Celtic Calm
Celtic Calm brings you guided meditations grounded in authentic Celtic spiritual tradition. Unlike modern inventions, these meditations draw from ancient Irish wisdom, medieval manuscripts, and the contemplative practices that flourished in Ireland's monasteries.
Each episode offers a doorway into Ireland's rich spiritual heritage, where meditation and nature intertwined, and where seekers found peace through contemplation. Whether you're looking for daily calm, spiritual depth, or connection to an ancient tradition, Celtic Calm offers genuine Celtic wisdom for the modern world.
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Episodes
32 episodes
Tidal Night: Nendrum
Cross a thin causeway over Strangford Lough toward Mahee Island, where the old monastic ground of Nendrum once held orchards, gardens, and a tide mill that turned on flood and ebb. This sleep meditation explores rest—not through forcing calm, b...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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9:04
Evening Stillness: Saints Island, Co. Longford
Approach Saints Island across a low causeway on Lough Ree, where reeds move in the breeze and the stones of an old monastery keep watch in a ring of sheltering walls. This sleep meditation explores rest—not through expanding awareness, but thro...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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9:33
Atlantic Sleep: Ardoileán
Cross quiet water toward a small rock in the Atlantic off northwest Connemara, where Ardoileán—High Island—rises simply from the sea with only the rhythm of waves and the hush that follows. This sleep meditation explores rest—not through doing ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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9:57
Twilight Rest: Inis Cealtra
Glide toward Inis Cealtra—Holy Island—as evening gathers on Lough Derg, where a round tower rises against the last light and ruined churches keep their long watch. This sleep meditation explores rest—not through completion or fixing, but throug...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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9:37
Lake Dusk: Church Island Currane
Cross the last stretch of Lough Currane at dusk, where oar strokes quiet on darkening water and a ruined church on Church Island holds a doorway like shelter. This sleep meditation explores rest—not through effort, but through the rhythm that a...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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8:47
Drift into Rest: Illaunloughan Night Hermitage
Arrive on the small tidal island of Illaunloughan after sunset, where the Atlantic breathes around simple hermit cells and the tide will soon close the crossing. This sleep meditation explores rest—not through resisting the night, but through t...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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9:53
Settle to Sleep: Caherlehillan Evening
Settle into evening on a small hillside in Kerry, where low stone walls hold the outline of a 5th-century church and the light turns blue. This sleep meditation explores rest—not through forcing calm, but through the rhythm that comes from smal...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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8:34
Hospitality at Midwinter: Brú na Bóinne / Newgrange
Walk toward a small cottage on a midwinter evening where lamplight pools on snow and peat smoke threads the dark. This meditation explores hospitality at the longest night—not through elaborate hosting, but through the practice of making room w...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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9:28
Steady rule: Sovereignty and Snow
Stand on a quiet ridge above the Hill of Tara after snowfall, where fields and ringworks lie under level white and the earth's older lines are drawn in pale relief. This meditation explores sovereignty—not through power or control, but through ...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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8:29
Crossing well: Threshold Moments
Pause at a weathered doorway just before dawn, where one room ends and another begins, and your hand rests on the lintel. This meditation explores threshold moments—not through grand transitions, but through the attention that changes what foll...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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9:18
Quiet truth: Fírinne
Stand where a fog-bound meadow meets a low stone wall at first light, where hoarfrost glows on every blade and nothing strains to be more than it is. This meditation explores fírinne—quiet truth—not through confrontation or display, but through...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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9:50
Quiet illumination: Imbas in Winter
Enter a winter morning before first light, where frost settles on the sill and a single ember glows in the grate. This meditation explores imbas forosnai—"inspired knowledge that illuminates"—not through force or spectacle, but through the quie...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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10:16
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Steady Devotion: Saint Íte's Candle
Enter a quiet valley in Munster at first light, where a small oratory holds a single steady lamp and a woman tends to the work of prayer, learning, and care. This meditation explores St. Íte of Killeedy—not through grand miracles, but through t...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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8:15
Shelter in Wild Places: Ailbe and the Wolf
Walk into the quiet edge of an ancient Irish forest at dawn, where a flat stone holds an abandoned infant and unexpected mercy arrives on silent paws. This meditation explores St. Ailbe of Emly—not through ecclesiastical authority, but through ...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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8:01
Courage in Transition: Columcille’s Sea Crossing
Stand on the stony shore of Donegal at dawn, where a small leather currach waits and the weight of an irreversible decision settles over the hills. This meditation explores St. Columcille (Colm Cille)—not through miracles or glory, but through ...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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8:19
Deep Stillness: St Kevin by the Upper Lake
Stand beside the Upper Lake in Glendalough on a quiet morning, where steep valley walls hold ancient stillness and a hermit's cave overlooks dark water. This meditation explores St. Kevin—not through miraculous tales, but through the deep calm ...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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7:02
Strength in Many Skills: Lugh at the Western Edge
Stand before the ancient gates of Tara on an August morning, where the first harvest draws near and wisdom takes the form of patient integration. This meditation explores Lugh Lámhfhada—not through displays of power, but through the quiet stren...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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7:37
Steady Knowing: Finn by the Winter Fire
Stand within a winter encampment near Almu, where frost settles over open hills and a single fire holds steady against the cold. This meditation explores Finn mac Cumhaill—not through heroic feats or battles, but through the calm formation of w...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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7:37
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Quiet Resolve: Deirdre in the Glen
Stand within a sheltered glen beneath Slieve Fuadh, where the land folds into stillness and a narrow stream threads through moss and heather. This meditation explores Deirdre of the Sorrows—not through tragedy or prophecy, but through the quiet...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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8:22
Renewing Energy: Aengus at Newgrange
Stand beside the ancient mound of Brú na Bóinne as winter twilight gathers, where stone spirals have watched the returning sun for five thousand years. This meditation explores Aengus Óg—not through romance or drama, but through the patient cyc...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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9:20
Guiding Clarity: Patrick’s Hilltop Light
Stand on a quiet hill in early dusk, where Ireland's apostle paused between journeys. This meditation explores Patrick—not through famous mountains, but through the ordinary rises of land where he prayed for guidance and lit small fires as beac...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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8:15
Inner Warmth: Brigid’s Hearth
Gather at the hearth of ancient Ireland, where goddess and saint share one flame. This meditation explores Brigid—pre-Christian deity of poetry, healing, and craft, and later Christian abbess of Kildare—through the imagery of a quiet spring fir...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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8:31
Quiet Grounding: Wicklow Woods
Step into the woods of County Wicklow, where centuries of prayer and forest meet. This meditation guides you through Ireland's Garden County, exploring the grounded stillness found among tall trunks and filtered light—the same landscape that sh...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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8:38
Serene Stillness: Lough Derg
Discover the transformative stillness of Lough Derg with Celtic Calm as you journey to this ancient pilgrimage lake where shallow waters meet a thousand years of contemplation — where monastic tradition, folklore's depths, and the quiet work of...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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8:09
Deep Centering: Hill of Uisneach
Discover the centered depth of Uisneach with Celtic Calm as you journey to Ireland's ancient heart, where gentle slopes meet five thousand years of sacred gathering — where the meeting of provinces, mythic worlds, and spiritual traditions revea...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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6:55
