Listen to our Podcast

Our podcast features guided meditations, instructions for meditation, and music for meditation.  You can listen to them at iTunes or by clicking on the links below. Episodes are listed from the oldest to the most recent.

Our new Podcast Application (for iPhone and iPod Touch) is the ideal way to listen to the podcast and get the most out of it. See details at the iTunes store.

Podcast Episodes - click on the titles below to listen.

#1 - Relaxation Break:  Guided Meditation with Music. Enjoy this meditation anytime you need a deeply relaxing break.

#2 - Body Awareness Meditation. Recorded live with Mary’s guided meditation group.  Helps integrate mind and body, bringing you into the present moment.  Is calming, balancing and grounding.

#3 - Breath Awareness Meditation. Enjoy this meditation for its soothing, calming effect.  Once you become accustomed to this process, you can do it anytime on your own.

#4 - Stillness in the Breath Meditation. Use this meditation to experience silence within.  This is a more advanced meditation version of the Breath Awareness Meditation.  You may need to work with the Breath Awareness Meditation before trying this one.

#5 - Simply Being. Enjoy this meditation anytime you feel pressured, are struggling with something, or simply want to be “more in the moment”.  Once you’ve meditated with this enough times, you’ll find you can do it on your own.  Just come back to this episode for a “tune-up” if it isn’t easy anymore.

#6 - Music for Meditation & Relaxation. In response to requests, this is a track of music alone.  Use this while you do your own meditation or as a background as your work or relax.  You can also use this music as a meditation (read more).

#7 - Emotional Ease. This meditation will help the emotions flow more freely. You can listen to it to it when you feel rough or upset or simply to experience greater ease in life. By allowing the emotions to be fully felt, without resistance and without mental involvement, they are able to resolve and move through, rather than becoming “stuck”.  (Read Mary’s blog post on this meditation.)

#8 - Going Deep Within. Given the opportunity, it’s natural for the mind to settle down.  This meditation will help you to become aware of this natural tendency and allow it to take you “deep within”.  It’s a somewhat advanced meditation in that the awareness has to be settled enough to notice that natural inward movement.  Using some of the other guided meditations can help prepare you for this one.

#9 - Relaxing into Healing. This meditation is to help you take advantage of the natural process of healing that is going on within you all the time.  (Read Mary’s blog post on this meditation.)

#10 - Breath in the Heart. A variation on the basic Breath Awareness Meditation, the Breath in the Heart Meditation helps open the heart. It can have a very soothing effect and awaken the energy of love.  The focus on the heart can also bring about some emotional release and have a healing effect. This meditation may be useful for those who are grieving.  (Read Mary’s blog post on this meditation.)

#11 - Grounding Meditation. This body-centered meditation is especially helpful when you feel scattered or discombobulated. It is calming, brings your awareness into your body and anchors your energy into the earth. (Read Mary’s blog post on this meditation.)

#12 - Letting Go. This meditation is designed to help you flow more easily with life. It involves letting go of resistance to what is naturally happening, as well as letting go of the attempt to manipulate what is happening. Letting go creates more ease in living. (Read Mary’s blog post on this meditation.)

#13 - Effortless Meditation. True meditation is effortless, and yet we can’t become effortless through trying.  This guided meditation is designed to help effortlessness happen.  (Read Mary’s blog post on this meditation.)

#14 - Beyond Pain. This meditation helps relieve the suffering that comes with pain.  It brings about a state in which pain is transcended to reveal peace within.  (Read Mary’s blog post on this meditation.)

#15 - Chakra Meditation. 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, click here.  (Read Mary’s blog post on this meditation.)

#16 - Aliveness. 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.  It’s a bit more abstract and “subtle”.

#17 - Nature Attunement Meditation. Strengthening our connection with nature and the earth nourishes body, mind and spirit.  This meditation brings much of the benefit of time spent in nature to us wherever we are.  (Read Mary’s blog post on this meditation.)

#18 - Gratitude Meditation. Gratitude is the highest, most fulfilling emotion we can have.  This meditation sets the stage for the experience of gratitude, nourishing the heart.  (Read Mary’s blog post on this meditation.)

#19 - Discovering Love — Advanced Meditation.  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 Episodes 1, 3 or 5 (Deep Relaxation, the Breath Awareness Meditation, or Simply Being) first.  (Read Mary’s blog post on this meditation.)

#20 - “All of Life is Meditation” — 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…

#21 - Trust Guided Meditation — 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.  (Read Mary’s blog post on this meditation.)

#22 - How to Get the Most Out of this Podcast – Mary comments on a listener’s email — how to listen to these meditations.  This episode can bring insights about meditation and enhance your experience.

#23 - Flowing with Change — 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.

#24 - Inner Child Guided Meditation – 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. (Read Mary’s blog post on this meditation.)

#25 - Discovering Peace Guided Meditation – 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.

#26 - Guided Meditation for Grief — This guided meditation is designed to help you feel supported in your grief. (Read Mary’s blog post on this meditation. You can read more about grief on our companion website, Heart of Healing.)

#27 - Deep Rest Guided Meditation — Especially useful when you are tired, this guided meditation will help you to rest completely. (Read Mary’s blog post on this meditation.)

