My Favorite Insight Timer Teachers and Tracks
I couldn’t imagine adding the app Insight Timer to my toolkit in 2025. There are nearly 300,000 free meditations and tracks, and more than 20,000 teachers. I’ve been on the app for around 10 years, but some of you are just now using it. So occasionally I’ll share some of my favorite teachers (I follow over 200). When you find a teacher you like, be sure to follow them so you receive notifications when they are hosting a live mediation or they publish a new track or course. (I do not receive any commission for posting about IT, I just really like the app; I was for years very anti-guided meditation and anti-app).
I’m sharing these in no particular order. I’ll try to note if someone is in my top ten, but some of my favorites may be in the next batch or the batch after that. I hope by paring them down, you’ll find some teachers who fit your needs.
For Yoga
Hannah Brown Yoga (Top 10 for me)— she offers several live classes a week, but I’m loyal to her REST restorative class. Some people do it from bed. It involves a lot of lying down and her fantastic sense of humor. I credit Hanna’s REST class with helping to re-regulate my nervous system after long COVID. She has a recorded practice called Ease and will begin recording her live REST classes to make available on IT.
Mariya K (Top Tier for me) offers the best intermediate power yoga class on the app I have stumbled on thus far. She's lovely and a lovely instructor.
I recently came across Jessica Haessly's no-nonsense classes. I attend her sun salutations, Vinyasa flow, and strength and mobility classes, but she also does chair yoga. Highly recommend.
For Mornings
I love Joanna’s Morning Energizer. Under 7 minutes, it’s beautiful for feeling confident and envisioning an intentional day. She’s added the original as well, which is the one I listen to.
Mel Schweder’s Inner Sunshine Meditation - The vibe is bright and the structure truly guides you toward illuminating your body as you wake up and feel into your day.
Morning Ritual by Jason McGrice guides us through an intentional start to the day that includes gratitude, deep breathing, and expanding our light. Also great for a morning shower.
For Transformation/Visualization (Longer Tracks)
Josephine Sorciere (Top Tier for me) goes deep. Her visualizations range from a full moon release (use it every month) to the goddess series and more.
Dakota Earth Cloud Walker (Top Tier for me) has composed some of favorite journeys for hot bath meditation. Empowering My Soul and Rise of the Phoenix are two of my most-listened to.
Ana Barreto’s work (Top Tier for me) focuses on empowering women and her live meditations are quite transformational, as are her recorded tracks. 10 out of 10 recommend.
For End of the Day
Larissa Hall Carlson’s seven-minute Bedtime Gratitude Mediation is lovely for winding down and transitioning to bedtime. I use it during my evening shower. She’s an Ayurvedic practitioner, and has other lovely meditations.
I use Andy Hobson’s Just Got Home in the same way as Larissa Hall Carlson’s, but this one is 12 minutes. Some of his other meditations are among my most-listened to. His live sessions are quite laid-back.
108 Chant of a Mantra on Fear (Top Tier for me)- This 13-minute track by Deva Vasuda invokes supreme peace and surrendering fear to the Universe. Great for when you’re stuck in a cycle of rumination, feeling anxious, or overwhelmed.
Meditations in General
David Gandelman (Top Tier for me) has a fantastic sense of humor and a wide range of meditations and talks. He also hosts live meditations occasionally. Highly recommend.