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Practice Ride the Wild Horse Meditation
Learning to Harness the Power of Your emotions
Our feelings often seem like a wild horse, full of fear and unbridled energy. The only way to accept and tame these feelings is to learn how to ride them while holding on to the reins.
The Ride the Wild Horse mindfulness meditation teaches you how to harness all your emotions—even the uncomfortable or overwhelming ones you may have tried to avoid. With practice, you will learn how to take back the reins of your emotional life!
Read Guidelines
Read: How to Ride the Wild Horse: Guidelines for Learning and Practicing the Meditation – Use this guide to prepare for the audio mindfulness meditation.
Listen Now
Listen to the Ride the Wild Horse meditation online using the links below.
Beginning meditation: awaken your emotional awareness
- Track 1 Ride the Wild Horse Introduction (06:33)
- Track 2 Beginning Meditation - Female Voice (29:56)
- Track 3 Beginning Meditation - Male Voice (29:56)
Advanced meditation: deepen and intensify the meditation
- Track 4 Introduction Advanced Meditation (06:23)
- Track 5 Advanced Meditation - Female Voice (32:26)
- Track 6 Advanced Meditation - Male Voice (32:26)
Music only:
- Track 7 Meditation Music (18:00)
Listen Offline
Download the Ride the Wild Horse meditation tracks as MP3 files so you can listen offline or transfer the files to your smart phone, tablet, iPod, or a similar portable device.
- Internet Explorer: Right click on the desired track below and select the "Save Target As..." menu item
- Firefox or Chrome: Right click on the desired track below and select the "Save Link As..." menu item
- Safari: Right click on the desired track below and select the "Download Linked File As..." menu item
Beginning meditation: awaken your emotional awareness
- Track 1 - Ride the Wild Horse Introduction (06:33)
- Track 2 - Beginning Meditation - Female Voice (29:56)
- Track 3 - Beginning Meditation - Male Voice (29:56)
Advanced meditation: deepen and intensify the meditation
- Track 4 - Introduction Advanced Meditation (06:23)
- Track 5 - Advanced Meditation - Female Voice (32:26)
- Track 6 - Advanced Meditation - Male Voice (32:26)
Music only:
- Track 7 - Meditation Music (18:00)
Do not listen to the meditation while driving or operating machinery, as you may become drowsy.
Read the Audio Transcript
Click here for printable copies of the beginning and advanced meditation scripts.
These are word-for-word transcripts that you can use to follow along with the audio tracks, read at your own convenience and pace, or to record the meditation in your own voice.
Next Step...
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