How to Add the Best Guided Mindfulness Meditations to Spotify

Last Updated: October 25, 2022

Meditation can help reduce your stress and anxiety, and using your Spotify account is a good way to get some meditation into your day. Add guided meditation to your playlists or listen to meditation podcasts for a dose of relaxation; you don't even have to download or subscribe to any other apps since you can use the app you already have: Spotify. This wikiHow article talks about the different meditation playlists, artists, and podcasts that are available to you on Spotify.

Things You Should Know

You don't have to pay or subscribe to another meditation app if you have Spotify.
Try listening to the guided meditation playlist curated by Spotify.
There are lots of different artists and podcasts that specialize in different kinds of meditation including visualization and body scanning.

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Exploring Meditations for Your Playlists

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Go to the Guided Meditation playlist curated by Spotify. If you click this link on a computer, the browser page will open to Spotify, but you will not be logged in. It will also prompt you if you want to open the desktop app, if you have it installed.
- You'll need to log in before you can listen to the playlist.
- If you want to add the playlist to your Library, you'll need to sign in or use the desktop app. Click ••• > Add to Your Library. If you're using a phone, open Spotify then tap the search icon and enter "Guided Meditation." Tap Playlists so you'll only see search results that are playlists, then tap the playlist that's curated by Spotify. Then you can tap ⋮ > Add to Your Library.
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Go to the Best Guided Meditations playlist curated by connectandcre8. If you click this link on a computer, the browser page will open to Spotify, but you will not be logged in. It will also prompt you if you want to open the desktop app, if you have it installed.
- You'll need to log in before you can listen to the playlist.
- If you want to add the playlist to your Library, you'll need to sign in or use the desktop app. Click ••• > Add to Your Library. If you're using a phone, open Spotify then tap the search icon and enter "Guided Meditation." Tap Playlists so you'll only see search results that are playlists, then tap the playlist that's curated by Spotify. Then you can tap ⋮ > Add to Your Library.
- Both of these playlists are over 6 hours long and consist of different guided meditations that range from a few minutes to 30 minutes long.
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Try listening to the Healing Harps playlist on Spotify. This isn't a playlist of guided meditations, but instead is quiet instrumentals for serene harp music for relaxation, meditation, and unwinding from the day.
- If you click this link on a computer, the browser page will open to Spotify, but you will not be logged in. It will also prompt you if you want to open the desktop app, if you have it installed.
- You'll need to log in before you can listen to the playlist.
- If you want to add the playlist to your Library, you'll need to sign in or use the desktop app. Click ••• > Add to Your Library. If you're using a phone, open Spotify then tap the search icon and enter "Guided Meditation." Tap Playlists so you'll only see search results that are playlists, then tap the playlist that's curated by Spotify. Then you can tap ⋮ > Add to Your Library.
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Search for more meditations. On your phone or the desktop app, click or tap the search icon (it looks like a magnifying glass) and select Wellness. Scroll down to the "Categories" header and tap Meditation to see lists of meditation playlists, and podcasts.

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Try Meditation Artists

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Check out The Honest Guys. This artist creates guided meditation that is gently narrated over calming music tracks.
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Try Davina Ho. She's a yoga and meditation teacher, and her guided meditations focus on positivity.
- Users love to have her playlist called "Guided Meditation: Starting the Day Positively" playing after their alarm clock wakes them up.
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Listen to Rising Higher Meditation. This artist specializes in affirmations and meditations focus on gratitude, relaxation, and visualization.

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Listen to Meditation Podcasts

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Tune in to Meditating on Self Love Podcast. Narrator Ya Rose guides you through self-love meditations and affirmations so you can gain confidence. Each episode in the podcast focuses on a different theme, from healing` to anxiety reduction, to building self-esteem.
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Listen to 12 Minute Meditation. Each episode is a different narrator that meditates on nature, compassion, and self-acceptance. They each last about 12 minutes, which is perfect for the person who barely has time for anything.
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Try Daily Meditation Podcast. There are a few different takes on meditation with this podcast including visualizations, body scans, and loving-kindness meditations. Each episode is about 10-20 minutes long and covers a variety of topics like uncertainty, mental toughness, and generosity.
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Listen to Hay House Meditations. This is a podcast from a publishing house and it has input from a variety of authors and deep-thinkers like Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and Bernie Siegel. Aside from finding a new favorite author, you'll also meditate on themes like healthful sleep, deep breathing, and self-healing.
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Tune in to Mindful in Minutes. Each episode of this podcast is about 20 minutes long and includes different ways to meditate like listening while you're walking, sleeping, or bathing, so you can listen while you're doing something else.
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Try Mindfulness for Beginners. Episodes from this podcast take place in your everyday life, so you can meditate with your pet and learn to let go of regrets, or calm your mind on the go. Shaun Donaghy narrates this podcast and helps you deal with common challenges with meditation.
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Listen to Tracks to Relax. This robust library adds more tracks every Wednesday and Saturday for deep sleeps and naps and claims that you'll fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer if you're listening.