Recs for guided meditation online?

[nkyinkyin]

Hi all, I have a question:

I used to meditate on my own, and with a group once every two weeks. But I've recently had a huge schedule change, so I'm all out of sorts, and the group no longer meets either. I'd like to get back on track. I see there's a large selection of guided sessions via youtube, various sites (and possibly Netflex? ). I'm a little overwhelmed by the options, honestly. Are there any particular ones you'd recommend?

- I don't care whether the guide is male or female.

- I'd prefer that it not be oriented toward worship of a particular deity, or overtly and deeply immersed in the rites of a specific religion, as I have my own to consider; but I also don't expect anyone to know what my lines are specifically in that regard, so if you're not sure it'll pass muster, feel free to toss a link in my direction anyway.

- I don't object to Hindu or Buddhist overtones at all; chakra work is also fine.

- If it's a vid and not an mp3, I've a preference for sticking with nature or mandalas or abstract images. If it involves other people, I prefer something down to earth, I don't want/need a distracting costume party.

- "Pretendians", fake shamanic rituals, and non-Indigenous insisting on being called "Little Running Deer" or by their "African Earth Mother Name" is a big No. Yelling and throwing things at my screen, while cathartic, is not very conducive to meditation work. =p

I really hope someone can help me out with this one. Thanks!

Comments

[irish_dragon]

There a couple guided Meditations off Itunes that I subscribe to.

Meditation Oasis and The Meditation Podcast. Meditations on either usually range from 10-30 min on average.

Outside of those, I usually buy Kelly Howell's Guided meditations. You can listen to samples off of her site on Brainsync.

[nkyinkyin]

I never even thought about podcasts! I'll check out Kelly Howell as well. Thank you very much. =)

[peaceful_two_eyes]

Like Irish_Dragon, I used iTunes. There's a nice free podcast called "Meditation Station" that has some nice ones depending on your needs :)

[nkyinkyin]

That's excellent--I feel kinda stupid now, I never even thought to check iTunes. Thanks for the tip!

[sangoire]

If you have a smartphone, then I would recommend surfing for some apps. I have a couple I enjoy, and the nice thing is to be able to read the comments of those who have used it to see if it's worth my time (especially if I'm going to buy it). If not, then my apologies for the useless comment. ^^;;;

[nkyinkyin]

I don't have a smart phone, alas, but that's a great idea. And hey, if someone else hits the comm with the same need, they might be able to take advantage of that, so your comment is not at all useless. =)