Meditation with Ashley Brown

Meditation with Ashley Brown

Struggling to meditate? Not sure where to start - or how to stay consistent? Welcome to Meditation with Ashley Brown - A podcast to help you reconnect with presence, clarity, and your natural state of being. Each week you’ll find: ✨ Simple meditation insights to understand the mind ✨ Guided practices for calm, focus, and inner freedom ✨ Inspiring conversations with my favourite teachers & wisdom keepers Ash is a full-time Meditation & Yoga Teacher, Nutritionist, and former Australian National Soccer Player. A career-ending injury became a doorway into yoga and meditation, revealing their profound power for healing and transformation. Now, she shares this path - exploring the body, mind, and heart as gateways to wisdom and wholeness. Whether you’re brand new or seasoned in practice, this podcast will support you to: Reduce stress and anxiety Cultivate self-awareness & mindfulness Discover yogic philosophy and ancient wisdom Reconnect with joy, clarity, and purpose Thanks for being here, I hope you enjoy!

Episodes

October 26, 2025 48 mins

In this episode, I sit down with renowned teacher and devoted Shiva Yogi, Nataraj, to explore the heart of Tantra: its philosophy, practices, and relevance today.

 

Nataraj began daily yoga and meditation at just 13, immersed himself in Tantra by 16, and has since dedicated his life to sharing this wisdom worldwide through retreats, workshops, kirtan, and teacher trainings.

 

We explore the essence of Tantric and Yogic philosophy, ...

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Join Ash in a meditation practice to help you connect to presence through the miracle of your living body.

  • Express - 20 mins
  • Full - 29 mins

This meditation is designed to honour your body’s genius and innate intelligence.

 

Remember, the most valuable tool in any somatic practice is not technique, but the capacity to meet yourself with compassion and kindness. 

 

All you need is a comfortable space.

Sitting upright is ...

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Join Ash in a meditation practice to help you connect to presence through the miracle of your living body.

  • Express - 20 mins
  • Full - 29 mins

This meditation is designed to honour your body’s genius and innate intelligence.

 

Remember, the most valuable tool in any somatic practice is not technique, but the capacity to meet yourself with compassion and kindness. 

 

All you need is a comfortable space.

Sitting upright is re...

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This episode marks the second half of my deep conversation with Cirak.

 

Cirak is a renowned spiritual teacher, author, public speaker, and host of worldwide retreats. He has written four influential books on meditation, spirituality, God, and mindfulness, with more on the way, and his teachings have inspired thousands around the world.

 

✨ In Part 2, we explore:

 

1:00 - Overview 5 levels of awareness

2:00 - Presence as foreign to...

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Welcome to Part 2 of the Inner Voices Series where I shine a spotlight on the cast of characters living inside your head and explore how awareness can transform your relationship with them.

Topics covered:

  • How to separate from your thoughts

  • Using language as a tool for freedom

  • Analogies that make the mind easier to understand

  • The power of presence and awareness

  • Disentangling the threads of “I” and “my”

  • Practicing wi...

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Welcome to Part 1 of a 2 Part Series where I shine a spotlight on the cast of characters living inside your head.

 

Topics covered:

  • The most common characters that take the stage in your mind
  • How these inner voices are universal (rest assured they are not unique to you!)
  • How without awareness these voices tend to rule our life
  • The function of these voices
  • The first step to freedom from identification
  • What it means to seperate ...
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In this episode, I have the absolute pleasure of speaking with Cirak.

 

Cirak a renowned spiritual teacher, author, public speaker, and host of worldwide retreats. Cirak has written four influential books on meditation, spirituality, God, and mindfulness, with more on the way, and his teachings have inspired thousands around the world.

 

✨ In Part 1, we explore:

2:30 - What are thoughts?

4:30 - Where thoughts come from?

7:40 - What...

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Join Ash in this Easy-to-Follow-Along Guided Meditation Practise!

 

Perfect if you are new to meditation or just looking for a soft inward place to land. 

In this practice, Ash shares one of the easiest techniques to begin your meditation journey, no experience needed. 

All you need is a quiet space, a comfortable seat or cushion, and 15 minutes just for yourself.

So with that being said… get comfy, settle in and enjoy this momen...

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In this episode I sit down with Jana Johnson.

 

Jana is a psycho-spiritual therapist and founder of her own healing centre, Jana began her path in foundational psychology before feeling an undeniable pull toward something greater than the mind.

Her exploration led her into the deep study of metaphysical study, South American earth-based practices, Buddhism, Universal Science of Mind, Gestalt Therapy, Jungian Dreamwork, Master-level...

