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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3 Signs Your Inner Ecosystem Is Out of Balance & How to Fix It with Elemental Meditation {Wind Edition}

Have you ever felt stuck, weighed down by stress, or unsure how to move forward?

This episode explores the power of elemental meditation, focusing on the wind element as a tool for clearing, movement, and renewal. Through guided practices, you’ll learn how to tap into the natural forces within and around you to cultivate balance and mindfulness.

Press play now to experience the grounding and cleansing power of wind meditation, and step into a more balanced and mindful state.

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Nurtured by Nature: Meditation for Emotional Exhaustion

Emotionally exhausted? This meditation is for you.

Crafted from the latest in PTSD treatment techniques this meditation offers a unique visualization practice that you can use on and off the cushion.

Take a deep breath, settle in, and press play to immerse yourself in a meditation practice that will help you release exhaustion and regain a sense of calm and renewal.

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The Unexpected Link Between PTSD Treatment & Meditation for Emotional Exhaustion

Feeling emotionally drained and completely exhausted? Ever wondered if there's a way to restore your energy and reset your nervous system through meditation?

Compassion fatigue and emotional burnout are all too common, especially when juggling the demands of caregiving, work, and personal life.

Take a deep breath, settle in, and press play to immerse yourself in a meditation practice that will help you release exhaustion and regain a sense of calm and renewal.

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Spring Equinox Meditation {Live Retreat Recording}

Just The Meditation: Spring Equinox ✨

In this special live-recorded meditation from our retreat, you’ll be guided through the ancient symbolism of the golden egg—representing protection, potential, and prophecy—to awaken your inner wisdom and set powerful intentions for the months ahead.

Take a deep breath, step into this sacred space, and allow yourself to align with the natural rhythms of renewal. Press play to experience a meditation that will leave you feeling grounded, inspired, and deeply at peace.

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How to Sit with Grief: A Meditation Practice for When Sadness Feels Too Big

Grief, sadness, and heartache can feel all-consuming, making it difficult to stay present. Today's meditation practice is an invitation to hold these emotions with care—not to fix or erase them, but to nurture connection to ourselves, others, and the natural world.

Experience a guided meditation practice infused with poetry, breathwork, grounding techniques, and the sounds of Glacier National Park to hold space for your emotions with kindness.

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3 Ways to Meditate Through Heartache Without Feeling Overwhelmed

Have you ever felt so overwhelmed by grief that it seemed to erase every other emotion? In those moments, meditation might feel impossible—but what if it could become a space for tenderness rather than escape?

Grief, sadness, and heartache can feel all-consuming, making it difficult to stay present. This episode explores how meditation can help us hold these emotions with care—not to fix or erase them, but to nurture connection to ourselves, others, and the natural world.

Take a deep breath, find a quiet place, and press play to explore a compassionate approach to meditating with grief.

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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.


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