What is Guided Journey Meditation??

Guided Journey Meditation is a shamanic style of meditation. It involves the guidance of spoken word/voice and/or music. In other styles of traditional meditation the breath, or staring at an object like a lit candle can be used as a focus for single pointed concentration. In the guided journey meditation, the guiding voice or music can be used for this same purpose, as an anchor for focus or concentration. 


People choose to do this style of meditation for the same types of reasons as what they would do any other style of meditation...for example, for relaxation, deep calm, to reduce stress. Some people also choose to do meditation for self discovery, personal development, spiritual development, to feel a sense of spirituality, or connection with spirit. All of these benefits, or reasons for meditation can be accessed in the guided journey meditation also.


In this style of meditation, there is a strong focus on 'The Journey, and it is this journey, that can help us access parts of our consciousness, that we may not access in the 'everyday'. The journey that is spoken within a guided journey can be viewed as metaphoric, and symbolic, and/or gives our consciousness a landscape from which to discover ourselves on an alternative level to the 'everyday'.


I often think of the Guided Journey Meditation as similar to dreaming, as it recognizes a similar language, as we do in our dreams, the language of our unconscious mind, the language of symbols. Because of this, a guided journey meditation, can also give us the added benefit of realizations, or messages to self. We can use this style of meditation to access the part of ourselves that holds all of the answers to all of our questions!!

This style of meditation is presented on my recent CD, Mandala Moon. Myself and composer/musician Alexander Waite Mitchell present this beautifully healing 2 CD set. CD one takes you on a guided meditative journey, and CD two gifts you with an amazing meditative soundscape. For enquiries contact tanyathousandstars@gmail.com RRP AUS$39.95