A Zen Mind Guided Meditations

🌬️ This meditation uses the breath as a single point of focus, helping to slow down a busy or anxious mind and bring your attention back into the present moment. Through the practice of breath counting, we’ll strengthen our focus and concentration while creating space from the thoughts that can contribute to feelings of stress or anxiety. During this practice, we’ll count the breath from one to ten before making our way back down again (with guidance).  You’ll have a few minutes of your own to carry on this practice without guidance as well. This is a simple technique you can return to whenever your mind feels scattered, your thoughts feel overwhelming, or you simply need a few moments to slow down and refocus. With love, Jo * No part of this meditation script, voiceover, music, or editing was created using AI. :)  __ Explore more from A Zen Mind  Join me on ⁠Instagram⁠ 💖  ⁠ azenmindglobal.com⁠ Ad-free + extended episodes on ⁠Patreon⁠ Join the ⁠email list⁠  — Our Partners Mental Health Support: Talkiatry Online psychiatry with licensed providers and personalized, evidence-based care — all from home. Elevated Essentials: Quince Timeless, high-quality pieces at accessible prices. This episode is for relaxation and educational purposes only and is not a replacement for professional medical or mental health care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

🪷 This meditation is a practice that you can take with you far beyond these next few minutes and into your everyday life. Shoshin is the Zen practice of “beginner’s mind,” inviting us to approach our experiences with openness and curiosity, as though we were experiencing them for the very first time. ⁠Download the Free Shoshin Guide Here ⁠ My question to you as you begin this meditation: what might change if you looked at your relationships, your work, or even the obstacles you face with fresh eyes? Sometimes, Shoshin is all we need to shift our perspective. Through this practice, you’ll explore what happens when you loosen your grip on what you think you already know, bringing a little more curiosity, excitement, and playfulness into the ordinary moments of your life. (P.S., This is a great meditation to do outdoors!)  With love, Jo * No part of this meditation script, voiceover, or editing was created using AI. :)  __ Explore more from A Zen Mind  Join me on ⁠Instagram⁠ 💖  ⁠ azenmindglobal.com⁠ Ad-free + extended episodes on ⁠Patreon⁠ Join the ⁠email list⁠  — Our Partners Mental Health Support: Talkiatry Online psychiatry with licensed providers and personalized, evidence-based care — all from home. Elevated Essentials: Quince Timeless, high-quality pieces at accessible prices. This episode is for relaxation and educational purposes only and is not a replacement for professional medical or mental health care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

🐚This meditation takes us out of the thinking mind and into a sensory experience. So much of our lives are spent inside of our heads - thinking, planning, remembering, anticipating - while an entire world of sensation unfolds within the body.  Rather than a traditional body scan, this practice invites you to explore sensation itself, bringing awareness to the smallest points of feeling before expanding into the experience of your body as a whole.  All I ask is that you remain open and curious, noticing what you can feel and exploring what it means to experience the present moment through the body rather than the mind.  With love, Jo * No part of this meditation script, voiceover, or editing was created using AI. :)  __ Explore more from A Zen Mind  Join me on ⁠Instagram⁠ 💖  ⁠ azenmindglobal.com⁠ Ad-free + extended episodes on ⁠Patreon⁠ Join the ⁠email list⁠  — Our Partners Mental Health Support: Talkiatry Online psychiatry with licensed providers and personalized, evidence-based care — all from home. Elevated Essentials: QuinceTimeless, high-quality pieces at accessible prices. This episode is for relaxation and educational purposes only and is not a replacement for professional medical or mental health care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

🌅 This meditation is the perfect start to a busy day. In just 5 minutes, we'll move through simple breathwork, using each inhale to welcome in gratitude, positive energy, possibility, and intention, and each exhale to release anything holding us back. Perfect for mornings when you're short on time, but still want to take a few moments for yourself and move into the day feeling centered, intentional, and open to everything ahead!  With love, Jo * No part of this meditation script, voiceover, or editing was created using AI. :)  __ Explore more from A Zen Mind  Join me on ⁠Instagram⁠ 💖  ⁠ azenmindglobal.com⁠ Ad-free + extended episodes on ⁠Patreon⁠ Join the ⁠email list⁠  — Our Partners Mental Health Support: Talkiatry Online psychiatry with licensed providers and personalized, evidence-based care — all from home. Elevated Essentials: QuinceTimeless, high-quality pieces at accessible prices. This episode is for relaxation and educational purposes only and is not a replacement for professional medical or mental health care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