#28 - Intuitive Self-Healing Meditation — Tap into your intuition for self-healing with this relaxing meditation. (Read Mary’s blog post on this meditation.)

#29 - Enhance Your Creativity Meditation — Get your creative juices flowing with this meditation. Remove creative “blocks”. (Read Mary’s blog post on this meditation.)

#30 - Let it Be - Use this meditation to relax into the flow of life and living. Mary gently guides to “let it be” and let yourself be… (Read Mary’s blog post on this meditation.)

#31 - Relief from Stress and Pressure - 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. (Read Mary’s blog post about this meditation for more insight on how to use it.)

#32 - Resting in the Source - This meditation allows you to drop into a deeper level of awareness to experience the source of creativity, intelligence, healing. (Read Mary’s blog post about this meditation.)

#33 - Stillness, Stability, and Balance - Use this meditation when you feel overwhelmed with the busyness and challenges of life. It helps to focus and steady the mind. (Read Mary’s blog post for comments and tips on this meditation.)

#34 - Morning Energy Guided Meditation - 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. (Time = 14:34 meditation + 5 mins music at end)

#35 - Opening the Heart Guided Meditation - 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. (Time = 28:28) (Read Mary’s blog post on this meditation.)

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NEW – Simply Being Application for iPhone and iPod Touch

Designed for those of you who like to choose your meditation by length, and want the option of listening with or without music. Our Simply Being Guided Meditation App has 4 versions of the Simply Being meditation with different lengths - 5, 10, 15, and 20 minutes. Music is optional on these meditations. Check it out in the iTunes store!

NEW — Meditation Oasis Podcast Application for iPhone and iPod Touch

The Podcast App is an ideal way to get the most out of our podcast. The App gives you easy access to all of the meditations without taking up storage on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Plus there’s lots of bonus material — music and other bonus audios, pdfs with Comments and Tips on each episode and more. Be sure to check it out on iTunes.

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Meditation Music from our podcasts and guided meditation CDs is available on a compilation CD/mp3 — Pure Light, as well as our NEW Sleep Oasis mp3. These can be purchased on our website or on iTunes.

Podcast Meditations on CD/mp3 download

We now have three albums of podcast meditations, in addition to our other albums of meditations — Meditation Oasis, Meditation Oasis II (titled Meditation Oasis: Relaxing into Healing on iTunes), and Meditation for Deep Rest, Stress Relief and Peace. Meditation Oasis is available as a CD and makes a great gift. All three are available as mp3s for those who would like to have the meditations with the podcast introduction removed.

We’re on YouTube. Our first attempt is “Mandala Meditation” which features a selection from our Pure Light CD and the beautiful mandala paintings of Barry Stevens. You can view it at this link.

Comments

127 Responses to “Listen to our Podcast”

  1. Jacqui Grogan on May 23rd, 2007 5:07 pm

    I just wanted to say thank you very much to You and your Husband for delivering such beautiful meditations…
    Your voice and the background music work in perfect harmony and I am delighted to have found you…

    Good luck and many blessings…You are truly gifted…

    Eden’s Spirit

  2. Mary on May 24th, 2007 10:23 am

    You are so welcome, Jacqui. Thank you for visiting the blog and commenting. Warmest blessings to you! Mary

  3. Melissa on June 3rd, 2007 5:31 pm

    I’m only 26 and I’ve had a hard time with anxiety for much of my life, mostly social anxiety. Only recently have I decided to seek help through therapy. It was during therapy that I came upon your podcasts and I have to say, it has calmed me down and I have healed so much. I never thought anything would work for me. The music aided me in falling asleep, the anxiety reduced, and now I’ve learned to stop and just be. Thanks for your work, your gentleness, and for taking time out to help total strangers :)

  4. Mary on June 4th, 2007 9:16 am

    You are so welcome, Melissa! Thank you for sharing your experience here. It is so heart-warming to hear from people who are benefiting from our podcasts — it inspires us to continue. We wish you all the best!

  5. Elaine on August 23rd, 2007 6:46 pm

    I have subscribed to the Meditation Oasis Podcast for several months and I feel it has saved me my sanity. I work five days a week with people with developmental disabilities. As well, I am a full-time graduate student. Relaxing is very difficult and sometimes impossible. I like the Podcasts because most of them are brief. I have learned a lot about meditation techniques from them and I often try meditating without them when I feel like I have enough energy. Excellent, very helpful - I have recommended the Podcast to my fellow students.
    I find the meditations very relaxing, and I often do them in the late evening. I am wondering, however, if you have considered developing a guided meditation to harness positive energy as a technique to start the day?
    Thank you very much.

  6. Mary on August 24th, 2007 9:23 am

    Thank you, Elaine, for taking the time from your busy schedule to visit and comment. I was hoping that some people would not only benefit from using the meditations, but learn to meditate on their own as well. It’s great to hear that that is happening for you!

    I’ll give some thought to the idea of a recording a special meditation to start the day. Any meditation that helps you to relax, get centered and become more clear should be a good start to the day. Have you used any of the podcasts in the morning, and if so, what was your experience?

    Wishing you well,
    Mary

  7. Elaine on August 26th, 2007 6:12 pm

    Thank you Mary.
    I find the Podcasts relaxing in the morning, but for myself personally, I am searching for meditations that help me focus and use my positive energy. Your Podcasts are excellent for winding down at the end of the day, at least in my opinion - want something that also winds me up!
    Thank you again for all of your knowledge and hard work.

