The Healing Voice
Poems, stories, meditations and more. An oasis of calm amidst busy life. We can all benefit from 5 minutes reflection or relaxation - preferably far longer. The Healing Voice is there to allow you to do just that. So, welcome, and relax.Read by Colin WD McLean for The Healing Voice. (See also 'The Healing Voice' Channel on YouTube.com)
Episodes
153 episodes
A Bread and Butter Miss - a short story by Saki (H.H. Munro)
How to pick the Derby winner. One house guest may have the answer.(Culinary note: it was often the fashion, at least in the UK, to serve whitebait with a slice or two of buttered brown bread.)A short story by Saki. Rea...
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Season 15
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Episode 6
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10:06
The Romancers - a short story by Saki (H.H. Munro)
Just two chaps having a chat on a park bench. Or so it seems. The art of spinning a story from the master story teller himself.
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Season 15
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Episode 5
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9:35
The Mouse - a short story by Saki (H.H. Munro)
A testing time for Theodoric as he travels with an unwanted additional passenger. Saki, as ever, keeps us guessing.
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Season 15
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Episode 4
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9:35
Down Pens - a short story by Saki (H.H. Munro)
Is there a better way to write Christmas 'Thank You' letters? Egbert thinks so. Janetta needs convincing. Saki in delightfully inventive mode.
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Season 15
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Episode 3
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8:15
Train Journey - a 10-minute Guided Meditation
Written by Colin WD McLean
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Season 16
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Episode 2
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10:02
Resting In Gentle Sound - a 10-minute Guided Meditation
Written by Colin WD McLean.
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Season 16
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Episode 1
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9:59
The Year's Awakening - a poem by Thomas Hardy
The Year's Awakening is a poem by Thomas Hardy, published in his 1914 collection Satires of Circumstance, Lyrics and Remedies. Written in February 1910, the poem reflects on the subtle, almost imperceptible signs of ...
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Season 13
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Episode 4
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1:01
The Open Window - a short story, by Saki (H.H. Munro)
Whar price imagination? Or good manners? Saki flexes his short story muscles to telling effect. A master of the genre.
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Season 15
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Episode 2
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7:27
The Masque Of The Red Death - a short story by Edgar Allen Poe
How dark do you like your short stories? Edgar Allen Poe does not disappoint in this short but poignant tale of short-sightedness and hubris.
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Season 15
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Episode 1
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17:32
Ozymandias - a poem, by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Ozymandias is a sonnet written by the English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1817. It was first published in The Examiner on January 11, 1818, under the pen name Glirastes. The poem w...
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Season 13
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Episode 3
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0:57
Death Is Nothing At All - poem, by Henry Scott-Holland
Inspired by a sermon given in St Paul's Cathedral, London, following the death of King Edward VII, this poem has remained a firm favourite with those who mourn ever since. Here in its full form. May it bring comfort to those who need to hear it...
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Season 10
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Episode 13
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1:55
The Secret Garden, by Frances H Burnett - Chapter 06 / 27 - There was a cry! There was!
A Children's Classic Novel, published in 1911, written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is, understandably, another novel very much of its own time but still much enjoyed today by children of all ages. Mary discovers a Secret Garden and in time b...
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Season 14
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Episode 6
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12:20
The Secret Garden, by Frances H Burnett - Chapter 05 / 27 - Cry in the Corridor
A Children's Classic Novel, published in 1911, written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is, understandably, another novel very much of its own time but still much enjoyed today by children of all ages. Mary discovers a Secret Garden and in time b...
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Season 14
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Episode 5
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12:11
The Secret Garden, by Frances H Burnett - Chapter 04 / 27 - Martha
A Children's Classic Novel, published in 1911, written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is, understandably, another novel very much of its own time but still much enjoyed today by children of all ages. Mary discovers a Secret Garden and in time b...
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Season 14
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Episode 4
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29:02
The Secret Garden, by Frances H Burnett - Chapter 03 / 27 - Across the moor
A Children's Classic Novel, published in 1911, written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is, understandably, another novel very much of its own time but still much enjoyed today by children of all ages. Mary discovers a Secret Garden and in time b...
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Season 14
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Episode 3
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8:26
The Secret Garden, by Frances H Burnett - Chapter 02 / 27 - Mistress Mary, quite contrary
A Children's Classic Novel, published in 1911, written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is, understandably, another novel very much of its own time but still much enjoyed today by children of all ages. Mary discovers a Secret Garden and in time b...
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Season 14
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Episode 2
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15:07
The Secret Garden, by Frances H Burnett - Chapter 01 / 27 - There is no one left
A Children's Classic Novel, published in 1911, written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is, understandably, another novel very much of its own time but still much enjoyed today by children of all ages. Mary discovers a Secret Garden and in time b...
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Season 14
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Episode 1
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11:43
Trees - a poem, by Joyce Kilmer
A thoughtful poem from the early 20th Century, written by Joyce Kilmer. Trees are indeed magnificent companions and deserving of our gratitude, respect and wonderment. -oOo-
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Season 13
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Episode 2
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0:38
Jabberwocky - a poem by Lewis Carroll
This surely needs no introduction. A wonderful and timeless piece of 'nonsense' verse than nonetheless resonates loudly.
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Season 13
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Episode 1
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1:26
The Arrow And The Song - poem, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Read for The Healing Voice by Colin WD McLean
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Season 10
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Episode 16
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0:41
The Lake Isle of Innisfree - poem, by W B Yeats
Read for The Healing Voice by Colin WD McLean
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Season 10
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Episode 15
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0:57
The Eagle - Poem, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Read for The Healing Voice by Colin WD McLean
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Season 10
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Episode 14
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0:23
The Owl - Poem, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Read for The Healing Voice by Colin WD McLean
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Season 10
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Episode 13
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0:46
Five Children And It, by Edith Nesbit - Chapter 11 - The Last Wish
- Chapter 11 of 11 -Originally published in 1902 this charming story, full of imagination and humour, is very much of its time but still holds huge, universal appeal. Who amongst us has never dreamed of a wish coming true? But ... is it...
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Season 9
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Episode 11
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26:38
Five Children And It, by Edith Nesbit - Chapter 10 - Scalps
Originally published in 1902 this charming story, full of imagination and humour, is very much of its time but still holds huge, universal appeal. Who amongst us has never dreamed of a wish coming true? But ... is it such a bad thing that we ca...
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Season 9
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Episode 10
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28:19