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Sound Awareness

Sound Awareness

Sound Awareness involves tuning into the sounds around you, noticing them as sensations without judgment. This practice enhances mindfulness by focusing on the auditory environment, from distant noises to the sound of your own breath.

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4.8guided•15 min

Morning Meditation For Energy, Focus & Clarity

Manoj Dias

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Mindful Awareness Meditation

Kate James

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Loving This Life - Happiness (Metta Practice)

Tara Brach

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Coming Home To Being

Tara Brach

4.7guided•20 min

Loving-Kindness With Self-Compassion

Kristin Neff

4.8guided•9 min

Cultivating Focus

Manoj Dias

4.8guided•29 min

Befriending and Opening to Life

Tara Brach

4.8guided•16 min

Open Awareness Meditation

Manoj Dias

4.7guided•14 min

Relaxing into Sleep Meditation

Tara Brach

4.7guided•15 min

Mindfulness Meditation

Meg James

4.6guided•12 min

Day 24: Connecting To The Present Moment

Sharon Salzberg

4.7guided•6 min

Balance And Beginning Again

Sharon Salzberg

4.7guided•20 min

MBSR Sitting Meditation (20 min)

Dave Potter (Palouse Mindfulness)

4.8guided•30 min

MIDL 0/36: Insight Meditation: Grounding Your Awareness

Stephen Procter

4.8guided•11 min

Gratitude

Amrit Sandhu

4.8guided•30 min

Breath, Body, Sounds And Thoughts

Andy Hobson

4.8guided•15 min

Mind Like The Sky

Hugh Byrne

4.8guided•51 min

Night Night Yoga Nidra Meditation (Extended Track)

Julie Murphy Yogaressa

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Mindfulness Daily

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Learn To Respond Without Reactivity

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Managing Depression With Mindfulness

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The Power Of Sound: Relieve Stress And Soothe Anxiety - Vagus Nerve Stimulation

by Kristof Lambregts - Akshara Soundhealing

Stimulate the vagus nerve and relax your nervous system through sound.

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4.8

15 days

Pema Chödrön Inspired Intro to Meditation

by Tess Callahan

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.

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4.9

10 days

The Art Of Conscious Napping

by Jessica Inman

This course is designed to help you improve the quality of your rest and nap time using the ancient practice of Yoga Nidra.

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Sleep Reset: 5 Element Yoga Nidra

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Reset your sleep, balance your energy, nervous system and emotional state with 5 Element Yoga Nidra.

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Meditation Basics: Seven Days To Inner Peace

by Mark Rowland

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Newest tracks

Browse the latest sound awareness tracks from our library.

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Mindfulness Of Thoughts Meditation

Beth Monaghan

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Daily Mindfulness Meditation

Beth Monaghan

guided•8 min

Finding Your Anchor Beginner Meditation

Beth Monaghan

guided•20 min

Water Yoga Nidra: Flowing With Emotion And Self-Compassion

Natasha Rawson-Mackenzie

5guided•4 min

Mindful Mornings

Sara Klank

5guided•24 min

Yoga Nidra For Deep Rest 20 Minutes

Gil Sol

4.6guided•12 min

Intrusive Thoughts: A Gentle Practice For Relief

Matthew Young (Melbourne Meditation Centre)

4.7guided•20 min

Day 46 Morning Meditation - Hurricane

Suryacitta (The Happy Buddha)

guided•8 min

Pointing Our Minds Where We Choose

Mike Travisano

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Manifesting Intentions With The Power Of Yoga Nidra

Mikella Millen

guided•10 min•

Identity Reset Meditation — The Self Beneath All Experience

Oliver Gohari

4.9guided•17 min

Silent Observer | Witness Your Thoughts

Cory Cochiolo

guided•5 min

Returning To The Senses

Clarise Pattison

guided•18 min

Settling The Mind & Grounding The Body

Robert Ach-Hübner

5guided•21 min

Awareness Of Thoughts – MBSR Practice

Kunal Massé

4.8guided•10 min

Calm For Morning Anxiety

Dr Liz White

5guided•15 min

Focused Attention Meditation

Tina W. Hopkins | Mindfulness Ways

5guided•37 min

Yoga Nidra For Contentment And Ease

Mikella Millen

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Manoj Dias

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Matthew Young (Melbourne Meditation Centre)

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Andy Hobson

Dave Potter (Palouse Mindfulness)

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Sound Awareness

Sound Awareness

Sound Awareness involves tuning into the sounds around you, noticing them as sensations without judgment. This practice enhances mindfulness by focusing on the auditory environment, from distant noises to the sound of your own breath.

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