Best Howtomeditate Podcasts (2025)

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A Practice for Turning Toward Difficulty 17:18

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When we are experiencing difficult emotions or situations, our first impulse is often to look for a way out—usually through distracting, numbing, running, or denying. But what if the key to getting to the other side of difficulty is to simply be with it, offering the discomfort our courageous awareness and presence? In this week’s practice, author …

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A Meditation to Help You Make Any Decision—Big or Small 15:17

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You might not think of mindfulness as being a resource to help with decision-making, but moments of intentional silence can sharpen our mental clarity and help us discern which choices feel most aligned. In this guided practice, meditation teacher Toby Sola offers a simple technique you can use, whether you’re facing a life-changing choice or are j…

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A Meditation to Ease Into Sleep 11:53

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If you’ve ever been awake at three a.m., tossing and turning and wishing you could snap your fingers and get back to sleep, then you know: the more you try to fall asleep, the less likely you are to drift off. In this week’s guided practice, we’re revisiting a meditation with Mark Bertin that can release the striving, let go of tension, and make it…

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Explore 3 Techniques in This Meditation Buffet 11:42

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Have you ever wondered why there are so many varieties of meditation practices, and why some of them seem to contradict each other in approach, style, or even objective? In today’s guided practice, meditation teacher Toby Sola walks us through three common types of meditation. Plus, he explains why the word “meditation” is very much like the word “…

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A Meditation on Connecting Lands and Stories 16:52

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Many modern Western cultures don’t have a deep understanding of land as a source of collective identity, story, or purpose. There is a sense that, yes, land can be lovely—but it is mainly seen as a source of recreation or extraction, not necessarily as an integral part of what shapes us and future generations. In this guided practice, Indigenous sc…

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A Meditation for Clarifying Your Motivations for Using Tech 12:25

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Recent studies have confirmed that the constant presence and use of tech in our lives have become a hazard to our well-being on multiple levels. Meditation teacher, mindful tech designer, and self-identified tech lover Jay Vidyarthi observes, “It’s okay to enjoy technology. Tech becomes a problem when we get so attached to it that our lives fall ou…

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An Interbeing Meditation for Connection and Understanding 18:46

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If you’ve faced challenging or polarizing conversations lately, you likely know how difficult it can be to connect and cooperate with the person on the other side of that interaction. In today’s guided practice, Dr. Shalini Bahl invites us to explore our innate interconnectedness by recognizing our needs and those of others, so that we can be empow…

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A Forgiveness Meditation with Will Schneider 17:42

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Forgiveness is a cornerstone practice of mindfulness, and it’s also one of the most difficult. Extending forgiveness to others and to ourselves requires a kind of awareness and vulnerability that can feel deeply uncomfortable, especially if we are carrying heavy stories of shame, anger, or resentment connected to that experience. In today’s guided …

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A Meditation for Finding a Middle Way When We Are In Pain with Vidyamala Burch 20:01

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Being in pain makes being present extra challenging. On a physical level, being in the present moment while our body is in pain is often extremely unpleasant. There is a part of us, understandably, that wishes we could escape from it entirely. At the same time, the experience of pain itself can be overwhelming—to our senses, our thoughts, our emoti…

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A Meditation for Creating an Anchor of Inner Strength with Melli O'Brien 19:12

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What does it feel like to experience ourselves—in our own minds and bodies—as a reliable place we can come home to in order to feel grateful, calm, and resilient? In this week’s guided meditation, Melli O’Brien walks us through a practice we can return to in times of uncertainty or challenge to remind us of our own inner strength. This meditation i…

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Dual Anchor: A Neurodiversity-Informed Meditation for Wandering Attention with Sue Hutton 15:42

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Traditional meditation practices can sometimes be frustrating and alienating for those who are neurodivergent. Bodily discomfort or intense mental restlessness can make even the most mindfulness-curious person feel like classic meditation techniques might not be for them. Sue Hutton believes that mindfulness can be for anyone, and she’s dedicated h…

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A Meditation for Unconditional Love When You’re Struggling with Caverly Morgan 20:29

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When we’re wrestling with experiences that challenge our identities or our confidence—like failures at work, relationship struggles, or letting go of old belief systems — it can be tempting to reach for positive self-talk that pushes back against the difficult feelings we might be having. In today’s guided practice, Caverly Morgan offers something …

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A Meditation on the South African Greeting Sawubona with Dr. Shelly Harrell 16:25

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In recent years, mental health professionals have raised the alarm about the growing epidemic of loneliness. Millions of people feel separated and isolated, even when they are surrounded by colleagues or thousands of social media acquaintances. In today’s guided practice, Shelly Harrell offers one mindful approach that can counteract this sense of …

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A Meditation for Allowing the Possibility of Possible In Deep Grief with Brenda K. Mitchell 15:01

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When we are adrift in the wide sea of grief, it can be difficult to imagine any world other than the world of our intense sorrow and loss. In this guided meditation, Brenda K. Mitchell offers one tiny heart-opening invitation: simply allowing what she calls “the possibility of possible.” There isn’t an expectation that you have answers, or lots of …

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A Journaling Practice to Help You Let Go of Limiting Habits with Caverly Morgan 8:39

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In a world filled with challenges and distractions, we often find ourselves repeating automatic reactions that once helped us survive but now hold us back. Mindful journaling offers a lifeline—allowing us to slow down, listen inwardly, and meet ourselves with compassion. Today, we’re refreshing a powerful journaling practice guided by Caverly Morga…

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A Meditation for Coming Home to Yourself With Georgina Miranda 17:01

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In a world that constantly pulls us in different directions—from productivity and external validation to endless distractions—coming home to ourselves is one of the most powerful things we can do. True resilience isn’t about pushing through; it’s about creating an inner refuge, a place of strength and safety that stays steady no matter what’s happe…

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A "Just Like Me" Compassion Meditation with Steve Hickman 16:47

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The invitation with this practice is to put aside ideas and concepts about differences, shame, fear, survival, and to simply see if you can begin to develop a felt sense of common humanity—that all of us wish for happiness and freedom from suffering. Steven Hickman is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. He is executive director of the Center for Mind…

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A Meditation for Collective Healing with Shalini Bahl 16:04

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In today’s interconnected yet paradoxically divided world, the path to understanding each other requires more than just good intentions. To truly connect and heal, we need something more: the cultivation of a deeper understanding. The path forward isn’t about eliminating differences—it’s about building bridges of understanding across them. In this …

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A Meditation to Find Stability Amid Change with Aden Van Noppen 15:31

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In a world where change is the only constant, it’s easy to feel untethered. This week, mindfulness teacher and Mobius founder Aden Van Noppen invites us to pause, breathe, and explore the grounding power of impermanence. Through this practice, Aden guides us to reconnect with the breath, an anchor amidst life’s ebbs and flows. Each inhale and exhal…

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A Meditation to Set Your Intentions for the New Year with Mark Bertin 14:04

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As we begin a new year, pediatrician, mindfulness teacher, and author Mark Bertin offers us a thoughtful practice to reconnect with our intentions. Mark’s meditation gently reminds us that intention-setting isn’t just a ritual for January—it’s a practice we can revisit anytime, as part of our everyday mindfulness. We’re also celebrating the revival…

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A Meditation to Reset and Let Go with Georgina Miranda 17:27

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Start your year with clarity and peace. In this episode, mindfulness expert Georgina Miranda guides us through a Meditation to Reset and Let Go. Discover how to release what no longer serves you and connect with your inner wisdom, peace, and freedom. Looking to deepen your practice? Join Georgina live on January 25 for Connecting with Hope and Peac…

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A Meditation to Widen Your Perspective with Nate Klemp 21:53

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This week, we revisit one of our Top 10 Guided Meditations of 2024, led by Nate Klemp, PhD. Nate, a founding partner at Mindful and the co-author of The 80/80 Marriage, brings us a powerful practice to help expand our perspective. In the hustle and stress of daily life, it’s easy for our focus to narrow, locking us into a tight, “soda straw” view o…

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A Meditation to Meet Difficult Emotions with Compassion with Carley Hauck 13:30

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This week, we’re revisiting one of our Top 10 Guided Meditations of 2024, led by Carley Hauck. This meditation is an invitation to notice the emotions that arise during difficult moments, to meet them without judgment, and to hold them with tenderness. We’re also celebrating the revival of Mindful Magazine with a special giveaway for our podcast li…

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A Meditation to Come Home to Your Heart with Jenée Johnson 12:39

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This week, Jenée Johnson invites us to come home to our hearts during the holiday season. Through a simple heart-centered practice, we’ll focus on our breath, cultivate calm and appreciation, and create space to rest and renew. This meditation helps us honor the season’s challenges and beauty while finding strength in self-love and care. We’re also…

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A Meditation for Tuning Into the Present Soundscape with Melli O’Brien 15:00

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This week, Melli O’Brien guides us in a practice that invites us to pause and reconnect with the simplicity of being. In the midst of life’s noise and distractions, this meditation creates space to step back and truly listen. By exploring the sensations of the body, the natural rhythm of the breath, and the sounds surrounding us, we’re reminded tha…

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A Practice for Turning Toward Difficulty 17:18

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A Meditation to Help You Make Any Decision—Big or Small 15:17

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A Meditation to Ease Into Sleep 11:53

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A Meditation on Connecting Lands and Stories 16:52

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A Meditation for Clarifying Your Motivations for Using Tech 12:25

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An Interbeing Meditation for Connection and Understanding 18:46

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A Forgiveness Meditation with Will Schneider 17:42

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A Meditation for Finding a Middle Way When We Are In Pain with Vidyamala Burch 20:01

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A Meditation for Creating an Anchor of Inner Strength with Melli O'Brien 19:12

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Dual Anchor: A Neurodiversity-Informed Meditation for Wandering Attention with Sue Hutton 15:42

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A Meditation for Unconditional Love When You’re Struggling with Caverly Morgan 20:29

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A Meditation on the South African Greeting Sawubona with Dr. Shelly Harrell 16:25

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A Meditation for Allowing the Possibility of Possible In Deep Grief with Brenda K. Mitchell 15:01

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A Journaling Practice to Help You Let Go of Limiting Habits with Caverly Morgan 8:39

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A Meditation for Coming Home to Yourself With Georgina Miranda 17:01

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A "Just Like Me" Compassion Meditation with Steve Hickman 16:47

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A Meditation for Collective Healing with Shalini Bahl 16:04

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A Meditation to Find Stability Amid Change with Aden Van Noppen 15:31

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A Meditation to Set Your Intentions for the New Year with Mark Bertin 14:04

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A Meditation to Reset and Let Go with Georgina Miranda 17:27

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A Meditation to Widen Your Perspective with Nate Klemp 21:53

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A Meditation to Meet Difficult Emotions with Compassion with Carley Hauck 13:30

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