Guided Meditations

For an introduction to mindfulness meditation that you can practice on your own, download the UCLA Mindful App (iTunes Google Play), stream, or download the guided meditations below. Recorded by UCLA MARC's Director of Mindfulness Education, Diana Winston.

For a more in-depth class experience, see our 6-week classes»

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**If viewing guided meditations on smart device, scroll across table to view "play" and "transcript" buttons for each meditation, use "desktop view",  or use our app UCLA Mindful.

Meditation translations were made possible by the Center for Health Services and Society, Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior in collaboration with Together-for-Wellness, a resource-rich website that is part of the CalHOPE initiative funded by FEMA.

English meditation and original content by MARC's Director for Mindfulness Education, Diana Winston; Armenian translations by Helen Setyan; Cantonese translations by Lifen Chen; Farsi translations by Mitra Manesh; Filipino translations by Imee Contreras; French translations by Maïté Paillet van LohuizenHindi translations by Manish Bansal;  Japanese translations by Noriko Uchida; Korean translations by Jooli Park; Mandarin Chinese translations by Jingjing Zhu Ph.D; Russian translations by Inguna Reinfelde; Spanish translations by Eric Lopez Ph.D.; Vietnamese translations by Vy V. Le.; American Sign Language by Rachel Postovoit.

“Mindful Meditations” created by Diana Winston and others (see above) for the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC), ©2011- 2024 The Regents of the University of California (The UC Regents).

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ENGLISH: Play Audio English Text
Breathing Meditation (5 mins) Play Transcript
Breath, Sound, Body Meditation (12 mins) Play Transcript
Complete Meditation Instructions (19 mins) Play Transcript
Meditation for Working with Difficulties (7 mins) Play Transcript
Loving Kindness Meditation (9 mins) Play Transcript
Body and Sound Meditation (3 mins) Play Transcript
Short Body Scan (3 mins) Play Transcript
Body Scan for Sleep (13 mins) Play Transcript

ARABIC: Play Audio Arabic Text
Short Body Scan Play Transcript
Breath, Sound, Body Meditation Play Transcript
Breathing Meditation  Play Transcript
Complete Meditation Instructions Play Transcript
Loving Kindness Meditation Play Transcript
Meditation for Working with Difficulties  Play Transcript

ARMENIAN: Play Audio Armenian Text
Short Body Scan Play Transcript
Breath, Sound, Body Meditation Play Transcript
Breathing Meditation  Play Transcript
Complete Meditation Instructions Play Transcript
oving Kindness Meditation Play Transcript
Meditation for Working with Difficulties  Play Transcript

CANTONESE Play Audio Cantonese Text
Short Body Scan Play Transcript
Breath, Sound, Body Meditation Play Transcript
Breathing Meditation  Play Transcript
Complete Meditation Instructions Play Transcript
Loving Kindness Meditation Play Transcript
Meditation for Working with Difficulties  Play Transcript

FARSI Play Audio Farsi Text
Short Body Scan Play Transcript
Breath, Sound, Body Meditation Play Transcript
Breathing Meditation  Play Transcript
Complete Meditation Instructions Play Transcript
Loving Kindness Meditation Play Transcript
Meditation for Working with Difficulties  Play Transcript
FILIPINO:/ TAGALOG: Play Audio Filipino Text
Pagbubulay-bulay: Hagod sa Katawan  Play Transcript
Pagbubulay-bulay: Hininga, Tunog, Katawan  Play Transcript 
Pagbubulay-bulay: H I N G A Play Transcript
Kumpletong pagtuturo ng pagbubulay-bulay Play Transcript
Pagbubulay-bulay: Kabutihang-loob na puspos ng pag-ibig Play Transcript
Pagbubulay-bulay para harapin ang mahirap Play Transcript

FRENCH/ Français: Play Audio French Text
Méditation de la Respiration Play Transcript
Méditation de la Respiration, des Sons et du Corps  Play Transcript
Instructions Complètes de Méditation Play Transcript
Méditation pour Travailler avec les Difficultées Play Transcript
Méditation de la Bienveillance Play Transcript
Méditation du Scan Corporel Play Transcript

GREEK: Play Audio Greek Text
Short Body Scan Play Transcript
Breath, Sound, Body Meditation Play Transcript
Breathing Meditation  Play Transcript
Complete Meditation Instructions Play Transcript
Loving Kindness Meditation Play Transcript
Meditation for Working with Difficulties  Play Transcript

HINDI Play Audio Hindi Text
Short Body Scan Play Transcript
Breath, Sound, Body Meditation Play Transcript
Breathing Meditation  Play Transcript
Complete Meditation Instructions Play Transcript
Loving Kindness Meditation Play Transcript
Meditation for Working with Difficulties  Play Transcript

