{"id":7857,"date":"2021-06-04T12:44:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T16:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yogavibes.com\/blog\/?p=7857"},"modified":"2021-05-31T12:33:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T16:33:49","slug":"our-favorite-guided-meditation-for-relaxation-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yogavibes.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/our-favorite-guided-meditation-for-relaxation-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Favorite Guided Meditation for Relaxation Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For most of us, the world can be both exciting and exhilarating, as well as stressful and overwhelming at times. We live in this duality of calm and chaos, and have to work to find a semblance of balance within our lives. At YogaVibes, we believe that taking the time to center ourselves and meditate is one of the best ways to find this sense of balance in an unbalanced world. That&#8217;s why we&#8217;ve partnered with a variety of trained instructors to provide our subscribers with easy-to-practice guided meditation for relaxation.<\/p>\n<p>Not only do guided meditations help give us a greater feeling of calmness and control, they can also provide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/tests-procedures\/meditation\/in-depth\/meditation\/art-20045858\">physical benefits<\/a> as well. Research suggests that practicing meditation (guided or unguided) can help reduce anxiety, asthma, high blood pressure and more, along with reducing the symptoms of chronic illnesses.<\/p>\n<p>Next time you&#8217;re in need of a quick pick-me-up, try one of these guided meditation practices to help center yourself.<\/p>\n<h2>Great guided meditation for relaxation practices to try<\/h2>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yogavibes.com\/meditation-for-presence.html\">Meditation for Presence<\/a> by Carrie Wren<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7863 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yogavibes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/carrie-59.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yogavibes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/carrie-59.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.yogavibes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/carrie-59-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yogavibes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/carrie-59-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yogavibes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/carrie-59-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This mindfulness practice is designed to help you get grounded and focused, anywhere, anytime. Perfect for those times you find your mind wandering and want to bring yourself back to the present moment.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yogavibes.com\/nervous-system-reset-breath-and-meditation.html\">Nervous System Reset: Breath &amp; Meditation<\/a> by Grace Millsap<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7864 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yogavibes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/17Grace1279-scaled-onc7banzoxflq0m8j4e6cfiyo3yv8nsyrio255zt68.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yogavibes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/17Grace1279-scaled-onc7banzoxflq0m8j4e6cfiyo3yv8nsyrio255zt68.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.yogavibes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/17Grace1279-scaled-onc7banzoxflq0m8j4e6cfiyo3yv8nsyrio255zt68-300x94.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yogavibes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/17Grace1279-scaled-onc7banzoxflq0m8j4e6cfiyo3yv8nsyrio255zt68-1024x320.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yogavibes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/17Grace1279-scaled-onc7banzoxflq0m8j4e6cfiyo3yv8nsyrio255zt68-768x240.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.yogavibes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/17Grace1279-scaled-onc7banzoxflq0m8j4e6cfiyo3yv8nsyrio255zt68-1536x480.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This short practice introduces bhramari pranayama (aka &#8211; bee breath), followed by a short seated meditation. The humming sound that accompanies each exhale with Bhramari will help to relieve agitation and settle the nervous system.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yogavibes.com\/live-in-me-poetry-guided-meditation-audio-only.html\">Live in Me: Poetry Guided Meditation<\/a> by Tara Eschenroeder<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7865 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yogavibes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Tara1@750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yogavibes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Tara1@750.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.yogavibes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Tara1@750-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lay down what is heavy and allow yourselves to rest and receive dear ones. Accompanied by music from Nick Gonnering, Tara Eschenroeder of Great Abiding Yoga will guide you through a meditative, musical experience back home.<\/p>\n<p>Want more guided meditations? Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yogavibes.com\/videos.html\">our extensive library<\/a> and practice with us today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For most of us, the world can be both exciting and exhilarating, as well as stressful and overwhelming at times. We live in this duality of calm and chaos, and have to work to find a semblance of balance within our lives. At YogaVibes, we believe that taking the time to center ourselves and meditate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":96,"featured_media":7858,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Our Favorite Guided Meditation for Relaxation Practices - YogaVibes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Feeling off-balanced? 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