These free introductory mindfulness meditations will get you started if you have never meditated before. They range in length from 3 to 19 minutes. The subject matter includes mind-body awareness, loving kindness, sleep issues, and that good ole catch all "difficulties." Mindfulness is not meant to change you--just to help you be more present with what "IS." It you already meditate, you will appreciate these well-conceived meditations.
It's always tempting to want to change what we find offensive or irritating. But what if we just learned to accept things as they are, without judgment? Would our lives be a little better?
The folks at MARC have published longer podcast meditations on different topics. http://marc.ucla.edu/body.cfm?id=107 They have been publishing these for a couple of years, so there is a large resource at your fingertips.
Here's a particularly nice one featuring Michael Perricone playing Tibetan singing bowls http://marc.ucla.edu/mpeg/Hammer101013.mp3. This one lasts about 25 minutes.
I was once in a store trying out different singing bowls. I had difficulty getting a particular bowl to sing. The store owner told me the sound was "coming from far away."
Let me know if you try any of these and whether you enjoy them.
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