Feeling like the world’s a pretty weird and stressful place right now? You’re not alone. The ABC has handpicked the best meditation and mindfulness exercises, to help you stay calm in the middle of all the uncertainty.  

These meditations were produced in conjunction with Smiling Mind. www.smilingmind.com.au

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Are you feeling like the world is a strange and unsettling place right now? Mindfully can help. Join Lisa Millar, and Sydney Swans legend and mindfulness champion Brett Kirk, as they bring you the tools you need to find a calmer and happier you. From getting rid of work stress, to coping with adversity, Mindfully will help you build mindfulness into key areas of your life.

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If it's hard to focus at the moment you're not alone. But we've come up with a way to help you remove interruptions by immersing yourself in nature sounds even when you're locked down at home. Nature Track is a podcast that opens a window to the sounds of the Australian wilderness. These long, uninterrupted soundscapes are the perfect soundtrack for your work, exercise, meditation or sleep.

PRESENTS — Nature Track

The Pineapple Project is back with a new host, comedian Nazeem Hussain. This season we're here to help you save you a whole heap of money.

We'll look at spending less, spending better and understanding why we buy things in the first place. It's like getting a pay rise without having to do anything!

So we're getting FRUGAL…(WTF does frugal mean?! It means not being wasteful).

PRESENTS — Frugal by The Pineapple Project

Maggie Dent, is one of Australia's favourite parenting authors and educators. In her podcast Parental As Anything gives you practical tips and answers to your real-world parenting dilemmas. Maggie talks to parenting experts from around the world to find practical solutions to the challenges every parent is facing today.

PRESENTS — Parental As Anything with Maggie Dent

Life is an interconnected web of relationships. And nurturing those connections can be tricky at times. Mindfulness can help improve how we relate to ourselves and others. AFL legend and father of five, Brett Kirk, and his wife Hayley, pull back the curtain on their 22-year relationship and how mindfulness has helped them feel closer.  Clinical psychologist, Dr Ben Buchanan reveals how he uses mindfulness in his marriage and how to incorporate it into our busy, everyday lives. 

Smiling Mind CEO Addie Wootten gives us some practical tips on how to improve relationships with ourselves, our partner, our family, and our friends through mindfulness.

Mindfulness and relationships — explained

How often do you show yourself some compassion? It's the heart of self-care, but so often we fall to the bottom of our own priority pile. This Smiling Mind meditation is about learning to show yourself the same care and kindness you would a loved one.

Corona Calm 00 — Finding calm in the midst of Coronavirus

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