Our Mindful Nature: Meditations Inspired by Nature to Soothe the Overwhelmed Mind and Ease Anxiety

Meryl Arnett
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Feeling overwhelmed despite your best self-care practices?

You’re not alone. Anxiety, stress, and mental health struggles are at an all-time high — even for those of us in healing professions.

After teaching and practicing meditation for 15+ years, host Meryl Arnett shares the secret to deep, restorative and helpful meditation practices - nature-inspired meditation.

Meryl’s soothing guidance and high-quality nature soundscapes will help you to:
- Cultivate a meditation practice that relieves stress and quiets the mind
- Strengthen your resilience and compassion through mindful connection
- Relax and reconnect deeply with immersive, nature-infused meditations

Tune in every Monday and Thursday for nature-inspired meditations designed to calm an overwhelmed mind, ease anxiety, and deepen your connection to yourself and the world around you.

No fluff, just powerful meditation practices released every Monday and Thursday. Start now by listening to fan favorite “Overwhelmed by Noon? Try This Quick Lunch Break Meditation for Stress Relief” and reclaim your peace.
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576 episodes

From Burned Out to Resilient: How Earth Meditation Rebuilt My Inner Foundation

Have you ever truly felt held by the Earth—not just standing on it, but supported in a deep, ancestral way? In times of burnout, uncertainty, or overwhelming responsibility, it’s easy to feel unmoored. This episode offers a grounding antidote: reconnecting with the Earth not just as a planet, but as a living, supportive force beneath you. Whether you're navigating stress, healing from disconnection, or simply craving calm, this conversation will anchor you.

17m
Apr 24
BONUS EPISODE: Earth Day Meditative Reflection {Retreat Recording}

Honoring Earth Day ✨ In a fast-paced world where we often feel disconnected from ourselves and the earth, this episode offers a gentle yet powerful reminder that simple acts—like arranging flowers or walking in nature—can become profound spiritual practices that reduce anxiety and quiet the overwhelmed mind. Any yet, these elemental experiences aren't just calming—they reconnect us to something timeless and essential.

4m
Apr 22
{Mini Meditation} Water Meditation: Let Go and Trust the Journey

✨Just the Meditation✨ In this episode, we explore the powerful lessons of the water element in meditation. Water moves with ease, follows the path of least resistance, and embraces the journey rather than the destination. If you’ve ever struggled with fear of the unknown or feeling stuck in life, this episode is for you. Press play now and discover how embracing the lessons of water can help you find peace, trust your journey, and move forward with ease. Sign up for my newsletter at https://merylarnett.substack.com/ to receive free mini meditations and soundscapes each week, along with creative musings and more. New episodes every Monday (just the meditation) and Thursday (a full meditation class). Learn more or contact me at https://www.merylarnett.com/. Thank you to Nick McMahan for today’s nature field recordings, sound design, and editing; and thank you to Brianna Nielsen for production and editing support. Find them at: https://www.nickcmcmahan.com https://www.nickcmcmahan.com/ https://www.instagram.com/brianna_podcastpro/ This podcast explores meditation, mental health and the power of connection, offering guidance for caregivers, healers, and therapists facing compassion fatigue, burnout, and other mental health struggles through self-care, self-compassion, and resilience. With a focus on anxiety, depression, and overwhelm, each episode provides tools like meditation, mindfulness, breathwork, and grounding to cultivate clarity and reduce stress. Listeners can also experience nature-inspired guided meditations, designed to bring peace and balance in times of distress.

12m
Apr 21
From Resistance to Flow: The Water-Inspired Path to Mindfulness

Are you holding on too tightly to control, fear, or the familiar? What if the secret to peace was learning to let go—just like water? In this episode, we explore the powerful lessons of the water element in meditation. Water moves with ease, follows the path of least resistance, and embraces the journey rather than the destination. If you’ve ever struggled with fear of the unknown or feeling stuck in life, this episode is for you.

