Because You Need To Learn How To Relax...

Several years ago I experienced my first and (thus far) only panic attack just before I was about to give a presentation in (*seriously*) Tim Wilson's class called Self-Knowledge. That event started me on a quest to learn how to manage my stress. I am not always successful, but I now make a consistent effort.

I have spent a long time hunting high and low for good guided relaxation and mindfulness meditation sessions. It's surprisingly difficult to find voices + approaches that appeal to me. But I have found a few I return to again and again. They are all in the public domain (i.e., free to download). I encourage you to give them a try:

• A progressive relaxation and mindfulness meditation session by Hugh Byrne. 
• A progressive relaxation and mindfulness meditation session by Tempel Smith. 
• A mindfulness mediation session by Susan Stone. 

To download any of the files, right-click on the file name and select save. Or you can just click and listen via audio stream.

Follow these links to find more (free podcasts) from Hugh Byrne, Tempel Smith, and Susan Stone.