  8. Mary on August 27th, 2007 9:11 am

    Hello again,
    I’ll let this idea percolate a bit and see if I come up with something. I’m sure someone else must have done something like that. Let us know if you find something!

    Thanks again for stopping by to comment!

  9. karunatwo on November 25th, 2007 7:45 pm

    Thank you both for the beautiful guided meditations. These are all gems! I have listened to them many times and feel that they are very soothing and calming. I have done many searches on the web for guided meditations and none have the quality and beauty that these do. I’m so grateful to you both for the work you are doing!

  10. Mary on November 26th, 2007 9:42 am

    Thank you, karunatwo, from both of us for taking time to express your gratitude. We wish you the very best, Mary

  11. Ram Rambo on December 11th, 2007 5:37 pm

    Hey,

    These podcasts are very helpful to me and I learnt a lot about meditation.

    Thank you very much

    Ramsrambo

  12. Mary on December 11th, 2007 6:08 pm

    You are so welcome! Mary

  13. Jim on January 9th, 2008 3:41 pm

    Many thanks for sharing these meditations. I especially like # 1 relaxation break. It’s great to listen to at work and truly relaxes me. Amazing!

  14. Jim on January 9th, 2008 3:45 pm

    On a less serious note, have you ever thought of doing a comedic version of a meditation? Like where you say something funny at a particularly relaxing point in the meditation? Just a thought…

  15. Mary on January 10th, 2008 9:50 am

    Hi Jim, you are very welcome. We originally recorded the relaxation break in the hopes that people could take a break and relax during the day. It’s great to hear that you’re using it at work.

    I’ve never thought of doing a comedic guided meditation. What a novel idea! You’ve got me thinking about it — it could be fun!

  16. Brad on February 29th, 2008 4:23 pm

    Thank you both for these beautiful soothing meditations. I am a recovering alcoholic/addict that is clean and sober and have found these meditations as an essential part of my recovery. I have found peace, acceptance and serenity in your meditations. Once again,from the bottom of my heart I thank you, as do my family.

  17. Mary on March 1st, 2008 9:07 am

    Hi Brad,
    I was so moved in reading your comment. Thank you for taking the time to let us know about your recovery and that the meditations have helped. This is why we do this podcast!

    You are very, very welcome and we wish you the very best.

    Mary

  18. Suzanne on March 13th, 2008 6:50 pm

    Would you do a meditation on the theme of change/accepting change? Your meditations/podcasts are amazing and a great gift to the world. Thank you!

  19. Mary on March 14th, 2008 8:37 am

    So glad you are enjoying the podcasts, Suzanne. Next podcast episode is in the works, but I’ll see if I can do something on that theme later on. Thanks for the request!

    Best wishes, Mary

  20. Duncan on April 4th, 2008 4:02 pm

    Your podcasts are wonderful! I’ve been meditating for many years but hadn’t realised just how much I’d strayed back into resisting thoughts again! So good to be guided back toward equinimity. Thank you both so very much!
    Do you have a CD with these podcasts? I know a number of people who would benefit from them but are either not mp3′d or don’t like earplugs. Thanks again and best wishes, Duncan

  21. Mary on April 5th, 2008 11:05 am

    Yes, Duncan, we do have a CD with 4 of the podcasts, the “Meditation Oasis CD“. The podcast introduction is edited out so that the meditations begin immediately. We also have a number of other CDs. You can check them out at this link.

    We’re glad you are enjoying the podcast. It’s so easy to fall into resisting thoughts (as well as emotions and other experiences). That’s what makes guided meditations so effective. You can always go back to meditating on you own and then use the guided meditations as a “tune up”.

    You are so welcome, and we send our best wishes to you!

    Mary

  22. Howard Reben on April 6th, 2008 4:22 am

    Dear Mary, my meditation teacher recently retired and I went in search of new learning. I listened and was guided in meditation by your self love podcast and it was wonderful. I will share it with my friends in my meditation group. Thank you. Howard

  23. Mary on April 6th, 2008 8:59 am

    You are welcome, Harold. It’s good to get your feedback on that particular meditation. It’s more subtle than many of the meditations we’ve podcast. I’m so glad to hear that you resonated with it. Blessings to you and your group!

  24. michael on August 12th, 2008 5:03 am

    1st time. a lot to learn. tried #2. what’s next?

  25. Mary on August 12th, 2008 8:31 am

    Hi Michael,

    How did #2 go for you?

    See our How to Meditate page for suggestions of beginning meditations. You can work with some of them. Reading through the material on the website can also help support your experience with meditation.

  26. linni on August 16th, 2008 4:14 pm

    Thank you for doing this. Using these podcasts have helped me to be centred and feel grounded. Usually my emotions are all over the place and as we are going through an adoption process right now, I have never ever felt such calm and the feeling of being grounded…the only thing I did different this time round was meditating.

    Your voice is beautiful and soothing…i’m so happy that I’ve found you!

    Warm regards,
    Linni xx

  27. Mary on August 16th, 2008 4:51 pm

    How heartwarming to hear from you, Linni. We’re so glad you are meditating and that it’s helping. We’re happy that you found us!

