About this episode
This episode features a guided meditation aimed at calming anxiety and quieting the mind.
This guided meditation offers a pathway to quieting our mind and calming anxiety. We begin with long deep breathing, and with the breath, engage the image of a smile and relax through the body. Then we practice resting in relaxed awareness, allowing waves of thoughts, feelings and sensations to come and go. The meditation ends with a beautiful verse from poet Philip Booth. Our introduction music is from "Opening" by Adrienne Torf, © 2025 ABT Music
People in this episode
Host: Tara Brach
Topics covered
- meditation
- anxiety
- mindfulness
- breathing
- relaxation
Keywords
- guided meditation
- calming anxiety
- deep breathing
- relaxed awareness
- mindfulness
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ABT Music
Books & works: Opening
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