increases mindfulness.
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Reduces high blood pressure.
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Improves lung function.
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Enhances cognitive performance.
