Free Guided Meditations

We're recording and sharing free guided meditations specifically designed to help you deal with stress and anxiety - and mixing in some old favorites that should also help. Whether you are new to mindfulness meditation or have a consistent meditation practice, we have recordings relevant to all skill levels. Check out our meditation app for more mindfulness education.
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FREE GUIDED MEDITATIONS

FOR CRISIS RESPONDERS

HOW TO CALM DOWN

MATTHEW HEPBURN

Bring yourself down from a level 10 to a level 2—stimulating the calming parasympathetic nervous system with validated timeless practices.

How to Calm Down
Matthew Hepburn

SERENITY PRAYER

JAY MICHAELSON

In tumultuous times you can use meditation to strengthen serenity, courage, and wisdom; the qualities found in the famous Serenity Prayer.

Serenity Prayer
Jay Michaelson

SOOTHE ANXIETY TO SLEEP

MATTHEW HEPBURN

If you’re getting into bed with a revved up nervous system, this sleep meditation on calm, pleasure, and gratitude will help you gently wind down.

Soothe Anxiety to Sleep
Matthew Hepburn

TEN GOOD BREATHS

JEFF WARREN

The breath is your most loyal groupie. It follows you everywhere. Use it to your advantage by taking ten good breaths to feel better.

Ten Good Breaths
Jeff Warren

FOR CORONAVIRUS RESPONDERS

JAY MICHAELSON

At the center of ongoing need & chaos, it can feel impossible to be centered & grounded. Here's a portable practice for weathering the storm.

For Coronavirus Responders
Jay Michaelson

GUIDED MEDITATIONS FOR TOUGH MOMENTS

BOOSTING LOW ENERGY

MATTHEW HEPBURN

If you're stuck in boredom, numbness, or laziness, this session is designed to dial up your sensory experience and up your energy levels.

Boosting Low energy
Matthew Hepburn

DON'T TAKE ON OTHERS' STRESS

JEFF WARREN

Stress doesn't have to be contagious. This meditation for stress will guide you through staying boundaried, calm, and kind when stress is in the air.

Don't take on others' Stress
Jeff Warren

MONEY WORRIES

SEBENE SELASSIE

Stressed about the strained economy? You’re not alone. Sebene offers tools to help see the abundance we all have in our lives.

Money Worries
Sebene Selassie

CALMING CRISIS ANXIETY

JAY MICHAELSON

This meditation session helps you practice setting down anxious thinking to create an island of calm amidst a crisis

Calming Crisis Anxiety
Jay Michaelson

IT'S OKAY TO FEEL THIS

JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN

Meditation teacher Joseph Goldstein teaches you how to authentically accept difficult emotions to make them more manageable and less overwhelming.

It's Okay to Feel this
Joseph Goldstein

IS WORRYING USEFUL?

DAN HARRIS

In this free guided meditation, learn how taking a step back from your anxious mind can actually help you stop it in its tracks.

Is Worrying Useful?
Dan Harris

YOU ARE NOT ALONE

JOANNA HARDY

Use meditation to connect to how you’re feeling and to unlearn the habit of abandoning yourself when you most need to feel connected.

You are not Alone
JoAnna Hardy

TRANSFORMING ANGER MEDITATION

JESS MOREY

Go from "seeing red" to seeing the value in anger without being carried away by it and doing or saying things you'll regret later.

Transforming Anger
Jess Morey

OFF YOUR GAME

JOANNA HARDY

Sometimes we feel like we just can’t get it together. This guided meditation will help you find some ease and inner peace in the midst of feeling insecure.

Off your Game
JoAnna Hardy

LONELINESS AND BELONGING

OREN JAY SOFER

In times of loneliness, there are practices that can help. Oren offers words and wisdom to help you rekindle a sense of belonging.

Loneliness and Belonging
Oren Jay Sofer

MAKING THE MOST OF THINGS

FACING UNCERTAINTY

ALEXIS SANTOS

Discomfort with the unknown is a natural human response. This guided meditation will help you relax as you practice allowing the rhythm of life to unfold.

Faking Uncertainity
Alexis Santos

BASIC RELAXATION

SHARON SALZBERG

Take a few minutes to relax. In this meditation, Sharon will lead you in tensing and then relaxing your face, hands, shoulders, and back.

Basic Relaxation
Sharon Salzberg

GATHERING FOCUS

ANUSHKA FERNANDOPULLE

Regather your attention with this short meditation. Afterwords, you can use that newfound focus to make progress on whatever matters most.

Gathering Focus
Anushka Fernandopulle

OCEAN BREATHING

JEFF WARREN

Deep breathing helps you bring down your energy and get your body into a state of relaxation and restoration.

Ocean Breathing
Jeff Warren

CALM IN BIG TRANSITIONS

JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN

During major life transitions your emotional and mental world can kick into overdrive. Learn how staying in the eye of the hurricane can make stress management easier.

Calm in Big Transistions
Sharon Salzberg

KIND AND GENEROUS INTENTIONS

JESS MOREY

Brighten your mind and be a force for good today by practicing intentions of kindness, generosity, and honesty with Jess.

