Shadows on the Mountain, Track 7 from the album Sacred Spaces. If you like this track, consider buying the album on iTunes! 

I wrote Shadows on the Mountain for my mom, thinking about a remote farm where I spent my early childhood (4-7 years old). It was on a mountain, at the end of a 5-mile dirt driveway. The nearest neighbor was a mile away, and there were no other people in sight. We had goats and chickens, and a huge vegetable garden, and an occasional trip to the store — at the nearest town, 45 miles away. It was truly quiet, and the nights were completely dark. I'm not sure if people get the opportunity to experience complete silence or complete darkness anymore, but it's a beautiful thing. I was too young to appreciate the beauty of it, but the serenity of that place has stayed with me, and I'm grateful for it now. 

I used to sit on our mountain, watching the trees and shadows dance on the other mountain. Sometimes they looked like animals, and sometimes I could see the same animals in the same trees. Shadows on the Mountain. 

It features my old no-name guitar (my very first guitar, which I've had since I was 4 years old), and also has fretless bass and orchestral strings. 

The form is ABAB C ABAB, so AB (the two melody sections), AB again (add strings), C (the bridge), ABAB (bass playing the “A” melody both times).

Sacred Spaces

Shadows on the Mountain

Rowing Across the River
from the album "Nine Lives of a Healer : Music for Meditation"

This is the complete track of the main intro music from The Meditation Podcast. It was composed, performed and recorded by Jesse Stern. 

Nine Lives of a Healer

Rowing Across the River

Rowing Across The River

Overwhelm, anxiety, stress, grief, frustration. These intense, 'big feelings' can sap our energy, our drive, our focus, our presence, and our joy. 

In today's meditation, we allow the Universal Life Force of Reiki to help us experience peace, even within the intensity of our big feelings. 

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Remember that this podcast uses binaural beats, audio technology that affects the brain, so please use headphones, and please do not use this podcast while driving or operating machinery. 

We are not licensed health care practitioners, and we do not claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. 

This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast 

Now, let's begin. 


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[Originally published 30 Nov 2023]

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tmp121 - Reiki For Big Feelings

As we flip our calendars to a new year, we face an opportunity to revisit our intentions. Which parts of our human experience would we like to drop, diminish, add or amplify in the coming year? 

In today's meditation, we infuse the new year with the Universal life force of Reiki. 

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Remember that this podcast uses binaural beats, audio technology that affects the brain, so please use headphones, and please do not use this podcast while driving or operating machinery. 

We are not licensed health care practitioners, and we do not claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. 

This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast 

Now, let's begin. 


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[Originally published 31 Dec 2023]

Tmp122 - Reiki Meditation For a New Year

Meditation, in its simplest form, is simply awareness. In today's meditation, we practice awareness.  

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Remember that this podcast uses binaural beats, audio technology that affects the brain, so please use headphones, and please do not use this podcast while driving or operating machinery. 

We are not licensed health care practitioners, and we do not claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. 

This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast 

Now, let's begin. 


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[Originally published 31 Jan 2024]

Tmp123 - A Simple Meditation

Dr Charles is a Minister and Babalawo, father, mentor, and friend. To describe the impact he has made on my life would take hours, so I will simply share his words with you. 

In today's meditation, I am honored to introduce Dr Charles Brown. 

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Remember that this podcast uses binaural beats, audio technology that affects the brain, so please use headphones, and please do not use this podcast while driving or operating machinery. 

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Please note that Dr Charles uses language referring to God as 'he' and people as 'men'. It is intended and understood that 'men' includes all people, and that the infinity and mystery of God is beyond body and gender. 

Now, let's begin. 


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[Originally published 31 Jan 2024]

Tmp124 - Dr Charles Brown

Life events can overwhelm us. In addition to the challenges of daily life, we also carry the change and loss that many of us experienced during the pandemic. 

In today's meditation, we practice letting go. 

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Remember that this podcast uses binaural beats, audio technology that affects the brain, so please use headphones, and please do not use this podcast while driving or operating machinery. 

We are not licensed health care practitioners, and we do not claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. 

This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast 

Now, let's begin. 


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[Originally published 30 Mar 2024]

Tmp125 - Reiki For Letting Go

What is a heart's desire? 

It can be a desire of the moment: to sleep, to daydream, to smell the ocean, to eat my favorite meal, to spend time in community or with loved ones. 

It can be a lifelong desire: What is my purpose, my calling, my service, my passion? What would I do every day if I could do anything ... where hours pass, and it feels like minutes? 

Whether we are in a life-milestone crisis, seeking to adjust course, or simply checking in about what we really want, acknowledging our heart's desire can help us to align our choices with our values and needs.  

In today's meditation, we seek our heart's desire. 

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Remember that this podcast uses binaural beats, audio technology that affects the brain, so please use headphones, and please do not use this podcast while driving or operating machinery. 

We are not licensed health care practitioners, and we do not claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health. 

This podcast is made possible with great thanks to our subscribers on Patreon. Join our community at Patreon (dot) com (slash) theMeditationPodcast 

Now, let's begin. 


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[Originally published Tue 30 Apr 2024]

Tmp126 - Your Heart's Desire

We decided to make this podcast to help regular people who want to learn and practice meditation. This style of meditation is non-denominational, and we believe it can be used in conjunction with -- or separate from -- any set of religious or spiritual beliefs. The first episode is a basic meditation that uses the breath to enter a deep state of relaxation and peace.

This audio is most effective through headphones. While the instruction works through speakers, the audio includes tones that are designed to help enter a relaxed state, using a technology called 'binaural beats', that sends messages to the right and left sides of the brain. Thus, it works best through headphones. A word of caution though: For some people this can be very relaxing. While inherently safe, you might fall asleep, so please don't listen to this podcast while driving!

What is Meditation?

In its simplest sense, meditation is sitting still and breathing. You might sit, stand or lie down -- some forms of mediation even involve movement -- but the idea is to break away from habitual movement, such as fidgeting, and the impulse to 'do' something. By focusing on the breath, we focus on the most important aspect of life. We wouldn't survive long without breath, so why not spend a few moments paying attention to our breathing?

Why Meditate

Since you are listening to this podcast, you probably already have your own reasons why you want to begin or continue a practice of meditation. Here are a few of my reasons: I meditate because it energizes my spirit, body and mind, and brings me closer to the source of who I am. By focusing on my breath, I carry that breath into the core of my being. This has a healing and calming effect. Meditation also brings me clarity. By stepping back from a situation or problem, I can then approach it from a new angle. Finally, not only does it help break habitual patterns of movement and 'doing', it also helps me break out of unhealthy patterns in my life.

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The Meditation Podcast is a free podcast designed to help you benefit from meditation in your everyday life. It is produced by Jesse Stern & Jeane July-Stern.

Our podcast is unique because it uses binaural beats in the audio that actually affect the brain waves, inducing a deep state of relaxation, and a brain pattern similar to REM sleep. This has the potential to bring about profound healing. We have received emails from people all over the world who have suffered from strokes, emotional losses, trauma, anxiety and insomnia, all of whom have benefitted from our podcast.*

We decided to make this podcast to help regular people who want to learn and practice meditation. This style of meditation is non-denominational, and we believe it can be used in conjunction with – or separate from – any church, temple or any set of religious or spiritual beliefs.

(*Please note that we are not licensed health-care practictioners, and we do not claim any specific health benefits from using this podcast. You are responsible for your own health.)

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