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Explore self-compassion as a nurturing approach to self-worth, distinct from self-esteem’s evaluative nature, and see how to practice inner kindness.

528 Hz, or the “Love Frequency”, resonates at the heart of everything. Let this 8-hour long Miracle Tone harmonize your heart and spiritual essence.

Explore the 417 Hz solfeggio frequency in our guide, and listen to this 9-hour 417 Hz track, which sound-healing tradition says helps clear negative energy.

If stress, anxiety or ruminative thoughts are keeping you awake at night, sleep meditation may help. Sleep meditation is a relaxing guided practice you do while lying in bed at night. Unlike daytime meditation, which invites us to remain alert and awake, sleep meditation encourages us to welcome drowsiness and drift off to sleep. A […]

Learn how stress can contribute to erectile dysfunction and how meditation may help with the stress side of it. Try step-by-step practices to ease stress and anxiety.

A video of morning affirmations to say at the start of the day, with a note on what to expect from them.

Being happy is a matter of choice. This video of positive thinking affirmations will guide you into exploring your most hopeful and optimistic feelings.

How mindfulness supports self-discipline: noticing urges and temptations so you can choose how to respond to them and work toward your longer-term goals.

Use this self-confidence exercise daily to teach you to love yourself. You are worthy of loving yourself, as treating yourself as a wonderful person.

A video on getting started with meditation using the Headspace app, a third-party meditation app.

Look out for the hole in the road! This story demonstrates that awareness is the first step toward positive change, in our minds, and in our lives.

Brilliant things happen in calm minds. Give your mind a chance to rest from the overwhelming world. Just take the time to do nothing and be calm.

Allow yourself to feel appreciation and gratitude with Gratitude Meditation. Help yourself to have a good mood by not worrying too much.

A 15-minute morning yoga class that combines cardio, strength, and stretching, and can be done almost anywhere.

Avail this free course, “Search Inside Yourself”, by Chade Meng-Tan to develop yourself and attain mindfulness in your daily life.

Enjoy 3 hours of Gregorian Chants and let the soothing sounds of their melodies evoke feelings of peace and relaxation inside the very deepest of your core.

Enjoy 8 hours of OM Mantra chanting at 432Hz to meditate to, chant to, and do yoga with.

If you enjoy soothing sounds to meditate to, try our Chakra Seed Mantras Meditation Music. These chants, traditionally used for healing, focus on all 7 chakras.

Enjoy piano sonatas by Mozart, played slowly and tuned to A = 432 Hz, a tuning some listeners find calming.

A long sleep track built on the 528 Hz tone, which sound-healing tradition calls the love frequency or miracle tone, with occasional hits of 396 Hz.
Tibetan flute music with a chanted Om in the background, for a yoga practice or for relaxing.

The number 108 has a special significance in Hinduism and yoga. Learn why, and chant OM 108 times along with this track.

Indian flute music in Raag Ahir Bhairav, a Hindustani raga described as a morning raga, for early meditation and yoga.

An 8-hour track of 432 Hz music that its creator describes as derived from the cosmos, with context on the traditional claims made about this frequency.

Feel the energy flowing through your body with the sounds of our OM Chanting at the frequency of 528 Hz. More than 3 hours for meditation and yoga practice.

Meditate, chant, and sing along with this Ajai Alai mantra, which practitioners say shifts your vibration and helps you regain your inner power and strength.

OM chanting at 417 Hz for meditation. Sound-healing tradition associates this frequency with releasing negativity.

Eight traditional mantras for deep inner peace, chanted to calm the mind. Use them as background music while you meditate, practice yoga or relax.

A choir interpretation of the Om So Hum mantra, a Sanskrit phrase that means “I am That.”

A 9-hour track of 528 Hz music, known in sound-healing tradition as the “Love Frequency” or “Miracle Tone.” Its DNA and transformation claims come from its creator and have not been confirmed by research.

This 20-minute easy yoga workout is perfect for beginners who like a slow-paced exercise. Stretch & relax your entire body at the start or end of your day.

Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston. In this widely viewed TED talk, she discusses the importance of vulnerability in our daily lives.

Gabrielle Bernstein shares her view that the universe sends us signs, whether we notice them or not, including one that came as a turkey.

Sleep music with harp sounds and added delta waves, which its creator offers to support rest, relaxation, and meditation.

Calming music and meditation by Jason Stephenson to help you relax, let go of stress and wind down for sleep.

Dr. Shauna Shapiro, a clinical psychologist and professor at Santa Clara University, explains how mindfulness practice can help us change, in this TEDx talk.

A guided sleep meditation by Jason Stephenson with soothing music, intended to help you relax and let go of stress before sleep.

SIY 103.2 Self Regulation: showing emotions is not always the best response. Learn the basics of self-regulation through mindfulness training and practice.

“Love” Peaceful Music is specially selected by Jason Stephenson to help you relax and go to sleep. Use it during meditation or as background music.

SIY 101 introduces Search Inside Yourself, the mindfulness-based emotional intelligence program that began at Google with Chade-Meng Tan and is now run by the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute.
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Do you have trouble falling asleep? This guided sleep meditation video by Jason Stephenson may help you wind down for the night.

Listen to this short mindfulness meditation by Jason Stephenson, followed by 45 minutes of peaceful sleep music to help you connect to this moment.
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Designed for sleep and relaxation, this spoken meditation by Jason Stephenson will help you let go of stress and tension before falling asleep.
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A short video from The School of Life on what the animal kingdom, with its simple life, can show us about wisdom.
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Listen to this 3 hours of soothing relaxation music by Peder B. Helland and let go of your daily worries to help you sleep.

A simple mindfulness strategy from Cory Muscara that you can use in daily life.

Ten themes on happiness, compassion and a calm mind drawn from talks and interviews with the Dalai Lama, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and monk of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism.

Spoken affirmations of calm and peace, set to soothing music by Jason Stephenson, for relaxing and calming the mind.

This 10-minute guided meditation invites you to practice self-acceptance. Successful mindfulness practice involves learning to accept the present as it is.

A great reminder of the importance of practicing gratitude daily, for both the little things and the big things in your life from the people around you.

We’re capable of much more than we think. The 40% rule by a Navy SEAL shows we all have the strength & determination inside. It’s all about mental fitness.

Tara Brach takes you through The Art and Science of Meditation. Listen to the first session as it explores the basic types of meditation and mindfulness.

Explore the cosmic consciousness with Dr. Deepak Chopra in this mindful guided meditation. Watch this video and learn more about cosmic consciousness.

This mindfulness story illustrates the 4 simple steps to practicing mindfulness. Meditation can unwind your mental/emotional stress if done properly.

Jon Kabat-Zinn talks about the 9 Attitudes of Mindfulness, how to use them in our Mindfulness practice and daily life in this video.

Sister Dang Nhiem shows how to invite the sound of the bell, and how to cultivate peacefulness when we hear noises.

Is mindfulness the answer to all our prayers? Professor Mark Williams of the University of Oxford takes to our pulpit to explore the science behind it.

prAna Mindful Living Ambassador Mark Coleman leads a 6-minute meditation focused on listening to help us live in the moment.

Mark Coleman leads Chris Sharma through a 6 minute Sky Gazing Meditation that will settle you down and open your mind. Be inspired to follow along.

This video presents steps of mindful breathing by Thich Nhat Hanh. Watch this video to learn the steps needed for mindful breathing in your meditation.

Ken Wilber presents the practice of hunger mindfulness in this video, including how you might take the attitude of an observing self.

A short forest meditation with music, for relaxing and settling into a calm, mindful state.

A video featuring isochronic tones set to a slow fractal animation. The creator describes the tones as a way to settle into a quiet, deep state; that is the creator’s experience, not an established finding.

This video shows an intimate encounter with the Mindful Art of Thich Nhat Hanh. Appreciate Thich Nhat Hanh’s calligraphic meditation on mindfulness.

Extended meditation music with a Buddhist background designed to help you relax your mind and body and better focus on your meditation practice.