19m
Apr 17
{Mini Meditation} Fire Meditation to Avoid Emotional Burnout and Reignite Passion

✨ Just the Meditation ✨ Fire is perhaps the most often referenced element within sacred practices from around the world. In cultures near and far, the belly is seen as the home of our life force, our passion, our drive, our digestion {of food, thought and feeling}. When we work with the element of fire in our meditation practice, it is useful to reflect on the element of fire in the external world as well - In reading about controlled burns of forest, two of the most often cited benefits are

11m
Apr 14
Why Embracing Your Inner Fire Can Transform Stress Into Strength

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by stress or weighed down by old stories that no longer serve you? What if fire—the element of transformation—held the key to clearing out the past and reigniting your passion for life? In this episode, we dive deep into the ancient wisdom of fire energy, exploring how intentional "burning" can help us release limiting beliefs, manage emotions, and create space for new growth. Just like controlled burns in nature prevent destructive wildfires, learning to work with our inner fire can prevent emotional outbursts and bring balance to our lives.

18m
Apr 10
From Mental Clutter to Inner Calm: The Power of Wind Meditation {Mini Meditation}

✨ Just the Meditation ✨ When an ecosystem is healthy and thriving, we see the elements {Earth, Air, Fire & Water} working in tandem to promote the most prosperity and diversity possible. The same holds true within the inner landscape. We can use the elements both as an anchor for our meditation practice as well as tools for balancing anxiety, depression and overwhelm. In today’s mini meditation:

10m
Apr 07
3 Signs Your Inner Ecosystem Is Out of Balance & How to Fix It with Elemental Meditation {Wind Edition}

Have you ever felt stuck, weighed down by stress, or unsure how to move forward? What if the key to clarity and transformation was as simple as connecting with the elements? This episode explores the power of elemental meditation, focusing on the wind element as a tool for clearing, movement, and renewal. Through guided practices, you’ll learn how to tap into the natural forces within and around you to cultivate balance and mindfulness.

19m
Apr 03
Nurtured by Nature: Meditation for Emotional Exhaustion

✨ Just the meditation Emotionally exhausted? This meditation is for you. Crafted from the latest in PTSD treatment techniques this meditation offers a unique visualization practice that you can use on and off the cushion. Take a deep breath, settle in, and press play to immerse yourself in a meditation practice that will help you release exhaustion and regain a sense of calm and renewal.

10m
Mar 31
The Unexpected Link Between PTSD Treatment & Meditation for Emotional Exhaustion

Feeling emotionally drained and completely exhausted? Ever wondered if there's a way to restore your energy and reset your nervous system through meditation? Compassion fatigue and emotional burnout are all too common, especially when juggling the demands of caregiving, work, and personal life. This episode explores how meditation can not only help you acknowledge exhaustion but also actively restore your energy using a powerful visualization technique rooted in PTSD treatment research. ☑️ Learn how emotional exhaustion zaps the nervous system and why your body responds as if it is being attacked. ☑️ Discover a guided meditation that uses sensory memory to downregulate stress and restore balance. ☑️ Experience a practical, accessible technique to refill your emotional cup and reconnect with a sense of safety and joy. Take a deep breath, settle in, and press play to immerse yourself in a meditation practice that will help you release exhaustion and regain a sense of calm and renewal.

15m
Mar 27
Spring Equinox Meditation {Live Retreat Recording}

Just The Meditation: Spring Equinox ✨ A Journey of Renewal & Healing Awaits - As light and dark come into perfect harmony, the spring equinox offers a powerful moment to pause, reflect, and realign with your true essence. Honored across cultures as a time of renewal and rebirth, this sacred season invites you to shed the old and embrace new possibilities. In this **special live-recorded meditation** from our retreat, you’ll be guided through the ancient symbolism of the golden egg—representing protection, potential, and prophecy—to awaken your inner wisdom and set powerful intentions for the months ahead.

12m
Mar 24
Harness The Hidden Power of the Spring Equinox with a Meditation for Renewal and Growth {live retreat recording}

A Special Spring Equinox Meditation Retreat ✨ Are you overlooking the power of the equinox in your meditation practice? As day and night find perfect balance, this season invites us to reflect, reset, and realign with our truest selves. Ancient traditions recognized this time as one of possibility, creativity, and rebirth. In this meditation, we explore the profound symbolism of the egg—protection, potential, and prophecy—helping you connect with your inner wisdom and set intentions for the months ahead.

