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'Mind' and 'Body' are the physical parts of our selves. 'Spirit', in its simplest context, is the non-physical part of our selves. We experience our selves through emotion, thought, breath, and proprioception or self-selse. We may consider 'energy' to be the movement and mobility of our sensed experience - in mind, body, and spirit. In today's meditation, we cultivate energy. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast
Transcribed - Published: Invalid Date
Welcome to The Meditation Podcast. This is Jesse Stern with Episode 150, Inspiration. In many languages and cultures, the words for 'spirit' and 'breath' are closely related. The Latin words spiritus (spirit) and spirare (to breathe) give us English words like inspire (to enter breath), expire (to exit breath), and respiration (to cycle breath). Note that these words are not related to desperation, which comes from sperare (to hope). In today's meditation, we focus on each breath, each inspiration. ------- 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 claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon.com/theMeditationPodcast. Now, let's begin.
Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2026
As we enter the Spring season, much of the world is focused on war, AI, and the potential impact of these actions on economies, jobs, careers, social interaction, and human evolution. Spring represents new life, budding growth, warmth. But in the generational cycles of our lifetime we are entering Winter - representing death, contraction, cold. In today's meditation, we remain focused on the heart. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon.com/theMeditationPodcast.
Transcribed - Published: 7 April 2026
After traumatic events or periods of elevated stress, the body may continue to hold onto its protective responses. Thus, even after a painful or difficult event has ended, we may continue to feel elevated heart rate or nervous system, a sense of high alert, or a persistent thought that something bad will happen. By resetting our stress response, we cultivate the release of old injuries and old stress responses, which in turn helps to cultivate a natural sleep cycle. In today's meditation, we reset our stress response. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon.com/theMeditationPodcast.
Transcribed - Published: 4 March 2026
In celebration of the New Year, let us release that which we no longer need, and renew our vision and intention for the path ahead. In today's meditation, we release and renew. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon.com/theMeditationPodcast.
Transcribed - Published: 31 December 2025
Today's meditation is a bit different, as it was recorded in combo with our Patreon 'TMP Chat'. The theme is circular or continuous breathing, combined with relentless self acceptance. Enjoy! This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast
Transcribed - Published: 30 November 2025
The fascia, or interstitium, is the largest organ in the body, a web of connective tissue that surrounds the muscles and organs. It supports effortless movement, internal power, and the flow of breath energy, also called chi or prana. In today's meditation, we cultivate awareness of the fascia body. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast
Transcribed - Published: 4 November 2025
Modern life places near-constant demands on our attention, which can lead us to feeling overwhelmed. In today's meditation, we hibernate in our own analog warmth and presence. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast Now, let's begin.
Transcribed - Published: 3 October 2025
Problems, dilemmas, ethical choices ... we face decisions in almost every moment of our lives. These may have a range of stakes, consequences, and outcomes. To develop more effective decision making, we must learn to employ self-awareness - to understand how our own experience and interpration can affect our perception. In today's meditation, we practice clarity to aid in problem solving and decision making. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast Now, let's begin.
Transcribed - Published: 6 September 2025
To be honest, I am feeling overwhelmed. On the outside, I am discouraged by endless news of our warmongering and dysfunctioning government. On the inside, I am still processing the years of intense social isolation during the pandemic, with no work prospects, after a vibrant pre-pandemic career and social life. I am hyper-vigilant and jumpy. Creatively, I feel uninspired. I find it difficult and awkward to socialize, sleep, or even rest. During periods of overwhelm, the best thing I can do for myself is to let my parasympathetic nervous system take over. This is the part of our nervous systems responsible for our 'rest and reset'. In today's meditation, we calm our nervous system. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast
Transcribed - Published: 1 July 2025
Our modern society relies on defecit. Governments, organizations, and corporations use debt to create wealth. Advertisers highlight our individual defecits -- our flaws and insecurities that encourage us to engage and purchase. This can lead us to devalue our own wisdom, our unique voice, our personality, our humanity. In today's meditation, we explore radical self acceptance. ------- 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 claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast Now, let's begin.
Published: 30 May 2025
The language we use in our internal dialog has a profound effect on our experience. This includes nonverbal communication, such as images or feelings we invoke. When we reflect on our self talk and self-invoked feelings, we gain clarity on the ways in which we influence our experience in the world, in community, and in our daily lives. In today's meditation, we meditate on self love. ------- 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 claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast Now, let's begin.
