Misguided Meditations

The self-care and mindfulness trend is booming. With the popularity of apps like Calm, Headspace, and Breethe, the well-being meditation genre is ripe for satire. Misguided Meditations is a loving spoof of the popular guided meditation sleep stories.So breathe i

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01Fluffy Bunny Island2022081020260401 (R4)

So breathe in - then breathe out - and enjoy each episode led by our narrator Mina that will take listeners on a delightfully surreal late-night adventure that descends into a total nightmare cringe-fest. A trip to the enchanted forest might result in someone naked in front of their entire class having forgotten their homework. A midnight dip in the mermaid lagoon might be ruined by an encounter with the cursed starfish of procrastination. Oh, and we couldn't miss Fluffy Bunny Island – whose inhabitants ask hard-hitting questions about your life choices.

Written by Joanne Lau.

Starring Mina Anwar.

Produced by Gus Beattie.

A Gusman production for BBC Radio 4

A series of surreal stories parodying the guided meditation boom. Starring Mina Anwar.

A delightfully surreal mini-story in the form of a guided meditation led by our narrator, Mina Anwar. In this episode, Captain Snugglebottom asks some seriously awkward questions.

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02Wintery Wonderland2022081720260408 (R4)

So breathe in - then breathe out - and enjoy each episode led by our narrator Mina Anwar, that will take you on a delightfully surreal late-night adventure that descends into a total nightmare cringe-fest. A trip to the enchanted forest might result in someone naked in front of their entire class having forgotten their homework. A midnight dip in the mermaid lagoon might be ruined by an encounter with the cursed starfish of procrastination. Oh, and we couldn't miss Fluffy Bunny Island – whose inhabitants ask hard-hitting questions about your life choices.

Written by Joanne Lau.

Starring Mina Anwar.

Produced by Gus Beattie.

A Gusman production for BBC Radio 4.

A series of surreal stories parodying the guided meditation boom. Starring Mina Anwar.

A delightfully surreal mini story in the form of a guided meditation led by our narrator, Mina Anwar. In this episode, get ready for a bizarre wintery tale of a snowman's quest.

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03The Rainbow Lagoon2022082420260415 (R4)

So breathe in - then breathe out - and enjoy each episode, led by our narrator Mina Anwar, that will take you on a delightfully surreal late-night adventure that descends into a total nightmare cringe-fest. A trip to the enchanted forest might result in someone naked in front of their entire class having forgotten their homework. A midnight dip in the mermaid lagoon might be ruined by an encounter with the cursed starfish of procrastination. Oh, and we couldn't miss Fluffy Bunny Island – whose inhabitants ask hard-hitting questions about your life choices.

Written by Joanne Lau.

Starring Mina Anwar.

Produced by Gus Beattie.

A Gusman production for BBC Radio 4.

A series of surreal stories parodying the guided meditation boom. Starring Mina Anwar.

A delightfully surreal mini-story in the form of a guided meditation led by our narrator, Mina Anwar. In this episode, get ready for a beautiful mermaid and a stubborn starfish.

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04 LASTThe Enchanted Wood20220831