  28. laurie Hood on August 17th, 2008 9:14 am

    Thank you for these meditations. I just listened to the change meditation and it really helped me sort out the thinking from the feelings. I have been doing inner child work with a therapist and was wondering if there might be any guided inner child meditations in the upcoming future? Also it would be great to see any kind of meditations helping one to connect with their higher power. I have a cassette recording of daily meditations like this and I don’t know what I will do when that little 20 year old tape finally gives out. Again thanks so much for your podcasts.

    Laurie

  29. Mary on August 17th, 2008 9:45 am

    You are very welcome, Laurie. We have had so many requests for a inner child guided meditation that I am working on the idea.

    We appreciate your taking the time to comment. Best wishes, Mary

  30. Macy on August 20th, 2008 3:16 pm

    My parents passed away tragically last year and I learned about your website at a support group. I have only done 2 podcast meditations but I hope to make them part of my life daily in order to repair my mind and body from the tragedy of loss at age 22.

  31. Mary on August 20th, 2008 4:00 pm

    We are so sorry to hear about your loss, Macy, and hope the meditations bring some comfort and relief. It’s wonderful that you are in a support group. We wish you well, Mary

  32. dennis on August 24th, 2008 9:28 am

    Hello and thank you. I was looking for a decent site of this nature for a while. I was wondering (even though it is not the end goal) if you could create something that took me out of my mind for a while. Escape is not the goal of meditation but never the less I think I need to on occasion. I was looking for somehting that I could focus on completely. I enjoyed the “letting go” podcast very much but just as an example I am looking for something that facilitates the same feeling through the exact opposite process. I hope I made at least a nominal amount of sense. Thanks again.

  33. Mary on August 24th, 2008 11:22 am

    Hi Dennis,

    Can you explain what you mean by “the exact opposite process”? That might help me answer this…

    Mary

  34. Bee Edmunds on August 26th, 2008 1:01 pm

    I spend my summers working in China and I often have trouble falling asleep while there. Your guided meditations are the only “sleep aid’ I’ve used that have worked! Mary’s voice soothes me like no other sound and even if I don’t fall asleep every time, I’m fully relaxed by podcast’s end. Thank you so much!

  35. Mary on August 26th, 2008 5:01 pm

    You are so welcome, Bee! What a wonderful benefit from the meditations. It’s inspiring to hear from you.

  36. Jaco on September 19th, 2008 3:05 am

    Hi Mary,

    I just wanted to thank you for the podcasts available on your site. I have recently started my own company and have experienced tremendous stress and pressure resulting in negativity, low energy levels and general lack of positive thinking.

    Since I am meditating daily using your Guided Meditations I have seen a HUGE improvement in all areas: health, success, happiness etc etc.

    Thank you so much for helping me learn how to bring my thoughts to a halt, feel grounded and experience what is ‘there’; allowing the energy to flow freely once again.

    Your voice is very calming as well…

    Thanks once again for sharing with so many people this wonderful gift!

    Kind regards

    Jaco

  37. Mary on September 19th, 2008 9:33 am

    Thank YOU, Jaco, for sharing your experience with meditation. It’s amazing, isn’t it, how meditation can affect every area of life. I’m inspired to hear what a difference it made and you are very welcome!

  38. John Feltis on September 23rd, 2008 7:32 am

    I am very grateful for your guided meditations. I can’t adequately articulate how they quiet my mind and the restful peace I experience. Thank you!

  39. Mary on September 23rd, 2008 10:56 am

    You are welcome, John. It is difficult to articulate our experiences in meditation — glad you’re experiencing the quietness and peace.

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  41. Mary on November 11th, 2008 10:50 am

    Re: Ballot Closed. Matches blog post linking here sounds like good advice for those of us who were so caught up in the election. I think we’re all gradually unwinding. It’s good to unplug for awhile…

  42. Helena van Nimwegen on December 22nd, 2008 3:41 am

    Thanks so much Mary for your calming voice. I listen to you each night as I go to sleep, here in Melbourne Australia

  43. Mary on December 22nd, 2008 2:37 pm

    You are welcome, Helena. It’s fun to hear from people all over the world. Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment!

  44. Brian on December 29th, 2008 10:19 pm

    I keep having deja vu is there a type of meditation that can help with me channeling this?
    OH, I love the site.

  45. Mary on December 30th, 2008 11:44 am

    Hi Brian,
    Glad you’re enjoying the website. I’m not sure what you are asking — please describe your deja vu experience and also explain what you mean by channeling it.

  46. Erin on January 5th, 2009 6:04 pm

    hi mary,

    just wanted to say that i think it’s beautiful work you are doing with this site and your podcasts. meditation is a wonderful gift i have recently received into my life and it’s helped a great deal with stress, anxiety, etc. Many thanks to you for sharing with us.

  47. Lance on January 6th, 2009 4:35 am

    I feel so awesome after visiting this site and hearing your guided meditations. Thank you for being a beacon of positive energy in the world. Also, the Trust meditation is wonderful, it really helps to soothe any chaffed or raw areas within my energy body.

    Happy New Year from sunny FL.

  48. Mary on January 6th, 2009 10:49 am

    You are welcome, Erin. Thank you for your kind words. Good to hear that you are meditating and getting such great results!

  49. Lance on January 12th, 2009 4:31 am

    Dear Meditationoasis,

    WOW ! I listen to your guided meditations regularly and love them. This morning, however, I listend to the “Relaxing into Healing” selection and was completely washed over with love. Thank you for all that you do for the people in this world.

    Sincerely,
    Lance, Tampa. Fl

  50. Mary on January 12th, 2009 10:00 am

    You are welcome, Lance. How beautiful to hear this — you just washed us over with love!

  51. Brett on January 30th, 2009 12:32 am

    Just wanted to say keep up the good work. I’ve found your meditations to be a very good way to help me disconnect from the stresses of daily life and get a moment of peace. You seem to have a unique ability to appeal to both those very experienced in meditation and those that are newer to it (like myself). Keep using your gift, I know you are helping a lot of people like me.

  52. Mary on January 30th, 2009 11:21 am

    Thank you for your kind words, Brett. We’re so glad the meditations are helping. Hearing from people like you does inspire us to continue!

  53. Jacinta on January 31st, 2009 8:42 pm

    Thank you for your kindness to others through these podcasts. The gentle way you voice guides the listener through the meditations sounds so safe and trustworthy. I particularly love the Chakra meditation and the healing meditation. Thank you.

  54. Mary on February 1st, 2009 2:14 pm

    Thank you for leaving a comment, Jacinta. You are very welcome. I really appreciate your feedback.

  55. Richard on February 4th, 2009 1:57 pm

    I followed the inner child meditation and experienced a profound resolution to something I have carried unknowingly for decades. I am very grateful to you both for helping me. Thank you.

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  57. Mary on February 5th, 2009 10:09 am

    You are so welcome, Richard. We’re pleased that you had such a profound experience. Certainly your own openness allowed that to happen. Thank you for taking the time to share this with us. We wish you all the best.

  58. Andrew on February 15th, 2009 11:59 pm

    I want to thank you very much for your podcasts. I discovered you on iTunes and am just getting started in meditation. The last one on there is 12/18/08. Will more be posted on there?

    Thank you and peace and love to you and yours.

    Andy

  59. Mary on February 16th, 2009 10:30 am

    You’re welcome, Andy. Yes, there will be more podcasts. Our hope has always been to add a new podcast each month, but we haven’t always been able to do it. Thanks for the nudge — hopefully you’ll see a new one real soon!

    Also, it’s always valuable to use the meditations more than once. If there are certain ones that work best for you, you can use them over and over. The repetition has a great value as the principles of the meditation sink in. Your experience will also be different each time you listen.

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  61. Martha on February 25th, 2009 12:57 pm

    Could you do a meditation for dealing with anger? I just went through a divorce (and have done the grief meditation several times), but I just can’t get past the anger.
    Otherwise, your meditations have been very helpful.

  62. Mary on February 26th, 2009 10:30 am

    Hi Martha,
    Thank you for your request. I’ll certainly consider this.

    I think that what makes it difficult to “get past” anger is that we are trying to get rid of it. It’s the trying to get past it that can get in the way of its being fully felt. Perhaps the Emotional Ease meditation would be helpful.

  63. Nicole Urdang on February 27th, 2009 10:47 am

    Hi Mary,
    Just a quick question: are your meditations still available through iTunes?
    Hope this finds you well and happy,
    Nicole

  64. Mary on February 27th, 2009 4:37 pm

    Yes, our Meditation Oasis podcast is on iTunes. Our CDs are also available for purchase on iTunes as mp3 downloads.

  65. Valentina on February 28th, 2009 5:30 am

    Dear Mary,

    Thank you so much for your podcasts! I have tried MANY meditation podcasts on iTunes and I must say your is one of the best and certainly at the top of my listening list. Your voice is incredibly soothing and I have found relief and peace in your guided meditations time and time again. What a wonderful gift! Thank you for taking the time and courage to share your wonderful ability with us! Much love from Denmark

  66. Mary on February 28th, 2009 10:01 am

    You are welcome, Valentina. I’m so glad the meditations are helping. We love hearing from people all over the world. Thank you for adding a comment!

  67. PammyPie on March 16th, 2009 2:23 pm

    Dear Mary,

    Love the sound of your calm voice and guided meditations. Incredibly relaxing and healing. You have truly made a positive impact on my life with your podcasts. Many blessings and many thanks!

  68. Mary on March 16th, 2009 3:25 pm

    Blessings to you too, PammyPie, and you are welcome!

  69. christina on March 21st, 2009 8:51 am

    thank you mary for this wonderfull meditation i am 19 and am still going to school. With all the stress from school and all your podcasts opened my eyes to how i should pay attention to life and nature. I would like to make a request could you please do a podcast on school stress? thanks for all that you do you have realy opend my eyes to things i would not have seen had you not been here to help people.

  70. Mary on March 21st, 2009 9:03 am

    You are welcome, christina. A podcast on school stress is a good idea. I have many other requests and am not sure when this would be done. In the meantime, you can try using the meditations below to help cope with stress — they apply to any kind of stress (school, work, life events, etc).

    Relaxation Break
    Breath Awareness
    Simply Being

  71. Janet Marshall on March 28th, 2009 2:01 pm

    Thank you, thank you, thank you. I have been meditating now for nearly 4 years after years of physical and emotional stress. Your meditations are wonderful and I have sent your link to my very sick sister, hoping they will help her as well.
    I have found that meditation and the power of positive thought has changed my life drastically for the good and I have people like you to thank for it. So THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. Peace and Love, Janet

  72. Mary on March 28th, 2009 2:42 pm

    You’re welcome, Janet, Good to hear from you and hear how much you are benefiting from meditation. Best wishes to you!

  73. Andrea Wady on April 11th, 2009 11:10 am

    Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful meditations. I have CFIDS and find it hard not to overdo things, so to be able to plug into your meditations is a gift.
    thanks

  74. Mary on April 11th, 2009 1:17 pm

    I’m so glad the meditations are helping, Andrea. You are very welcome!

  75. lynda on April 16th, 2009 10:47 pm

    I just did your chakra meditation and it was like drinking an energy drink. I had been sleepy but after doing that meditation I felt wide awake.

  76. Dr Tina Goodin on April 22nd, 2009 12:58 pm

    Your meditations are awesome! Thank you so much. I feel totally relaxed. Beautiful voice, beautiful music!

  77. Mary on April 22nd, 2009 4:36 pm

    You are so welcome, Tina. Glad you enjoyed the meditations.

  78. Cindy on April 29th, 2009 9:03 pm

    Thank you, Mary for the wonderful meditations. I listen to one almost every day, and usually manage to select one that meets my needs on a particular day.

    I wanted to suggest a meditation on trying to be less intense or rigorous. I, and I’m sure many others, tend to operate at 110% all the time, even on tasks that don’t need so much effort. I expend a lot of energy this way. I think the effortlessness meditation helps, but more on this theme would be wonderful.

  79. Mary on April 30th, 2009 9:04 am

    You are welcome, Cindy — glad you are enjoying and making such good use of the meditations. This is a really interesting idea for a meditation — no promises but I’ll definitely spend some time with it and see if I can come up with something!

  80. Helen Sullivan on May 7th, 2009 7:24 pm

    I stumbled across your site a couple of days ago and impressed with what I have read.

    I tried the Breath Awareness Meditation and found it easy to relax and follow but as I became more relaxed I felt sort of disoriented and like I was a bit lightheaded and kind of slipping to the right….which actually I wasn’t….. I was sitting upright in a straight backed chair. It was a kind of airy fairy sort of feeling that actually wasn’t that pleasant so I didnt continue after your voice stopped. Is this normal for a first meditation?

  81. Mary on May 8th, 2009 9:36 am

    Hello Helen,
    All sorts of experiences can come up as we meditate, and if any are uncomfortable, you can always stop, as you did. As the body relaxes and tensions unwind, the body can feel like it’s leaning or moving even when it isn’t. As for the lightheaded and airy fairy feeling — that could be some tension release but in that you were doing the Breath Awareness Meditation, it’s also possible that it had to do with how you were breathing. Remember that in the meditation you aren’t meant to breathe in any special way, simply observe the breath as it is naturally happening. You could try the meditation again with this in mind and see if it still happens. You could also try another basic meditation like Simply Being and see how that goes.

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  83. Annalora on June 1st, 2009 7:57 pm

    Thank you for your wonderful meditations. I listen to them every day. I would love to have one from you that focuses on fertility and conception. Is there any chance that you will have one in this area?
    Thank you.

  84. Mary on June 2nd, 2009 9:12 am

    You are welcome, Annalora. Thank you for the request. This has been requested before and I am considering it. Best wishes.

  85. Claudia on June 3rd, 2009 1:16 pm

    Hello Mary Maddux,

    I’m so thankful for your wonderful meditations and I’m listening to some of them nearly every day. Your voice is very calming, too, thank you very much for sharing this gift. I’m listening the potcasts on I tunes. Sometimes it is not so easy to let resistance go, isn’t it? But I love your meditations and try to let go each new day again:-)
    Greetings and blessings from Germany,
    Claudia

  86. Mary on June 4th, 2009 9:22 am

    Thank you for taking the time to comment, Claudia. I’m sure many people feel it’s difficult to let go of resistance. In a way, it’s something we can’t actually do. We can’t get rid of resistance, it comes up on its own. It’s part of our conditioning. What we can do, sometimes, is recognize the resistance when it arises and in that recognition it can be let go of. If it doesn’t happen, if resistance comes up again, doesn’t matter. Let it be OK that the resistance is there!

    You are welcome for the meditations. I’m glad you are making such good use of them!

  87. Amy on June 15th, 2009 12:21 pm

    Thank you so much for all these wonderful meditations! They are so helpful when I don’t have as much time to just sit and are a wonderful addition to my practice!

  88. Mary on June 15th, 2009 1:21 pm

    So glad you are enjoying the meditations, Amy. You are welcome!

  89. Brenda Layou on June 16th, 2009 8:19 pm

    Thank You for such wonderful meditations, and presented to us so well. This site will be most helpful. Could I link your site from mine please?

  90. Mary on June 17th, 2009 9:06 am

    You are welcome, Brenda. Of course, we’d be happy to have you link to us!

  91. christina on July 1st, 2009 1:10 pm

    thank you so much for putting up these meditations when ever i feel upset or stressed out i listien to your podcasts and i feel wonderful thanks so much this helps me alot. the other question i have is why do you put up these medditations? how did you get into meditating? why did you make a website on this?

  92. Mary on July 1st, 2009 1:53 pm

    christina, you are welcome. We’re so glad the podcasts help.

    I’ll see if I can answer these questions. You’re the first to ask these and I’m touched that you are interested enough to ask. Except for a very few times when I’ve had jobs just to make money, I’ve always done what I really cared and had a passion about. Everything has been in the area of meditation, healing, and wellness. As I’ve explored things for myself, I’ve naturally wanted to share them with others. All of my teaching, writing and so on has simply been an expression of this. I got into meditation early on — both because I felt there was “more to life” than what I was experiencing and also because I really needed to meditate! My brother told me about it and I tried it and have meditated most of my life.

    The meditations, the podcast, the website — everything I do and have done — is what I love to do. I love to create, write, express, share. I’ve always worked with people in one way or another — as a teacher and counsellor and in other ways. I love to connect with others in a meaningful way.

    The other side is that I’ve been fortunate enough to make a living doing what I love (a humble living but it’s worth it!) My life and business interests are inseparable. My work grows out of my life very naturally. So there’s also a business side — we also make a living by people buying our CDs, downloading our MP3s, etc. Some people also make donations as well.

    Hope that answers your question. Thanks for asking. BTW, I do think these answers would go for Richard too. He’s the other, very important, half of this work!

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  94. Carly on July 24th, 2009 4:04 am

    Thank you so much for your wonderful Meditations. I am from Australia and have been introduced to Meditation very recently. I listen on my IPOD each night or when i feel like it and after 3 weeks i am beginning to notice huge effects and it is wonderful. Everything in the podcasts go together great. Your Meditations have helped me get passed one of the most difficult times in my life and for that i will be forever grateful to you.

  95. Mary on July 24th, 2009 9:45 am

    Carly, you are so welcome. It’s really heart-warming to hear from you — we’re so glad the meditations have been helping. Best wishes.

  96. Grant on August 3rd, 2009 3:12 am

    Namaste. Thank you so much for the enriching meditations. I have had problems with high blood pressure and the relaxing meditations have physically helped! I meditated to the Chakra episode (I’m just becoming attuned to my Chakras) and felt a physical warm glow from deep inside…energy. Peace and Inner Light.

  97. Mary on August 3rd, 2009 8:44 am

    This is inspiring to hear, Grant! You are welcome.

  98. Kerry Anne Harris on August 4th, 2009 11:23 am

    Thank you so much for offering this for free, your voice is soo soothing and the music accompanies this perfectly, bless you.

    Love & Light
    Kerry xx

  99. jamison on August 4th, 2009 12:43 pm

    New listener. After no meditations for almost 3 years I am back on it. Almost went the route of medication for my stress and anxiety but have decided to improve my diet, exercise more and meditate… using your podcast… the more meditation that focus on relieive/controlling stress and worry the better for me :) Thanks!

  100. Mary on August 4th, 2009 2:10 pm

    Kerry Anne, You are welcome. Thank you for your kind words!

    jamison, so glad you are finding all these natural and healthy ways to deal with stress! Have you tried the latest podcast — Relief from Stress and Pressure? I’m also working on a program for anxiety that I hope will be on the website sometime soon. You are welcome!

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  102. Deborah on August 22nd, 2009 1:27 am

    Hi! I have been using your wonderful podcasts for a little over a year now and they have showed me the path to presence and true meditation. I have an irrational fear that sometimes gives me panic attacks. I plan on getting exposure thearepy this year. But untill then, I find that when the situation that makes me panic arises, I feel the opposite of calm, uncomfortable, like I want to escape, and then there are strong feelings of being alone and ashamed for feeling that way. I am going to calm myself down tonight by listening to your “Breath Awareness” meditation, but it occured to me that there are probably many many other people who have panic attacks and thought that if I brought that to your attention, perhaps you would consider a meditation for feeling safe, comforted, perhaps with some breath-coaching to subdue panic attacks. Thank you so much for how much you’ve helped me this year!

  103. Mary on August 22nd, 2009 1:21 pm

    Deborah, we’re so pleased that you’ve gotten so much from the podcasts. Yes, many people have requested something for anxiety, fear and panic. I felt that I wanted to do something more comprehensive than a podcast episode for this, and am currently working on a whole program. It does involve working with the breath as well as other ways to deal with anxiety. Thanks for asking — it helps to keep me on track with that project. Seems like it’s much needed!

  104. nadiya on September 1st, 2009 11:15 am

    thank you for the new podcast…it is a beautiful journey inwards which you both make worthwhile.can you have more of richards music podcasts possibly.
    nadiya

  105. Mary on September 1st, 2009 1:17 pm

    You are welcome, nadiya. We’re glad you’re enjoying the latest podcast. It was meant to be a journey inwards and it’s good to hear it was that for you.

    Don’t know if we’ll do another podcast of Richard’s music. Just so you know, you can purchase a CD or download of an album of Richard’s music — Pure Light. It’s a compilation of background music from the podcast and our other CDs.

  106. Jamie Johnson on September 11th, 2009 8:47 pm

    Thank you so very much for letting everyone download your meditaion podcasts for free. I love your podcasts and they have gotten me through many stressful times. Your podcasts have allowed me to destress and quiet my mind. They have made all the difference in my life. They have made me a better mother, wife and employee at my job. I can’t thank you enough for changing my life.
    Jamie

  107. Mary on September 13th, 2009 9:28 am

    Jamie, you are so welcome. It’s wonderful to hear how much the podcast has helped. We’re inspired to hear the changes you are experiencing with the meditations!

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  109. Andrew on September 20th, 2009 8:04 pm

    hey i suffer from real bad anxiety especially when i have a test coming up and that would be tomorrow. so i listen to you the night before and an hour or so before the test to help calm me. and it’s funny bc my nursing test tomorrow involves therapeutic communication. any suggestions for me? thanks so much

  110. Mary on September 21st, 2009 10:44 am

    Hi Andrew,
    I’m not sure what you are asking, but it sounds like a good plan to listen to a meditation the night before and then before the test. Other than that, it helps to stop and take some deep breaths when anxious and you could always pause a few times during the test and close your eyes and breathe.

  111. Nicole Overstreet on September 24th, 2009 2:49 pm

    Thank you so much for your podcast; the ease it has brought to my life is beyond measure!

    Nicole

  112. Mary on September 25th, 2009 8:52 am

    You are welcome, Nicole. We’re so glad to hear that!

  113. Bill Cleckner on October 12th, 2009 2:39 pm

    I attended an AA meeting today and we discussed meditation. Someone mentioned that they try to “go with the flow”, i.e. putting one’s boat in the water and going DOWN-stream* (as opposed to how most alcoholics go: UP-stream). Anyway, I came home from the meeting and put some words into Google and up popped your site. What a BLESSING it is. I figure the only way you can have such a calm voice is to also have a calm spirit. Thanks for sharing both with us so freely! :)

    (*By the way, this person also shared that ALL she needs is down-stream. I would add that much of what I want is up-stream!!! No wonder I experience stress)

  114. Mary on October 13th, 2009 9:04 am

    Glad you found us, Bill. You are welcome! I’d be interested in how you define going down- vs. up-stream in your life. Perhaps all we ever really need is downstream…

  115. Marc on October 15th, 2009 1:55 am

    Dear you,
    Thank you so much for all these splendid and beautiful free meditations. Since using them, I can effortlessly meditate every day!
    Marc

  116. Mary on October 15th, 2009 9:21 am

    How wonderful, Marc! You are welcome.

  117. Karen on October 19th, 2009 9:56 am

    Hi Mary,

    Thanks to Google, I found your website. I have been using your guided meditations for about 2 weeks now. What a gift! Thank you for making these available.

  118. Mary on October 19th, 2009 10:32 am

    You are welcome, Karen!

  119. Belinda on December 16th, 2009 4:58 pm

    Dear Mary and Richard

    I have been using your podcasts for 5 months now and find them so relaxing and convenient. Thank you both for making these available all over the world. (I’m based in Australia and travel frequently).

    MERRY Christmas!

    Warmly
    Belinda x

  120. Mary on December 16th, 2009 5:22 pm

    Merry Christmas to you, Belinda, and you are welcome. Glad you’re enjoying the meditations!

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  122. Toni on January 10th, 2010 4:41 pm

    Hi. Thank you so much for your wonderful meditations. They are a great asset to our lives. I have a question, and forgive me if it’s been asked before. I have a strong desire to meditate but after a few sessions I find myself being extremely short tempered and irritable. I become very sensitive to noise as well. Is this a normal side effect when beginning meditation? Does it go away with enough sessions, or is it my senses opening up to the world where I had previously shut things out? I would love to continue meditating, but I don’t think my family could stand to be around me if I did. Any answer would be so greatly appreciated. Thank you again.

  123. Mary on January 10th, 2010 5:35 pm

    Hello Toni, you are welcome. It’s hard to say for sure what is going on, but I’ll start with one possibility and if we rule that out, let’s investigate it further. It’s possible that you are coming out of meditation too fast. If you are deep in meditation, you need to take time to come out slowly (even a couple of minutes sometime). Otherwise, it can be jarring to the system to come out quickly.

    See if this is what is going on. If not, we’ll look into other explanations.

  124. Bridey on January 26th, 2010 10:35 pm

    Thank you ! Thank you ! Thank you! I so need this. Your voice is amazingly soothing.

  125. Mary on January 27th, 2010 10:07 am

    You are very welcome, Bridey!

  126. Alicia on January 30th, 2010 3:18 am

    This is fantastic! I have been using the deep rest guided meditation, and I have been getting the best, most uninterrupted sleep of my life. I have AD/HD, so I rarely am able to turn off my brain enough to relax and sleep without my brain reeling. I have been waking up on time for work as well which has always been a struggle for me.

    I am trying to make more of an effort towards self improvement, so I will be further investigating the other meditations on here.

    Also, would an Android app possibly be in the future? That would be amazing!

    Thank you so much!

  127. Mary on January 30th, 2010 9:54 am

    What good news, Alicia. We do hope to create an Android app at some point in the future, but that may not be for quite awhile. Good luck with your self improvement efforts - may they bring you well-being and fulfillment.

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