🪞 There are moments in our lives that face us with big questions, life changing decisions, and hard choices. Sometimes, those answers are not always easy to find, especially when our inner world becomes flooded with external input, the opinions of others, societal expectations, and the noise of everyday life. This meditation is a deeply reflective practice that is meant to act as a mirror. Many times, the answers already lie within us, and we simply need to be guided to a space of silence and inner trust to be able to hear from within. This meditation asks that you trust yourself. Please note the structure of this meditation: We begin this meditation with some gentle instruction. If you are listening to this meditation more than once, you may wish to start the actual meditation at 3:08 We move through a series of four questions, each offering 50–60 seconds of silence before we move on to the next.  You may wish to journal or reflect on these questions after the meditation. Keep a pen and paper (or your Notes app 😉) handy. “The degree to which a person can grow is directly proportional to the amount of truth they can accept about themself, without running away.” ― Leland Val Van De Wall With love, Jo * No part of this meditation script, voiceover, or editing was created using AI. :)  __ Explore more from A Zen Mind  Join me on ⁠Instagram⁠ 💖  ⁠ azenmindglobal.com⁠ Ad-free + extended episodes on ⁠Patreon⁠ Join the ⁠email list⁠  — Our Partners Mental Health Support: Talkiatry Online psychiatry with licensed providers and personalized, evidence-based care — all from home. Elevated Essentials: Quince Timeless, high-quality pieces at accessible prices. Build Your Business: Shopify Everything you need to start, run, and grow your business online. This episode is for relaxation and educational purposes only and is not a replacement for professional medical or mental health care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

🎙️ Welcome to this special bonus episode of A Zen Mind!  A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of joining Aaron Hendon on The Mindful CEO Podcast for one of my favorite conversations I've had to date. In this interview, I share my personal journey into meditation and how it ultimately led me to creating A Zen Mind. We also get into business, hustle culture, mindfulness, neuroscience, brain training, and living a more connected, meaningful life. This isn't a guided meditation, but if you've ever been curious about my story, my take on meditation and the practice itself, or how mindfulness can influence the way we move through life, I think you'll really enjoy this conversation. You can find Aaron and The Mindful CEO Podcast in the links below: The Mindful CEO  Aaron Hendon on LinkedIn Aaron Hendon on Instagram With love, Jo * No part of this meditation script, voiceover, or editing was created using AI. :)  __ Explore more from A Zen Mind  Join me on ⁠Instagram⁠ 💖  ⁠ azenmindglobal.com⁠ Ad-free + extended episodes on ⁠Patreon⁠ Join the ⁠email list⁠  — Our Partners Mental Health Support: Talkiatry Online psychiatry with licensed providers and personalized, evidence-based care — all from home. Elevated Essentials: Quince Timeless, high-quality pieces at accessible prices. Build Your Business: Shopify Everything you need to start, run, and grow your business online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

☼ This affirmation based meditation is a versatile practice that you can listen to at any point throughout your day. Whether you choose to sit in stillness or listen while you begin your morning, commute, enjoy your coffee, wind down for the evening, or get ready for sleep, these 100 affirmations are meant to make you feel your best.  This practice is especially powerful when listening first thing in the morning or just before bed. Our mind begins to absorb and reflect what we repeatedly tell it, & while not every affirmation may feel true right away, it is through consistency, openness, and patience that we begin to gently rewrite our inner narrative. These affirmations are centered around positivity, self-belief, self-love, self-acceptance, confidence, gratitude, inner peace, resilience, and trust. Affirmations begin at: 2:57 With love, Jo * No part of this meditation script, voiceover, or editing was created using AI. :)  __ Explore more from A Zen Mind  Join me on ⁠Instagram⁠ 💖  ⁠ azenmindglobal.com⁠ Ad-free + extended episodes on ⁠Patreon⁠ Join the ⁠email list⁠  — Our Partners Mental Health Support: Talkiatry Online psychiatry with licensed providers and personalized, evidence-based care — all from home. Elevated Essentials: Quince Timeless, high-quality pieces at accessible prices. Build Your Business: Shopify Everything you need to start, run, and grow your business online. This episode is for relaxation and educational purposes only and is not a replacement for professional medical or mental health care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A bonus episode from our friend Christopher Fitton at Sleep Cove 🌜 Fall asleep fast and enjoy the deepest rest you've had in years with this deep sleep hypnosis session. Multiple hypnotic inductions help you sink deeper and deeper...turn the noise down on the outside world and ride the elevator down to a supremely relaxed, deep sleep state. #sleephypnosis #deepsleep  Listen to Sleep Cove on Spotify  Listen to Sleep Cove on Apple Podcasts  Listen to Sleep Cove on YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

