Author Sally Kempton has studied and taught the wisdom of yoga and meditation for over 40 years. In this excerpt from the audio program Doorways to the Infinite, Sally discusses the confluence of our deepest emotions and most dearly held desires. Speaking on this week’s pick, Sounds True producer Mitchell Clute says, “In this selection, […]

Many traditional meditation practices involve the repetition of a specific set of techniques. While these techniques have great merit, Adyashanti suggests a different approach to meditation. In this Producer’s Pick selected by Matt Licata, Adyashanti welcomes us to experience a type of meditation that frees us from any technique and opens us to the expansive […]

Most pregnancy experts focus on what’s going on in a mother’s body—yet Catherine Shainberg knows that a mother’s thoughts, dreams, and imagination can have the greatest impact on the experience of childbirth. Catherine’s DreamBirth® work uses the power of guided imagery to help mothers access the body’s vast creative intelligence to enhance the complete journey […]

Subtle healing systems from many traditions speak of energy centers in our bodies, often called the chakras. Many of us in the West have become familiar with the idea of chakras as important for our health, yet we may not be aware of the wide variety of benefits we can gain from working with our […]

When Sounds True producer Stephen Lessard recorded the new audio program Dream Yoga: The Tibetan Path of Awakening Through Lucid Dreaming, he was struck by how relevant this seemingly esoteric practice is to everyday life. As Stephen says, “I was amazed at Andrew Holecek’s ability to build on the practice of lucid dreaming with techniques […]

We think of places of power as being sacred sites, cathedrals, or areas of great natural beauty—yet your greatest power spot is a place you inhabit all the time. Michael Bernard Beckwith calls this “your body temple,” and teaches that part of what we all must do to express our true purpose in life is […]

In her new audio program The Art of Empathy, Karla McLaren brings to light research that compels us to seek a much deeper understanding of what emotions are, why they arise, and the purpose they are trying to serve. Sounds True producer Stephen Lessard selected this week’s Producer’s Pick because it reflects Karla’s way of […]

Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy is a a powerful psychological tool for finding freedom from chronic emotional issues such as depression and anxiety and creating internal harmony where the aspects of your psyche are working together for your well-being. In this selection from Dr. Jay Earley’s audio program Self-Therapy, he introduces listeners to the basic […]

Neuropsychologist Rick Hanson, author of Buddha’s Brain, has spent over a decade studying how we can consciously harness our brain’s natural malleability, or “neuroplasticity,” to deepen our experience of happiness and joy. In this selection from his audio program Self-Directed Brain Change, Dr. Hanson discusses some of the techniques he has used personally and has […]

The Satipatthana Sutta is the Buddha’s practice-oriented teaching on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. On the audio program Mindfulness: Six Guided Practices for Awakening, master teacher Joseph Goldstein offers six guided meditations based on this profound teaching of the Buddha. In this excerpt selected by Sounds True producer Randy Roark, Joseph illuminates the importance of […]