In this 15-minute guided meditation, you’ll learn how to step out of the grip of harsh inner criticism and reconnect with a steadier, more grounded awareness. Blending insights from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Polyvagal Theory, this practice helps you create space from self-critical thoughts, regulate your nervous system, and choose how you want to show up—without needing the voice to disappear first. A gentle reset for moments when your mind turns against you. ★ Support this pod...
Jun 03, 2026•15 min•Ep. 101
This mediation blends healing traditions like the Chakra system and the Ho'opnopono to scan and soothe the nervous system while exploring our most ancient beginnings. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Jun 01, 2026•1 hr•Ep. 100
May 29, 2026•1 hr•Ep. 99
May 27, 2026•1 hr•Ep. 98
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Apr 24, 2026•1 hr•Ep. 94
Apr 20, 2026•1 hr•Ep. 93
In this reflective meditation, Glenn explores a dream that arrives not as a problem to solve, but as an experience to enter. Beginning with a feeling—light, anticipation, a quiet sense that something is on its way—the dream unfolds as a living landscape where meaning is not explained, but revealed through presence. A visitor approaches. A decision about shoes lingers. A child speaks a simple, piercing truth. And in the background, golden light shimmers through the trees, inviting curiosity about...
Apr 15, 2026•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 92
In this reflective meditation, Glenn explores a quiet but expansive question: What is the essence of life, and what are thoughts, really? Beginning with the image of a flashlight in a dark room, we trace the arc of human experience from infancy to adulthood—where an open, curious awareness gradually narrows through lived experience. Sensations become meanings, meanings become patterns, and over time the nervous system organizes itself into familiar pathways that shape how we see, feel, and respo...
Apr 13, 2026•1 hr•Ep. 91
In this guided meditation, Glenn responds to a client’s personal reflection request—an invitation to explore grief, shock, and a lingering sense of responsibility following the sudden loss of a close friend. Moving through a gentle “roll call” of emotions—shame, apathy, grief, fear, anger, pride, adventure, acceptance, love, and peace—you’ll be guided to notice what arises in your body and mind without judgment. Rather than trying to fix, reinterpret, or resolve what happened, this meditation of...
Apr 11, 2026•1 hr•Ep. 90
This episode is Chapter 18 of You're Not Broken... Just Rewiring by Glenn Ostlund, MA, MS, LAC ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Apr 09, 2026•1 hr•Ep. 89
This episode is Chapter 18 of You're Not Broken... Just Rewiring by Glenn Ostlund, MA, MS, LAC ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Apr 07, 2026•1 hr•Ep. 87
In this guided meditation, Glenn responds to a client’s personal reflection request—an invitation to explore teenage shame and identity with compassion and curiosity. Moving through a gentle “roll call” of emotions—shame, apathy, grief, fear, anger, pride, courage, acceptance, love, and peace—you’ll be guided to notice what arises in your body and mind without judgment. Rather than trying to fix or reinterpret the past, this meditation offers a space to explore it through multiple emotional lens...
