Start with Gate of the Gods, the 10-track album released March 11, 2022. It's the earliest full-length release in the catalogue, so it shows what New Horizon is before the later work builds on it. Put it on through headphones in the evening, lie down, and play it from the first track without skipping. Treat it as a session, not background music.
New Horizon is the project of Lesley Hall, a qualified meditation practitioner and teacher, hypnotherapist and past life regression therapist. She writes and performs the guided meditations, so Gate of the Gods is the quickest way to learn whether her voice and pacing work for you.
"Event Horizon" (single, February 2022). It was released a month before Gate of the Gods, so it works as a short companion piece. Because it's a single, it's a low-commitment way to try a second session.
***Conquerors* (album, June 2024).** This is the most recent full album, also 10 tracks. After Gate of the Gods, it shows how the project has developed over two years.
The 2024 singles: "Daimyo," "King of Kings," and "Apollo." These came out in March, April and May 2024, ahead of Conquerors. Play them in release order and you hear the lead-up to the album. They're also easy to return to when you have ten minutes instead of a full session.
New Horizon also has a large YouTube presence, with over 50 million views across the work. If you prefer video to streaming, that's where to look, though I can't point you to a specific upload.
Expect guided meditation and sleep-oriented material made by a small, independent project. It began as a holistic centre, and once the meditations resonated more than expected, the team narrowed its focus to meditation and sleep stories. The work includes bedtime journeys, relaxation pieces and mindfulness pieces, and Lesley also uses the meditations in her weekly workshop. That origin shows in the work: it's practical and made for use, not for admiration.
Judge it by how you feel afterward, not by whether it holds your attention. If you drift off, that's usually fine.
"It's just for kids." Parents, teachers and therapists do use the recordings with children, but the work is made for adults and children, and the whole family. Adults shouldn't skip it.
"It's music." The catalogue is on Spotify in album and single form, and the discography lists no genre. But this is a meditation and sleep project, so listen the way you would to a guided session, not an album you analyze.
"It's a substitute for treatment." Lesley has lived with anxiety and depression, and meditation helped her learn to live "In the Now." That's her personal story and her hope for others, not a clinical promise. If you're struggling, use these recordings alongside proper support, not instead of it.
"One session will tell me everything." Guided meditation often works through repetition. The first listen may mostly be about getting used to the format.
The work tends to land hardest in a few situations:
- Stretches of anxiety or low mood. Lesley's own path into meditation started there, and she makes the work with that experience in mind.
- Parenting and bedtime. The recordings are built for children's relaxation and sleep, so evenings with young kids are an obvious fit.
- A self-development turning point. Lesley herself came to meditation after a self-development workshop, so it suits people who are already looking for a new way of paying attention.
- Sleepless periods, since sleep stories are a central part of the project.
Day 1: Play Gate of the Gods from the start, lying down, in the evening. Don't skip tracks.
Day 2: Repeat the same album, or whichever part held your attention. Familiarity helps.
Day 3: Play "Event Horizon" at bedtime.
Day 4: Take a rest day, or revisit your favorite moment from Gate of the Gods.
Day 5: Start Conquerors and listen through as far as you comfortably can.
Day 6: Finish Conquerors, or play "Daimyo" and "King of Kings" back to back.
Day 7: Play "Apollo," then note which session helped you most. Make that your regular one, and if you have children, try sharing it with them.