🌿This guided meditation is a healing space to release the weight of shame, grief, guilt, and regret. These are all completely normal human emotions, yet we often hold onto them far longer than we need to. During this practice, you'll gently acknowledge whatever is present, while shifting your focus toward self-compassion, acceptance, and the freedom to choose again. Using the breath and a grounding mantra, you'll be reminded that the past has already served its purpose, and that the present moment is where your true power lies.  "Every action I take is a conscious act of self-creation. I move with intention, courage, and clarity." With love, Jo * No part of this meditation script, voiceover, or editing was created using AI. :)  __ Explore more from A Zen Mind  Join me on ⁠Instagram⁠ 💖  ⁠ azenmindglobal.com⁠ Ad-free + extended episodes on ⁠Patreon⁠ Join the ⁠email list⁠  — Our Partners Mental Health Support: Talkiatry Online psychiatry with licensed providers and personalized, evidence-based care — all from home. Elevated Essentials: Quince Timeless, high-quality pieces at accessible prices. Build Your Business: Shopify Everything you need to start, run, and grow your business online. This episode is for relaxation and educational purposes only and is not a replacement for professional medical or mental health care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

⏱️ Sometimes all we need is a quick break to tune into what matters most. This guided meditation is a simple way to reconnect with your breath, ground into your body, and tune into the intention of your heart, allowing you to move through the rest of your day with greater peace, positivity, and awareness. Whether you're feeling overwhelmed, distracted, anxious, or simply want to move through your day with more intention, this practice offers a loving, gentle space to pause, breathe, and reconnect. With love, Jo * No part of this meditation script, voiceover, or editing was created using AI. :)  __ Explore more from A Zen Mind  Join me on ⁠Instagram⁠ 💖  ⁠ azenmindglobal.com⁠ Ad-free + extended episodes on ⁠Patreon⁠ Join the ⁠email list⁠  — Our Partners Mental Health Support: Talkiatry Online psychiatry with licensed providers and personalized, evidence-based care — all from home. Elevated Essentials: Quince Timeless, high-quality pieces at accessible prices. Build Your Business: Shopify Everything you need to start, run, and grow your business online. This episode is for relaxation and educational purposes only and is not a replacement for professional medical or mental health care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A bonus episode from our friend Tyer Brown at Sleep Escape 💜  Tonight, this sleep meditation will guide you through using the body's natural relaxation switch (the vagus nerve) to lead you into a deep, restful sleep that lasts all night long. This episode is also accompanied by soft pink noise and delta waves to further aid you in sleeping better and deeper.  Listen to Sleep Escape on Spotify Listen to Sleep Escape on Apple Podcasts Listen to Sleep Escape on YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

☀️ This morning meditation was inspired by the power of perspective.  So often, it's not our circumstances that shape our mood, but the way we choose to experience them. A simple shift in perspective can transform frustration into gratitude, helping us find peace, ease, and grace in places we may have otherwise overlooked. In this active meditation, we'll return to the mantra, "Today, I choose to see the good, and the good chooses me," while exploring the power of perspective, cultivating gratitude, and intentionally choosing thoughts that better serve you throughout the day. With love, Jo * No part of this meditation script, voiceover, or editing was created using AI. :)  __ Explore more from A Zen Mind  Join me on ⁠Instagram⁠ 💖  ⁠ azenmindglobal.com⁠ Ad-free + extended episodes on ⁠Patreon⁠ Join the ⁠email list⁠  — Our Partners Mental Health Support: Talkiatry Online psychiatry with licensed providers and personalized, evidence-based care — all from home. Elevated Essentials: Quince Timeless, high-quality pieces at accessible prices. Build Your Business: Shopify Everything you need to start, run, and grow your business online. This episode is for relaxation and educational purposes only and is not a replacement for professional medical or mental health care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

