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The Carers' Meditation PodcastI Create Space for Rest and Renewal Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan Mail"I Create Space for Rest and Renewal" is a gentle affirmation meditation for unpaid carers — and the final episode of Season 1 of the Carers Meditation Podcast.Using breath awareness, guided visualisation, and quiet affirmation, this meditation offers something every carer deserves and rarely receives — genuine, unhurried permission to rest.This episode marks the end of a year that began during Carers Week 2025 and closes during Carers Week 2026. In that time, hundreds of carers have pressed play, paused, breathed, and taken a few moments entirely for themselves. This final episode of S...
2026-06-0809 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastShut Off the Noise Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailShut Off the Noise is a calming guided meditation for unpaid carers and anyone whose mind simply won't stop — designed to gently quiet mental chatter and create a little space in an overcrowded head.Using slow breathing, visualisation, and mindfulness, this practice helps you step back from the noise rather than fight it. Not forcing silence, but softening everything just enough to breathe.For carers supporting someone living with dementia, the mental load rarely switches off. The lists, the worries, the replaying of conversations, the planning for wh...
2026-06-0107 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastCalm Before the Storm Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThe Calm Before the Storm is a short guided meditation for unpaid carers and anyone facing a demanding moment — designed to help you steady your mind and settle your nervous system before whatever comes next.Using gentle breathing, grounding, and relaxation, this practice creates a quiet pause between where you are now and what you're about to face. Not to make it disappear, but to help you meet it from a calmer, more centred place.For carers supporting someone living with dementia, difficult moments rarely announce themselves. Th...
2026-05-2507 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastThe Garden Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThe Garden is a gentle guided meditation for unpaid carers — a quiet, imaginative journey through a garden of stepping stones, memories, and a steadfast tree, created especially for Dementia Action Week 2026.Using breath awareness, body relaxation, and guided visualisation, this meditation offers something many carers rarely find space for — a moment to simply be, without having to explain, justify, or hold everything together.The path through this garden is yours. What you notice along the way, what you choose to carry and what you choose to set down...
2026-05-1811 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastEnergy Boost Walking Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThe Energy Boost Walking Meditation is a guided walking meditation for unpaid carers and anyone feeling low on reserves — designed to gently refresh the mind, wake up the body, and restore a sense of energy through mindful movement and breath.Combining walking, breath awareness, grounding, and gentle visualisation, this practice helps you feel more present, focused, and emotionally replenished — one step at a time.For carers supporting someone living with dementia, energy can feel like a dwindling resource. This meditation meets you where you are and quietly buil...
2026-05-1107 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastGratitude for Reciprocal Care Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan Mail"I am grateful for the care I give and receive" is a calming guided meditation for unpaid carers — gently exploring gratitude, emotional wellbeing, and the quiet exchange of care that runs through everyday life.Through slow breathing, guided reflection, and gratitude-focused mindfulness, this meditation creates space to pause, reconnect, and recognise the value of what you give — and what you deserve to receive in return.This episode was recorded shortly after Young at Heart ULO CIC received the Respite Care and Carer Support Award at the UK Deme...
2026-05-0407 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastMelting Stress Guided Rest Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThe Melting Stress Guided Rest is a deeply calming guided meditation for unpaid carers — designed to help you release tension, reset your nervous system, and find stillness in the middle of a demanding caring role.Using gentle body awareness, slow breathing, and soothing visualisation, this guided rest practice helps you let go of accumulated stress and quiet the thoughts that so often keep carers from truly resting.For those supporting someone living with dementia, stress can feel relentless. This meditation offers something simple and restorative — a genuine paus...
2026-04-2707 minThe Carers' Meditation Podcast“Om Shanti” Peace Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThe "Om Shanti" Peace Meditation is a gentle mantra-based practice for unpaid carers, designed to support calm, stillness, and a sense of inner peace.Using a simple repeated phrase, this meditation helps quiet the mind and soften the body without effort — offering carers supporting someone living with dementia a steady, calming rhythm to return to when the day feels like too much.There's no need to be familiar with the words — just follow along in a way that feels natural to you.Press play, settle in, and allo...
2026-04-2007 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastGratitude Rhythmic Walk Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThe Gratitude Walk Meditation — Nature is a gentle walking practice for unpaid carers, designed to help you shift focus toward appreciation and the everyday moments of joy that caring can sometimes overshadow.Through simple awareness of your natural surroundings and a steady walking rhythm, this meditation supports a quiet sense of gratitude without pressure or effort.Perfect for outdoor walks or mindful movement — a simple practice for carers supporting someone living with dementia who need a gentle way back to the present moment.Press play, begin walking, and...