1s
Mar 20
How to Sit with Grief: A Meditation Practice for When Sadness Feels Too Big

✨Just the Meditation Grief, sadness, and heartache can feel all-consuming, making it difficult to stay present. Today's meditation practice is an invitation to hold these emotions with care—not to fix or erase them, but to nurture connection to ourselves, others, and the natural world. ☑️ Experience a guided meditation practice infused with poetry, breathwork, grounding techniques, and the sounds of Glacier National Park to hold space for your emotions with kindness. Take a deep breath, find a quiet place, and press play to explore a compassionate approach to meditating with grief.

1s
Mar 17
3 Ways to Meditate Through Heartache Without Feeling Overwhelmed

Have you ever felt so overwhelmed by grief that it seemed to erase every other emotion? In those moments, meditation might feel impossible—but what if it could become a space for tenderness rather than escape? Grief, sadness, and heartache can feel all-consuming, making it difficult to stay present. This episode explores how meditation can help us hold these emotions with care—not to fix or erase them, but to nurture connection to ourselves, others, and the natural world. - Learn how to recognize your personal “window of tolerance” and when meditation can support your healing. - Discover how nature-inspired mindfulness can offer a sense of peace, even in the midst of sorrow. - Experience a guided meditation practice infused with poetry, breathwork, and grounding techniques to hold space for your emotions with kindness. Take a deep breath, find a quiet place, and press play to explore a compassionate approach to meditating with grief.

1s
Mar 13
Nurtured by Nature: Meditation for Anxiety

Just The Meditation ✨ Do you ever feel like you're being tossed about by life's constant changes, unable to find solid ground in the midst of chaos? In our fast-paced world filled with uncertainty, finding stability can seem impossible. But what if you could stand strong like a mountain through life's storms? In this meditation, you'll experience a peaceful meditation practice focused on equanimity—that steady, balanced quality that helps you remain centered when everything around you is changing. Immerse yourself in this guided practice with the soothing sounds of Haleakalā on the island of Maui as your backdrop. Feel the calming energy of nature support your journey toward inner balance. Take a deep breath and press play to discover your unshakable center amidst life's changing winds. Sign up for my newsletter at https://merylarnett.substack.com/ to receive free mini meditations each week, creative musings, and more. Thank you to Nick McMahan for today’s nature field recordings, sound design, and editing; and thank you to Brianna Nielsen for production and editing support. Find them at: https://www.nickcmcmahan.com https://www.nickcmcmahan.com/ https://www.instagram.com/brianna_podcastpro/ Watch on YouTube, Make a donation, or learn more about my free offerings and live classes by visiting merylarnett.com youtube.com/@ourmindfulnature http://youtube.com/@ourmindfulnature This podcast explores meditation, mental health and the power of connection, offering guidance for caregivers, healers, and therapists facing compassion fatigue, burnout, and other mental health struggles through self-care, self-compassion, and resilience. With a focus on anxiety, depression, and overwhelm, each episode provides tools like meditation, mindfulness, breathwork, and grounding to cultivate clarity and reduce stress. Listeners can also experience nature-inspired guided meditations, designed to bring peace and balance in times of distress.

10m
Mar 10
How to Use Meditation as a Tool for Navigating Anxiety and Stress

Feeling overwhelmed by the constant changes in life? Struggling to find stability in the chaos? This meditation explores the power of equanimity—your ability to stay steady like a mountain amidst life’s storms. In a world where personal stress, anxiety and global turmoil seem never-ending, how do we stay grounded? Through meditation, we can develop a sense of inner steadiness that allows us to navigate uncertainty with more ease. This episode provides a reflective practice to help you cultivate resilience and balance.

