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Join dog salon owner Laura as she tends to her many canine customers with a gentle touch in this Audible Sleep story told by Eva Longoria.

White noise, that uniform mix of constantly changing multiple frequencies, is often used to mask disrupting sounds around us and calm our brains. It has been used in many ways, some of which are to soothe, reduce anxiety, help with memory, focus, and creativity.

Fear is one of the basic, negative but necessary feelings all of us experience from time to time. We feel it for a reason, usually to protect us. As we know some dogs can be dangerous in certain circumstances or situations. It would not be prudent for a small child to approach a large dog they don't know without the owner being close at hand. There is of course a difference between harmless fears which have no or little impact on our day to day lives and strong fears or phobias.

In the past decade, the thousands-year-old practice of meditation has charged into the Western mainstream. Everyone from rock stars to medical professionals rave about meditation and its health promoting benefits. The biggest question people have is, "How do I start?" Forty-five million Americans already have a built-in meditation guru just panting to teach them: their dogs. In How to Meditate with Your Dog: An Introduction to Meditation for Dog Lovers, James Jacobson and his dog, Maui, show dog lovers everywhere the meditation technique that Jacobson has used and taught for over a decade.