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Radio 3 Unwind,08 Mar 2023,30 mins

SeriesSeries 2

Enhance sleep and rest with Rod Stryker

The Music & Meditation Podcast

Available for over a year

Nao shares her personal experience of insomnia and chats to yoga and meditation expert Rod Stryker about how meditation can help you to rest more easily and sleep more soundly. Nao credits Rod's yoga nidra videos as a huge part in her recovery from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and in this episode they explore why sleeping and resting well proves so difficult in modern-day life. The music that soundtracks Rod's guided meditation was composed by Sam Rapley and recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra exclusively for this podcast. Whether you’re brand new to meditation or you've tried it before, this series is the perfect place to pick it up from. Music you'll hear in this episode includes: Tchaikovsky: Sweet Dreams Sam Rapley: Ease Grieg: Ave Maris Stella Grieg: Lyric Pieces Op. 54 Notturno

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Sweet Dreams, Op 39 No 21
    Sweet Dreams, Op 39 No 21
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  3. 2.
    Ease
    Ease
    Sam Rapley
  4. 3.
    Ave Maris Stella
    Ave Maris Stella
    Edvard Grieg
  5. 4.
    Notturno, Op 54 No 4
    Notturno, Op 54 No 4
    Edvard Grieg