16m
Mar 06
Honoring Our National Parks: A Meditation for Connection and Gratitude

How can we honor and protect the sacred lands that sustain us? Join this special meditation practice dedicated to the Earth, where we deepen our connection and commitment to its well-being. With national parks and natural spaces under increasing threat from policy rollbacks, climate change, and resource exploitation, it’s easy to feel powerless. But through mindful reflection and meditation, we can cultivate a deeper relationship with the Earth—one that moves beyond gratitude into active reciprocity. ✨ Experience a guided meditation that shifts focus from self-centered practice to offering support and reverence for the Earth. ✨Learn how to integrate reciprocity into your mindfulness routine, acknowledging nature as an equal partner in your well-being. ✨Feel a renewed sense of connection, responsibility, and appreciation for the land, water, and life that surrounds you. Press play now and join this transformative meditation to honor, support, and deepen your relationship with the Earth.

10m
Mar 03
Nature-Inspired Sleep Meditation: Let Go of Stress & Drift Off Naturally

Do you ever find yourself tangled in anxious thoughts at night, struggling to ease into restful sleep? This episode offers a deeply soothing sleep meditation set beside a natural hot spring on a snowy, star-filled night. If stress, anger, or racing thoughts keep you awake, this practice will guide you into a state of relaxation through mindful breathwork and gentle visualization. Experience a full-body release of tension with guided breath counting. Learn how slowing your breath naturally steadies the mind for deep rest. Feel a sense of warmth, safety, and reset, as if cocooned by nature’s healing embrace. Today's nature soundscape blends bubbling water, a trickling creek under the snow, and distant wind through pine trees. Designed to evoke the serene hush of deep winter, it offers a sense of warmth while embracing the quiet stillness of the season's final chapter before the first signs of thaw. Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and let this meditation lead you into a peaceful, restorative night’s sleep. Press play now. Sign up for my newsletter at https://merylarnett.substack.com/ to receive free mini meditations each week, creative musings, and more. Thank you to Nick McMahan for today’s nature field recordings, sound design, and editing; and thank you to Brianna Nielsen for production and editing support. Find them at: https://www.nickcmcmahan.com https://www.nickcmcmahan.com/ https://www.instagram.com/brianna_podcastpro/ Watch on YouTube, Make a donation, or learn more about my free offerings and live classes by visiting merylarnett.com youtube.com/@ourmindfulnature http://youtube.com/@ourmindfulnature This podcast explores meditation, mental health and the power of connection, offering guidance for caregivers, healers, and therapists facing compassion fatigue, burnout, and other mental health struggles through self-care, self-compassion, and resilience. With a focus on anxiety, depression, and overwhelm, each episode provides tools like meditation, mindfulness, breathwork, and grounding to cultivate clarity and reduce stress. Listeners can also experience nature-inspired guided meditations, designed to bring peace and balance in times of distress.

10m
Feb 27
Guided Evening Meditation: Release the Day's Tension

Just The Meditation ✨ Do you ever find yourself lying in bed, unable to turn off your mind—still thinking about the stress of the day or worrying about tomorrow? End-of-day fatigue and mental chatter can make it hard to truly unwind, leaving you restless and disconnected. But what if you could release the tension and reclaim your evenings with a simple, soothing meditation? In this episode, you will consciously release the day's tensions and reconnect with yourself before sleep with a beautiful visualization practice where each moment of your day becomes a bubble, released back to the universe with every exhale. Experience the profound shift that comes from consciously naming and releasing the thoughts vying for your attention. Our meditation music in this episode is the wild, diverse and secluded beaches of Hawaii as recorded by Nick McMahan. The ocean waves help to carry away the stress of the day. Take a deep breath, let it all go, and press play to experience this powerful end-of-day meditation! Sign up for my newsletter at https://merylarnett.substack.com/ to receive free mini meditations and nature soundscapes each week, creative musings, and more. Thank you to Nick McMahan for today’s nature field recordings, sound design, and editing. Follow Nick’s audio projects: https://www.nickcmcmahan.com https://www.nickcmcmahan.com/ Thank you to Brianna Nielsen for production and editing support. Find her at: https://www.instagram.com/brianna_podcastpro/ Watch on YouTube, Make a donation, or learn more about my free offerings and live classes by visiting merylarnett.com youtube.com/@ourmindfulnature http://youtube.com/@ourmindfulnature This podcast explores meditation, mental health and the power of connection, offering guidance for caregivers, healers, and therapists facing compassion fatigue, burnout, and other mental health struggles through self-care, self-compassion, and resilience. With a focus on anxiety, depression, and overwhelm, each episode provides tools like meditation, mindfulness, breathwork, and grounding to cultivate clarity and reduce stress. Listeners can also experience nature-inspired guided meditations, designed to bring peace and balance in times of distress.

