Christian Instrumental Music, Relaxing Music for Kids, Christian Piano Music, Prayer and Meditation Music By Rafa Selase With Booklet, Childrens Christian Music

I bought two copies, one for each of my children. I used them in two different CD players, and both are messed up. I didn't return them for a refund, because it was more trouble than it was worth to me. However, after 2-3 times of playing, they would not work anymore. Definitely a disappointment.

Love this CD for massage sessions will look for more from this artist. Excellent flow.

very relaxing for my 3 year olds

Beautiful and relaxing.

I have been meditating for over 20 years now and have listened to so many different meditation/ relaxing music ti let the stress release and to just go to my happy place and enjoy the sounds that are playing in the background. This one has piano for the main tone of this cd and is very nice and relaxing. It has about 48 minutes of continues music 5 different tracks and each one has it/s own mood setting tones, A really good amount of time so you can listen and meditate for the entire cd and then open your eyes feeling more relaxed and grounded so you can get on with your day. I am a fan of zen and flute music but this was one really nice and will listen to it a lot when I meditate.I have been buying on Amazon for 15 years now and I do rely on Customers feedback. That is why I decided to become an Amazon reviewer I do get to buy products at a reduced price and sometimes for free to use and give a helpful review of the products. I only test out the ones that I am interested in so I can let you know how it worked for me or a family member. Sometimes good and some not so good. If my review helps you make a decision please mark yes below. I really like to know if I helped you make a selection of these products. Thanks and Happy shopping. Feel free to ask any questions

This is such a great product for meditation... especially those new to meditation. Zenhabits.net had a few suggestions for those new to mediation: Sit for just two minutes. This will seem ridiculously easy, to just meditate for two minutes. That’s perfect. Start with just two minutes a day for a week. If that goes well, increase by another two minutes and do that for a week. If all goes well, by increasing just a little at a time, you’ll be meditating for 10 minutes a day in the 2nd month, which is amazing! But start small first.Do it first thing each morning. It’s easy to say, “I’ll meditate every day,” but then forget to do it. Instead, set a reminder for every morning when you get up, and put a note that says “meditate” somewhere where you’ll see it.Don’t get caught up in the how — just do. Most people worry about where to sit, how to sit, what cushion to use … this is all nice, but it’s not that important to get started. Start just by sitting on a chair, or on your couch. Or on your bed. If you’re comfortable on the ground, sit cross-legged. It’s just for two minutes at first anyway, so just sit. Later you can worry about optimizing it so you’ll be comfortable for longer, but in the beginning it doesn’t matter much, just sit somewhere quiet and comfortable.Check in with how you’re feeling. As you first settle into your meditation session, simply check to see how you’re feeling. How does your body feel? What is the quality of your mind? Busy? Tired? Anxious? See whatever you’re bringing to this meditation session as completely OK.Count your breaths. Now that you’re settled in, turn your attention to your breath. Just place the attention on your breath as it comes in, and follow it through your nose all the way down to your lungs. Try counting “one” as you take in the first breath, then “two” as you breathe out. Repeat this to the count of 10, then start again at one.Come back when you wander. Your mind will wander. This is an almost absolute certainty. There’s no problem with that. When you notice your mind wandering, smile, and simply gently return to your breath. Count “one” again, and start over. You might feel a little frustration, but it’s perfectly OK to not stay focused, we all do it. This is the practice, and you won’t be good at it for a little while.Develop a loving attitude. When you notice thoughts and feelings arising during meditation, as they will, look at them with a friendly attitude. See them as friends, not intruders or enemies. They are a part of you, though not all of you. Be friendly and not harsh.Don’t worry too much that you’re doing it wrong. You will worry you’re doing it wrong. That’s OK, we all do. You’re not doing it wrong. There’s no perfect way to do it, just be happy you’re doing it.Don’t worry about clearing the mind. Lots of people think meditation is about clearing your mind, or stopping all thoughts. It’s not. This can sometimes happen, but it’s not the “goal” of meditation. If you have thoughts, that’s normal. We all do. Our brains are thought factories, and we can’t just shut them down. Instead, just try to practice focusing your attention, and practice some more when your mind wanders.Stay with whatever arises. When thoughts or feelings arise, and they will, you might try staying with them awhile. Yes, I know I said to return to the breath, but after you practice that for a week, you might also try staying with a thought or feeling that arises. We tend to want to avoid feelings like frustration, anger, anxiety … but an amazingly useful meditation practice is to stay with the feeling for awhile. Just stay, and be curious.Get to know yourself. This practice isn’t just about focusing your attention, it’s about learning how your mind works. What’s going on inside there? It’s murky, but by watching your mind wander, get frustrated, avoid difficult feelings … you can start to understand yourself.Become friends with yourself. As you get to know yourself, do it with a friendly attitude instead of one of criticism. You’re getting to know a friend. Smile and give yourself love.Do a body scan. Another thing you can do, once you become a little better at following your breath, is focus your attention on one body part at a time. Start at the soles of your feet — how do those feel? Slowly move to your toes, the tops of your feet, your ankles, all the way to the top of your head.Notice the light, sounds, energy. Another place to put your attention, again, after you’ve practice with your breath for at least a week, is the light all around you. Just keep your eyes on one spot, and notice the light in the room you’re in. Another day, just focus on noticing sounds. Another day, try to notice the energy in the room all around you (including light and sounds).Really commit yourself. Don’t just say, “Sure, I’ll try this for a couple days.” Really commit yourself to this. In your mind, be locked in, for at least a month.You can do it anywhere. If you’re traveling or something comes up in the morning, you can do meditation in your office. In the park. During your commute. As you walk somewhere. Sitting meditation is the best place to start, but in truth, you’re practicing for this kind of mindfulness in your entire life.Follow guided meditation. If it helps, you can try following guided meditations to start with. My wife is using Tara Brach’s guided meditations, and she finds them very helpful.Check in with friends. While I like meditating alone, you can do it with your spouse or child or a friend. Or just make a commitment with a friend to check in every morning after meditation. It might help you stick with it for longer.Find a community. Even better, find a community of people who are meditating and join them. This might be a Zen or Tibetan community near you (for example), where you go and meditate with them. Or find an online group and check in with them and ask questions, get support, encourage others. My Sea Change Program has a community like that.Smile when you’re done. When you’re finished with your two minutes, smile. Be grateful that you had this time to yourself, that you stuck with your commitment, that you showed yourself that you’re trustworthy, where you took the time to get to know yourself and make friends with yourself. That’s an amazing two minutes of your life.Meditation isn’t always easy or even peaceful. But it has truly amazing benefits, and you can start today, and continue for the rest of your life.I really love this CD and it helps me really relax and center myself. I highly recommend it to anyone practicing meditation.

