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Metaphors

Metaphors

Metaphors use symbolic language to illustrate complex ideas and emotions, making abstract concepts more relatable and easier to understand in meditation and mindfulness practices.

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Featured tracks

Browse featured tracks on metaphors from our library.

4.9guided•6 min

Treating Emotions As Guests (The Guest House)

Lou Lasprugato

4.8guided•26 min

The Storyteller - Guided Visualisation For Letting Go Of Personal Armour

James Cole

4.8guided•32 min

Your Life Coat Metaphor

Simonette Vaja

4.8talks•9 min

Choose Wisely

Betsy Johnson

4.7talks•3 min

ACT Metaphor: Billboard Advertisments

Reuben Lowe

4.7guided•10 min

Tow Truck Meditation For Stress And Anxiety Relief

Yogi Bryan

4.7guided•14 min

Loving Your Back

Lucy Love

4.7guided•7 min

Nature-Based Focusing Practice

Michelle Carchrae

4.7guided•9 min

Meditation For Shedding The Old & Embracing The New

Nicole Guberman Isaacs

4.6guided•4 min

I Am The Sea

Carmen Warrington

Popular tracks

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4.7music•60 min

Meditation Music to Set You Free from Grief

Judy Unger

4.7music•25 min

Instrumental Music To Set You Free From Grief

Judy Unger

4.7music•4 min

The Flow

Igor Longhi

4.8music•12 min

My Shining Star Piano Meditation

Judy Unger

4.6music•6 min

Alabaster Seashell Meditation Song

Judy Unger

4.9guided•9 min

Lessons In Diversity From An Orchestra

Tony Brady

4.9guided•44 min•

The Quiet Bloom

Dakota Earth Cloud Walker

4.9guided•9 min•

Unlikely Subjects For Reflection: Escalators

Tony Brady

4.8guided•8 min•

Permission To Be Exactly Where You Are

Skylar Liberty Rose - Support for Midlife Women

4.9guided•12 min

Mending A Sad Heart

Jaqui Rungay

4.7guided•10 min

Beginners Self Compassion Practice (10 Mins)

Fleur Chambers

4.8talks•29 min

Thr Four Eternal Truths

Suryacitta (The Happy Buddha)

4.8music•25 min

Meditation Music To Set You Free From Grief - 25 Min

Judy Unger

4.8talks•8 min

Opening Up To True Purpose

Vivienne Edgecombe

4.8guided•22 min

Day 2 Morning Meditation - The Eye Of The Hurricane

Suryacitta (The Happy Buddha)

5talks•7 min

Towards The Light: An Advent Journey - Day 18 Conduits

Mark Gladman

4.9music•12 min

Tzaddi

Tom Evans

4.9talks•6 min•

CBT|ACT: Tinted Sunglasses & Reflect | Never Mind Your Mind

Reuben Lowe

On-demand courses

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Learn To Respond Without Reactivity

by Charles Freligh

Thrive in any environment by learning to respond without reactivity.

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Knowing Your Soul's True Purpose

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Reawaken the remarkable essence that resides within you.

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4.9

12 days

Never Mind Your Mind

by Reuben Lowe

An exploration into the science of thinking patterns, with simple yet practical tips, tools and metaphors to manage our unhelpful thoughts more effectively.

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10 Daily Principles For Mindful Living

by Charles Freligh

Optimize each day by living meaningfully and authentically using these key principles.

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The Zen Path: 111 Small Steps To Awaken Your Inner Buddha

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Understand the true meaning of Zen with this 111-day journey of bite-sized stories, koans, practices, and more.

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Explore a variety of effective tools that can help ease depression.

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The Power Of Tao: Live A Life Of Harmony & Balance

by Olivia Rosewood

Learn to integrate ancient Taoist meditation into your daily modern life.

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4.9

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Master Your Thoughts: By Overcoming Common Thinking Errors

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Identify, challenge & reframe your unhealthy thinking patterns.

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This course invites you to have a more intimate experience of your own life. Like playing an instrument or driving a car, meditation is a powerful tool anyone can learn. Drawing from the work of Pema Chödrön and others, these sessions will teach you how to shift out of negative self-talk and into deeper affection for yourself, others, and the world around you.

Newest tracks

Browse the latest metaphors tracks from our library.

5talks•12 min•

A Story On Letting Go: A Taoist Reflection

Juli Hammersley

5guided•13 min

This Too Will Pass - A Chapter Not The Whole Story

Chloe Ward

guided•14 min•

The Voice In Your Head: With Bansuri

Pratika Sahayak Kshemya

4.5talks•4 min

Week 3 Of 52: A Journey Through This 1 Universal Year

Patricia Baldwin Seggebruch

5guided•27 min

An Odyssey Of Music & Silence (Live Meditation Extract)

Philip Wade

5guided•12 min

Witnessing Your Garden: Guided Imagery And Art Prompt

Jodi Rose Gonzales

5guided•29 min

Challenging Winds Can Strengthen Your Roots (Jan 9, 26)

Larissa Link

guided•11 min

Ocean Meditation - Learn To Ride Life's Waves With Grace

Satine Star

5guided•14 min

Winter: The Sacred Slow

Diana Boskma

4.5talks•1 min

"On Marriage" From The Prophet By Khalil Gibran

Victoria Adams

5guided•19 min

Guided Visualisation | Integrating All Parts Of Yourself

Conscious Blossom | Isabela Sertã

5guided•15 min

Planting Seeds For A Flourishing Practice

Allison Schuette

5talks•5 min

Painting The Mind White - Dec 28

Liz Scott

talks•11 min

Collective Code Efficiency • No Music • V3.9

Jane Galluzzi

guided•6 min

Meditation For Relaxing Sleep- Spacious Awareness

Vibha Sharma

4.9music•12 min

Tzaddi

Tom Evans

5talks•8 min

From Urban Overwhelm And Network-Seeking To Self-Sourcing

Lucy Hutchings Hunt

4.5guided•17 min

Mindfulness Of Thoughts - Become The Observer

Laura Jean

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Teachers

Popular teachers exploring the topic of metaphors.

Judy Unger

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