2026-04-1307 minThe Carers' Meditation Podcast“Reset Button” Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThe "Reset Button" Meditation is a simple guided practice for unpaid carers — designed for moments when the caring day feels overwhelming or heavy.Using gentle body awareness and a steady breathing rhythm, this meditation helps release the built-up tension that supporting someone living with dementia can bring, creating a sense of calm and clarity in its place.There's no need to do anything perfectly — just follow along and allow your body and mind to reset.Press play whenever you need to pause, let go, and begin again.
2026-04-0607 minThe Carers' Meditation Podcast“You Don’t Have to Sit Like a Monk” Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan Mail"You Don't Have to Sit Like a Monk" is a simple, no-pressure meditation for unpaid carers who feel like meditation is too complicated or just not for them.There's no special posture, no complicated techniques — just breathing and a moment to pause. This short practice uses a gentle breathing rhythm to help settle the mind and bring you back to the present moment.For carers supporting someone living with dementia who have never tried meditation, or have tried and given up, this is the place to start.Pe...
2026-03-3007 min
Rooted and Rising - Coaching Conversations with Anna-MarieEpisode Twelve - Bridging the gap: Removing barriers to outdoor coaching‘When I started looking at all of this, I did have that presumption that everyone can access nature. Nature is there for everyone, and unpacking that unconscious bias is really powerful and really important, and recognising, wow, I didn't know that, but now I do know that. And, I'm going to try to do something about that, because that's really important to me’ Ruth Geddes, coach & supervisor with a passion for equity ‘Is outdoor coaching an accessible and equitable practice?’Driven by the threads of nature, equity and outdoor coaching Ruth Geddes pos...
2026-03-3045 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastThe Breath & Step Synchronisation Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThe Breath and Step Synchronisation Meditation is a simple walking practice for unpaid carers, designed to calm the mind by bringing breath and movement into rhythm.By gently matching your breath to your steps, this meditation helps reduce the mental noise that caring for someone living with dementia generates — creating a steady, focused awareness in its place. There's no need to get the timing perfect, just find a rhythm that feels natural for you.Ideal for outdoor walks or gentle movement at home, this practice supports balance, clarity, and ca...
2026-03-2307 minThe Carers' Meditation Podcast“So Hum” Breath Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThe "So Hum" Breath Meditation is a gentle breath-focused practice for unpaid carers, designed to calm a busy mind and reconnect you with the present moment.Using the natural mantra "So" on the inhale and "Hum" on the exhale, this meditation allows the breath to guide you into a steady rhythm of awareness and relaxation — particularly helpful for carers supporting someone living with dementia whose thoughts rarely stop.Simply settle in, follow the breath, and allow the mind to soften.Suitable for anyone supporting someone living with de...
2026-03-1607 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastGratitude for Challenges Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThe Gratitude for Challenges Meditation is a reflective practice for unpaid carers, designed to help you shift perspective and recognise the growth that can come from difficult experiences.Through gentle breathing and guided reflection, this meditation invites you to consider how the challenges of caring for someone living with dementia may have shaped your strength, compassion, and resilience.There's no expectation to feel grateful for hardship. Instead, this practice offers space to acknowledge the lessons and inner strength that can emerge over time — quietly, and at your own pace....
2026-03-0907 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastGrounding Steps Walking Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThe Grounding Steps Meditation is a guided walking practice for unpaid carers, designed to help you feel steady, present, and connected to the earth.Through gentle awareness of your feet, breath, and movement, this meditation supports stability and calm while you walk — offering carers supporting someone living with dementia a simple, accessible way to find grounding in the middle of an ordinary day.There's no pressure to achieve anything — just an invitation to move with intention and reconnect with your body.Perfect for early spring walks, moments of o...
2026-03-0207 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastTension & Release Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThe Tension and Release Meditation is a guided relaxation practice for unpaid carers, designed to help you release the physical stress that caring stores in the body.Through simple cycles of gently tensing and relaxing different muscle groups, this meditation supports deeper relaxation and body awareness — especially helpful when stress feels physical: tight shoulders, clenched jaw, restless energy that won't settle.For carers supporting someone living with dementia, the body often carries what the mind is trying to manage. This meditation helps you release both.No experience ne...
