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
Sharon Salzberg on Healing Ourselves and the World for Real Change, with Sean Fargo
We’re living in difficult and uncertain times. Meditation can help us cope with the enormity of the world’s grief, but is it ultimately self-serving, or can it influence real change? In this episode, Sean Fargo of Mindfulness Exercises interviews meditation expert and New York Times best-selling author Sharon Salzberg to tackle this question and more. Sharon shares that meditation is not a replacement for action, but a useful means of summoning the courage to break through boundaries, r...
8 Kesä 202229min
Why Sean Fargo Recommends Mindfulness of Breathing
Mindfulness of breath is a foundational practice, but it’s not merely for beginners. Learn why former Buddhist monk Sean Fargo recommends it as the first meditation we teach, but also, why some mindfulness practitioners spend their entire lives with this one method. Sean Fargo is the founder of Mindfulness Exercises, one of the most well-known resources on the web for all things mindfulness. His mindfulness teacher training certification program has inspired hundreds of mindfulness tea...
1 Kesä 202221min
Breath 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 breath 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 ...
1 Kesä 202214min
