Nature-Inspired Meditations

Feeling overwhelmed despite your best self-care practices?

You’re not alone. Anxiety, stress, and mental health struggles are at an all-time high — even for those of us in healing professions.

After teaching and practicing meditation for 15+ years, host Meryl Arnett shares the secret to deep, restorative and helpful meditation practices - nature-inspired meditation.

Meryl’s soothing guidance and high-quality nature soundscapes will help you to:

Cultivate a meditation practice that relieves stress and quiets the mind
Strengthen your resilience and compassion through mindful connection
Relax and reconnect deeply with immersive, nature-infused meditations

Tune in every Monday and Thursday for nature-inspired meditations designed to calm an overwhelmed mind, ease anxiety, and deepen your connection to yourself and the world around you.

Now, let’s grab a cup of tea, a comfy seat and settle in for today’s practice.

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Meryl Arnett 7/24/25 Meryl Arnett 7/24/25

New Moon Nature Meditation | Like A Clock in a Thunderstorm

This short, New Moon nature-inspired meditation is your invitation to step into calm—even if the world around you feels chaotic.

Press play now to reclaim your sense of steadiness—no matter the storm around you.

Meryl Arnett 7/21/25 Meryl Arnett 7/21/25

10 Min Nature Meditation: Summer Storms Inside the Labyrinth (Moving from Chaos to Calm)

Just the Meditation

As you meditate, you will hear the sounds of a summer thunderstorm recorded by Nick McMahan in Eastern Washington at the Ponderay Wildlife Refuge. Sounds of Aspen, thunder and crickets guides you gently inwards.

Press play now!

Meryl Arnett 7/17/25 Meryl Arnett 7/17/25

The Labyrinth of Meditation: Finding Calm in the Spiral of Chaos (Anxiety & Mental Health Resilience)

In this episode, we explore how the practice of meditation can gently guide us through moments of anxiety and overwhelm—especially when life feels chaotic and unpredictable.

Whether you're new to meditation or returning to your practice, this episode offers permission to meet yourself exactly where you are. It’s an invitation to pause, listen, and breathe—even in the middle of it all.

Meryl Arnett 7/14/25 Meryl Arnett 7/14/25

Oracle Card Ritual: Shadow Work on the Full Moon to Balance Overwhelm and Anxiety

If anxiety has made your usual grounding practices feel ineffective, this reflective Thunder Moon episode brings a fresh perspective. Meryl guides you through a nature-inspired Oracle card ritual that invites emotional clarity and self-compassion — perfect for listeners who are feeling mentally scattered or in need of deeper connection.

Meryl Arnett 7/10/25 Meryl Arnett 7/10/25

Thunder Full Moon Meditation: Transform Anxious Energy Into Emotional Clarity

This episode invites you to step into the quiet magic of July’s Thunder Full Moon, a time of year when nature is alive with messages of growth, change, and emotional expansion. If anxiety has been whispering or roaring lately, this moonlit meditation is here to help you realign.

Settle in and press play to hear what your heart - and the moon - are whispering to you tonight.

Meryl Arnett 7/7/25 Meryl Arnett 7/7/25

15 min Guided Thunderstorm Nature Meditation: From Chaos to Calm

A 15-minute guided Thunderstorm nature meditation moving you from total chaos to total calm.

Tune in now to transform anxiety into insight—and calm your nervous system from the inside out.

Meryl Arnett 7/3/25 Meryl Arnett 7/3/25

From Total Chaos to Inner Calm: What Nature Meditation Taught Me About Anxiety

Is your anxiety trying to teach you something, but you’re too overwhelmed to hear it?

This episode explores how seemingly small stressors create deep emotional fractals—repeating patterns of response that pull us further into anxiety.

Tune in now to transform anxiety into insight—and calm your nervous system from the inside out.

Meryl Arnett 6/30/25 Meryl Arnett 6/30/25

3 Journal Prompts to Calm Your Anxiety Through Nature-Inspired Meditation

In this final episode of the Wayfinding Meditation Series, we turn inward with three nature-rooted journal prompts designed to bring clarity, calm, and inner steadiness during uncertain times. Whether you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or just in need of stillness, these reflections are here to guide you.

🌿 Take 10 mindful minutes today and let Nature and Meditation help you move through Anxiety with more grace—press play now.

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Since 2016, I have joyfully poured all my creative energy into the creation of this podcast. It has grown from an occasional meditation offering to a weekly show with interviews, book recommendations, guided practices and high-quality nature soundscapes. If these offerings support you and your meditation practice, please consider making a one-time or monthly donation to support the growth of this labor of love. If you can’t donate, please consider sharing this podcast with a friend or leaving a review wherever you listen to your podcasts.