Death Awareness Meditation, with Sean Fargo
Welcome to the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast. May this be a source of inspiration and motivation for your personal practice and teachings. In this episode, we bring you a guided meditation on mindfulness of death, narrated by Sean Fargo. Sean Fargo is a former Buddhist monk and founder of the online resource, Mindfulness Exercises. Sean is the lead instructor for the site’s Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training Program and has worked alongside mindfulness pioneers such as Jack Kornfie...
3 Elo 202223min
Sean Fargo on The Power of Breath Awareness
Although simple, mindfulness of breathing is quite powerful. This thousands-year old practice of sensing into each breath has withstood the test of time and today, remains with us as one of the most foundational - and most profound - mindfulness practices. Breath awareness strengthens concentration, equanimity, compassion, joy and wisdom. And because the breath is always with us, in each and every moment, it’s forever available to anchor us to the present moment. In this e...
27 Heinä 202224min
Using the Body to Identify Emotions, with Sean Fargo
Identifying our emotions is a first step in learning to accept and work with them. But it’s not always easy to sense emotion in the body, nor to discern which emotions are present. In this brief episode, Sean Fargo offers practical advice on how we might explore sensation in the body for a deeper understanding of our emotions. Sean Fargo is the founder of Mindfulness Exercsies and the lead teacher for the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training Program. This unique, self-paced pr...
20 Heinä 20227min
Mindfulness through an Equity Lens: Building Bridges with Michelle Maldonado
When viewed through an equity lens, mindfulness helps us connect with others and overcome unconscious biases. In this episode, Michelle Maldonado encourages us to explore mindfulness not merely as a personal practice, but as a way of being in the world. When viewed from an equity lens, mindfulness becomes a powerful tool for transforming our judgment, unconscious bias and (often unintentional) microaggressions into opportunities for curiosity, introspection, and connection. Today’s topics inc...
13 Heinä 202238min
Dr. Gabor Maté on Compassionate Inquiry, with Sean Fargo
Each of us longs to be seen, heard and loved. Inquiring about our experience with curiosity and compassion lets us face old pains and strong emotions we’ve long ignored, which can lead to healing if we feel safe in our bodies, in the present moment, and in secure relationship with others. Through the method of Compassionate Inquiry, Dr. Gabor Maté teaches therapists, counselors and individuals to uncover the unconscious dynamics that run our lives, and find freedom from these habits. The meth...
6 Heinä 202227min
A Deeper Mindful Body Scan, with Sean Fargo
Just as with mindfulness of the breath, the mindful body scan is a foundational practice with unlimited potential. But a head-to-toe scan can often feel dry and predictable. For Mindfulness Exercises founder Sean Fargo, the mindful body scan meditation came alive only after he allowed himself more creativity within the practice. This talk is a compilation of teachings Sean shared with the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training Program. This unique, self-paced certification program is afforda...
29 Kesä 202226min
Elemental Body Awareness Meditation with Sean Fargo
Welcome to the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast. May this be a source of inspiration and motivation for your personal practice and teachings. In this episode, we bring you a guided mindfulness meditation on elemental body awareness, narrated by Sean Fargo. Sean Fargo is a former Buddhist monk and founder of the online resource, Mindfulness Exercises. Sean is the lead instructor for the site’s Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training Program and has worked alongside mindfulness pioneers such...
22 Kesä 202229min
Neuro-Learning and Amplifying Our Meditation Practice with Dr. Rick Hanson
Dr. Rick Hanson is a psychologist and best-selling author. His latest book is titled Neurodharma: New Science, Ancient Wisdom, and Seven Practices of the Highest Happiness. In it, Dr. Hanson presents mindfulness exercises for strengthening the neural circuitry of profound contentment and inner peace. Listen now and amplify your meditation practice by becoming more aware of the changes taking place in your brain. This episode is a brief version of a live talk Dr. Hanson presented to the ...
15 Kesä 202234min
