
The Music & Meditation Podcast
The Music & Meditation Podcast
BONUS - Live Episode: Harnessing hope with Donna Ashworth
2 March 2026
73 minutes
Available for over a year
In a special episode recorded with a live audience and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at The Old Fruitmarket in Glasgow, Izzy and author and poet Donna Ashworth explore the idea of hope, what it really is and how harnessing it through meditation can help strengthen our resilience, motivation, and wellbeing. Donna combines her poetry with a specially composed musical soundtrack to create a beautiful guided meditation.
This episode was recorded at The Old Fruitmarket in Glasgow with an audience and live music from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Chloe Rooke.
Music heard in this episode:
Sam Rapley Theme
Faure Pavane
JS Bach Air on a G string
Zoe Dixon Meditation
Debussy Clair de lune
Bizet Intermezzo from Carmen
Mascagni Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
Grieg Nocturne Op.54 No.4
Elgar Salut d'amour
