free meditation tools

learning to meditate

I meditate. You may want to learn how. Or if you already meditate, perhaps you'd like to explore different techniques. Here you'll find MP3 files of natural sounds like a waterfall, crickets, the surf, or rain, guided meditations that talk you through, and binaural beats that stimulate specific brainwave patterns. All of these MP3 files are free. Me sharing the tools I created for my own use.

Nothing beats a good teacher and personalized instruction is ideal. I doubt I'm your teacher nor am I qualified to dispense personalized advice. I think of these meditation files as adjuncts to whatever you're doing now. If you're just starting out, they're great teaching aids and training wheels. If you already sit, these can be supplemental tools to add depth to your meditations. Load them onto your iPod or MP3 player. Burn a CD. (Just remember you must use headphones for the binaural beats to work.) Use them as long as they continue to work for you.

There are four types of files here:

1. natural sounds for simple relaxation

2. guided meditations that talk you through

3. binaural beats that evoke specific brainwaves

4. meditation timers of varying intervals

The important thing is to meditate on a regular basis. Sit and meditate each and every day. Make meditation part of your daily routine. Pick a time. 10-20 minutes a day is all it takes. It isn't a competition. No one is keeping score. If you play, you win. Just sit and breath. Make it a habit. If you're interested, here's information about how to meditate.

We all seem live in our heads more and more. We have to be alert and thinking all the time just to get through the day. Meanwhile we're constantly bombarded with outside stimuli. We all need to stop. Relax. Breath. Repeat again tomorrow. It takes a little practice at first but like anything else in life, the rewards come later and are well worth it.

What's presented here are simple and direct meditation aids. There is no spiritual teaching being transmitted. No religion being preached. There's nothing subliminal about them or hidden in them. Just the sound patterns as they're described. Simple and direct. I made them because I'm a nerd and a software geek. Learning about meditation lead to brainwave patterns and binaural beats can be used to stimulate alpha or theta brainwaves. "So make binaural beat MP3 files," I said to myself. So I did. Here they are.

Take a minute to explore the links on the left to learn more.

If you download and use these, please send me your feedback. I developed them based on my own personal experiences. Hearing from others is great. jetcityorange at gmail dot com

I find that meditating isn't just sitting around with your eyes closed doing nothing. It's hard work on some levels. I started to meditate as a stress reliever and as part of a plan to lower my blood pressure. Once I learned the Relaxation Respone and experienced meditation, life events lead me to Buddhism. Meditation is integral to Buddhism but it can be practiced religion-free for relaxation, stress relief, to regulate sleep, emotional balance, and overal grooviness. I truly believe that if more of us meditated the world would be better place. Don't take my word for it, try it yourself.

For more information, please refer to the meditation book list I put together. Buy them or try your local library.

Thanks and good luck to us all on our paths.