Morning Meditations
Mind
the busy mind
Welcome to Mind the Busy Mind!
I'm Dorte Olivarius. I guide meditations, give talks, and support both individuals and organizations in finding more calm, presence, and joy by use of mindfulness and compassion
Testimonials
Female, 49 years
"Sitting on my couch after a fantastic talk by you. Wow, how amazing you were to convey. I could feel every word right into my heart. It was so nice, present and authentic"
Female, 72 years
"Dorte is a great teacher with a wonderfully calming voive and very helpful instruction. I find it comforting to know I now have the tools I need to help me when a panic attack feels omnious and have found it a big help"!
I would recommend her classes to anyone!"
Female, 43 years
"Dorte is a warm and unpretentious person who has the ability to make meditation uncomplicated and very straightforward. For many years I have suffered from anxiety and through a course with Dorte I gained further self-insight. Through meditations with Dorte I have gained insight into how to cope with all my disturbing thoughts, learned to be more present and to find more calm "
talks "Tell me, is it you uncle who has died?"
Participants say:
"Thank you for a really good lecture yesterday in Viborg. What a wonderful, inspiring and warm-hearted person you are, who reached all the way down to the back row. I felt your warmth, spaciousness and inspiration all the way to my heart"
~ Anne Løhde Rask
DR PODCAST
JOY
We need to practice JOY!
A DR Podcast - in danish - about Joy
and the importance of practicing joy
"MUSIC and MEDITATIOM"
Can you practice being happy? Mindfulness expert, author, and speaker Dorte Olivarius believes so. In this episode, she shares simple tools you can use to bring more joy into your daily life. Astrid guides you through a breathing exercise, and Dorte offers a guided meditation to help you sharpen your awareness of the things that make you happy.
Producer: Cæcilie Iburg Printzlau.
Produced by P2.
You can listen to it here
...and find information about workshop/talks about Joy here
Arrangements
Start: autumn, 2025
- dates will appear later -
Self-compassion
from self-criticism to self-compassion
In order to find more well-being, reduce stress and negative thought patterns it is important to treat ourselves with support and care when we are challenged as well as learning to practice and cultivate joy.
In this course we focus on building new neural networks of well-being in the brain.
You can read more and sign up here
Start: Autumn 2025
- dates will appear later -
Mindfulness
and Gratitude
Are you interested in practicing gratitude and meditating together? Then this meditation group is perfect for you.
Gratitude training is one of the most powerful ways to enhance well-being. It can open your heart, and research shows that practicing gratitude can boost energy levels, cultivate positive emotions, increase openness, and even improve sleep quality, among other benefits.
You can read more here, where you also can register for the course
A weekend of joy,
June or August 2026
Awakening Joy workshop
with James Baraz
If you feel like having more Joy, Peace and Well-being in your life this workshop guided by warm-hearted James Baraz, the father of Awakening Joy, is for you
James Baraz, the wonderful, kind, well known and wise meditation teacher is visiting Denmark in August 2022 together with his wife and meditation teacher Jane Baraz.
Find more information here