💝 This meditation is an invitation to reconnect with your heart. So often, old fears, limiting beliefs, and past experiences create walls that disconnect us from our truth and make it difficult to live with openness, compassion, and love.  Through the breath, awareness, and intention, you'll be guided to soften those walls, release any heaviness you've been carrying, and return to the love, grace, and inner wisdom that have always been within you. May this practice help you cultivate greater peace within yourself and share that peace with the world around you. With love, Jo * No part of this meditation script, voiceover, or editing was created using AI. :)  __ Explore more from A Zen Mind  Join me on ⁠Instagram⁠ 💖  ⁠ azenmindglobal.com⁠ Ad-free + extended episodes on ⁠Patreon⁠ Join the ⁠email list⁠  — Our Partners Mental Health Support: Talkiatry Online psychiatry with licensed providers and personalized, evidence-based care — all from home. Elevated Essentials: Quince Timeless, high-quality pieces at accessible prices. Build Your Business: Shopify Everything you need to start, run, and grow your business online. This episode is for relaxation and educational purposes only and is not a replacement for professional medical or mental health care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

🩷 This 10 minute practice offers the perfect break for those moments when stress or anxiety begins to creep in. This is a new, reupload of one of our most popular meditations from 2023. Stress and anxiety are natural parts of the human experience, but often signal that our minds have drifted away from the present moment—worrying about what’s ahead or dwelling on what’s already past. This meditation gently guides you back to your center, grounding you in the here and now, reconnecting you with your body and the space around you. During this practice, we move through 4-6 calming breathwork, comforting guidance, and positive reassurance that this too will pass. With love, Jo * No part of this meditation script, voiceover, or editing was created using AI. :) __ Explore more from A Zen Mind Join me on ⁠Instagram⁠ 💖 ⁠ azenmindglobal.com⁠ Ad-free + extended episodes on ⁠Patreon⁠ Join the ⁠email list⁠ — Our Partners Mental Health Support: Talkiatry Online psychiatry with licensed providers and personalized, evidence-based care — all from home. Elevated Essentials: Quince Timeless, high-quality pieces at accessible prices. Build Your Business: Shopify Everything you need to start, run, and grow your business online. This episode is for relaxation and educational purposes only and is not a replacement for professional medical or mental health care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

🌜 This sleep meditation has been lovingly created to help you release the mental and physical stress of the day as you drift into a deep, restorative sleep. Throughout this meditation, we follow the intention of allowing - a gentle signal of safety and trust to the body, as you allow the experience to unfold in whatever way you need tonight. We begin with a simple box breathing practice before moving through a sensory awareness exercise and a soothing full-body relaxation. This meditation also features carefully curated 2.5Hz delta brain waves and binaural beats to support deep rest, relaxation, and sleep. *Extended Sleep Version Available on Patreon With love, Jo * No part of this meditation script, voiceover, or editing was created using AI. :) __ Explore more from A Zen Mind Join me on ⁠Instagram⁠ 💖 ⁠ azenmindglobal.com⁠ Ad-free + extended episodes on ⁠Patreon⁠ Join the ⁠email list⁠ — Our Partners Mental Health Support: Talkiatry Online psychiatry with licensed providers and personalized, evidence-based care — all from home. Elevated Essentials: Quince Timeless, high-quality pieces at accessible prices. Build Your Business: Shopify Everything you need to start, run, and grow your business online. This episode is for relaxation and educational purposes only and is not a replacement for professional medical or mental health care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A bonus episode from our friend Tyler Brown at Wake Me Up ❤️ This guided morning meditation will lead you through a powerful 20-minute visualization to help you step into the most confident, focused, and fulfilled version of yourself...your best self. In just 20 minutes, you'll quiet the noise, picture your dream life in vivid detail, and anchor that vision into your body and mind, so you can carry it with you throughout your day. Perfect for beginners and experienced meditators alike. Listen every morning for 21 days and watch as your life begins to change for the better! Listen to Wake Me Up on Spotify Listen to Wake Me Up on Apple Podcasts Listen to Wake Me Up on Youtube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

🪷 This meditation is inspired by the practice of Zen, a tradition rooted in mindfulness, awareness, and presence. The goal is simple - to have no goal. To observe things exactly as they are, without judgment, resistance, or attachment. Throughout this practice, we create space around the concept of awareness itself, gently guiding you deeper into the experience of the Self. While this is a mindfulness based meditation, its benefits extend far beyond these 20 minutes. Awareness is not something we practice only while in the midst of this practice, it is something we carry into our conversations, our relationships, our decisions, and our everyday lives. I have found that the practice of awareness naturally creates more meaning, clarity, and presence. When we are truly present for whatever it is we are engaging in, life begins to feel richer. More connected. More intentional. And perhaps most importantly, we begin to see things not as we think they should be, but as they truly are. :) With love, Jo * No part of this meditation script, voiceover, or editing was created using AI. :) __ Explore more from A Zen Mind Join me on ⁠Instagram⁠ 💖 ⁠ azenmindglobal.com⁠ Ad-free, extended episodes, + more on ⁠Patreon⁠ Join the ⁠email list⁠ — Our Partners Mental Health Support: Talkiatry Online psychiatry with licensed providers and personalized, evidence-based care — all from home. Elevated Essentials: Quince Timeless, high-quality pieces at accessible prices. Build Your Business: Shopify Everything you need to start, run, and grow your business online. This episode is for relaxation and educational purposes only and is not a replacement for professional medical or mental health care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

