The Sober Creative: 🧘Guided Meditations

Sitting With Difficult Emotions

Josh Woll — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 22:52:21 GMT

This guided meditation supports the practice of staying with difficult emotions without trying to fix or escape them. The focus is on noticing what’s present and creating space between feeling and reaction.

Possibility From Impermanence

Josh Woll — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 12:37:20 GMT

This moment will not last.

The one I’m holding on to will eventually let go.

What’s possible from impermanence is freedom.

Take a moment to get situated in a comfortable seated position.

Try to have your back upright, yet relaxed. Your feet rooted and grounded.

You can look around and slowly take in the space around you.

Notice what’s here. The light in the r…

Start Where You Are: A Gentle Guided Meditation for Beginners & Experienced Practitioners

Josh Woll — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 16:04:27 GMT

Disclaimer: Meditation can bring up powerful emotions. Be kind and gentle to yourself during meditation. Step away if you need to and most importantly, breathe.

In a world that often demands we be somewhere else, doing something different, this meditation invites you to simply start where you are. Whether you're between projects, in the middle of creati…

Believe: A Meditation for Creative Confidence and Self-Trust

Josh Woll — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 15:45:07 GMT

Disclaimer: Meditation can bring up powerful emotions. Be kind and gentle to yourself during meditation. Step away if you need to and most importantly, breathe.

In this guided meditation, you'll discover the strength you already possess within. Through gentle breathwork and mindful awareness, you'll learn to turn toward the difficult emotions and experi…

Coming Home: A Meditation for Inner Safety and Grounding in Yourself

Josh Woll — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 13:52:16 GMT

Disclaimer: Meditation can bring up powerful emotions. Be kind and gentle to yourself during meditation. Step away if you need to and most importantly, breathe

Through gentle awareness, learn to recognize when you've wandered far from home—lost in stories, caught in the storms of confusion or anger. This practice guides you back to the sanctuary that exi…

Cravings: A Meditation for Impulse Control and Mindful Awareness

Josh Woll — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 14:22:04 GMT

Disclaimer: Meditation can bring up powerful emotions. Be kind and gentle to yourself during meditation. Step away if you need to and most importantly, breathe

Through mindful observation, explore what happens when you sit with cravings rather than immediately acting on them. This practice helps you develop the capacity to notice the sensations of desire…

Internal Validation: A Meditation That Goes Beyond External Validation to Find Inner Wholeness and Self-Worth

Josh Woll — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 20:00:00 GMT

Disclaimer: Meditation can bring up powerful emotions. Be kind and gentle to yourself during meditation. Step away if you need to and most importantly, breathe

Through gentle self-inquiry, discover what happens when a validation you desire doesn't come, and learn to shift toward inner wholeness through present-moment awareness. This practice helps you re…

Finding Gratitude Through Breath: A Self-Compassion Meditation

Josh Woll — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 20:45:00 GMT

This meditation guides you through a gentle practice of connecting with gratitude, starting with the awareness of your breath. It helps you explore how gratitude feels in your body and teaches that gratitude isn't just for good times – it can be found even in life's challenges. The practice encourages self-compassion and acceptance of where you are righ…