Winter Meditation: Finding What Lives Beneath the Snow (Nature-Inspired 10 min Guided Meditation)
About this episode
This episode features a guided meditation exploring the quiet wisdom of winter and what lies beneath the surface of our busy lives.
What lives beneath the surface of your winter mind? In this gentle guided meditation, host and meditation teacher Meryl Arnett invites you into the quiet wisdom of winter's stillness. Inspired by the children's book "Over and Under the Snow," this practice explores what rests beneath the metaphorical snow of our busy lives - the feelings, needs, and truths that are warming, waiting to be revealed in their own time. Perfect for anyone seeking deeper self-awareness during winter months or when something feels "fine" but you sense there's more underneath. About the soundscape you hear throughout the episode: The winter sounds in this meditation were recorded by acoustic ecologist Nick McMahan in the Sinlahekin Valley of Washington State, on the lands of Indigenous peoples known today as the Colville Confederated Tribes. Deep in winter, this remote valley feels more wild and isolated than any other time of year. The soundscape captures the stunning quiet beauty of steep snow-covered slopes, small frozen ponds, and the sense of exaggeration each environmental sound holds during winter's cold, dark days. The photos you see throughout this meditation are also from Nick McMahan. Sign up…
People in this episode
Host: Meryl Arnett
Topics covered
- winter meditation
- self-awareness
- guided meditation
- nature-inspired
- mental health
Keywords
- winter meditation
- guided meditation
- self-awareness
- mental health
- nature sounds
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Colville Confederated Tribes
Books & works: Over and Under the Snow
Places: Sinlahekin Valley, Washington State
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