Do you try to meditate your way out of anxiety—only to feel more overwhelmed when clarity doesn't come?

In this final episode of the Chaos to Calm series, you’re invited to stop fixing and start feeling. Through nature-inspired meditation, we explore how to make peace with uncertainty and honor the mysterious rhythms within and around you.

If anxiety has you gripping for control, this practice will help you release the need to understand and soften into your own resilient presence.

Here’s what you’ll take away:

A new way to relate to anxiety—by listening instead of solving.

How fractal patterns in nature mirror your inner world (and how that builds calm).

A gentle practice to help you reconnect with your breath, your body, and the deep mystery of life.

Let go of control, soften your edges, and rediscover your connection to calm—press play now.

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New episodes every Monday (just the meditation) and Thursday (a full meditation class).

Learn more or contact me at https://www.merylarnett.com/.

Thank you to Nick McMahan for today’s nature field recordings, sound design, and editing; and thank you to Brianna Nielsen for production and editing support. Find them at:

https://www.nickcmcmahan.com

https://www.instagram.com/itsbriannanielsen

This podcast explores meditation, mental health and the power of connection, offering guidance for caregivers, healers, and therapists facing compassion fatigue, burnout, and other mental health struggles through self-care, self-compassion, and resilience. With a focus on anxiety, depression, and overwhelm, each episode provides tools like meditation, mindfulness, breathwork, and grounding to cultivate clarity and reduce stress. Listeners can also experience nature-inspired guided meditations, designed to bring peace and balance in times of distress.

Ever feel like your thoughts are louder than summer thunder?

This short, New Moon nature-inspired meditation is your invitation to step into calm—even if the world around you feels chaotic.

If anxiety has you feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, or simply exhausted, this guided 5-minute practice offers a soft place to land.

Rooted in imagery, rhythm, and silence, you’ll explore how breath and awareness can bring you back to steadiness—just like a clock in a thunderstorm.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

- A gentle technique to regulate anxiety in under 5 minutes

- How breath and nature-based imagery can reconnect you to inner calm

- A subtle mindset shift to carry resilience with you throughout your day

Press play now to reclaim your sense of steadiness—no matter the storm around you.

Sign up for my newsletter at https://merylarnett.substack.com/ to receive free mini meditations and soundscapes each week, along with creative musings and more.

New episodes every Monday (just the meditation) and Thursday (a full meditation class).

Learn more or contact me at https://www.merylarnett.com/.

Thank you to Gordon Hempton for today’s nature field recordings; and thank you to Brianna Nielsen for production and editing support. Find them at:

https://soundtracker.com/

https://www.instagram.com/itsbriannanielsen

This podcast explores meditation, mental health and the power of connection, offering guidance for caregivers, healers, and therapists facing compassion fatigue, burnout, and other mental health struggles through self-care, self-compassion, and resilience. With a focus on anxiety, depression, and overwhelm, each episode provides tools like meditation, mindfulness, breathwork, and grounding to cultivate clarity and reduce stress. Listeners can also experience nature-inspired guided meditations, designed to bring peace and balance in times of distress.

Just the Meditation

Using the metaphor of spiral fractals and labyrinths found in nature, we dive deep into what it really means to “spiral inward” when our external world feels out of control.

As you meditate, you will hear the sounds of a summer thunderstorm recorded by Nick McMahan in Eastern Washington at the Ponderay Wildlife Refuge. Sounds of Aspen, thunder and crickets guides you gently inwards.

Whether you're new to meditation or returning to your practice, this episode offers permission to meet yourself exactly where you are. It’s an invitation to pause, listen, and breathe—even in the middle of it all.

Press play now!

Sign up for my newsletter at https://merylarnett.substack.com/ to receive free mini meditations and soundscapes each week, along with creative musings and more.

New episodes every Monday (just the meditation) and Thursday (a full meditation class).

Learn more or contact me at https://www.merylarnett.com/.

Thank you to Nick McMahan for today’s nature field recordings, sound design, and editing; and thank you to Brianna Nielsen for production and editing support. Find them at:

https://www.nickcmcmahan.com

https://www.instagram.com/itsbriannanielsen

This podcast explores meditation, mental health and the power of connection, offering guidance for caregivers, healers, and therapists facing compassion fatigue, burnout, and other mental health struggles through self-care, self-compassion, and resilience. With a focus on anxiety, depression, and overwhelm, each episode provides tools like meditation, mindfulness, breathwork, and grounding to cultivate clarity and reduce stress. Listeners can also experience nature-inspired guided meditations, designed to bring peace and balance in times of distress.