Guided Meditations

Sometimes it is easier to slow down with guided meditations. Here are free, diverse, audio resources to explore.

Click here for meditations from UCLA Health in 18 Languages including Spanish, Mandarin and ASL.

Dr. Shelly Harrell is a Harvard and UCLA educated teacher and practitioner of mindfulness. Her approach is soul-centered, psychology-informed, and inspired by the wisdom of the African diaspora. Click here for her soulful meditations.

Mindful self-compassion is a practice to recognize that we are human, we make mistakes and suffer, and in those moments, we can choose to be kind to ourselves. It is a powerful coping strategy and helps us build resilience. Click here for meditations led by Kristen Neff, and click here for meditations led by Chris Germer, the two founders of mindful self-compassion.

The Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy is dedicated to the education and training of mental health professionals to integrate mindfulness and meditation into treatment. Here are some guided meditations to build your mindfulness and meditation skills.

Susan Kaiser Greenland teaches mindfulness to children, teens, parents and professionals. Click here for some guided meditations for busy parents.

Looking for some YouTube meditation videos? Here are few to start with:

• Ten-minute Journey to Inner Peace.

• Great Spirit Told Me, Guided Meditations by Michael Looking Coyote

• Guided Meditation to Reconnect and Recharge by BK Shivani

• Finding PEACE: A Meditation Masterclass, Rich Roll Podcast

• How to Meditate for Beginners by Sadguru