Izzy and Gelong Thubten explore how to make friends with your thoughts and change your approach to meditation. Thubten is a Buddhist monk, meditation trainer and author, and he leads a guided meditation to help you stop battling against yourself and welcome in more self-compassion.

The music that soundtracks Thubten's guided meditation was composed by Anita Datta and recorded by the BBC Singers exclusively for this episode.

Whether you're just starting to meditate or you're a seasoned meditator, this is the perfect podcast for you.

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Izzy and Hannah Barrett share their experiences of reducing stress levels while juggling the demands of day-to-day life. Hannah is a yoga and meditation teacher with a previous career in finance, and her guided meditation gives you an opportunity to recalibrate so that you can respond better to stress going forward.

The music that soundtracks Hannah's guided meditation was composed by Noa Margalit and recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra exclusively for this episode.

If you’re brand new to meditation or you've tried it before, this series is the perfect place to pick it up from.

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Izzy and Rob da Bank chat about how focusing on gratitude can bring increased happiness and change your mindset for the better. DJ, music festival founder and meditation teacher Rob Da Bank talks about his own meditation journey and leads an uplifting guided meditation to highlight how gratitude can help your outlook on life.

The music that soundtracks Rob's guided meditation was composed by Ghislaine Reece-Trapp and recorded by the BBC Singers exclusively for this episode.

Whether you're just starting to meditate or you're a seasoned meditator, this is the perfect podcast for you.

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Izzy and Megan Rose Lane look at how to find strength in acknowledging vulnerability and talking to yourself in a kinder way. Spiritual mentor and masterclass leader Megan Rose Lane leads a guided meditation to soften into vulnerability, so you can strengthen relationships with friends, family, partners, work colleagues and yourself.

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Izzy and Alex Howard explore how to use meditation to help release tension and break the cycle of stress and pain using elements of body scan technique. Alex is passionate about making physical and emotional healing accessible to everyone through his clinic, online platforms and books, inspired by his own journey with chronic fatigue syndrome as a teenager.

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Izzy chats to best-selling author, speaker, TV presenter and charity founder Katie Piper who shares her own story of making peace with imperfections. Katie's meditation gives you space to become aware of the 'not good enough' tape and boost your self-worth.

The music that soundtracks Katie's guided meditation was composed by Tayla-Leigh Payne and recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra exclusively for this episode.

If you’re brand new to meditation or you've tried it before, this show is the perfect place to pick it up from.

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New host Izzy Judd welcomes you back to the third series of the ultimate therapeutic podcast, featuring music and meditation designed to combat the challenges of daily life and leave you feeling refreshed and ready to take on the world. Episodes cover topics from reducing stress levels to making peace with imperfections, with specially created ten-minute guided meditations from a range of experts, all enhanced by an immersive classical soundtrack.

Nao and Giselle La Pompe-Moore explore the power of your inner voice and how to be kinder to yourself with the help of meditation. Giselle is a meditation teacher, speaker and author of Take It In, and in this episode she shares her top tips on how to become aware and influence the way you speak to yourself.

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Nao talks to Dr Danny Penman about a groundbreaking meditation technique that's designed to help you connect with your feeling tones, which are the ultimate driving forces behind everything we think, feel and do. Dr Danny Penman is a mindfulness meditation teacher, author and journalist, and works with research teams at the University of Oxford formulating programmes to improve mental health conditions through meditation and mindfulness.

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Nao chats to Madeleine Shaw about how we can manage difficult emotions like anger, grief and disappointment with the help of meditation and turning inwards. Madeleine is a yoga and meditation teacher, author, nutritionist and founder of digital platform The Glow Space.

The music that soundtracks Madeleine's guided meditation was composed by Matilda Brown and recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra exclusively for this episode.

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