10m
Feb 24
Evening Meditation: A Mindful Practice for Letting Go of Daily Stress

The evening hours often arrive with an unwelcome companion—a mind still buzzing with the day's events, shoulders tight with tension, and thoughts already drifting to tomorrow's challenges. As the sun sets, many of us find ourselves caught in what author Lynne Twist calls "the reverie of lack," that persistent whisper telling us we haven't done enough, aren't enough, don't have enough. But what if you could learn to consciously release the day's tensions and reconnect with yourself before sleep? In this third episode of our meditation series, we explore a gentle yet powerful evening practice designed to help you let go of the day's stress and prepare for restful sleep. Discover how to mindfully guide your thoughts, choosing where to place your attention rather than being carried away by mental chatter. Discover a beautiful visualization practice where each moment of your day becomes a bubble, released back to the universe with every exhale. Experience the profound shift that comes from consciously naming and releasing the thoughts vying for your attention. This evening meditation weaves together practical stress management tools with a sense of empowerment over your thoughts, helping you create a peaceful bedtime routine that sets you up for deep, restorative sleep. The practice builds on our previous episodes about morning gratitude and midday resets, completing your toolkit for maintaining mindfulness throughout your entire day. Our meditation music in this episode is the wild, diverse and secluded beaches of Hawaii as recorded by Nick McMahan. The ocean waves help to carry away the stress of the day. Take these few minutes for yourself to experience this calming meditation—press play and feel yourself gently releasing the day, one breath at a time. Sign up for my newsletter at https://merylarnett.substack.com/ to receive free mini meditations and nature soundscapes each week, creative musings, and more. Thank you to Nick McMahan for today’s nature field recordings, sound design, and editing. Follow Nick’s audio projects: https://www.nickcmcmahan.com https://www.nickcmcmahan.com/ Thank you to Brianna Nielsen for production and editing support. Find her at: https://www.instagram.com/brianna_podcastpro/ Watch on YouTube, Make a donation, or learn more about my free offerings and live classes by visiting merylarnett.com youtube.com/@ourmindfulnature http://youtube.com/@ourmindfulnature This podcast explores meditation, mental health and the power of connection, offering guidance for caregivers, healers, and therapists facing compassion fatigue, burnout, and other mental health struggles through self-care, self-compassion, and resilience. With a focus on anxiety, depression, and overwhelm, each episode provides tools like meditation, mindfulness, breathwork, and grounding to cultivate clarity and reduce stress. Listeners can also experience nature-inspired guided meditations, designed to bring peace and balance in times of distress.

16m
Feb 20
Guided Evening Meditation: Release the Day's Tension

Just The Meditation ✨ Do you ever find yourself lying in bed, unable to turn off your mind—still thinking about the stress of the day or worrying about tomorrow? End-of-day fatigue and mental chatter can make it hard to truly unwind, leaving you restless and disconnected. But what if you could release the tension and reclaim your evenings with a simple, soothing meditation? In this episode, you will consciously release the day's tensions and reconnect with yourself before sleep with a beautiful visualization practice where each moment of your day becomes a bubble, released back to the universe with every exhale. Experience the profound shift that comes from consciously naming and releasing the thoughts vying for your attention. Our meditation music in this episode is the wild, diverse and secluded beaches of Hawaii as recorded by Nick McMahan. The ocean waves help to carry away the stress of the day. Take a deep breath, let it all go, and press play to experience this powerful end-of-day meditation! Sign up for my newsletter at https://merylarnett.substack.com/ to receive free mini meditations and nature soundscapes each week, creative musings, and more. Thank you to Nick McMahan for today’s nature field recordings, sound design, and editing. Follow Nick’s audio projects: https://www.nickcmcmahan.com https://www.nickcmcmahan.com/ Thank you to Brianna Nielsen for production and editing support. Find her at: https://www.instagram.com/brianna_podcastpro/ Watch on YouTube, Make a donation, or learn more about my free offerings and live classes by visiting merylarnett.com youtube.com/@ourmindfulnature http://youtube.com/@ourmindfulnature This podcast explores meditation, mental health and the power of connection, offering guidance for caregivers, healers, and therapists facing compassion fatigue, burnout, and other mental health struggles through self-care, self-compassion, and resilience. With a focus on anxiety, depression, and overwhelm, each episode provides tools like meditation, mindfulness, breathwork, and grounding to cultivate clarity and reduce stress. Listeners can also experience nature-inspired guided meditations, designed to bring peace and balance in times of distress.