2026-02-2307 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastGratitude Nature Walk Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThe Gratitude Nature Walk Meditation is a calming guided visualisation for unpaid carers — designed to help you reconnect with appreciation through gentle movement and nature imagery.In this practice, you'll imagine walking through a peaceful outdoor setting, noticing small moments of beauty and allowing gratitude to grow with each step — a gentle shift away from the stress of caring for someone living with dementia toward simple, steady joy.You can listen while resting, or take this meditation with you on a real walk outdoors.Press play and take...
2026-02-1607 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastLet Go Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan Mail"Let Go" is a short, gentle meditation for unpaid carers — a simple practice for stress relief and surrender.Using a breath mantra — "let" on the inhale, "go" on the exhale — this meditation supports the release of tension, control, and the emotional weight that caring for someone living with dementia quietly accumulates.There's no need to force relaxation or change how you feel. Just breathing, noticing, and allowing.Press play whenever you're ready to put something down — even for a moment.Suitable for anyone supporting someone living w...
2026-02-0907 min
A Level Playing FieldRobert Watson: Are financial fears putting the SWPL at risk? I A Level Playing Field I Episode 8A major talking point has rocked the SWPL this week, with reports of a potential financial crisis raising serious questions about the league’s future.In this episode of A Level Playing Field, Hamilton Accies manager Robert Watson joins us to give his honest reaction to the story broken by Stephen McGowan. From the pressures facing clubs behind the scenes to what this could mean for players, staff, and the long-term health of the women’s game in Scotland, we dig into what happens next and why this moment matters.This is a candi...
2026-02-0336 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastGet Out of Your Head Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThe "Get Out of Your Head" Meditation is a short grounding practice for unpaid carers — designed for moments when anxiety takes over and thoughts won't slow down.Using breath, physical grounding, and simple awareness, this meditation helps you step out of overthinking and back into the present moment. There's no pressure to feel calm — just an invitation to steady yourself and reconnect with your body.For carers supporting someone living with dementia, a racing mind is one of the most common and least talked about experiences. This meditation meets you...
2026-02-0207 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastThe Melting Stress Guided Rest | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThis longer Guided Rest meditation for unpaid carers is designed to help you release built-up tension and allow the body and mind to fully relax.Through gentle body awareness, slow breathing, and calming imagery, this episode supports deep rest without effort. There's nothing to achieve and nothing to get right — simply an invitation to lie down, feel supported, and let go.For carers supporting someone living with dementia, proper rest is often the first thing to go. If you drift in and out of sleep during this meditation, that's co...
2026-01-2609 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastBalloon Release Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThe Balloon Release Meditation is a gentle guided practice for unpaid carers, designed to help you release stress and tension gradually and effortlessly.Using the imagery of balloons being released one by one, this meditation supports both physical and emotional letting go — without pressure, analysis, or expectation. Especially helpful for carers supporting someone living with dementia who have been holding too much for too long.Find a comfortable position, press play, and allow yourself to feel lighter with each breath.Suitable for anyone supporting someone living with de...
2026-01-1907 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastWave of Relaxation Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThe Wave of Relaxation Meditation for unpaid carers uses gentle ocean imagery to support rhythmic tension release and deep calm.With each breath, you're invited to imagine the stress of caring for someone living with dementia being carried away like a retreating tide — leaving your body lighter and more at ease.Especially helpful for carers who feel emotionally or physically overloaded and need a soft, gentle way to reset.Find a quiet space, get comfortable, and allow the waves of relaxation to do the work for you....
2026-01-1207 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastHeavy Blanket Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThe Heavy Blanket Meditation is a gentle, grounding practice for unpaid carers, designed to offer deep comfort and a sense of safety.Using the imagery of a warm, weighted blanket, this meditation supports the nervous system to slow down, release tension, and feel held — particularly helpful during times of exhaustion, emotional overwhelm, or when caring for someone living with dementia feels like a little too much.This episode is for carers who need reassurance, rest, and permission to pause — even briefly.Find a comfortable position, press play, and...
2026-01-0507 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastA New Beginning Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThis New Year's Day special for unpaid carers offers a gentle, grounding breath awareness practice — a quiet way to begin the year without pressure or expectation.In this short meditation, you're invited to simply notice the breath: the cool air as you breathe in through the nose, and the warm air as you breathe out through the mouth. If the mind wanders, that's okay — you'll gently return to the breath, again and again.For carers supporting someone living with dementia, a new year can bring as much anxiety as hope...
