Linda Howe has established herself as one of the foremost teachers about the Akashic Records, the spiritual archive that chronicles the journey of every soul. From a spiritual perspective, Linda teaches, healing is what allows us to deepen our experience of life—not only as individual human beings, but also as living expressions of the divine. […]

In The Power Path Training, shamanic practitioner Lena Stevens discusses how most people look for support in the wrong places. In truth, support is everywhere in nature, everything is interconnected, and the mere fact of our existence depends on the support of air, earth, water, plants, and countless other powers. In this excerpt selected by […]

Suffering and detachment are two of life’s most mysterious and difficult experiences. In this excerpt from Meister Eckhart’s Living Wisdom, author James Finley, one of today’s best-known teachers of the Christian contemplative tradition, illustrates how the spiritual teachings of the fourteenth-century mystic have helped him to come to an understanding of the paradoxical liberation brought […]

In this excerpt from The Field, author and investigative journalist Lynne McTaggart explores how we as observers interact with the world around us. As Lynne says, “Reality isn’t just fixed, but is fluid and open to some sort of influence,” suggesting that it’s even possible to change outcomes across time and space. According to producer […]

As Sounds True founder Tami Simon says, “When I hear Caroline teach, her words often evoke clear memories of scenes from my life. When we recorded the audio Your Creative Soul: Expressing Your Authentic Voice with Caroline and Sandra Joseph, one moment stood out to me: Caroline said that we often want to clip the […]

Dr. Steven Gurgevich is internationally recognized as a leading expert in mind-body medicine, and a master at using medical hypnosis to assist in a broad range of health challenges. Yet it was his own struggles with anxiety and panic attacks during graduate school that set him on his lifelong journey of exploration and self-empowerment. In […]

Adyashanti offers a fresh and insightful look at the story of the crucifixion of Jesus in this excerpt from the audio program Resurrecting Jesus: Embodying the Spirit of a Revolutionary Mystic. As Sounds True producer Mitchell Clute says, “This is one of my favorite moments of the program. Adya takes the well-known scene from the […]

When Danielle LaPorte suggested that we should let go of our goals, Sounds True producer Kriste Peoples was astonished. After all, Danielle’s Desire Map process is about “creating goals with soul”—so how could you let go of your goals to achieve them? In this excerpt from the audio program The Desire Map Daily, Danielle explains […]

In this excerpt from Pema Chödrön’s The Truth of Our Existence, the American-born Buddhist nun and beloved teacher speaks on our ability to accept pain, rawness, and vulnerability. According to Chödrön, we all have an infinite potential to open to life, no matter the situation. Sounds True producer Mitchell Clute comments on his selection: “These […]

“What if our best counselor for making decisions is our own body?” reflects Sounds True producer Randy Roark as he introduces this week’s selection from author and teacher Jonathan Foust. In this excerpt from Body-Centered Inquiry: Meditation Training to Awaken Your Inner Guidance, Vitality, and Loving Heart, Foust explains the underpinning principles of body-centered inquiry, […]