10m
Feb 19
Overwhelmed by Noon? Try This Quick Lunch Break Meditation for Stress Relief

Overwhelmed? Stressed? Anxious? Try this quick 10-minute, lunch break meditation that is designed to reset the nervous system and quiet the mind. No chatter; no distractions - this episode is JUST THE MEDITATION. Pop-in your headphones, settle into a comfy spot and let's meditate on our lunch break. Today's meditation music comes to us from a bamboo forest on the road to Hana - almost musical, definitely rhythmic, and always soothing. Take a few minutes for yourself and experience this grounding meditation—press play and feel the shift instantly! Sign up for my newsletter at https://merylarnett.substack.com/ to receive free mini meditations and nature soundscapes each week, creative musings, and more. Thank you to Nick McMahan for today’s nature field recordings, sound design, and editing. Hear more from this location on Nick's website: https://www.nickcmcmahan.com/dawn-on-haleakala Learn about Quiet Parks International’s conservation work: https://www.quietparks.org https://www.quietparks.org/ Follow Nick’s audio projects: https://www.nickcmcmahan.com https://www.nickcmcmahan.com/ Thank you to Brianna Nielsen for production and editing support. Find her at: https://www.instagram.com/brianna_podcastpro/ Watch on YouTube, Make a donation, or learn more about my free offerings and live classes by visiting merylarnett.com youtube.com/@ourmindfulnature http://youtube.com/@ourmindfulnature This podcast explores meditation, mental health and the power of connection, offering guidance for caregivers, healers, and therapists facing compassion fatigue, burnout, and other mental health struggles through self-care, self-compassion, and resilience. With a focus on anxiety, depression, and overwhelm, each episode provides tools like meditation, mindfulness, breathwork, and grounding to cultivate clarity and reduce stress. Listeners can also experience nature-inspired guided meditations, designed to bring peace and balance in times of distress.

7m
Feb 17
Midday Reset: A 10-Minute Lunch Break Meditation for Stress Relief

Do you ever start your day with the best of intentions—only to find yourself overwhelmed by midday, rushing through lunch, and feeling completely drained? Midday stress can quickly derail even the best-planned day, leaving you exhausted and disconnected from yourself. But what if just 5-10 minutes of mindfulness could reset your nervous system and bring you back to center? In this episode, Meryl Arnett shares a simple yet powerful lunchtime meditation to help you feel grounded, refreshed, and ready to take on the rest of your day. Learn how to create a midday reset—even on your busiest days Discover a breathing technique that calms the mind and body in minutes Experience the power of nature-inspired soundscapes, blended with steady tones like singing bowls and chimes, to bring a sense of grounding and stability to your practice. Today's meditation music comes to us from a bamboo forest on the road to Hana - almost musical and definitely rhythmic. Take a few minutes for yourself and experience this grounding meditation—press play and feel the shift instantly! Sign up for my newsletter at https://merylarnett.substack.com/ to receive free mini meditations and nature soundscapes each week, creative musings, and more. Thank you to Nick McMahan for today’s nature field recordings, sound design, and editing. Hear more from this location on Nick's website: https://www.nickcmcmahan.com/dawn-on-haleakala Learn about Quiet Parks International’s conservation work: https://www.quietparks.org https://www.quietparks.org/ Follow Nick’s audio projects: https://www.nickcmcmahan.com https://www.nickcmcmahan.com/ Thank you to Brianna Nielsen for production and editing support. Find her at: https://www.instagram.com/brianna_podcastpro/ Watch on YouTube, Make a donation, or learn more about my free offerings and live classes by visiting merylarnett.com youtube.com/@ourmindfulnature http://youtube.com/@ourmindfulnature This podcast explores meditation, mental health and the power of connection, offering guidance for caregivers, healers, and therapists facing compassion fatigue, burnout, and other mental health struggles through self-care, self-compassion, and resilience. With a focus on anxiety, depression, and overwhelm, each episode provides tools like meditation, mindfulness, breathwork, and grounding to cultivate clarity and reduce stress. Listeners can also experience nature-inspired guided meditations, designed to bring peace and balance in times of distress.