JAPANESE: Play Audio Japanese Text
Short Body Scan Play Transcript
Breath, Sound, Body Meditation Play Transcript
Breathing Meditation  Play Transcript
Complete Meditation Instructions Play Transcript
Loving Kindness Meditation Play Transcript
Meditation for Working with Difficulties  Play Transcript

KOREAN Play Audio Korean Text
Short Body Scan Play Transcript
Breath, Sound, Body Meditation Play Transcript
Breathing Meditation  Play Transcript
Complete Meditation Instructions Play Transcript
Loving Kindness Meditation Play Transcript
Meditation for Working with Difficulties  Play Transcript

MANDARIN Play Audio Mandarin Text
Short Body Scan Play Transcript
Breath, Sound, Body Meditation Play Transcript
Breathing Meditation  Play Transcript
Complete Meditation Instructions Play Transcript
Loving Kindness Meditation Play Transcript
Meditation for Working with Difficulties  Play Transcript

MIXTEC (high)/ MIXTECO (alto): Play Audio Mixtec High Text
Escaneo corporal (5 mins) Na kee sa'a saa naa tsaa ni tuku
Saa naka xi?i nruu natava nruu tachi, nee mee nruu, xi saa tsaku nroo. (12 mins)  Na kee sa'a saa naa tsaa ni tuku
Sa na kani ini nruu, sa tu nre?e vixi  (7 mins) Na kee sa'a saa naa tsaa ni tuku
Sa nakani ini nru (nee tu?u mee nruu) (21 mins) Na kee sa'a saa naa tsaa ni tuku
Sa naka ni inni nruu, kuu nra ini nruu xi sa kida ini nru mee nruu (20 mins) Na kee sa'a saa naa tsaa ni tuku
Saa kida choo nruu ora ntse?e yuu ta?an nruu kua’an ñuuyii ya?a  (16 mins) Na kee sa'a saa naa tsaa ni tuku
MIXTEC (low)/ MIXTECO (bajo): Play Audio Mixtec High Text
Ña̱ kuu yó ña̱ ná kunta̱a̱ ini yó ña̱ kúú xíꞌin yó Chika_a_ ña_ ná ntakani-n~a_ Ña ti a-na
¿Na kúú ña̱ kúú xíꞌin ña̱ ntákiꞌin-ún ta̱chí-ún, xíꞌin mií-ún ra xíꞌin ña̱ xíni so̱ꞌo-ún? Chika_a_ ña_ ná ntakani-n~a_ Ña ti a-na
Ña̱ kuu-yó ña̱ ná koo va̱ꞌa ini-yó Chika_a_ ña_ ná ntakani-n~a_ Ña ti a-na
Ntiꞌi ña̱ ntakani ini-yó xa̱ꞌá ña̱ ná koo va̱ꞌa ini-yó Chika_a_ ña_ ná ntakani-n~a_ Ña ti a-na
Ná ntakani ini-yó xa̱ꞌá ña̱kuni̱-yó ná koo si̱í ini na̱kúni-̱yó Chika_a_ ña_ ná ntakani-n~a_ Ña ti a-na
Ntútáꞌan kunta̱a̱ini-yó ña̱ntiꞌi saá tiémpo ntásama ña̱ꞌa ña̱kúú xíꞌin-yó Chika_a_ ña_ ná ntakani-n~a_ Ña ti a-na

RUSSIAN Play Audio Russian Text
Short Body Scan Play Transcript
Breath, Sound, Body Meditation Play Transcript
Breathing Meditation  Play Transcript
Complete Meditation Instructions Play Transcript
Loving Kindness Meditation Play Transcript
Meditation for Working with Difficulties  Play Transcript

SPANISH/ESPAÑOL: Play Audio Spanish Text
Meditación Básica (5 mins) Reproducir Transcripción
Meditación comiendo (8 mins) Reproducir Transcripción
Meditación de bondad amorosa (9 mins) Reproducir Transcripción
Meditación completa (14 mins) Reproducir Transcripción
Trabajar con las dificultades 10 mins) Reproducir Transcripción
Respiración, cuerpo, sonidos (12 mins) Reproducir Transcripción
Escaneo corporal corto (3 mins) Reproducir Transcripción

 

VIETNAMESE/Tiếng Việt Phát âm thanh Văn bản tiếng Việt
Quét cơ thể ngắn (3 phút) Choi Bảng điểm
Hơi thở, Âm thanh, Thiền cơ thể (5 phút) Choi Bảng điểm
Thiền thở (6 phút) Choi Bảng điểm
Hướng dẫn Thiền hoàn chỉnh (18 phút) Choi Bảng điểm
Thiền từ bi (15 phút) Choi Bảng điểm
Thiền để làm việc với khó khăn (5 phút)  Choi Bảng điểm

ASL (AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE)