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Meditations to help you to relax deeply, be more present and flow more easily with life. We offer a variety of guided meditations with and without music, as well as instructions for meditations you can do on your own. We wish you a peaceful mind and open heart.

Mary and Richard Maddux

  • May 9, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 16m AVG DURATION
  • 65 EPISODES


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Belly Soothe Meditation for Trying Times

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2020 10:11


Time = 10:11. Use this meditation to relieve stress, especially when it is affecting your stomach or bowels. So many of us feel the effects of stress in our gut. Any of our guided meditations can help reduce stress, but this latest podcast episode goes straight to the belly. It’s designed to direct relaxation and relief to where it’s most needed.

Self-Soothing for Coronavirus Pandemic

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 9:22


Time = 9:22. In this time of anxiety and stress, our Self-Soothing for Coronavirus Pandemic guided meditation can help you learn to soothe yourself. In this time of social isolation, it can help you learn to be your own best friend. The meditation gently guides you to hold your feelings and yourself with tenderness and compassion.

Embrace Effortlessness & Ease -- Part 3

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 19:47


Time = 19:46. Use this longest version of Embrace Effortlessness & Ease whenever you can to further develop the habit of effortlessness. There is more silence throughout the meditation allowing you to go deeper and become more self-sufficient.

Embrace Effortlessness & Ease Meditation -- Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019 9:47


Time = 10:00. This second of a series of 3 meditations, is a longer version which will allow you to go deeper into the experience of effortlessness and ease and develop a habit of effortlessness in meditation.  

Embrace Effortlessness & Ease -- Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2019 5:01


First of a series of 3 meditations. The essence of meditation is effortlessness. This guided meditation is designed to help you experience greater ease in meditation. You will learn to let go of effort when it comes up so that you can flow easily with whatever you experience.

Belly Breathing for Anxiety -- Guided Meditation

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2019 12:18


Time = 12:17. Learn to relax when anxious with this simple, soothing meditation. Belly Breathing is an especially relaxing and grounding practice than you can learn and do on your own. Our gift to you from our At Ease — Anxiety & Worry Relief app.

Autogenic Relaxation for Sleep

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2018 15:24


Time = 15:52. Let this simple Autogenic Relaxation technique help you relax. This version does not have words to guide you out of meditation, so it is ideal for relaxing into sleep. Our gift to you from our iSleep Easy app.

Wee Hours Rescue - Go Back to Sleep

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2018 18:36


Time = 18:04 (4 min of voice guidance with music continuing for 14 more mins) A brief meditation to help you reset and fall back to sleep when you awaken in the middle of the night. Useful when your emotions and thoughts are running wild. Calming and reassuring.

Whole Body Relaxation

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2018 24:14


Time =  24:10 Relax completely and release tension from every part of the body. Can be used anytime of day or when you are ready for sleep. Remember relaxation is not something you can "do". It's a letting go of doing. Let this meditation help you to let go.

Guided Walking Meditation — Being Fully Present

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2017 17:45


Time = 17:44 This meditation helps you to be fully present to all of the experiences you have while walking -- what you experience within yourself and in the world around you.

SOS Meditation for Anxiety

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2016 10:38


Time = 10:38 (with music) Find a calm and centered place when anxiety has been triggered by a stressful situation.

Equinox Guided Meditation

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2016 20:25


Time = 20:24 (voice only) Enjoy this beautiful, reflective meditation to find perspective, balance and peace in the midst of change.

Meditation for Birthdays and Everyday Renewal

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2016 21:42


Time = 21:42 (voice only) Experience and celebrate life’s gifts and plant the seed of your deepest desire going forward. An opportunity for gratitude and remembering what really matters.

Rest in Stillness

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2016 17:51


Time = 17:50 — (voice only): Experience stillness in the midst of busyness. Find the quiet, still center in your own awareness.  

Deep Centering Meditation

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2015 19:55


Time = 20 min (no music) This meditation will be especially helpful when you feel scattered and ungrounded. It will help you relax deeply, becoming centered and calm.

Relax into Sleep Guided Meditation

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2014 18:17


Time = 18:16 (last 5 mins music only) Enjoy this meditation to fall asleep more quickly and sleep more soundly. (A gift from our iSleep Easy app.)

Summer Solstice Guided Meditation

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2014 8:55


Time = 8:54 (no music) A reflective meditation inviting relaxation into the changes of life.

Guided Meditation for Renewal

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2013 20:19


Time = 20:19 (no music) Every moment is new and different. Open to the energy of life, allowing it to renew your body, mind and spirit. Use this meditation when you want to feel refreshed.

Guided Meditation for Loneliness

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2013 19:51


Time = 19:50 (last 5 mins. music only) Loneliness can be a doorway to deeper connection with yourself and others. Go deep into the feeling of loneliness to find that connection.

Healthy Body Guided Meditation

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2012 24:53


Time = 24:52 (last 6 mins. music only) This meditation is designed to help you visualize a healthy body. It focuses on the heart, lungs, circulation and digestion, all of which give the body energy and nourishment for health and healing. Read the Show Comments and Tips for more about this meditation.

Pregnancy Meditation -- Connecting with Your Baby

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2012 18:42


Time = 18:27 This meditation for pregnant women will help you to relax and tune into your baby, strengthening your connection. Fathers to be can also listen to this meditation by adapting it to connect to the baby inside the mother. Read the Show Comments and Tips for more about this meditation.

Guided Meditation for Compassion

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2012 19:30


Time = 19:30 Recorded live with our guided meditation group, this meditation is meant to strengthen and develop your capacity for compassion. It is not just about compassion for others, but also for yourself. Read the Show Comments and Tips for more about this meditation.

Guided Meditation for Meetings

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2011 3:51


Time = 3:50 Use this meditation to open a meeting. It will help clear your mind and be more present. Use it alone or in a group. Read the Show Comments and Tips for more about this meditation.

Body Balance Meditation

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2011 25:46


Time = 25:45 This meditation is designed to increase mind-body coordination and mental and physical balance.

Guided Meditation for Patience

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2011 14:20


Time = 14:20 (last 4 mins music only) This meditation is designed to help you relax into the flow of life. It helps to calm the agitation and restlessness of impatience. Read the Show Comments and Tips for more about this meditation.

Sleep Meditation for Children

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2011 15:30


Time = 15:30 (last 8 mins music only) Simple phrases to help children relax at bedtime, including a guided visualization to create a Make Believe Sleep Friend. Read the Show Comments and Tips for more about this meditation.

Guided Meditation for Anger

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2010 13:18


Time = 13:17 This meditation allows you to relax into anger, thus allowing it to flow through and resolve. Read the Show Comments and Tips for more about this meditation.

Present Moment Awareness - Advanced

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2010 7:08


Time = 7:08 The subtle instructions of this meditation point you to the experience of the "here and now". Read the Show Comments and Tips for more about this meditation.

Accessing Intuition Guided Meditation

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2010 24:30


Time = 24:30 (last 10 min music only) This meditation guides you beyond thought and emotions to a place of inner knowing. Helpful for making decisions and finding clarity. Use it to develop your intuition.

Mini Break for Work or Study

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2010 9:07


Time = 10:10 This brief meditation helps you to relax deeply and let go of tension, even when you have just a few minutes to spare. An ideal break from work or studies!

Opening the Heart Guided Meditation

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2010 27:47


(Time = 28:28) This meditation uses visualization to help you open your heart, relax into all the feelings it contains, find the vibration of love, radiate it and connect with those you love.

Morning Energy Guided Meditation

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2009 16:50


Time 19:34 (last 5 min music only) This meditation uses visualization to help you to wake up and energize your body for the day. Be playful and creative with the visualization process, doing what works for you.

Stillness, Stability and Balance

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2009 19:08


Time = 19:07 (last 5 min music only) Meditation to focus and steady the mind.

Resting in the Source

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2009 25:39


Time = 25:57 This meditation allows you to drop into a deeper level of awareness to experience the source of creativity, intelligence, healing.

