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One winter evening a shoemaker finds a mysterious stranger naked and freezing by a shrine in his small village. The shoemaker rescues the man, and takes him home. Though the stranger won’t say where he came from, Simon invites him to work beside him, and stay with his family. As the story unfolds, the stranger transforms, and ultimately reveals an astonishing and deeply moving secret. Late in Tolstoy’s life, after he had written his great masterpieces War and Peace, and Anna Karenina, he underwent a spiritual transformation.

Make a spiritual connection with the Indian saint who brought meditation to the west. In this uplifting program, with beautifully crafted guided imagery and music, you’ll meet with Yogananda at the edge of a beautiful lake, and receive his blessing. Then you’ll travel with him to a mountain sanctuary, high in the Himalayas, where a profound awakening will unfold. Use this program to make a spiritual connection with Yogananda, and boost your own meditation practice and union with the Divine.

Rose petals floating down from Heaven herald your face to face visit with Mother Mary. As you sit together, she offers you her comfort and her love. You may ask her anything, and receive her guidance in this tender guided meditation with beautiful background music and gentle narration. This new series of guided meditations provides you the chance to visit with great spiritual figures from many traditions, each portrayed in a new light. Each journey is a powerful tribute to these wonderful beings, and a great opportunity to connect with them deeply and personally.

Best-selling guided imagery author Max Highstein shares indispensable tips and techniques for crafting guided meditations that inspire, uplift, and heal. For counselors, teachers, healers, yoga instructors, clergy - anyone who wants to bring excellence to their work.

Enjoy a peaceful night’s sleep in the third installment in this series. This is the third installment in our Sleep Well Tonight series. In this lovely guided meditation, you’ll take an evening walk along a country lane, and find your way to an old farmhouse, recently converted for guests. You’ll have the house all to yourself tonight! From your comfy bed, you’ll enjoy the sound of crickets softly chirping outside.

Be blessed by this spiritual master and holy saint. In this gentle meditation, you’ll find your way to a quiet garden by an ancient monastery. Padre Pio will join you there, and offer to lift whatever might be weighing on you inside. Then he will answer any question you may have, and provide guidance and support for any challenge you may face. Finally, you will receive his blessing, and then return home again. Use this guided meditation to make a deep and lasting spiritual connection with this great teacher and lover of God and humanity.

Whenever we experience events that are overwhelmingly painful, part of ourself is left in the past, unresolved, almost in a kind of suspended animation, until such time as we’re able to heal and release the pain. Carrying the memory of a traumatic event is a bit like living in a house with a room that’s closed off. We never want to enter that room because of the painful feelings it holds, but we can’t clean it up and remodel it without going through the door.

Each guided meditation helps you stay focused on your current step, uncover the truth, and release negativity. Profoundly relaxing and deeply supportive, 12-Step Guided Meditations reinforces the positive side of your character, and strengthens your connection to your Higher Power. Anyone who approaches this material with a sincere desire to change can benefit.

Peaceful guided imagery and nature sounds lull you to sleep. In this relaxing program, with gentle narration, soft music, and the soothing nature sounds, you’ll find yourself walking along a mountain stream on a crisp fall afternoon. You’ll enjoy the sights and sounds of this enchanting setting, and soon find your campsite waiting. As the evening stars come out, you’ll settle safe and sound into your comfy sleeping bag.

Archangel Michael shares his power and his presence with you in this light-filled inner journey to his heavenly realm. Saint Michael the Archangel counsels and assists you in specific areas of your life. A deeply powerful meditation for those who take an active approach to their spirituality. From the meditation: "Your next step places you into the midst of Michael’s heavenly realm, where love pours forth from the Creator in its purest form, and color and sound is everywhere, rich and resplendent."

Archangel Gabriel is known as God’s messenger. As a messenger, she (yes, she!) helps us with all matters of communication, and with creative expression - especially when we seek to bring love and light into the world. In this way, Gabriel helps us align our creativity with our higher purpose! In this Archangel Gabriel meditation you will receive a visit from her in the place where you do you most creative work. You might choose to imagine connecting with her in your home, office, studio, or classroom.

Walk with this loving holy man, and receive his help. Anthony of Padua was a Franciscan friar and teacher who helped his brothers and students worship devoutly, and stay on their spiritual path. Although he possessed great wisdom and oratory talent, he was a shy and humble man. He was, and remains, a warm and approachable soul, and we can easily connect with him and receive his kind and loving support.

Release painful feelings, and grieve in your own timing. It’s common to feel as though we have unfinished communication with the one we’ve lost, either because we’ve lost them suddenly, or because there wasn’t a good flow of communication with them when they were alive. In this tender guided meditation by Max Highstein, you’ll have the opportunity to meet with your loved one, say whatever you may need to say, ask your most important questions, and hear and receive what your loved one has to share to you.

Wherever you find yourself on your path, this powerfully moving program can help deepen your connection to Jesus, open your inner vision, and expand your heart. Whether you relate to Jesus as a spiritual teacher, great master, or path to God, this course will help you know him, and yourself, more completely than ever before. Each guided meditation is beautifully composed with gentle narration, soft background music, and soothing ocean waves. They offer a bridge to the spiritual world, where you can connect deeply with Jesus and experience deep peace.

This guided imagery meditation, with soft ocean waves and gentle narration, takes you on a morning walk along a secluded beach. Soon you meet a dear old friend, loved one, or significant figure in your life who's come to assist you. Their unconditional love toward you helps you open your own heart, explore anything you've held against yourself, and release it. As you sit watching the waves, your own inner child appears on your lap, ready now to receive the kind of healing and reassurance only you can provide.

Patience allows us to meet challenges peacefully, get along easily with others, accomplish long-term goals, and enjoy life. With patience, we can handle bad drivers and computer glitches without tearing out our hair, master a musical instrument, or raise a child with our sanity in tact. But early on, most of us also absorb a variety of negative patterns and beliefs that undermine our patience. Use this guided meditation to uncover and release old programming, and bring patience and peace into your most challenging situations, and all of your life.

Do you experience moments of paralyzing fear, panic, or anxiety that are out of proportion to situations at hand? When fear takes over, it impairs our judgment, makes us miserable, and causes us to make poor decisions. This program offers an effective way to reduce your fear and approach life in a clearer, more fully present and comfortable way.

Bernard Marks and Martha Alford met by chance. No real reason for it, just a series of fluky coincidences. The odds were long that they would hit it off. That wasn’t in the cards they’d been dealt at birth. “It’ll never last,” people whispered after they got engaged. “Poor probability of success” was the general consensus when they married. But Bernie and Martha ignored the naysayers. Gamblers in love, they rolled the dice.

A daily guided meditation program. Meditation is easy with this program! In Morning Meditation you’ll relax, connect to your higher source, and clear negativity for a clean slate for your day. Then you’ll receive higher guidance, open to miracles large and small, and experience gratitude for your life. Begin your day with this guided meditation, and fill your days with grace and ease. As you practice, you’ll find it easier and easier to do!

Gentle sounds and movements of the train lull you into a peaceful sleep. Thirty minute guided meditation begins with 12 minutes of guided imagery, followed by peaceful train sounds. Take a quiet evening walk to an quaint country train depot. Board an old train and spend the night in your own private compartment, as the sound and motion of the train gently lulls you into a peaceful sleep. The narration fades out, and the train sounds continue, giving you plenty of time to drift off into dreamland.