Guided meditations.

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Recording type follows explicit source labels. Combined teachings, introductions, reflections or discussion with guided practice appear only in Dharma talks. Meditations contains standalone guided practices only; ambiguous titles and talks about meditation stay in Dharma talks. Length is the full recording duration, including any introduction or teaching. Ranges use whole minutes, and counts reflect the other active filters.

Practice type and guidance follow explicit wording in the recording title. A session can name more than one practice. Other / unspecified practice includes practices outside the listed categories and titles that do not establish a type. Guidance stays unspecified when the title does not establish it. “Guided” alone does not establish continuous guidance, and “lightly guided” does not specify the frequency of instructions. These labels are not based on listening to the audio. Length is the full recording.

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