Apr 06, 2026•1 hr•Ep. 88
This episode is Chapter 17 of You're Not Broken... Just Rewiring by Glenn Ostlund, MA, MS, LAC ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Apr 03, 2026•1 hr•Ep. 86
This episode is Chapter 17 of You're Not Broken... Just Rewiring by Glenn Ostlund, MA, MS, LAC ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Apr 01, 2026•1 hr•Ep. 85
This episode is Chapter 16 of You're Not Broken... Just Rewiring by Glenn Ostlund, MA, MS, LAC ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Mar 30, 2026•1 hr•Ep. 84
This episode is Chapter 16 of You're Not Broken... Just Rewiring by Glenn Ostlund, MA, MS, LAC ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Mar 28, 2026•1 hr•Ep. 83
This episode is Chapter 15 of You're Not Broken... Just Rewiring by Glenn Ostlund, MA, MS, LAC You can contact the author at glennostlund@spiritofsonora.com Check out Glenn's Psychology Today profile here . ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Mar 26, 2026•1 hr•Ep. 82
This episode is Chapter 14 of You're Not Broken... Just Rewiring by Glenn Ostlund, MA, MS, LAC You can contact the author at glennostlund@spiritofsonora.com Check out Glenn's Psychology Today profile here . ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Mar 24, 2026•1 hr•Ep. 81
This episode is Chapter 13 of You're Not Broken... Just Rewiring by Glenn Ostlund, MA, MS, LAC You can contact the author at glennostlund@spiritofsonora.com Check out Glenn's Psychology Today profile here . ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Mar 22, 2026•1 hr•Ep. 80
In this reflective meditation, Glenn explores a subtle and provocative question: Are we addicted—not to substances—but to our own personality? Beginning with a simple moment shared between friends, a passing comment becomes a doorway into deeper observation. Words move through the air, touch the nervous system, and spark a cascade of thoughts—inviting curiosity about the patterns we carry, the roles we play, and the habits of mind that feel most like “us.” As the meditation unfolds, the lens wid...
Mar 20, 2026•1 hr•Ep. 79
This reflective meditation explores hope, grief, and renewal through an unexpected constellation of ideas—astrology, the music of the Beatles, and the quiet intelligence of the nervous system. Beginning with the story of a friend who wrote The Spiritual Dimension of the Beatles , the meditation traces the “arc of awakening” of the 1960s—an era when the planets Uranus and Pluto aligned in the sky and cultural creativity surged around the world. Through that lens, the Beatles’ journey becomes a mi...
Mar 13, 2026•1 hr•Ep. 78
In this reflective meditation, Glenn explores hope, grief, and renewal through an unexpected constellation of ideas—astrology, the music of the Beatles, and the quiet intelligence of the nervous system. Beginning with the story of a friend who wrote The Spiritual Dimension of the Beatles , the meditation traces the “arc of awakening” of the 1960s—an era when the planets Uranus and Pluto aligned in the sky and cultural creativity surged around the world. Through that lens, the Beatles’ journey be...
Mar 10, 2026•1 hr•Ep. 77
In this guided meditation, Glenn uses Notebook LM to create an AI Puppet Show to walk you through the neuroscience and philosophy behind the metaphor of King Arthur and the Round Table of Mind . Rather than trying to eliminate difficult thoughts or emotions, you’ll imagine the many voices within you—fear, anger, shame, curiosity, compassion—as knights seated around a shared council. Through gentle reflection, you’ll practice listening to each voice without letting any single one take the throne,...
Mar 08, 2026•1 hr•Ep. 76
In this guided meditation, Glenn explores the mind through the myth of King Arthur and the Round Table . Rather than trying to eliminate difficult thoughts or emotions, you’ll imagine the many voices within you—fear, anger, shame, curiosity, compassion—as knights seated around a shared council. Through gentle reflection, you’ll practice listening to each voice without letting any single one take the throne, cultivating awareness, balance, and internal diplomacy within the nervous system. Inside ...
Mar 07, 2026•1 hr•Ep. 75
In this guided meditation, Glenn explores rage as a fire-breathing dragon guarding hidden treasure. Rather than eliminating anger or judgment, you’ll strengthen the “muscle” of awareness—learning to notice, slow down, and choose your response. Through binaural sound and an embodied emotional scan—from shame and fear to courage, love, and peace—you’ll practice training the rider and calming the elephant, transforming reactive energy into grounded power, integration, and self-directed change. Insi...
Mar 02, 2026•55 min•Ep. 74
In this guided meditation, Glenn explores rage as a fire-breathing dragon guarding hidden treasure. Rather than eliminating anger or judgment, you’ll strengthen the “muscle” of awareness—learning to notice, slow down, and choose your response. Through binaural sound and an embodied emotional scan—from shame and fear to courage, love, and peace—you’ll practice training the rider and calming the elephant, transforming reactive energy into grounded power, integration, and self-directed change. Insi...
Mar 01, 2026•1 hr•Ep. 73
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