Over fifteen years of the Meditation Podcast, many listeners have shared their profound life transformations, physical mental and emotional healing, relief from anxiety, and being able to fall asleep. Serving others in this way has been some of the most rewarding and fulfilling work of my life, and I hoped to create something special to celebrate our 100th episode. So, in today's meditation, I celebrate myself and this community and the Meditation Podcast....

Many of us become overwhelmed with anxiety, disturbing news, or concerns about the future. This can create doubt within ourselves that tests our integrity and our core beliefs. In today's meditation, we practice self-kindness, while experiencing an infusuion of healing reiki life force energy. Remember that this podcast uses binaural beats, audio technology that affects the brain, so please use headphones, and please do not use this podcast...

We all create intentions, goals, resolutions, prayers, wishes, and dreams. But for many of us, these intentions remain unfulfilled. According to the Law of Attraction, this is because we do not release or surrender our intentions. Instead we continue to micro-manage our intentions, using our conscious minds and force of will. When we are unable or unwilling to release our intentions, we block our own good. This creates a perpetual state of want, instead of a...

As we navigate through the joys and stresses of life, we may sometimes lose our sense of power, of connection, of liviing in our truth. We may latch onto our losses and disappointments, we may become overwhelmed with grief or anxiety, or we may simply need a little reminder of who we truly are. In today's meditation, we power up the capacity to heal ourselves, to feel clear in our purpose, and to experience simple joy in our daily lives. ...

This month, we celebrate 15 years of The Meditation Podcast! It has been a wonderful and powerfully healing journey for us, and for many of you as well. Thank you for taking this journey with us. In today's meditation we sit still and breathe. Remember that this podcast uses binaural beats, audio technology that affects the brain, so please use headphones, and please do not use this podcast while driving or operating machinery. ...

Many of us experience difficult feelings such as anxiety, frustration, anger, isolation, empathy, grief, depression, or uncertainty in career and relationships. When unresolved, these feelings build on each other, and we may begin to feel overwhelmed or overloaded by their 'size'. In today's meditation, we process and release Big Feelings. Remember that this podcast uses binaural beats, audio technology that affects the brain, so please use...

In the last few weeks, I've talked to a lot of people who were releasing secrets, have recently had secrets revealed to them, or in other ways were processing information that led to new perspectives on long held beliefs. Knowledge of secrets – whether holding on to, releasing, or learning of them – can feel like a shift in emotional or psychic weight. New perspectives can affect not only ourselves, but our relationships with others and how we interact with...

A mantra is a phrase or sound that is repeated during meditation. It can be spoken, chanted, whispered, or repeated silently in the mind. Mantra meditation can help to focus and restore the mind body and spirit. 'So Hum' is a Sanskrit phrase meaning simply 'I Am'. In today's meditation we practice this mantra. Remember that this podcast uses binaural beats, audio technology that affects the brain, so please use headphones, and please do not...

We live in a culture that rewards productivity. We push ourselves to produce results at our jobs, at the gym, with our income, our weight, we read and podcast topics on self-improvement. We use our bodies and our time to the point of exhaustion. So, where does rest fit into productivity? Resting allows our desires and intentions to manifest, without the effort and control. At rest, we allow our bodies to restore and to heal, our natural breathing and sleep...

Many of us have spent a year or more seeing the potential for deep changes in our lives. From our work and personal lives, to our economy and justice system, the individual and collective possibilities have never been greater. So, how do we create the lives we want, the communities we want, the world we want? In today's meditation, we manifest our dreams. It is highly recommended that you first write out clear and specific details about your dream — what does...

In today's meditation, we go within - to charge our intuition, our divine guidance, our sense of peace and protection. This is a great meditation for the morning, or anytime you need a pause to refresh yourself. Remember that this podcast uses binaural beats, audio technology that affects the brain, so please use headphones, and please do not use this podcast while driving or operating machinery. We are not licensed health care practitioners, and we do not...

Many parts of the world are beginning to reopen, after a year of closure, isolation, and quarantine. Many of us have experienced collective and/or individual trauma, for various reasons, and sometimes in layers. We are less familiar with working, playing, or socializing in groups. Returning to what we once thought was 'normal' can be scary, stressful, and overwhelming. In today's meditation, we enter a refuge, a safe space within, where we can recharge our...