2026-01-0107 minThe Carers' Meditation Podcast“I Am” Empowerment Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThis short mantra-based meditation for unpaid carers focuses on the simple yet powerful words "I am" — a practice designed to build strength, confidence, and presence.Through gentle repetition and mindful awareness, you'll reconnect with a sense of inner steadiness and self-belief — qualities that caring for someone living with dementia can quietly erode over time.A grounding meditation for moments when you need to feel centred, capable, and calm.Suitable for anyone supporting someone living with dementia, whether at home or in a professional care role.If y...
2025-12-2907 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastWarm Oil Body Relaxation Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThis special Christmas bonus episode for unpaid carers offers a deeply relaxing, full-body guided meditation designed to help you rest, restore, and gently reset.Using soothing imagery and progressive relaxation, you'll be invited to release tension from head to toe and settle into a sense of warmth, comfort, and ease.Created as a quiet gift during the festive season — because Christmas can be one of the most demanding and emotionally complex times of year for carers supporting someone living with dementia. This meditation is here to help you slow do...
2025-12-2511 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastMelting Candle Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThis guided relaxation meditation for unpaid carers uses the imagery of a melting candle to help the body release tension and soften from head to toe.Through gentle progressive relaxation, you'll be invited to let go of the stress and fatigue that caring for someone living with dementia accumulates in the body — settling into a state of deep ease and calm.Ideal for moments of overwhelm, or at the end of a long and demanding caring day.Suitable for anyone supporting someone living with dementia, whether at ho...
2025-12-2207 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastGolden Light Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThis guided meditation for unpaid carers uses the imagery of warm golden light to deepen feelings of gratitude and gently extend them outward.Beginning with appreciation for what you already have, the practice invites you to share that sense of gratitude with those around you — the people you support, your community, and the wider world.A calming and uplifting practice for carers supporting someone living with dementia — a reminder that even in the midst of caring, warmth and generosity of spirit are still within reach.Suitable for anyo...
2025-12-1507 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastFirst Sip Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThis gentle guided meditation for unpaid carers invites you to slow down and appreciate the small, often overlooked joys of everyday life.Using the simple imagery of taking the first sip of a warm drink, this practice encourages presence, gratitude, and mindful appreciation — a reminder that calm can be found in the most ordinary moments.For carers supporting someone living with dementia, those ordinary moments are often the ones that sustain you. This meditation helps you notice and hold onto them.Suitable for anyone supporting someone living wi...
2025-12-0807 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastThe Gratitude Jar Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThis soothing guided meditation for unpaid carers invites you to fill your own gratitude jar — a space within your heart to collect and cherish the small, meaningful moments that caring can sometimes obscure.Through calm breathing and gentle visualisation, you'll reconnect with appreciation, joy, and the quiet beauty of everyday life — even on the harder days.Suitable for anyone supporting someone living with dementia, whether at home or in a professional care role.If you’ve found this meditation helpful and would like to support the Carers’ Meditati...
2025-12-0106 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastGolden Healing Light Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailReset with this nourishing guided rest meditation for unpaid carers — imagining golden healing light flowing through every part of you, releasing tension and restoring energy from within.A calm, restorative practice for carers supporting someone living with dementia — because replenishing yourself is not a luxury, it is a necessity.Suitable for anyone supporting someone living with dementia, whether at home or in a professional care role.If you’ve found this meditation helpful and would like to support the Carers’ Meditation Podcast, you can now make a small do...
2025-11-2407 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastSafe Haven Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailA soothing guided rest meditation for unpaid carers, designed to help you feel safe, supported, and deeply relaxed.You'll be gently guided to create an inner haven, soften the body step by step, and settle into restorative stillness — the kind of rest that caring rarely leaves room for.Suitable for anyone supporting someone living with dementia, whether at home or in a professional care role.If you’ve found this meditation helpful and would like to support the Carers’ Meditation Podcast, you can now make a small donati...