Transcribed - Published: 30 April 2025
The term ADHD Brain refers to neuro-divergent or neuro-spicy attributes. This can, but does not necessarily, include people on the PTSD or ADD spectrum. In the context of this podcast, I am referring generally to people who are easily overwhelmed or distracted. The most commonly accepted traditional styles of meditation value stillness and silence, which can feel especially difficult for people experiencing ADHD Brain. In today's meditation, we invite movement as an anchor to keep our overly active minds focused, as we meditate with ADHD Brain. ------- 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 claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast Now, let's begin.
Transcribed - Published: 4 April 2025
Meditation allows us the opportunity to slow our actions, regulate our nerves, and gain insight from our own natural wisdom. Reiki is a gentle infusion of life energy. Combined, these practices help us to invoke rest and recovery. In today's meditation, we practice a simple meditation, infused with reiki. ------- 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 claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast Now, let's begin.
Transcribed - Published: 3 March 2025
Anxiety, burnout, grief, stress, trauma, anger, frustration ... our thoughts and emotions are typically based on past or future experiences. However, we carry emotional and mental stress through the present, within our bodies. Physical manifestations of such stress may include tension, nausea, chronic pain, stiffness, and more. In today's meditation, we gather our thoughts and emotions to the present moment, and allow release within the body. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon.com/theMeditationPodcast.
Transcribed - Published: 2 March 2025
We often enter our meditations with some kind of expectation. We expect a clear mind, a favorable outcome, answers, insights, and solutions. However, our meditations don't always play along nicely. Our minds race, our anxieties seem to increase, and we remain lost in our unanswered questions. In today's meditation, we learn to embrace disorder, uncontrol, and chaos. This allows us to simply exist. Over time, we learn to release control over ourselves, and to think and act deep in our true nature. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast
Transcribed - Published: 4 February 2025
As we celebrate another cycle around the sun, we may reflect on our place in that cycle. Days lengthen in the global North. Decay and hibernation feed new life into the approaching Spring. Likewise, we can release the actions, wishes, and aspetcs of ourselves that no longer serve us, In doing so, we can repurpose our energy to support our future Being. In today's meditation, we enter a new year as our new selves! ------- 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 claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast Now, let's begin.
Transcribed - Published: 3 January 2025
During the winter holiday season, I like to reflect on reasons I am thankful. Many people use a gratitude practice or gratitude journal to help focus on the good in our lives. The feelings associated with gratitude bathe us in an infusion of well being, recharging our parasympathetic nervous systems, and our overall happiness. In today's meditation we practice gratitude, infused. ------- 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 claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast Now, let's begin.
Transcribed - Published: 3 December 2024
Many of you know that I have nearly completed a year-long Yoga Teacher Training, and I am developing a technique that I call Core Breathing. Based on decades of experience, Core Breathing is a key aspect of my Yoga teaching style. It is a simple set of muscle actions that prioritize our powerful deep core muscles, support effortless movement, and free up space for our lungs. Today we will demonstrate and explore the simple technique of Core Breathing in meditation. ------- 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 claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast Now, let's begin.
Transcribed - Published: 4 November 2024
In grief, we mourn the loss of a physical presence. At times the intensity of our sadness can mask a more subtle presence. In today's meditation, we cultivate our connection to the unseen world and the Life Force that lives there. Through this connection, we can access a more complete understanding of our grief, and the subtle presence that lives beyond our physical senses. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast
Transcribed - Published: 1 October 2024
When we experience stress, our bodies tighten, which can restrict our lungs, air flow, and the subtle Life Force energies flowing through us (chi, prana, reiki, etc). In today's meditation, we align our physical and energetic bodies with our breathing. ------- 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 claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast Now, let's begin.
Transcribed - Published: 3 September 2024
Use this short meditation when you want to shift gears, recenter, or simply check in with your self. In today's meditation, we reground, recenter, reset - with ease! ------- 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 claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast Now, let's begin.
Transcribed - Published: 2 August 2024
The Twenty is a meditation I developed using techniques from yoga, yoga nidra, and qigong practices. We inhale deeply, release our exhale, and count each breath to twenty. This simple practice helps to regulate the nervous system and gently observe our racing minds. In today's meditation, we count our breaths to twenty. ------- 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 claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast Now, let's begin.
Transcribed - Published: 30 June 2024
Debilitating aspects of stress build over time. One way to reset our baseline stress levels is via self care toward the nervous system, specicifically the Vagus nerve. In today's meditation we use breathing, movement, and reiki to 'reboot' the nervous system. ------- 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 claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast Now, let's begin.
