These science-based tools will help you move yourself or others through grief in a compassionate way. Some mindfulness of death practice scripts are offered below in both audio and text format, including short practices aimed at beginners and more lengthy guided meditations aimed at experienced practitioners.īefore you continue reading, we thought you might like to download our three Grief Exercises for free. This article will introduce maranasati meditation and discuss its benefits and usefulness in psychology and therapy.

Research shows that coming to terms with death is essential to living life fully (Blomstrom, Burns, Larriviere, & Penberthy, 2020), yet in the Western world, many of us are socialized to avoid discussing or even thinking about death, leading many to suffer from death anxiety and terror of this inevitable event. The objective of mindfulness of death practices is to deepen our appreciation of our mortality in an effort to paradoxically lessen death anxiety and enhance our zest for living. Maranasati meditation refers to several early Buddhist practices focused on mindfulness of death (Access to Insight, 2013a, 2013b).

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