This week we are looking at new and convenient ways to listen to Chill, and chill with us.

Chill has new music podcasts available weekly

Chill producer Ben Eshmade, brains behind the Chiller Cabinet and legendary "Arctic Circle" live music gatherings, has the answer to your downloading needs. His new weekly radio shows The Hut and The Circle (Tuesdays 10pm to midnight on Chill) feature a variety of chilled songs, soundtracks and guest mixes.

You can listen online or freely download them any time from www.jointhecircle.net/radio

BEST BITS: easy to get, great variety of chilled music, free
NOT SO GOOD: errr... can't think of anything!
OVERALL "HELP YOU CHILL" SCORE: 10 out of 10

Frequently asked question - why can't we offer all our shows as free downloads?
Much of the music we play belongs to artists and record labels who make their living from selling their music. This makes it hard to give it away legally - our broadcast licence doesn't cover free downloads. However, Ben has done some exceptional work with artists who want to share what they do, and has licensed music to share as part of his Arctic Circle project. It has taken several years to get everything together for these exceptional shows! The tremendous response to the Arctic Circle shows has made all the work worthwhile, so we're hoping to produce more shareable shows soon.

Chill Meditation podcasts

About a year ago, we tried an experiment. Chill listener Deborah de Vries got in touch to suggest a way we could help people chill through engaging, creative meditations. We made some, offered them as podcasts for free downloads, and then watched an incredible reaction as the spread around the world.

Not only were they last summer's number 1 health podcast on the UK iTunes chart, they spread to the USA and became the highest UK podcast (of any genre) on the American chart too. Messages flooded in from around the world as these podcasts spread by word of mouth/email/Facebook/Twitter.

The original ten Chill Meditation podcasts are still available free - just search for Chill Meditation on iTunes or Google.

Deborah has recently been making new meditations available as audio books. You can find them on iTunes (for £2.95 each) or at audible.co.uk (£3.49 each) - search for Deborah de Vries.

BEST BITS: extremely relaxing, and creatively engaging - a unique style of meditation
NOT SO GOOD: you'll need to clear a few minutes to get fully involved
OVERALL "HELP YOU CHILL" SCORE: 9 out of 10

Other Chill podcasts

"Living a Chilled Life" is another experimental series from last summer which featured stories and advice on dealing with stress. It has had a long interruption (as Bern has been following the advice on the value of cutting things back!) but will return with more free downloads in the near future. You can get the original 13 podcasts from iTunes and other sites - just search for "Living a Chilled Life" on iTunes or Google.

"Chill Nutrition" features top consulting nutritionist Claudia Norris with practical advice on keeping chilled through healthy food choices. Claudia doesn't recommend gimmicks or drastic diets, but she does love food and relaxation. If you would like to eat to feel good, search for "Chill Nutrition" on iTunes or Google and get the free downloads.

Tomorrow: more ways to find Chill's music online. Why are we on so many social websites, and what can you get out of them to help you chill?