🤲 Affirmations are one of the most powerful tools we can use to shift our mindset, challenge our limiting beliefs, and reconnect with our inherent power of choice. During this simple affirmation meditation, we'll move through a series of powerful "I am" affirmations that will help you align your energy with success, self belief, confidence, resilience, and a positive outlook on life. These affirmations are especially great to listen to first thing in the morning. This practice serves as a reminder that your thoughts matter, your mindset matters, and that you are capable of far more than you realize. You are worthy of creating, achieving, and attracting everything that you put your mind to. With love, Jo * No part of this meditation script, voiceover, or editing was created using AI. :) __ Explore more from Jo & A Zen Mind Join me on ⁠Instagram⁠ 💖 ⁠ azenmindglobal.com⁠ Ad-free + extended episodes on ⁠Patreon⁠ Join the ⁠email list⁠ — Our Partners Mental Health Support: Talkiatry Online psychiatry with licensed providers and personalized, evidence-based care — all from home. Elevated Essentials: Quince Timeless, high-quality pieces at accessible prices. Build Your Business: Shopify Everything you need to start, run, and grow your business online. This episode is for relaxation and educational purposes only and is not a replacement for professional medical or mental health care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

🌌 SLEEP VERSION This guided visualization is part of the Inner Sanctuary Series, a collection of meditative journeys and sleep stories lovingly created to transport you to peaceful inner landscapes where rest, healing, and imagination can flourish. Tonight, you'll journey to a hidden lake beneath a canopy of stars. Surrounded by rolling hills, and the quiet orchestra of the night, you'll be invited to release the day, reconnect with yourself, and rest in the vastness of the present moment - your inner sanctuary. We begin with a few deep breaths before moving into the journey. This experience includes immersive night sky imagery, gentle walking and nature sound effects, and calming 936HZ music throughout. Listen to other episodes from the Inner Sanctuary Series: ⁠Discover Your Inner Sanctuary ⁠ ⁠An Oasis For Your Mind With love, Jo * No part of this meditation script, voiceover, or editing was created using AI. I’m a real person using my real voice. :) __ Explore more from A Zen Mind Join me on ⁠Instagram⁠ 💖 ⁠ azenmindglobal.com⁠ Ad-free + extended episodes on ⁠Patreon⁠ Join the ⁠email list⁠ — Our Partners Mental Health Support: Talkiatry Online psychiatry with licensed providers and personalized, evidence-based care — all from home. Elevated Essentials: Quince Timeless, high-quality pieces at accessible prices. Build Your Business: Shopify Everything you need to start, run, and grow your business online. This episode is for relaxation and educational purposes only and is not a replacement for professional medical or mental health care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

🌌 This guided visualization is part of the Inner Sanctuary Series, a collection of meditative journeys and sleep stories lovingly created to transport you to peaceful inner landscapes where rest, healing, and imagination can flourish. Tonight, you'll journey to a hidden lake beneath a canopy of stars. Surrounded by rolling hills, and the quiet orchestra of the night, you'll be invited to release the day, and rest in the vastness of the present moment - your inner sanctuary. We begin with a few deep breaths before moving into the journey. This experience includes immersive night sky imagery, gentle walking and nature sound effects, and calming 936HZ music throughout. Listen to other episodes from the Inner Sanctuary Series: Discover Your Inner Sanctuary An Oasis For Your Mind With love, Jo * No part of this meditation script, voiceover, or editing was created using AI. I’m a real person using my real voice. :) __ Explore more from & A Zen Mind Join me on ⁠Instagram⁠ 💖 ⁠ azenmindglobal.com⁠ Ad-free + extended episodes on ⁠Patreon⁠ Join the ⁠email list⁠ — Our Partners Mental Health Support: Talkiatry Online psychiatry with licensed providers and personalized, evidence-based care — all from home. Elevated Essentials: Quince Timeless, high-quality pieces at accessible prices. Build Your Business: Shopify Everything you need to start, run, and grow your business online. This episode is for relaxation and educational purposes only and is not a replacement for professional medical or mental health care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices