# Meditation to Dealing With Intrusive Thoughts

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Podcast: [Inner Peace Meditations](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inner-peace-meditations-1471955)
Published: 2026-02-15T13:00:00+00:00
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Stevens new course: Finding Peace in Everyday Life (you choose how much to pay) Support Stevens work and links to other podcasts: stevenwebb.uk Donate paypal.me/stevenwebb or Buy Steven a coffee Meditation for Dealing With Intrusive Thoughts A practical meditation that teaches you how to change your relationship with unwanted thoughts. Using the image of a train station — where thoughts arrive like trains and you choose whether to board — this practice helps you sit with quiet confidence and let the difficult ones pass without reacting. All episodes of Inner Peace Meditations are brought to you without adverts by the generous donations of listeners treating Steven to a coffee. DETAILS Level: All levels Practice type: Breath awareness, Open awareness Duration: 13:49 WHO IS THIS FOR? You experience intrusive or unwanted thoughts that feel difficult to control You've been told to "just stop thinking about it" and found that makes it worse You want a practical framework for working with your thoughts, not against them You find your mind replaying worries, judgments, or memories on a loop You're curious about how the subconscious mind decides which thoughts to keep sending BENEFITS A clear, usable metaphor (the train station) you can apply outside of meditation An understanding of why pushing thoughts away actually strengthens them The ability to observe a thought without boarding it or reacting to it A calmer relationship with your own mind over time Confidence that you can choose which thoughts to engage with ABOUT STEVEN WEBB Steven Webb is a meditation teacher, podcaster, politician, and the host of Inner Peace Meditations. A former mayor of Truro in the county of Cornwall, Steven continues to split his time between politics and the contemplative work he is best known f…

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