Morning Cup of Calm

sə-ˈstān – : to give support or relief to : to supply with sustenance : nourish : keep up, prolong : to support the weight of : prop also : to carry or withstand (a weight or pressure) : to buoy up sustained by hope There is hope in music. Join us for “Sustain” — this week’s Morning Cup of Calm on RadioSpiral.net.

The journey itself is the point as much as is the destination. So what happens when you reach the end of the road? Look back and remember the journey, keep its lessons, hold the memories of people and places you met along the way, and carry them with you.

Stepping stones are symbols of progress, of movement to a better place. Today let us step calmly into a better place, even if only for a little while.

The rains in summer happen every day in some parts of the world. When the combination of conditions make the sky empty itself on to the ground, the world turns vivid — brilliant greens, deep browns… and the sounds! Thunder, the rain on the leaves, the frogs… it’s auditory heaven. Let’s play in the rain!

Explore the space between spaces, the borderlands where awake and asleep meet, where water and earth touch, that trembling breath between silence and song, where life and dreams tremble in balance.

Follow your spirit down into the deep. There you may find wonder, joy, hope, peace, and healing.

I’ve been thinking a lot about spiders and their webs lately, and how good they are at using the environment around them to weave their homes. We could all learn from that — both in our physical surroundings and our understanding of how deeply connected we are to the world around us, even if we forget that (often). So today, we weave.

While we can't spend every moment of our lives in bliss, we can certainly cherish those rare, brilliant moments.

Sit in a place where you can feel a gentle breeze. Close your eyes, and feel it whisper past your skin.

Drift along on an hour of calm music

Darkness alone cannot extinguish the light, but even a single light can banish the darkness.

Happy Weekend, friends! Take a moment to breathe and be calm with us on this edition of Morning Cup of Calm.

Heartbeats, heartwarming, heartsick, heartbroken, heartened…today’s episode is designed in the hope of offering some healing to our hearts.

The Full Moon in April is named the Pink Moon after the pink flowers that bloom in spring. Other names are Breaking Ice Moon, Budding Moon, Awakening Moon, Egg Moon, and Paschal Moon. This episode of Morning Cup of Calm honors them all. Breathe in the scent of spring and greet the moon with us.

As I look out my studio window at the mist on the mountains, I find that it's music for the eyes. Restful and beautiful, and just what we need right now. Take an hour to drift and breathe.

On this week’s edition of Morning Cup of Calm, we honor the elements and the cycles of birth and death, creation and destruction. This hour of music is performed live as always by Rebekkah Hilgraves aka ʞu¡0ɹʞS.

In an increasingly chaotic world, take an hour to sit in the quiet. Sip tea, sit comfortably, watch spring enter the world, meditate on hope.

Take the quiet road when you can. Walk in silence, breathe in the stillness, move in nature. Join us today at 8am SLT for an hour of live meditation music to start your weekend in peace.

Hope is rebellion. Love is rebellion. Music is rebellion. The arts are always where change happens. Sit with us for an hour of calming music, to help you center and refuel before you wade back into life.

The news cycles get scarier, but in the midst of the madness, there are yet signs of hope: people taking decisive action against destruction and tyranny; people who truly care doing things to care for each other. These are the bright points on which we focus. Take an hour to breathe and bathe in calming sounds.

The frantic news cycles bring constant sorrow and fear now. Some of it is hyperbole, much of it is all too real. Before facing the disasters of the day, let’s have an hour of peaceful meditation, and then be deliberate about what we can and should tackle.

An hour of meditation music to start your weekend on a sweet note.

As the world spins further and further into chaos, we need moments of calm where we can find them. Join us for our new show, Morning Cup of Calm, an hour of live, improvised, gentle meditation music to help you start your weekend in peace and calm.