Music adapted from Krista Tippett’s Meditative Story, "I let go of my plan — and found myself."

A piano melody echoes over water, evoking a voyage across the sparkling ocean and over the wall into a quiet garden. Synths and a chorus of human voices soar by like a breeze above the patient piano theme that holds the center of this calm green island in a warm sea. The music pauses on a subtle chord, creating an open space, before gathering itself into an urbane piano melody, playing gentle bluesy changes across a contemplative landscape. The music modulates into quiet waves of peaceful synths as you drift away.

Original music from composer Ryan Holladay.

Meditative Story combines extraordinary human stories with meditation prompts embedded into the storylines — all surrounded by breathtaking music. Think of it as an alternative way into a mindfulness practice, through vivid stories and cinematic music and production values. Find Meditative Story wherever you listen to podcasts.