Breathe and Be

Breathe and Be

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  • The Beginning Days of Summer

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    The first days of summer have a tenderness that’s easy to miss when life is loud. We slow everything down and step into an early warm evening where the air smells like cut grass and blooming flowers, porch lights click on one by one, and the world feels unhurried for a change. This guided meditation is designed for relaxation, stress relief, and sleep, with gentle breath cues that help your shoulders drop, your jaw unclench, and your thoughts move a little more slowly. 


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    15 min
  • Spring Evening Calm

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    We guide a slow return to the present through gentle breath awareness and a warm spring evening visualization. We end with a quiet reminder that rest is allowed and not everything needs to be finished today.


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    9 min
  • Rest Under The Tree

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    We guide a short breathing meditation that helps us settle into the body and trust the natural rhythm of the breath. We rest beneath an imagined spring tree and explore what it feels like to be supported without having to earn it.



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    9 min
  • A Guided Spring Meditation For Stress Relief

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    We guide a quiet breath-led meditation that helps us settle our bodies and trust the natural rhythm of breathing. We step into an early spring scene and use sound, scent, and imagery to practice letting go and allowing small growth to be real.  


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    Have a meditation idea you'd love to hear? I’d be delighted to bring it to life! Feel free to share your thoughts by emailing me at [email protected] 

    9 min
  • Back To Sleep

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    A low-effort meditation for those middle of the night wake ups. 

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    10 min
  • Learn to Notice, Choose, and Let Go, Like a Crow

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    Your mind doesn’t need more pressure to “focus.” It needs permission to be selective. We’re guiding a calming, story-driven meditation that invites you to borrow the perspective of a crow, a creature known for intelligence, pattern recognition, and careful attention. From a steady perch high in a tree, we practice seeing the world in layers: the wide view, the small details, and the quiet truth of what actually matters. 


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    12 min
  • A Gentle Check-In With Your Emotions

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    I apologize for not releasing an episode last week; recovering from an illness kept me away from my microphone for a few days. 

    This short guided meditation offers a calm place to land and a simple way to reconnect with yourself. We start by settling into a supportive position, softening the gaze, and taking a few slow breaths that help your body shift out of urgency and into a steadier rhythm. 


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    10 min
  • A Healing Pause

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    Waiting can feel like a trap: time slipping away, your mind itching to move. We slow that reflex down. I guide you into a quiet pause that most of us rush through, and we practice letting it support us instead of treating it like a failure of productivity. 


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    13 min
  • The Greenhouse at the Edge of the Day

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    A tight chest, a crowded mind, and a day that won’t slow down can make even rest feel like work. We guide you into something simpler: a calm, sensory journey that helps your body exhale first, so your thoughts can follow. With slow breathing, relaxed shoulders, and gentle neck movement, we create a landing place for your nervous system to settle and your attention to return to the present moment. 

    Then we walk a narrow path after rain and step into an old, overgrown greenhouse. The air is warm and humid, the soil smells rich, and the glass is fogged with tiny droplets that slide and sparkle. Using vivid guided imagery and mindfulness through the senses, we invite you to pause on a sturdy bench and let the space hold you. This is meditation for stress relief that doesn’t demand effort, insight, or a perfectly quiet mind. It just asks you to notice. 


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    12 min
  • You Can Calm Your Mind Without Forcing Silence

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    Your mind can be loud and still be healthy. When thoughts race, most of us try to clamp down and force quiet, but that struggle often makes the noise feel even bigger. We take a different route: we let the mind settle by giving it something simple, steady, and kind to focus on.


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    13 min

About Breathe and Be

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Breathe and Be is a short and simple meditation podcast to help you slow down, breathe, and be, no pressure, no overthinking. Hosted by Maryann, each episode is a gentle pause in your day, giving…