Kind and Generous Intentions
Jess Morey

SELF-KINDNESS FOR STRESS

SEBENE SELASSIE

Showing self compassion to ourselves in hard times bolsters our resilience, so we can learn from setbacks rather than getting stuck in rumination.

Self-Kindness for Stress
Sebene Selassie

HAPPIER HOME LIFE

TAKE A WORK BREAK

ANUSHKA FERNANDOPULLE

You can refresh your energy in just a few moments. If you do it mindfully, you'll boost your presence and attention for the rest of the day.

Take a Work Break
Anushka Fernandopulle

COFFEE MEDITATION

ALEXIS SANTOS

Get grounded and even joyful during your daily coffee routine by mindfully easing into the day and appreciating the simple moments in life.

Coffee Meditation
Alexis Santos

RELAXED DISHWASHING

JEFF WARREN

Relaxation and presence can be practiced at any time. Jeff shows you how to bring awareness into the everyday task of washing dishes.

Relaxed Dishwashing
Jeff Warren

NATURAL MINDFUL WALKING MEDITATION

ALEXIS SANTOS

Taking a relaxed walk mindfully will soothe the nervous system, get you outside, and can refresh you mentally when you’re feeling low or off.

Natural Mindful Walking
Alexis Santos

WITH YOUR PET AROUND THE HOUSE

JOANNA HARDY

Settle your nerves and find a little joy in the company of your furry friend(s).

With your Pet around the House
JoAnna Hardy

MINDFUL SCREENTIME

ALEXIS SANTOS

Bringing the power of mindfulness to your work life is a game changer. Start your next work session by building 20min of mindful momentum.

Mindful Screentime
Alexis Santos

FAMILY AT HOME

WORRYING ABOUT KIDS

DIANA WINSTON

You won’t get out of parenting worry free, but you can shift from feeling anxious to feeling balanced, caring and even hopeful—give it a try.

Worrying About Kids
Diana Winston

BEFORE EATING TOGETHER

DIANA WINSTON

(Ages 4-8) Take a moment to step into your senses and revel in the smells & tastes of your meal. Plus: enjoy pausing for a moment of gratitude.

Before Eating Together
Diana Winston

MINDFULNESS WHEN YOU'RE ONLINE

JESS MOREY

(Mindfulness for Teens) Explore with Jess what it really, actually feels like to use your phone or device.

Mindfulness when you're Online
Jess Morey

THE SLOW MOTION DIAL

Jeff Warren

(6-8) You can go from so much energy you feel like you’re shooting lightning bolts out of your hairdo to mega-slow-motion. Chill & have fun!

The Slow Motion Dial
Jeff Warren

MEDITATION FOR PARENTS

JESS MOREY

Cultivate these five research-backed qualities of good parenting: presence, attunement, compassion, delight, and support.

Meditation for Parents
Jess Morey

FUN HOUSE MIRROR

SUSAN KAISER GREENLAND

(Ages 4-10) In this mindful game, two partners will mirror each other's movements to explore awareness of the body.

Fun House Mirror
Susan Kaiser Greenland

MINDFUL LISTENING

SUSAN KAISER GREENLAND

(Ages 6-10) This session brings listening to life and helps to relax the body.

Mindful Listening
Susan Kaiser Greenland

THIS IS WORKABLE

SUSAN KAISER GREENLAND

(Ages 11-18) Sometimes everything just feels too hard. Use mental recitation to quiet a busy mind & make strong emotions feel more workable.

This is Workable
Susan Kaiser Greenland

SHAKE IT UP

SUSAN KAISER GREENLAND

(Ages 4-10) We can shake to the sound of a drum to help settle down if we feel restless and wake up if we feel sleepy. Want to give it a try?

Shake It Up
Susan Kaiser Greenland

SHAKE AND RELEASE

SUSAN KAISER GREENLAND

(Ages 11-18) Cooped up? Shaking then pausing can help you become more alert if you feel dull, or to settle down if you feel restless.

Shake and Release
Susan Kaiser Greenland

ENCOUNTERING ILLNESS

CONCERN FOR LOVED ONES

MATTHEW HEPBURN

Turn your concern into connection. During uncertain times it’s important not to get flooded with worry, but to build up compassion instead.

Concern for Loved Ones
Matthew Hepburn

LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION FOR THE BODY

SHARON SALZBERG

If you're sick, in pain, or want to develop a healthier relationship to your body, try this loving kindness meditation from Sharon.

Lovingkindness for the Body
Sharon Salzberg

ACCEPTING DISCOMFORT

JOANNA HARDY

Life's discomforts are innumerable and unavoidable. Join JoAnna in exploring the benefits that come when we lower our resistance to them.

Accepting Discomfort
JoAnna Hardy

LOSING SOMEONE YOU LOVE

ALEXIS SANTOS

Grief is one of the most difficult experiences we go through in life. This meditation will help you feel and be present with it.

Losing Someone You Love
Alexis Santos

The above meditations (and many more) are also available in the Ten Percent Happier app. To access them, click here to download the app. All coronavirus-related meditations are free of charge - no subscription or free trial is necessary to access these meditations.

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