Transcribed - Published: 2 June 2024
What is a heart's desire? It can be a desire of the moment: to sleep, to daydream, to smell the ocean, to eat my favorite meal, to spend time in community or with loved ones. It can be a lifelong desire: What is my purpose, my calling, my service, my passion? What would I do every day if I could do anything ... where hours pass, and it feels like minutes? Whether we are in a life-milestone crisis, seeking to adjust course, or simply checking in about what we really want, acknowledging our heart's desire can help us to align our choices with our values and needs. In today's meditation, we seek our heart's desire. 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 claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast Now, let's begin.
Transcribed - Published: 3 May 2024
Life events can overwhelm us. In addition to the challenges of daily life, we also carry the change and loss that many of us experienced during the pandemic. In today's meditation, we practice letting go. 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 claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast Now, let's begin.
Transcribed - Published: 2 April 2024
Dr Charles is a Minister and Babalawo, father, mentor, and friend. To describe the impact he has made on my life would take hours, so I will simply share his words with you. In today's meditation, I am honored to introduce Dr Charles Brown. 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 claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast Please note that Dr Charles uses language referring to God as 'he' and people as 'men'. It is intended and understood that 'men' includes all people, and that the infinity and mystery of God is beyond body and gender. Now, let's begin.
Transcribed - Published: 29 February 2024
Meditation, in its simplest form, is simply awareness. In today's meditation, we practice awareness. 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 claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast Now, let's begin.
Transcribed - Published: 3 February 2024
As we flip our calendars to a new year, we face an opportunity to revisit our intentions. Which parts of our human experience would we like to drop, diminish, add or amplify in the coming year? In today's meditation, we infuse the new year with Universal life force of Reiki. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast
Transcribed - Published: 3 January 2024
Overwhelm, anxiety, stress, grief, frustration. These intense, 'big feelings' can sap our energy, our drive, our focus, our presence, and our joy. In today's meditation, we allow the Universal Life Force of Reiki to help us experience peace, even within the intensity of our big feelings. 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 claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast Now, let's begin.
Transcribed - Published: 4 December 2023
When we direct life force energy toward ourselves, we sometimes get stuck in an isolation loop. This can happen when our need to receive healing energy conflicts with our power to give it. By directing our power toward others, we allow it to flow more fully – including within ourselves. In today's meditation, we practice moving life energy together. 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 claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast Now, let's begin.
Transcribed - Published: 2 November 2023
As we enter the fall season, nature shows us an example of turning inward. Like plants dropping their leaves to allow their outward selves to fall away, we can also drop the parts of ourselves that no longer nourish us. This is part of a global life cycle, nourishing the essence, the seed of life within us. In today's meditation, we focus on our inner essence, and prepare for the darkness of winter. 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 claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast Now, let's begin.
Transcribed - Published: 4 October 2023
I don't know about you, but I've been feeling exhausted. My energy levels alternate between hyperfocused and hyperalert to lethargic and unmotivated. I go to bed buzzing, and I wake up tired. I need a recharge! In today's meditation, we use the Universal Life Force of reiki to restore fatigue and rebalance ourselves. 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 claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast Now, let's begin.
Transcribed - Published: 1 August 2023
Since 2020, our concept and purpose of 'home' has evolved. For many of us, home has become more of a refuge, a sanctuary, an office, a workspace, and we may have experienced significant changes in where we lay our heads. In today's meditation we fill our home with awareness, peace, appreciation, and unconditional love. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast
Transcribed - Published: 5 July 2023
Smiling feels good, calms our stress levels, stimulates the Vagus nerve, and sends a message to our psyche that we are ok. As a mindful practice, smiling disrupts patterns of self-judgment by circulating kindness and unconditional love to ourselves. In today's meditation, we smile inward. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast
Transcribed - Published: 2 June 2023
Modern life is full of distractions. Our jobs, screens, and apps all pull our attention by design. Environmental noise from people, animals, and machines can all distract our focus and affect our mood. We tend to shift our attention to whatever alert, sound, or nudge is the loudest and most persistent. When our environment feels out of our control, we may lose focus on our current task, and we may off-track our habits and intentions. In today's meditation, we center ourselves in the eye of the hurricane. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast
Transcribed - Published: 1 May 2023
A paradox of human existence: when I turn my attention upon myself, am I the self being observed, or am I the Self that is observing? The idea of a 'higher self' is one way to experience the part of ourselves that exists both within and outside of us, independent of our bodies, independent of the physical world. In today's meditation, we experience our higher self, our divine nature. This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast
Transcribed - Published: 2 April 2023
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