A bansuri flute recording of calming music, which you might play during meditation or yoga to relax.

A quick talk by Frank Ostaseski about the practice of Deep Listening, with his thoughts on what it offers the heart and the body.

A guided walking meditation from Kernel of Wisdom for hiking or walking in nature, to help you notice what is here as you move.

Michael Gervais, introduced as the Seattle Seahawks' mindfulness coach, and Soren Gordhamer talk about sports, performance, and mindfulness at Wisdom 2.0 2014.

A talk by Byron Katie on The Work and the power of self-inquiry, recorded at Wisdom 2.0 2016 in San Francisco.

A 10-minute guided meditation from Boho Beautiful for relaxation, calm, and grounding.

Dacher Keltner of the Greater Good Science Center gives an overview of the young science of awe, how it is expressed, and its links to health and well-being.

A binaural beats sleep meditation built around the 396 Hz solfeggio tone, which sound-healing tradition links to the root chakra and to letting go of fear and guilt.

A spoken word guided visualization by Jason Stephenson for letting go of old habits, thought patterns, and stories, in a gentle yet firm voice.

Sharon Salzberg on bringing meditation practice into a familiar frustration: being stuck in traffic. The fourth video in her Street Lovingkindness series.

An hour-long guided meditation for sleep, designed to help you achieve a state of deep relaxation to promote better sleep & enter a deeply relaxed state!

Tibetan singing bowl music with a guided relaxation and ASMR-style narration focused on the hands and lower back.

A guided meditation for inner strength from Boho Beautiful, for moments when life's challenges feel heavy.

Having difficulty getting to sleep or are you depressed? This hour-long meditation video for sleep & depression might just be what you need.

Spoken affirmations on gratitude and happiness, presented as law of attraction practice by the video’s creator. You might put your intention behind each statement as you listen.

A great discussion on the tie-up between yoga and meditation and one’s diet & it’s significance in your personal wellness journey.

Appropriate Response founder Pamela Weiss leads a mindful check-in from the organization's Personal Excellence Program.

Brendon Burchard talks about learning to handle our emotions and daily challenges more capably.

Eckhart Tolle talks about his concept of enlightenment as something found in the present moment rather than a future goal.

Psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman on why daydreaming may not be wasted time, and how moving between focused attention and a wandering mind may support creativity.

A Charles Bukowski poem about inventing and reinventing yourself, with a short reflection on leaving a path that no longer fits.

A spoken meditation clip to assist you in falling asleep in a relaxed manner, followed by cozy & ambient sounds of a log cabin and a gentle fire crackling.

A 5-minute guided meditation by Jason Stephenson that invites a relaxed, positive state of mind and returns attention to the breath.

A spoken 'talk down' guided meditation for sleep, voiced by Jason Stephenson and produced by Sleep Ezy Tonight, built around a floating-clouds visualization.

A 14-minute guided meditation video of Alan Watts discussing his method of establishing a meditative state and reaching self-awareness.

Relaxing music to accompany your deep meditation practice for better focus, peace of mind, and even promote restful sleep.

Nine hours of Native American flute music from Nu Meditation Music, which you might play during meditation or rest.

A 13-minute guided meditation from Boho Beautiful for the end of the day, filmed beside the River Kwai in Thailand and made to help you unwind before sleep.

Sharon Salzberg discusses her book Real Happiness at Work in a Talks at Google session on mindfulness, compassion, and resilience in working life.

Ram Dass and Eckhart Tolle in an open conversation about spiritual awakening and the transformation of consciousness, recorded in Maui in October 2011.

Half an hour’s worth of guided meditation with Adyashanti for jumpstarting and improving one’s meditation practice, any time, anywhere.

An hour of quiet meditation music, Untold Depths by Christopher Lloyd Clarke, shared by The Guided Meditation Site as background for meditation or sleep.

Frank Ostaseski, founder of the Metta Institute, discusses the relationship between compassion and suffering and how the latter helps develop the former.

A short edited video of actor Jim Carrey speaking about meaning, purpose, and living authentically.
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