Still the Mind
Guided meditations and NSDR sessions with voice guidance and ambient sounds. From 5-minute breath awareness to 25-minute deep rest protocols.
Why Meditation?
Sessions
Anxiety Relief — 10 Minutes
Calm an anxious mind with grounding techniques and controlled breathing. Combines body awareness with cognitive reframing for immediate relief.
Body Scan — 10 Minutes
Systematic attention to each part of your body, releasing tension as you go. Ideal before or after cold exposure to deepen body awareness.
Body Scan — 20 Minutes
Extended body scan meditation with deeper attention to each region. Includes progressive muscle relaxation cues for complete physical release.
Breath Awareness — 5 Minutes
A simple timer for unguided breath awareness meditation. Focus on the natural rhythm of your breathing. Perfect for beginners or a quick daily practice.
Breath Awareness — 10 Minutes
Guided breath awareness meditation. Follow gentle voice cues to deepen your attention on each inhale and exhale, cultivating present-moment awareness.
Day 1 — Getting Started
Welcome to Foundations. A short first session that introduces the single most important idea: meditation is training attention, not emptying the mind.
Day 3 — The Wandering Mind
Normalising distraction. A wandering mind is not bad meditation — it is human meditation. Learn to count the returns as reps.
Day 2 — Breath as Anchor
Learning to rest attention on the breath without controlling it. The breath becomes the anchor for most of the course.
Day 5 — Body as Anchor
An alternative anchor for days when the breath is too subtle or the mind is too busy. Rest attention on whatever sensation is vivid in the body.
Day 7 — The Observer
A gentle introduction to awareness itself. All week you have been watching the breath, body and thoughts. Today, notice what is doing the watching.
Day 4 — Noting
A simple technique: silently label the dominant experience — thinking, feeling, hearing. The labelling creates a small gap between you and the experience.
Day 9 — Kindness
A first taste of loving-kindness — metta practice. You will not need to feel anything. You just need to aim the phrases.
Day 6 — Dealing with Thoughts
Thoughts come in different flavours. You do not need to analyse or finish them. Notice. Note. Return. That is the whole technique.
Day 8 — Working with Emotions
Emotions live in the body. This session teaches you to meet them where they live — without having to resolve the story attached to them.
Day 10 — On Your Own
The final session. Minimal guidance — you have all the tools now. Time to use them.
Gong & Bowl Meditation — 15 Minutes
Minimal voice guidance with regular singing bowl and gong sounds. Let the resonant tones guide your awareness deeper with each strike.
Loving-Kindness — 10 Minutes
Cultivate compassion for yourself and others through guided visualization. Send warmth and well-wishes to yourself, loved ones, and the wider world.
Loving-Kindness — 15 Minutes
Extended loving-kindness meditation with deeper exploration of compassion. Includes a challenging person phase to build resilience and empathy.
Mindful Meditation — 10 Minutes
Open awareness meditation observing thoughts, sounds, and sensations without judgment. Build the skill of non-reactive presence.
Morning Meditation — 10 Minutes
Start your day with clarity and intention. Gentle energy-building meditation combining breath awareness with positive visualization for the day ahead.
Sleep Meditation — 15 Minutes
Gentle relaxation to transition your body and mind for restorative sleep. Progressive relaxation combined with calming imagery guides you toward deep rest.
Walking Meditation — 15 Minutes
Mindful movement meditation. Bring full awareness to the sensation of walking — each step becomes a meditation. Best done outdoors or in a quiet space.
Energy Reset — 10 Minutes
A condensed NSDR protocol using the physiological sigh and rapid body rotation to restore energy. Perfect for afternoon slumps or when you need a quick recharge without caffeine.
Focus Prep — 15 Minutes
Prepare your mind for deep work. Four-seven-eight breathing, body rotation, and paired opposites clear mental fog and sharpen attention for the task ahead.
Classic NSDR — 20 Minutes
The foundational Non-Sleep Deep Rest protocol based on Yoga Nidra. Systematic rotation of consciousness through every part of the body, paired opposites, and deep liminal rest.
Sleep Transition — 25 Minutes
A comprehensive bedtime NSDR protocol with detailed body rotation, progressive heaviness, warmth visualization, and extended rest periods to carry you into deep, restorative sleep.
Explore
Body Scan
Release tension systematically
Breath Awareness
The foundation of meditation
Loving Kindness
Compassion for self and others
Mindfulness
Present-moment awareness
For Sleep
Wind down and rest
For Anxiety
Calm your nervous system
Morning
Start the day clear
Walking
Awareness in motion
Gong & Bowl
Sound bath meditation
For Beginners
Start your practice
How to Meditate
Techniques guide