2025-11-1706 min
The Fundamentals of FitnessSleep Like an Athlete: The Recovery Secret You're IgnoringYou train hard. You eat well. You even plan your workouts — but do you plan your sleep?In this episode of The Fundamentals of Fitness, Alison dives into the science and strategy of recovery’s most underrated pillar: sleep.Discover how hormones, habits, and your nervous system affect your progress — and why “I’ll catch up on the weekend” doesn’t actually work.Learn how elite athletes optimise sleep for better strength, speed, and focus — and how you can apply those same principles in everyday life without fancy gadgets or 10-hour naps...
2025-11-1022 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastLove and Support Affirmation Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThis calming affirmation meditation for unpaid carers helps you reconnect with the support that surrounds you — family, friends, professionals, and the wider community of care.Caring for someone living with dementia can be deeply isolating. Through gentle breath and imagery, this meditation softens that isolation and helps you feel held.Suitable for anyone supporting someone living with dementia, whether at home or in a professional care role.If you’ve found this meditation helpful and would like to support the Carers’ Meditation Podcast, you can now make a smal...
2025-11-1006 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastBreath of Fire Energising Breathwork | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThis short guided meditation for unpaid carers introduces the Breath of Fire — a powerful, rhythmic breathing technique designed to boost energy, focus, and vitality.For carers supporting someone living with dementia, fatigue is a constant companion. This practice offers a quick, effective way to clear the mind and awaken the body — ideal for mornings or those moments when tiredness hits hardest.Please note: This practice may not be suitable if you are pregnant, have respiratory conditions, or experience dizziness. Always breathe at a comfortable pace and stop if you feel...
2025-11-0306 minThe Carers' Meditation Podcast4-7-8 Breathing for Deep Relaxation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThis gentle guided meditation for unpaid carers walks you through the 4-7-8 breathing technique — a trusted, evidence-based practice for calming the nervous system and preparing the body for rest.For carers supporting someone living with dementia, sleep is often disrupted and the mind rarely switches off. The 4-7-8 technique offers a simple, effective way to slow the body down and ease into rest.Ideal before bed or anytime you feel overwhelmed — a short, quiet practice using nothing but your breath.Suitable for anyone supporting someone livi...
2025-10-2706 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastOcean Wave Breath Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThis deeply relaxing breath meditation for unpaid carers invites you to synchronise your breath with the ocean's rhythm — rolling in and flowing out like gentle waves.For carers supporting someone living with dementia, the relentless pace of caring rarely stops. This soothing practice offers a moment to unwind, soften, and surrender to the present moment — carried by nothing more than breath and the sound of the sea.Suitable for anyone supporting someone living with dementia, whether at home or in a professional care role.🎧 Sound effect used in this...
2025-10-2006 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastBox Breathing for Calm & Control | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThis short guided meditation for unpaid carers introduces box breathing — a simple, four-part breath practice well known for reducing stress, enhancing focus, and restoring emotional balance.Box breathing is used by everyone from athletes to first responders to manage high-pressure moments. For carers supporting someone living with dementia, it offers a quiet, portable tool for the overwhelm that caring can bring.This meditation guides you through the technique gently and clearly — a practice you can return to anytime you need a moment of calm and control.Suitable for...
2025-10-1306 min
The Michigan OpportunityS5 Ep. 37 - Alison Watson, Director, Michigan Arts and Culture CouncilTo Preserve and Grow: the Michigan Arts and Culture Council was established as the state’s steward of creativity and heritage.In our next segment of Around Michigan in 30 Minutes we talk with Alison Watson, Director of the Michigan Arts and Culture Council. From the Upper Peninsula to our southern border, Alison takes us on a journey through the people, places, and stories that showcase Michigan’s cultural heartbeat. Since 1966, the State of Michigan has recognized the vital role vibrant arts and cultural sectors play in shaping our communities. Arts and culture fuel more...
2025-10-0830 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastAnchor Breath Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThis short grounding meditation for unpaid carers invites you to use your breath as an anchor — bringing calm, clarity, and stability to stressful moments.Through gentle breath awareness and the image of anchoring into stillness, this practice offers steady support from within — available to you anywhere, at any moment in the caring day.Suitable for anyone supporting someone living with dementia, whether at home or in a professional care role.If you’ve found this meditation helpful and would like to support the Carers’ Meditation Podcast, you can now...
2025-10-0607 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastLetting Go Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThis soft and supportive guided meditation for unpaid carers invites you to release guilt, stress, and the unrealistic expectations that weigh you down.Using breath and the imagery of a balloon rising and releasing, you'll be guided to gently let go — creating space for self-compassion and emotional lightness.For carers supporting someone living with dementia, guilt is one of the most common and most exhausting emotions. This meditation offers a gentle way through it.Suitable for anyone supporting someone living with dementia, whether at home or in a...
