Spirituality

• Wherever You Go, There You Are – by Jon Kabat-Zinn: mindfulness & meditation in everyday life
• Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind – by Shunryu Suzuki: Informal talks on Zen meditation & practice
• Essential Pranayama – by Jerry Givens: an incredible book of easy to learn & do breath meditation practices.

• Waking Up – by Sam Harris: A guide to spirituality without religion.
• The Miracle of Mindfulness – by Thich Nat Han – Audio Book on Spotify
• The Miracle of Mindfulness – by Thich Nat Han – Audio Book free on YouTube.

• Tara Brach Meditation Podcast: weekly meditation practices – Spotify link
• 12-Minute Meditation Podcast: Various great teachers guide you in regular 12-minute sessions – Spotify link.
• Mindfulness Meditation Podcast: 2x per week fun new short guided meditations with calming music.
• 44 Best Meditation Podcasts (2025) – rated by CounterCulturist – many quality podcast directions to go here!
• The 21 Best Meditation Podcasts to Listen to Right Now – a good rated list by Very Well Mind

• Free 40 Day Mindfulness Daily Course by Tara Brach & Jack Kornfield: excellent way to establish a meditation practice – try it!

APPs

• Insight Timer – consistently over the years a great meditation & mindfulness app that customizes to your needs and desired practice.

• Meditation Playlist on Spotify: hours of ambient meditation music to calm, heal and focus your mind
• Guided Mushroom Journeys Playlist on Spotify: hours of music curated for psychedelic journeys or for integration. Hours of beautiful, deep musical journeys.
• HeartSong Psychedelic Integration Playlist: lyrical music for integration & personal transformation.

APPs

• Calm Radio – has diverse channels of wellness, positivity, ambient, meditative music + guided meditations.
• Insight Timer – has lots of sound healing, mantra and mindful music pathways.
• Brain.fm – science-based personalized music for your focus, work, or creative needs.

• Rafe Pearlman
• Hannah Leigh
• Murray Kyle
• Micaela Kingslight
• Beautiful Chorus
• Seckou Keita
• Yaima
• Nessi Gomes
• Chronixx
• Jaya Lakshmi
• OmTara
• Alexa Sunshine Rose
• Marya Stark
• Kaya Project
• Ksenia Luki
• Katarina Rain
• Raja Amankay
• Puentes
• Ayla Nereo
• Ajeet
• LVDY
• Aly Halpert
• Mirabai Ceiba
• Olivia Fern
• Maneesh de Moor

• Mantra Meditation by Rhadhika Das: this mantra meditation and kirtan practice are primarily rooted in the Hindu tradition, specifically the Bhakti yoga (loving devotion) tradition.
• The Power of Mantra by Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Vital practices for transformation. We love this book for its cultural context, stories, translation & transliteration of all the major Buddhist mantras + why & how to use them.
• Mantramala by Rohini Gupta: literally a great big book of mostly Hindu & Vedic Mantra with English transliteration, translation and context.
• Mantralogy by L. Harhari Singh: Exploration of the most common Sikh / Kundalini mantras with translations.

• Healing Mantras by Thomas Ashley-Farrand – Audio Book of this well-known manual with chants and explanations
• Mantra Myths & Misconceptions – Excellent Episode of Yoga Medicine Podcast
• The Path of Mantra Podcast – Yoga, Tantra, & Shakti Sadhana. Begin or deepen a practice with all aspects of mantra while gaining context and understanding. Yeah – go for it!
• Guided Meditations & Mantras from Ram Dass

• Mantra Bliss Playlist on Spotify – if you just want to hear great mantra music, sing and chant along for healing – this is a great playlist for you! Many global mantra traditions, hours of music, incredible artists.