In this house we like meditation music even if we are not meditation "gurus" ;)I have been doing real meditation (with Indian teachers) a few times in my life, but besides that, the thing that I do the most is try to relax in my room or while stretching. Also, sitting on the yoga mat or laying down, trying to make all the thoughts and all the stress disappear is fundamental in order to be more balanced throughout the day.. and in general. Mental health is what keeps you going... if you have too much stress and worry too much, you won't ever be able to see clearly and to be able to focus correctly and therefore FUNCTION correctly.It is really all about balance in this world.I must say that it is quite pleasant to listen to this CD. Good piano songs, sounds OK (recorded effect).... it is good enough for meditation, sleeping but also for any other moment during the day. We listened to these piano tracks also in the car the other day... even my 3year old enjoyed it :)I wish it was longer.. it is less than an hour... and only 5 track (if I remember correctly - we left it in the car and I can't check right now).Overall very calming and relaxing....PACKAGING NOTE: I don't know why some people received it in a box, well protected... while I received my CD thrown inside a plastic soft envelope... and therefore, the CD was cracked (wouldn't have expected anything different when I saw the package obviously). That was definitely not nice. It is good to still be able to receive CDs that have a hard cover (while mostly lately a lot of CDs arrive in simple plastic sleeves).. but the thing about hard plastic covers is that they are fragile!! And therefore need extra attention. The front of my CD cover has a big crack...Even if this irritated me quite a bit, I will still give 5 stars to this product because I am judging the content and the presentation.The booklet contains a meditation guide and overall the graphics are nice.... Everything is very simple and It is a quite well presented CD...I think that $13.98 is an OK price, BUT to make it more valuable, the CD should be more protected when shipped.