Level's Former Prison Education Program

Natural Meditation For Everyone

(4.43 stars) · 1,049 learner reviews

Level’s meditation training for people in prison introduces the basics of mindfulness and meditation in a format that anyone can practice, anywhere. Natural Meditation For Everyone dispels the myth that meditation is for experts who have practiced for years. Quite the opposite – meditation is a simple, powerful life skill that anyone can use to reduce stress, increase connection, improve relationships and gain pathways to happiness.

This guide was part of Level’s prison education program, which has now ended, and is no longer available. We plan to make our guides available under an open-use license in the future.

What they'll learn:

  • Learn that meditation can be practiced by anyone who follows any (or no) religion
  • Understand practical ways to begin a meditation session
  • Understand what happens during meditation and how to apply elements of meditation to daily life and personal interactions
  • Learn how meditation may be used to reduce stress and improve relationship with yourself and others around you
  • Know what to look out for if and when meditation processes trauma
  • Learn best practices for establishing a regular, daily meditation practice

Guide includes:

Personal development
Stress reduction
Wellness practices
Relationship building

Schedule

Self-guided - learners complete at their own pace

Guide length

40 pages

Time to complete

~10 hours

Testimonials for this guide:

This meditation guide was very helpful! I have struggled in the past to learn "traditional" meditation techniques. This helped me to learn that there was another way. I've used this guide daily and the practice has helped me immensely with my anxieties. I have already recommended it to several people.

- Michael, incarcerated in Colorado

In the environment that I occupy, I am constantly looking for ways to calm myself. This meditation guide was definitely put to the test. It gives what I believe is essential... actual feedback from firsthand experience. The author gave me the things I needed to know, with the confidence and experience to gain my trust.

- Dennis, in prison in Michigan

The style of natural meditation was very enjoyable. I liked settling into the 'quiet place' to connect with myself and strip the ego, instead of trying to think of whether I'm 'doing it right.' Natural meditation allowed me to stop, take a break, and come back to a place without the emotional swings of incarceration.

- Tyler, in a county jail in California