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The Musing Fox channel is a place to learn and develop meditation techniques to strengthen healthy coping skills, further self-awareness, and foster a deep connection with your wants and needs. 

Here you will find meditations to help reduce anxiety, build empowerment, practice self-compassion, find tools for healing and much more.  In addition, The Musing Fox channel is focused on providing trauma-sensitive practices. 

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Simple Morning Meditation

Heather Gilmartin

Mindfulness & Meditation Teacher

Start your day with a simple meditation to calm your mind and body. Use this meditation to deal with the morning anxiety rush and slow things down. Find a moment for gratitude and use deep soothing breaths to prepare you for the day ahead. 

Unwind at the end of the day with this evening meditation. Drift off to sleep, or get into a state of relaxation so you can rest this evening. Using deep breaths and mindful breathing, your body and mind will calm in order to get the rest you need and deserve. 

Simple Evening Meditation

Imagination and visualization are powerful tools that can relax our mind and body when we can't access a serene space. This meditation guides you through creating a peaceful place and ends with mindful breathing following the flow of breath. 

Visualizing Your Peaceful Place

Our minds can pull us in many different directions, making it hard to accomplish the task in front of us. This meditation practice focuses on counting the breath to refocus a wandering mind. By practicing shifting our focus to the breath, we are practicing controlling where we shift our focus throughout the day. 

Refocus A Wandering Mind

Count the breaths with this quick 5-minute breather. Use this meditation during a stressful day, or if you are struggling to relax in the evening. Mindful breathing meditations can soothe a tired body and overworked mind so that you can either focus on the tasks ahead or let sleep find you quickly. 

5 Minute Breather

Throughout our day, we are faced with challenges, decisions, and stressors. Use this meditation as a way of slowing down a racing mind and centering yourself so that you can successfully handle whatever comes next. 

Simple Afternoon Meditation

Self-care can be hard to come by when you are a parent. Through mindfulness of breathing and position affirmations about motherhood, this meditation is geared towards relaxing the wonderful mama that you are. 

Calming Motherhood Affirmations

Tap into the body's natural relaxation response with this breathing break. If you are feeling stressed or overwhelmed, take the time to slow things down and provide yourself with some self-care. Sometimes we neglect ourselves by accident because we live busy, hectic lives. This meditation uses mindfulness, progressive muscle relaxation, and deep breathing to deepen self-awareness so that we can better fulfill our own needs. 

Tranquil Breathing Break

Progressive muscle relaxation techniques release tension we may hold in the body. Use this meditation as an opportunity to become more aware of physical sensations, and identify where you may need additional self-care. 


Simple Body Scan Meditation

Allow the morning sun to soothe you as you mindfully breathe and bask in its warm glow. The power of enjoying a sunny day is transformative; it lifts our mood and energizes us. If the sun is hiding behind clouds, visualization can help. 

Morning Sun Meditation

Take deep centering breaths and follow the flow of your breathing to reduce stress and to clear your mind. Use this meditation to practice sitting in stillness with the breath as you find your center. 