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In this episode, I had the privilege of sitting down with Ashton Szabo.

Ashton Szabo is the Co-Owner, Manager, and Lead Teacher at Alchemy Yoga & Meditation Center — one of the largest and most renowned yoga studios, meditation hubs, and wellness cafés in Ubud, Bali. Alchemy also has a thriving location in Uluwatu, with a brand-new studio opening soon in Canggu.

 

An incredibly gifted meditation teacher and yogi, Ashton blends ...

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In this episode we explore Dhyana – the 7th limb of Patanjali’s 8-limb path of yoga.

 

If Dharana is the practice of concentration, Dhyana is the effortless experience of meditation – a state of flow, absorption and stillness where awareness moves as one continuous stream.

 

TOPICS COVERED:

  • Dhyana: meaning and purpose
  • Dhyana vs Dharana
  • Dhyana as flow state
  • Hobbies vs meditation as access points
  • Bhagavad Gita Wisdom
  • How strivin...
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In this episode we step into the 6th limb of Patanjali’s eightfold path: Dharana – the practice of concentration. 

This is where the yoga journey moves beyond preparation to the practise & experience of meditation. 

Topics covered:

  • A short breakdown of the eight-limb path of yoga
  • Why most of us know yoga only through asana
  • The mystery and misconceptions around the final 3 limbs
  • Dharana –  its meaning & purpose
  • Dha...
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In this episode, I sit down with renowned movement educator and yoga teacher Chris Fox to explore the deep connection between body, mind, and meditation.

 

Based in Ubud, Bali, Chris is a mobility specialist and the creator of The Fox Method. He leads trainings, immersions, workshops, and retreats around the world, guiding students into a more intelligent, embodied way of moving and living.

 

In our conversation, we dive into:

 

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What does it mean to live yoga—not just practice it?

 

In this episode, I explore how yoga can become more than a mat-based ritual but a way of life; a path of awareness that reaches far beyond postures and breath into the very heart of daily life. 

 

Topics covered:

    • Yoga as a philosophy of love

    • Three layers of union: self, others, and the infinite

    • Balancing practising yoga with living yoga

    • Where classical Tantra ...

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In this episode I dive into yoga - what yoga actually is — beyond just the physical practice we all know and love.

Topics covered:

  • The often unseen and forgotten link between yoga and meditation

  • The original intention behind the 8 limbed Yogic Path

  • Insights from the Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali, the father of classical yoga

  • A breakdown of one of the most well-known sutras — and how we can adapt its wisdom here in the heart of da...

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In this episode, I sit down with Irene Ais — a Traditional Tantric Hatha Yoga teacher, Vedic meditation guide, integrative physiotherapist, and somatic facilitator with over two decades of experience in mind-body healing.

Together, we explore how the body becomes a vehicle for transformation through the intersection of Tantra, Hatha Yoga, mental health practices, and somatic awareness.

We dive into:

The origins and purpose of...

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Yoga Nidra is one of the most powerful and accessible gateways into meditation.

 

What makes Yoga Nidra unique is that it bypasses the need for effort. You're not trying to control the mind or force stillness. Instead, your awareness is gently guided on a journey, moving through the layers of your inner world in the most effortless, soothing and spacious way.

 

This guided Yoga Nidra practice is a sanctuary for your nervous system ...

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In Part 2 of this conversation, I speak with Sarah O’Brien — a renowned Vedic meditation teacher — to explore the deeper terrain of meditation, love, and illusion.

We dive into:

  • How meditation uncovers the love that already exists within us
  • The Vedic view of Maya (illusion)
  • The ripple effects of meditation on collective consciousness

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This simple guided meditation is here to support anyone with a busy mind, offering a soft landing into presence and calm.

Whether you're feeling overwhelmed or just need a pause in your day, this is your moment to breathe, reset, and return to what matters. 

🎧 Put on your headphones, sit back, and let your nervous system unwind.

🙏 Stay Connected & Explore More: 📸 Instagram: @ashleybrown412 📺 YouTube: Ash Brown Meditat...

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This simple guided meditation is here to support anyone with a busy mind, offering a soft landing into presence and calm.

Whether you're feeling overwhelmed or just need a pause in your day, this is your moment to breathe, reset, and return to what matters. 

🎧 Put on your headphones, sit back, and let your nervous system unwind.

🙏 Stay Connected & Explore More: 📸 Instagram: @ashleybrown412 📺 YouTube: Ash Brown Meditat...

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