2025-09-2906 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastGratitude Pause Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThis gentle guided meditation for unpaid carers invites you to pause and reconnect with gratitude — not in a grand or pressured way, but by noticing the quiet, beautiful moments that often go unseen.Through breath and reflection, you'll gently shift your focus from the stress and exhaustion of caring for someone living with dementia toward appreciation and presence — one small joy at a time.Suitable for anyone supporting someone living with dementia, whether at home or in a professional care role.If you’ve found this meditation helpfu...
2025-09-2206 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastSafe Harbour Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailWhen life feels overwhelming, even a few quiet moments can help you come back to centre.This calming guided meditation for unpaid carers uses breath and ocean imagery to gently guide you toward a sense of safety, steadiness, and inner calm — your personal safe harbour amidst the waves of caring for someone living with dementia.The sea doesn't stop. But you can find stillness within it.Suitable for anyone supporting someone living with dementia, whether at home or in a professional care role.If you’ve f...
2025-09-1506 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastCompassion Recharge Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThis gentle guided meditation for unpaid carers is here for those days when you've given everything and feel emotionally depleted.Using the image of a cup being slowly refilled, this short practice guides you back to balance — restoring your energy, compassion, and capacity to keep going, gently and without guilt.You don't have to run on empty. This is your moment to refill.Suitable for anyone supporting someone living with dementia, whether at home or in a professional care role.If you’ve found this medi...
2025-09-0806 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastOxygen Mask Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThis gentle guided meditation for unpaid carers invites you to prioritise your own care — without guilt.Using the oxygen mask metaphor, you'll be guided to pause, breathe, and reconnect with the importance of tending to your own needs. Because you cannot pour from an empty cup — and caring for yourself is not selfish, it is essential.Suitable for anyone supporting someone living with dementia, whether at home or in a professional care role.If you’ve found this meditation helpful and would like to support the Carers’ Meditati...
2025-09-0107 min
Eastern Shore TalkSelf Care Testimonials/Alison Beyer/Episode 77Jay and Cathy are joined by special guest Alison Beyer, who talks about her struggles with grief, and some tools she uses to navigate it. Another round of music/movie trivia. and, as usual, they talk about what they have been watching lately.
2025-08-271h 22The Carers' Meditation PodcastExpanding Light Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThis peaceful guided meditation for unpaid carers invites you to expand your sense of compassion outward — sending kindness not just to yourself or those close to you, but to all beings, everywhere.Through breath and visualisation, you'll connect with a sense of unity and shared humanity, allowing your heart to stretch and soften beyond its usual edges.For carers who spend so much of themselves supporting others, this meditation offers something quietly profound — a reminder that kindness, including your own, is boundless.Suitable for anyone supporting someone livi...
2025-08-2506 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastSoftening Heart Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThis guided meditation for unpaid carers helps you work through the weight of difficult emotions — offering loving-kindness to someone who has been challenging to hold compassion for.You'll be gently guided to breathe, release resistance, and create space for softening — not for their sake, but for yours.Caring for someone living with dementia can bring complicated feelings to the surface. This meditation offers a quiet space to process them without judgement.Suitable for anyone supporting someone living with dementia, whether at home or in a professional care role...
2025-08-1806 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastRipple Effect Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThis calming guided meditation for unpaid carers invites you to offer kindness to someone you don't know — a stranger you passed today, a voice on the phone, or someone you'll never meet.With each breath and silent wish, you'll create a ripple of compassion that extends beyond you — gently shifting how you move through the world, even on the days when caring feels like it has taken everything.Suitable for anyone supporting someone living with dementia, whether at home or in a professional care role.Support the show...
2025-08-1106 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastSending Warmth Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThis short guided meditation for unpaid carers invites you to offer loving-kindness to someone you care about — whether they're near, far, or simply held in your heart.Through calming breath and gentle visualisation, you'll connect with a sense of compassion and warmth that strengthens the bond between you — a reminder that love itself is sustaining, even on the hardest days.Suitable for anyone supporting someone living with dementia, whether at home or in a professional care role.Support the showTake this time to breathe. To p...
2025-08-0406 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastWarm Glow Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailCaring for others can quietly erode your sense of self-worth. This short guided meditation for unpaid carers gently invites you to turn that care inward.Through breath and simple visualisation, you'll connect with a warm inner glow — a reminder that you are worthy of kindness, rest, and compassion, just as you are.Suitable for anyone supporting someone living with dementia, whether at home or in a professional care role.Support the showTake this time to breathe. To pause. To simply be.You gi...
2025-07-2805 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastInner Light Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailIn this calming guided meditation for unpaid carers, you'll be gently led to reconnect with the inner light that lives within you — your strength, your worth, your kindness.Through breath and visualisation, this practice helps you soften self-judgement and nurture the compassion you so freely give to others — but so rarely turn towards yourself.Suitable for anyone supporting someone living with dementia, whether at home or in a professional care role.Support the showTake this time to breathe. To pause. To simply be.Yo...
2025-07-2105 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastMind Garden Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailTake a moment to step into your inner garden — a peaceful space created just for you, where the mental clutter of caring can be set aside.This guided meditation for unpaid carers uses breath, stillness, and visualisation to help you feel more grounded and refreshed — a gentle reminder that your wellbeing matters too.Suitable for anyone supporting someone living with dementia, whether at home or in a professional care role.Support the showTake this time to breathe. To pause. To simply be.You...
2025-07-1405 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastHeavy Backpack Meditation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailFeeling the weight of the day? This gentle guided meditation is designed for unpaid carers supporting someone living with dementia — an invitation to pause, breathe, and release the emotional and mental burdens you've been carrying.Through visualisation and breathwork, you'll be guided to set down your "heavy backpack" and reconnect with a sense of lightness and ease.You don't have to hold it all alone.Support the showTake this time to breathe. To pause. To simply be.You give so much to th...
2025-07-0706 min
What is The Future for Cities?338I_Alison Watson, Founder and Chief Executive of Class Of Your Own"The future of cities will be delivered by that 8-year old. Because that 8-year old is soon 18 and then 28."Are you interested in involving the next generation into the building industry? What do you think about the knowledge and behaviour shortage? How can we encourage real partnerships between schools and the industry? Interview with Alison Watson, Founder and Chief Executive of Class Of Your Own. We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, the next generation, education as increasing confidence and resilience, and many more. Alison Watson MBE is the...
2025-07-031h 03The Carers' Meditation PodcastFind Your Safe Space | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailThis short guided meditation is designed to help unpaid carers reconnect with a sense of calm, comfort, and safety — wherever you are, whatever your day has looked like.In the busy, often overwhelming experience of caring for someone living with dementia, it's easy to lose sight of your own need for peace and rest. This meditation offers you a gentle pause — a soft place to land.Through grounding breathwork and visualisation, you'll be guided to create your own inner sanctuary — a space you can return to whenever you need stilln...
2025-06-3005 minWhat is The Future for Cities?338I_Trailer_Alison Watson, Founder and Chief Executive of Class Of Your OwnAre you interested in involving the next generation into the building industry? What do you think about the knowledge and behaviour shortage? How can we encourage real partnerships between schools and the industry? Trailer for episode 338 - interview with Alison Watson, Founder and Chief Executive of Class Of Your Own. We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, the next generation, education as increasing confidence and resilience, and many more. Find out more in the episode.Episode generated with Descript assistance (affiliate link).Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
2025-06-2902 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastA Five Minute Relaxation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailWelcome to the third episode of the Carers' Meditation Podcast — a free resource offering moments of calm and support for unpaid carers and anyone supporting someone living with dementia.In this episode you'll be guided through a short, gentle breathwork meditation — using simple breathing techniques to release tension, quiet the mind, and restore a moment of calm in your day.Suitable for all carers — whether supporting someone at home or working in a professional care role. No prior experience with meditation needed, just follow along and allow yourself this well-d...
2025-06-2306 minThe Carers' Meditation PodcastBreath Awareness and Golden Light Visualisation | For Dementia CarersSend us Fan MailWelcome to the second episode of the Carers' Meditation Podcast — a free resource offering moments of calm and support for unpaid carers and anyone supporting someone living with dementia.In this episode you'll be guided through a gentle Breath Awareness and Golden Light Visualisation — using simple breathwork and calming imagery to help release tension and restore a sense of peace.Suitable for all carers — whether supporting someone at home or working in a professional care role. No prior experience with meditation needed, just follow along and allow yourself this well-d...
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