Raft

New Blossoms

In this episode we read and reflect on the poem "Shadows" by D.H. Lawrence and provide a box breathing exercise. Thanks to Zach Winters (zachwinters.com) for providing music. 

Step Inside Your House

In this episode we read and reflect on Maggie Smith's poem "Good Bones" and provide a guided meditation that invites you to visualize your life as a house. Thanks to Zach Winters for providing music (zachwinters.com).

I Wrung My Hands

In this episode we read and reflect on the poem "I Wrung My Hands" by Anna Akhmatova and provide a visualization exercise. Thanks to Zach Winters (zachwinters.com) for providing music. 

Commonplace Miracles

In this episode we read and reflect on a poem by the Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska called "Miracle Fair" and provide a guided body scan meditation. Special thanks to Zach Winters (zachwinters.com) for providing music. 

If It Came To Light

In this episode we read and reflect on a poem by the Palestinian poet Taha Muhammed Ali called "Revenge," and provide a guided meditation, inspired by the Buddhist practice of metta, that invites you to impart loving kindness into the world. Special thanks to Zach Winters for providing music.

Out of the Water

This episode contains a reflection on the various meanings of the word "raft" as well as a breathing and visualization exercise (meditation starts at 2:59).

Raft Trailer

Raft is a series of guided meditations, literary reflections, and meditative music for anyone struggling through a break-up or a divorce. We hope to offer a temporary resting place amidst the turbulent waves and the unnerving still waters of relationship loss.