As we process our experiences from the past year, it may be useful to notice the relationship between our bodies and our stress. We know that emotional stress -- including anxiety, grief, anger, and fear -- can create stress in our bodies. But we may forget that the stress in our bodies can amplify our emotional stress as well. This creates a feedback loop, where our nervous system continues to create a stress response even long after a 'threat' is gone. This can create a backlog, where we...

The only constant in the universe is change. This year, around the world, many of us have faced overwhelming changes to our careers, relationships, health, safety, and daily life. As we in the northern hemisphere enter the dark and cold winter months, we may face heightened fatigue, uncertainty, anxiety, depression, stress, and difficulty in decision making. In today's meditation, we bathe in our Divine inner light. We allow this inner light to heal us, and to...

Not the city, but the nerve. The Vagus nerve is the nervous system's highway. Running the length of the spine, it is connected to all the organs in the body. It holds our body's responses to trauma, and plays a major role in how we deal with stress, anxiety, PTSD, and influences how we respond to perceived threats to our safety or well being. In today's meditation, we use deep breathing and intentional relaxation to soothe the Vagus nerve. The effect is...

I usually write a script for this intro, and I'm just going to keep it short this time. We are all going through a lot around the world, we are dealing with our personal lives, and our career or job experiences, and also a lot of fear and unknown about the economy, the political situation around the world. So today's meditation is a Reiki treatment. Remember that this podcast uses audio technology called binaural beats that affects the brain,...

Breathing work is key to relaxing the body and mind, restoring the body mind and spirit from injury or trauma, and re-learning our innate ability to move smoothly and gracefully through the challenges of life. In today's meditation we practice deep restorative breathing, applied to the body, mind, and spirit. Remember this podcast uses binaural beats, audio technology that affects the brain, so please use headphones and please do not use this...

Stress tends to build up over time. When we don't process or release our anxiety, our pain, our trauma, it can affect our health - physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. In today's meditation, we use the breath to restore ourselves. Remember this podcast uses binaural beats, audio technology that affects the brain, so please use headphones and please do not use this podcast while driving or operating machinery. We are not licensed health...

For many of us, daily life has changed dramatically. We are experiencing uncertainty, conflict, anxiety, stress, and a complete disruption of our social routines. This impacts our bodies in the form of stress, tension, and conflict within ourselves. In today's meditation, we destress the body, creating waves of cleansing energy to release the inner conflict that may be impeding our full experience of life. Remember this podcast uses binaural beats, audio technology...

We are experiencing unprecedented times. How can we use this time to expand our awareness, evolve our compassion and kindness, and discern through our confusion? The world within us is truly a healer, a teacher, an infinite realm that belongs only to us. In today's meditation, we practice the mindful art of going within, and "staying inside". Remember this podcast uses binaural beats, audio technology that affects the brain, so...

My friend Daniel Pohnke died in May. He made a strong impact on my life, during a difficult time. Daniel also helped us get the podcast back on its feet, at a time when we had almost given up on it. Daniel was a world traveler, meditator, songwriter, musician, educator, facilitator, light worker, and coach. His enthusiasm for life was infectious. We release this episode of The Meditation Podcast in honor of Daniel, and in support of his wife and son. Daniel led me through this...

Welcome to The Meditation Podcast with Jesse and Jeane Stern. This is Episode 78 - Restorative Breathing, and it's also Day 43 of our daily meditation during the Coronavirus pandemic. It's free at Patreon.com/theMeditationPodcast. In today's meditation, we use a three-part breathing technique designed to restore the body from the effects of chronic pain, tension, stress, and injury. Remember this podcast uses binaural beats, audio technology that affects the brain,...

Hey everybody, welcome to The Meditation Podcast. This is episode 77 - Stress and Anxiety Detox, and it's also day 10 of a daily meditation that we're doing during the Coronavirus pandemic. It's free at Patreon.com/theMeditationPodcast. Remember this podcast uses audio technology that affects the brain, so please use headphones and please do not use this podcast while driving or operating machinery. We are not licensed health care practitioners, and we do not claim...

It is our human nature to seek love. We want to be seen, encouraged, celebrated. But the love that we receive from others is limited by our capacity to love ourselves. When we begin to accept, encourage, and celebrate ourselves, we become better able to give and receive those same feelings. In today's meditation, we practice the self-generated, healing light of unconditional love. The Meditation Podcast is made possible with...