Online Group Meditation: What to Expect

Joining an online group meditation for the first time can bring questions. Do you need to speak? Must your camera be on? What happens if your mind wanders? Is the session spiritual, therapeutic or simply relaxing?

The Feeling Garden is designed as a clear 45-minute wellbeing experience. Each session focuses on one supportive emotional quality – such as calm, courage, confidence, hope, joy, connection or self-trust – and follows a simple path.

Before the session

The announced information should include the emotional theme, date, time, Paris time zone, language, price, duration and registration deadline. A session is confirmed when at least four people register, with a maximum of twelve. At the current stage, visitors register interest first and Mahina confirms the practical next step before any payment.

Choose a quiet space where you can sit comfortably. Headphones are optional. Keep water nearby and silence notifications where possible.

The six-part Feeling Garden path

1. Notice

You arrive and observe what is present: energy, breath, body sensations and mood. There is no requirement to arrive calm.

2. Acknowledge

The group recognises the emotional reality of the moment without needing to explain every personal detail. You may silently name what you are carrying and what you hope the session will support.

3. Meditate

Mahina guides the group through breathing, body awareness and a meditation shaped around the session’s positive emotional quality. The language remains accessible for beginners.

4. Experience

Rather than only thinking about calm, courage or hope, you explore how the quality might feel as an image, posture, temperature, movement, memory or imagined place.

5. Feel

You notice what changed. The shift may be strong, subtle or absent. There is no pressure to produce a particular emotional result.

6. Share

Sharing is invitational. You may speak about one image, word or insight, or choose to listen. The group is not asked to analyse or advise one another.

Do I have to show my face or speak?

The practical policy can vary by session and should be confirmed in the invitation. Generally, visual presence can support connection, but privacy and comfort matter. Sharing should never require disclosure of confidential medical information, trauma history or details that do not feel appropriate in a group setting.

What if meditation is difficult for me?

Minds wander. Bodies move. Emotions change. You may open your eyes, adjust your posture or pause. Meditation is not a performance. If a practice feels uncomfortable, return attention to the room and choose not to continue that part.

How is a group different from private support?

A group offers shared energy, one focused theme and an accessible way to experience Mahina’s guidance. Private support offers continuity and personalisation around your specific situation over time. A group may be the right first experience when you want a contained session without a longer commitment. Private work may fit better when a recurring pattern or major transition needs individual attention.

What the group is not

The Feeling Garden is not group therapy, a support group for a specific diagnosis or a crisis service. Participants are responsible for choosing what they share and for seeking appropriate healthcare or specialist support when needed.

Preparing one intention

Before joining, complete this sentence: “During this session, I would like to experience a little more…” Keep the answer simple. The intention might be calm, room to breathe, permission, courage or connection.