14m
Feb 13
Wake Up with Gratitude: Morning Meditation from Maui

What if you could start your day feeling grounded, grateful, and clear-minded—without the noise and distractions? In this peaceful guided meditation, you’ll be immersed in the sounds of a Maui sunrise, setting the tone for a day filled with intention and gratitude. No chatter, no clutter—just a mindful practice designed to help you cultivate calm, connection, and resilience from the moment you wake up. ✅ Awaken with a sense of gratitude and purpose ✅ Feel deeply connected to nature’s rhythm and energy ✅ Begin your day with clarity, focus, and inner peace Press play now to experience a meditation that transforms your morning into a moment of stillness, gratitude, and renewal.

10m
Feb 10
Morning Meditation: From Cushion to Daily Life | Guided Practice & Tips

This week, we explore how to weave mindfulness through our entire day, starting with a gentle morning practice that sets our intentions and opens our hearts to daily gifts.

20m
Feb 06
The Call of the Woodpecker: A Nature-Guided Meditation

Welcome back to Our Mindful Nature! This week, we explore how the woodpecker's drumming can guide us in releasing emotional armor and deepening our connection with the natural world.

6m
Jan 30
Ocean Meditation: Exploring Dreams, Oracle cards and Heartful Subconscious

Exploring the Depths of Awareness In this final episode of our heartfulness series, we’re diving below the surface of mindfulness into the rich, uncharted waters of the subconscious. While mindfulness often focuses on our conscious, waking mind, heartfulness invites us to explore the deeper layers of our being — the parts of us that dwell in dreams, intuition, and quiet knowing.

21m
Jan 23
Intention & Attention: Nature-based Meditation for Heartfulness

Welcome back to Our Mindful Nature! This week, we’re continuing our heartfulness series by stepping off the meditation cushion and into the great outdoors. Last episode, we explored the softer, heart-led practice of meditation — a way of being curious, embodied, and a co-participant in the experience rather than its manager. But heartfulness isn’t just for meditation; it’s a lens for living. And one of the most powerful ways to nurture heartfulness is by connecting with nature.

17m
Jan 16
New Year's Day Intention & Guided Meditation: Heartfulness, A Softer Path in 2025

Happy New Year and welcome back to Our Mindful Nature, where we explore the intersection of meditation, nature, and mental health. Let’s start the year by diving into a fresh, gentler perspective on mindfulness — or should we say, heartfulness? In this episode, I share a thought that’s been swirling in my mind: what if we reframed our practice? While in the West, meditation is often translated as “mindfulness,” the original Pali word aligns more closely with the concept of “heartfulness.” Imagine how this shift might change the way we experience meditation practice and life.

18m
Jan 09
Winter Solstice Guided Meditation; Live Retreat Recording

Today’s episode of Our Mindful Nature - a live recording of my Winter Solstice meditation retreat - is the perfect practice to welcome in the winter season. A mini meditation retreat you can do at home! The Winter Solstice is always a discussion of light and dark. Mythology abounds, as do rituals of celebration and reflection.  In this class, you will hear some of the mythology surrounding the Winter Solstice. We will explore what it means to ‘harvest the fire’ in this season; we will talk about caves, bees, fire and honey.  At the end, you will experience a longer, guided meditation that takes you through a reflection of the year and an inquiry into what is to come next in 2025. You can use this as a time to set intentions for the season or the new year. So grab your tea, light your fire, and settle in as we welcome Winter.  In this episode, you hear: __ __ I hope you enjoy! This is the last episode of 2024. We will back in 2025 with all new episodes, guests and practices to share ❄️

27m
Dec 19, 2024