About the artist
Espen Kjendlie
I compose ambient music as a way of creating quiet rooms in a noisy world. My soundscapes are built from slow-moving textures, gentle drones and subtle melodic fragments — music that breathes, unfolds and gives the listener room to feel.
Whether used for meditation, therapy, breathwork, sleep or simple daily stillness, the intention behind each piece is the same: to offer a calm, supportive space where the mind can soften and the body can rest.
All releases are available on Spotify. If you are a therapist, yoga instructor, facilitator or simply someone who uses music as part of your practice, feel free to reach out — I would love to hear how the music is being used.
Inner journeys
Music for deep listening
Reflection
Space to feel and process
Therapy & sleep
Supportive calm
Where to start listening
New to the music? These are the soundscapes and guides I would point you to first.
- SleepAmbient music for sleepA guide to choosing and using ambient music to drift off.Start here
- BreathingBreathing exercisesFour paced breathing playlists to calm the nervous system.Start here
- CollectionsCalm ListeningSoundscapes grouped into reflection, therapy and sleep.Start here
- Sound bathWhat is a sound bath?How a sound bath feels and how to create one at home with ambient music.Read the guide
- JournallingMusic for reflection and journallingA simple 25-minute writing session with quiet, spacious sound.Read the guide
- Binaural beatsBinaural beats playlistsHow binaural beats work, and playlists for sleep, focus and calm.Read the guide
- GuidesAll sound therapy guidesPractical guides for sleep, focus, anxiety and meditation.Start here
Albums to explore next
- Full Moon Diary — for reflection and journalling
- Free Flowing — for open, unhurried listening
- Liminal Phases pt. 2 — for calm evenings
- Sound Your Senses Heal Your Mind — binaural calm for stress
- Frequency Illusions (The Pentalogy) — binaural sounds for falling asleep
- Auditory Beat Stimulation vol. 1 — binaural beat sessions
- Auditory Beat Stimulation vol. 2 — music for focus and study
Listen on Spotify
Play the collections directly here, or open them in Spotify to follow and save.
Sound Your Senses Heal Your Mind
Explore Espen Kjendlie's binaural ambient album for calm and reflection, with stereo textures, a track list and an embedded Spotify player.
Frequency Illusions (The Pentalogy)
Listen to Frequency Illusions (The Pentalogy), Espen Kjendlie's five-part binaural ambient album for sleep and reflection. Explore tracks on Spotify.
Auditory Beat Stimulation vol. 1
Explore Auditory Beat Stimulation vol. 1: binaural and isochronic ambient textures for daytime focus and calm, with tracks and Spotify listening.
Auditory Beat Stimulation vol. 2
Music for focus and study: explore Auditory Beat Stimulation vol. 2's alpha, beta and gamma tracks, Spotify player and practical listening guide.
369 Quantum Leaps to Freedom
369 Quantum Leaps to Freedom by Espen Kjendlie: solfeggio-led ambient built on 3, 6 and 9 patterns for meditation, intention setting and release. Listen on Spotify.
Liminal Phases pt. 1
Liminal Phases pt. 1 by Espen Kjendlie: slow, spacious ambient music for the threshold between waking and sleep, winding down and quiet inner journeys. Listen on Spotify.
Liminal Phases pt. 2
Liminal Phases pt. 2 by Espen Kjendlie: sparse melodies and spacious ambient textures for late-night reflection and winding down. Listen on Spotify.
EMDRology
EMDRology by Espen Kjendlie: slow left-right bilateral ambient soundscapes for EMDR-informed listening, grounding and self-regulation with headphones. Not a replacement for therapy.
Hemispheric Integration
Hemispheric Integration by Espen Kjendlie: warm bilateral ambient music with gentle left-right movement for integration, grounding and calm focus after inner work.
Free Flowing
Free Flowing by Espen Kjendlie brings open, unhurried ambient textures to breathwork, slow movement and bodywork. Explore tracks and listen on Spotify.
Full Moon Diary
Full Moon Diary by Espen Kjendlie gathers nocturnal ambient sketches for journalling, quiet reflection and evening listening. Explore tracks on Spotify.
Inner Currents
Explore Inner Currents, a Spotify playlist of slow ambient drones and drifting textures for deep listening, journalling and quiet reflection.
Holding Space
Holding Space gathers gentle ambient soundscapes for therapy rooms, breathwork and quiet reflection. Explore the playlist and listen on Spotify.
Soft Return
Soft Return is a Spotify playlist of warm ambient textures and gentle melodic fragments for winding down, evening rest and the transition toward sleep.
This Is Espen Kjendlie
This Is Espen Kjendlie is Spotify's own essential-tracks playlist: 49 ambient pieces in one continuous queue, for long listening, slow mornings and quiet nights.
Not sure where to start?
Describe your mood or what you need the music for, and you will get one suggested album, EP or playlist with a short listening tip. Try one of the examples below if you are not sure how to describe it.