OMMM: Our Museum Mindfulness Meditation Podcast Full Trailer -- Season 1 Coming Soon!

Why It Matters

The podcast leverages Getty’s collection to meet rising demand for wellness content, creating a new channel for audience growth and brand relevance.

Key Takeaways

• Getty launches "Ohm" podcast blending art history with mindfulness.
• Each episode pairs a Getty artwork with guided meditation practice.
• Host Leilet Sedoyan leads breathing exercises and reflective storytelling.
• Bonus episodes feature experts on topics from conservation to Zen cleaning.
• Podcast aims to bring museum-inspired calm into listeners’ daily routines.

Summary

Getty Museum introduces "Ohm," a first‑of‑its‑kind video‑podcast that fuses art history with guided mindfulness meditation. Hosted by veteran meditation practitioner and museum educator Leilet Sedoyan, the series will debut on YouTube and major podcast platforms.

Each weekly episode selects a single work from the Getty collection, begins with a brief breathing exercise, then provides historical context before leading listeners through a meditation inspired by the piece. Examples include visualizing the blue light of Edvard Munch’s coastal scenes or using Van Gogh’s Irises to heighten sensory awareness.

The trailer highlights bonus conversations with specialists covering topics such as Martian cloud research, painting conservation, Zen cleaning habits, and mountain climbing, extending the experience beyond the core art‑meditation format.

By bringing museum‑based mindfulness to homes, Ohm expands Getty’s educational reach, taps into the growing wellness market, and positions the institution as an innovator in cultural engagement.

Original Description

Get a taste of our first video podcast (coming June 16!) with this trailer. OMMM: Our Museum Mindfulness Meditation podcast encourages you to engage with works of art mindfully, wherever you are. Part art history, part mindfulness meditation, each episode focuses on one work of art and uses it as an inspiration for meditation and reflection. Learn about Edvard Munch’s time on Norway’s coast, then imagine the blue light of his Starry Night traveling through your body, releasing tension as it goes. Or take inspiration from Van Gogh’s Irises to bring new awareness to your senses.

Long-time museum educator and meditation practitioner Lilit Sadoyan translates her work leading mindfulness meditation tours at the Getty Museum into a podcast that fits into your daily routine.

Can’t get enough? Between episodes, catch Lilit’s interviews with fascinating guests like an interplanetary climate scientist, a sleep historian, a mountain climber, and an art conservator. Conducted as part of the research process, these casual conversations provide new insights into the week’s artwork and meditation theme.

Find images, a transcript, and more resources on our website: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/ommm/

Subscribe to our YouTube playlist be the first to hear new episodes: https://gty.art/4wZysOS

For more art history insights, check out our other Getty Podcasts shows at www.getty.edu/podcasts

- Recording Artists tells artist biographies using archival material from the Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recording-artists/

- If Objects Could Talk is a family-friendly show where Getty museum objects, like a Greek vase or porcelain clock, come alive to share their story: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/if-objects-could-talk/

- ReCurrent chronicles the people who shape our culture and keep the past alive: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/recurrent/

- Art + Ideas showcases interviews with artists, architects, scientists, and cultural luminaries by former Getty President Jim Cuno: https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/art-and-ideas/

Watch our YouTube series Becoming Artsy, where host Jessie Hendricks dives headfirst into understanding the art world through hands-on explorations: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLij2XTFgmBSQ0KxxtvqwZnQPX7Ag9eqFn&si=TuZtMHO0ZXcDoR6-

Subscribe to our YouTube channel to catch lectures, interviews, and more from the world of art, conservation, and cultural heritage: https://www.youtube.com/@gettymuseum

Through its programs—Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Foundation, Getty Museum, Getty Research Institute, and Getty Trust—Getty shares and advances the world’s visual art and cultural heritage, both in Los Angeles and throughout the world.

Learn more about all we do for art on our website:

- Getty: https://www.getty.edu/

- Getty Conservation Institute: https://www.getty.edu/conservation/

- Getty Foundation: https://www.getty.edu/foundation/

- Getty Museum: https://www.getty.edu/museum/

- Getty Research Institute: https://www.getty.edu/research/