{"id":11205,"date":"2018-09-19T06:00:59","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T06:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/?p=11205"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:52:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:52:28","slug":"audio-resources-for-mindfulness-meditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/audio-resources-for-mindfulness-meditation\/","title":"Free Audio Resources for Mindfulness Meditation","content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Interested in mindfulness, but not sure where to start? There are many meditation apps, audiobooks, and programs available to you \u2014 before you get lost in the pile of choices, explore these three basic mindfulness meditations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mindfulness Meditation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To start, explore these awareness of breath meditation practices:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"layout- align\"><article class=\"podcast js-podcast-player podcast--wrap\">\n\t<button class=\"podcast__playpause js-podcast-playpause\">&nbsp;<\/button>\n\n\t<div class=\"podcast__content\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"podcast__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t5-Minute Breathing Meditation\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"podcast__seekwrap\">\n\t\t\t<input type=\"range\" class=\"podcast__seek js-podcast-seek\" value=\"0\" max=\"300\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<ul class=\"podcast__meta\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"podcast__duration js-podcast-duration\">5:00<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"podcast__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A basic meditation that focuses on following the breath to cultivate mindful awareness, by Diana Winston.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<audio preload=\"none\" class=\"js-podcast-audio\">\n\t\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/mindfulorg\/winston-breathing-5mins.mp3\">\n\t\t<\/audio>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"layout- align\"><article class=\"podcast js-podcast-player podcast--wrap\">\n\t<button class=\"podcast__playpause js-podcast-playpause\">&nbsp;<\/button>\n\n\t<div class=\"podcast__content\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"podcast__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t 11-Minute Awareness of Breath Practice\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"podcast__seekwrap\">\n\t\t\t<input type=\"range\" class=\"podcast__seek js-podcast-seek\" value=\"0\" max=\"706\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<ul class=\"podcast__meta\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"podcast__duration js-podcast-duration\">11:46<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"podcast__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>An awareness of breath practice, from Susan Kaiser Greenland, that centers on one of the basics of mindfulness: how to sit and know you\u2019re sitting.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<audio preload=\"none\" class=\"js-podcast-audio\">\n\t\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/mindfulorg\/SusanKaiserGreenland.mp3\">\n\t\t<\/audio>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"layout- align\"><article class=\"podcast js-podcast-player podcast--wrap\">\n\t<button class=\"podcast__playpause js-podcast-playpause\">&nbsp;<\/button>\n\n\t<div class=\"podcast__content\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"podcast__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t20-Minute Breathscape Practice\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"podcast__seekwrap\">\n\t\t\t<input type=\"range\" class=\"podcast__seek js-podcast-seek\" value=\"0\" max=\"1200\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<ul class=\"podcast__meta\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"podcast__duration js-podcast-duration\">20:00<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"podcast__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A breathing practice from Jon Kabat-Zinn to tap into your capacity to be in touch with your experience, and to be awake and aware with no agenda other than to be awake and aware.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<audio preload=\"none\" class=\"js-podcast-audio\">\n\t\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/mindfulorg\/LovingKindness.mp3\">\n\t\t<\/audio>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Once you&#8217;re familiar with how to work with your breath as an anchor for your attention, try branching out into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/beginners-body-scan-meditation\/\">practices for the body<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/a-loving-kindness-meditation-to-boost-compassion\/\">loving-kindness<\/a>, working with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/even-loud-sounds-meditation-practice\/\">sounds<\/a>, and longer meditation practices aimed at working with difficult emotions like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/meditation-working-anxiety\/\">anxiety<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is a list of other online resources offering guided meditations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-mindful-section-header heading heading--section heading--left has-black-text\"><span>more mindful audio<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/marc.ucla.edu\/body.cfm?id=22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Free guided meditations from UCLA<\/strong><\/a><br>Each week has a different theme, and usually includes some introductory comments, a guided meditation, some silent practice time, and closing comments. Presented by the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center.<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/health.ucsd.edu\/specialties\/mindfulness\/programs\/mbsr\/Pages\/audio.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UCSD Center for Mindfulness<\/a><\/strong><br>Guided audio files for practicing Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) from the UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness.<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tarabrach.com\/audioarchives-guided-meditations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Basic meditation with Tara Brach<\/a><\/strong><br>Free meditations that you can stream or download.<\/li><li><strong>Contemplative Mind in Society<\/strong><br>Guided practices from Mirabai Bush, the center&#8217;s director, Diana Winston from UCLA&#8217;s Mindfulness Awareness Research Center, and Arthur Zajonc, president of the Mind &amp; Life Institute.<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dharma.org\/resources\/audio#guided\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Insight Meditation Society&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><br>Selected talks, podcasts, and audio streams, including various lengths of guided meditation.<br><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-mindful-section-header heading heading--section heading--left has-black-text\"><span>read more<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<article class=\"posts posts--horizontal posts--large \">\n\t<div class=\"grid-noBottom\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-4\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"posts__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/a-12-minute-meditation-to-create-inner-balance-in-the-face-of-change\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"timberpost\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/12MM_Susan-Bauer-Wu_Cultivating-Inner-Balance-in-the-Face-of-Change.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/12MM_Susan-Bauer-Wu_Cultivating-Inner-Balance-in-the-Face-of-Change.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/12MM_Susan-Bauer-Wu_Cultivating-Inner-Balance-in-the-Face-of-Change-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/12MM_Susan-Bauer-Wu_Cultivating-Inner-Balance-in-the-Face-of-Change-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/12MM_Susan-Bauer-Wu_Cultivating-Inner-Balance-in-the-Face-of-Change-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/12MM_Susan-Bauer-Wu_Cultivating-Inner-Balance-in-the-Face-of-Change-1536x960.jpg 1536w\" alt=\"12MM_Susan Bauer-Wu_Cultivating Inner Balance in the Face of Change\" width=\"267\" height=\"200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"posts__badge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"posts__badge__label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPodcasts &amp; Audio\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"col-8\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"posts__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"posts__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/a-12-minute-meditation-to-create-inner-balance-in-the-face-of-change\/\" >A Meditation to Create Inner Balance in the Face of Change<\/a>&nbsp;\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"posts__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLife is never constant. And it can be difficult to remain balanced in the midst of change. Susan Bauer-Wu shares a guided meditation to ground us in the present moment and cultivate equanimity.\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/a-12-minute-meditation-to-create-inner-balance-in-the-face-of-change\/\" class=\"posts__readmore\" ><span>Read More<\/span>&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/mindful\/assets\/img\/arrow-right.svg\" class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\" alt=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"posts__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"posts__author\">Susan Bauer-Wu<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"posts__date\">April 14, 2026<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"posts posts--horizontal posts--large \">\n\t<div class=\"grid-noBottom\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-4\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"posts__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/a-12-minute-meditation-to-approach-the-world-with-a-dont-know-mind\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"timberpost\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/12MM_Sara-King_Meditation-to-Approach-the-World-With-a-Dont-Know-Mind.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/12MM_Sara-King_Meditation-to-Approach-the-World-With-a-Dont-Know-Mind.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/12MM_Sara-King_Meditation-to-Approach-the-World-With-a-Dont-Know-Mind-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/12MM_Sara-King_Meditation-to-Approach-the-World-With-a-Dont-Know-Mind-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/12MM_Sara-King_Meditation-to-Approach-the-World-With-a-Dont-Know-Mind-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/12MM_Sara-King_Meditation-to-Approach-the-World-With-a-Dont-Know-Mind-1536x960.jpg 1536w\" alt=\"12MM_Sar\u00e1 King_Meditation to Approach the World With a \u201cDon\u2019t-Know Mind\u201d\" width=\"267\" height=\"200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"posts__badge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"posts__badge__label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPodcasts &amp; Audio\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"col-8\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"posts__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"posts__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/a-12-minute-meditation-to-approach-the-world-with-a-dont-know-mind\/\" >A 12-Minute Meditation to Approach the World With a \u201cDon\u2019t-Know Mind\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"posts__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWe can find strength and resilience in familiarity\u2014and use those feelings to explore the unfamiliar.\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/a-12-minute-meditation-to-approach-the-world-with-a-dont-know-mind\/\" class=\"posts__readmore\" ><span>Read More<\/span>&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/mindful\/assets\/img\/arrow-right.svg\" class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\" alt=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"posts__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"posts__author\">Sar\u00e1 King<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"posts__date\">April 7, 2026<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"posts posts--horizontal posts--large \">\n\t<div class=\"grid-noBottom\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-4\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"posts__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/a-meditation-to-allow-genuine-happiness-even-in-hard-times\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"timberpost\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/12MM_Wendy-OLeary_A-Meditation-to-Allow-Genuine-Happiness-Even-In-Hard-Times.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/12MM_Wendy-OLeary_A-Meditation-to-Allow-Genuine-Happiness-Even-In-Hard-Times.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/12MM_Wendy-OLeary_A-Meditation-to-Allow-Genuine-Happiness-Even-In-Hard-Times-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/12MM_Wendy-OLeary_A-Meditation-to-Allow-Genuine-Happiness-Even-In-Hard-Times-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/12MM_Wendy-OLeary_A-Meditation-to-Allow-Genuine-Happiness-Even-In-Hard-Times-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/12MM_Wendy-OLeary_A-Meditation-to-Allow-Genuine-Happiness-Even-In-Hard-Times-1536x960.jpg 1536w\" alt=\"12MM A Meditation to Allow Genuine Happiness, Even In Hard Times with Wendy O'Leary\" width=\"267\" height=\"200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"posts__badge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"posts__badge__label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPodcasts &amp; 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