R&R with Ri: Guided Meditations for Anxiety, Stress and Sleep

Send us Fan Mail Hello Friends,  and welcome back.  In honor of Memorial Day weekend, we have prepared a special, bonus-length episode for our Lakeside Campsite finale. Sit back, get comfortable, and prepare to head back to our cozy campsite where we will get grounded and let go of any stress or anxiety. Allow the soothing sounds of nature to help you drift into a deep, dreamy sleep and start off...

Send us Fan Mail Hello Friends, and welcome back. This week you will be visiting a lakeside campsite with nothing to do but unwind and relax for the evening until you gently drift off to sleep under the stars. So sit back, relax, and get ready to enjoy the soothing sounds of night by a cozy campfire…and maybe enjoy a s’more or two. As always, thank you for joining me and have a peaceful and prospe...

Send us Fan Mail Hello Friends, and welcome back.  As many of you know, May is Mental Health Awareness Month. The value of maintaining a healthy mental outlook and attitude cannot be understated. So today we will be focusing on spring, the season of renewal and growth. We will do some “spring cleaning” of the mind, clearing out negative thoughts and anxiety to make space for positive thoughts and...

Send us Fan Mail Hello Friends, and welcome back. Today you will be taking your own private journey (but you can bring someone along if you so choose) to wherever it is that gives you peace. So sit back, get comfortable, and get ready to travel away to your own private world. You’re in no hurry, stay as long as you please!  As always, thank you for joining me and have a wonderful, relaxing week fu...

Send us Fan Mail Hello Friends, and welcome back. This week we will be doing an exercise known as Sama Vritti Pranayama, or “box breathing.” This practice has many benefits, such as reducing blood pressure and heart rate, and is used by clinicians to help treat anxiety, depression and chronic pain (among other things). It is even used by the U.S. Navy SEALs as a tool to combat the chronic stress t...

Send us Fan Mail Hello Friends, and welcome back. In this week’s meditation, we will focus on discovering inner peace. We often search for peace outside of ourselves, but if we take a good, hard look, we can find it within. So sit back, get comfortable, and follow my voice as we discover the blissful peace inside of us.   As always, have a wonderful, relaxing day or night, and thank you for joinin...

Send us Fan Mail Hello friends. This week's meditation focuses on observing the space between thoughts and mindfully observing your thoughts as they come and go. This exercise calms the busy mind and helps reduce stress and anxiety. Sit back, get comfortable, and let's find the peace within ourselves.  As always, thank you for joining me. Have a peaceful, stress-free week and I'll s...

Send us Fan Mail Hello friends, this week’s guided meditation is an exercise in grounding, which will help us to reduce anxiety by centering our minds and bodies and by cultivating a sturdy foundation within ourselves.  As always, thank you for joining me and have a wonderful, stress-free week! I look forward to seeing you next week for a new meditation.  Support the show Buy Us a Coffee: https://...

Send us Fan Mail Hello friends. Today we will tap into our minds, bodies and senses by opening our awareness to the world around us as well as the one within. Sit back, relax, and join me as we mindfully explore our mind’s eye and learn to live in the now.  As always, have a peace-filled rest of your day (or night, for those night owls among us), and I look forward to seeing you next week for a ne...

Send us Fan Mail Hello friends, and welcome back.  For this week's meditation, we will practice mindfulness by observing our thoughts without judging them and simply letting them go. This exercise will help us to identity those thoughts and feelings that give us anxiety (or other negative emotions) that we may not even be aware of and detach ourselves from such thoughts and feelings so that w...

Send us Fan Mail Hello friends. Almost all of us have experienced or will experience loss sometime during the course of our lives. The process of grief is never an easy one, but it is necessary and important for our mental health and personal growth. Navigating  mindfully can help expedite your journey through the grieving process. I hope this guided meditation can provide at least some of that he...

Send us Fan Mail Hello friends. Today's meditation focuses on paying attention to your natural breath, and being mindful of its journey through your body. We often take for granted something as simple as breathing, but it is a vital part of our lives and worthy of our attention. So sit back, get comfortable, and let's get back in tune with the rhythm of our natural breath. Support the sh...

Send us Fan Mail Hello Friends. This week we will focus on breathing from the diaphragm (or "belly breathing") to reduce stress and lower our heart rates (among many other great benefits). So sit back, get comfortable, and feel the stress of your day melt away. As always, thank you for listening and have a wonderful day or night. Support the show Buy Us a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee...

Send us Fan Mail Today's guided meditation takes us to a quaint duck pond where we will let the sights and sounds of nature carry our anxiety away. We may even make a (tiny) friend along the way! So sit back, get comfortable, and let's enjoy a few moments to simply relax and take in the world around us. Ambience: pond, ducks, wind, trees. Support the show Buy Us a Coffee: https://www.buy...

Send us Fan Mail I'm so glad you chose to join me for this meditation. Today, we will focus on the things in our lives that we are grateful for while controlling our breathing. Let your anxiety melt away while appreciating the things in your life that you are most thankful for. Join breath, body and mind to experience balance, stillness, ease and peace.  If you enjoyed this meditation, check...

Send us Fan Mail Your own private beach escape to help you relax and just live in the moment. It's your day and your time to create the perfect getaway. Ambience: ocean waves, seagulls, wind chimes, walking in sand. Support the show Buy Us a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rrwithri1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rrwithri/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090364...

Send us Fan Mail Forget everything and practice mindfulness by getting lost in the music. Where will it take you today? Be sure to let us know! <3 Support the show Buy Us a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rrwithri1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rrwithri/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090364985729 X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/RRwithRi Podcast Home: https://...

Send us Fan Mail In this meditation, you will extend loving kindness, compassion, generosity and goodwill to yourself and all others in order to facilitate inner healing and peace as well as enhance your feeling of connection with others. Mantra Meta Bravura ("developing loving kindness") Meditation Support the show Buy Us a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rrwithri1 Instagram: https...

Send us Fan Mail Get ready for a restful night's sleep by making your way down the rainy, quiet side streets of Tokyo to a late-night sushi bar where you will enjoy a nice meal and some time to unwind.  Ambience: rain, thunder, cat, lounge piano music, restaurant. Support the show Buy Us a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rrwithri1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rrwithri/ Facebook:...