Relief from Stress and Pressure

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2009 22:57


Time = 22:57 (last 9 min music only) This meditation does more than simply help you relax. It helps to dissolve stress at a deep level. It is particularly useful when you are feeling pressured.

Let It Be

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2009 25:16


Time = 25:24 Use this meditation to relax into the flow of life and living. Mary gently guides to "let it be" and let yourself be...

Enhance your Creativity

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2009 13:32


Time = 13:32 Use this guided meditation to get your creativity flowing. Good for artists, writers, musicians or anyone who wants to be more creative.

Intuitive Self-Healing Meditation

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2009 19:00


Time = 18:59 Tap into your intuition for self-healing with this relaxing meditation.

Deep Rest Guided Meditation

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2009 24:06


Time = 24:05 (last 10 min music alone) Especially useful when you are tired, this meditation will help you to gain a deep rest.

Guided Meditation for Grief

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2008 20:23


Time = 21:45 (last 8 min music only) This meditation is designed to help you feel supported in your grief.

Discovering Peace Guided Meditation

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2008 17:46


Time = 17:45 (last 5 min music only) You can experience peace even during challenging times. Listen to this meditation to discover peace within, especially when you are experiencing tension or conflict in life.

Inner Child Guided Meditation

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2008 26:31


Time = 26:36 (last 10 min music only) Connect with and embrace your "inner child". Use this meditation to explore your inner life -- what you need, what needs healing and what wants to be felt and expressed.

Flowing with Change

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2008 13:35


Time = 13:34 Use this meditation when you are having difficulty living with change. It's designed to help you move through it more easily -- to let go of resistance, relax into your reactions to change, and discover that which never changes.

How to Get the Most out of this Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2008 16:09


Time = 17:07 Mary comments on a listener's email -- how to listen to listen to these meditations. Listen for insights on how to meditate and enhance your experience.

Trust Guided Meditation

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2008 12:05


This meditation is designed to help develop trust in life as it is unfolding moment to moment. It is not about trust in somebody or something -- it's about a basic trust in life and in oneself.

All of Life is Meditation

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2008 10:24


Mary talks about meditation and the Meditation Oasis podcast. Meditation Oasis is about you and your experience; meditations in daily activity; an expanded definition of meditation and more... Visit us at www.meditationoasis.com or meditationoasis.wordpress.com and let us know what meditation is to you!

Discovering Love -- Advanced Meditation

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2008 15:02


When we drop our resistance to life and stop trying to manipulate our experience, what is discovered is love. It's the love that vibrates at the very core of our existence. If you are new to meditation, you might want to try Episode 1, 3 or 5 first (Deep Relaxation, the Breath Awareness Meditation, or Simply Being) first. You can visit us at www.meditationoasis.com or at our blog at meditationoasis.wordpress.com. We welcome questions and comments!

Gratitude Meditation

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2008 12:03


Gratitude is the highest, most fulfilling emotion we can have. This meditation sets the stage for the experience of gratitude. You can visit at www.meditationoasis.com or at our blog at meditationoasis.wordpress.com. We welcome questions and comments!

Nature Attunement Meditation

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2008 17:42


Strengthening our connection with the earth and nature nourishes body, mind and spirit. This meditation brings much of the benefit of time spent in nature to us wherever we are. Visit meditationoasis.com for suggestions on how to meditate in nature.

Aliveness

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2007 10:33


This meditation is designed to enhance your experience of "aliveness" and help you enjoy the fulfillment of simply being alive. If you are new to our meditations, you might want to try some of our others before using this one. You can email us your questions and comments at www.meditationoasis.com or at our blog at meditationoasis.wordpress.com.

Chakra Meditation

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2007 18:51


Our attention is like a beam of energy. When we direct our awareness to any area of the body, it is enlivened by that energy. This very simple chakra meditation uses this principle to enhance and balance the flow of energy in the body. To learn about the chakras (energy centers of the body), visit: http://heartofhealing.net/energy-healing/human-energy-field/chakras/  More about this meditation at: http://www.meditationoasis.com/blog/2007/11/12/guided-chakra-meditation

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