A New Approach to Mindfulness, Meditation, and Embodied Manifesting with Emily Fletcher
In this episode of the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast, Sean Fargo sits down with Emily Fletcher, founder of Ziva Meditation and bestselling author of Stress Less, Accomplish More. Emily, a Broadway star turned meditation teacher, shares her remarkable journey from high-stress performance anxiety to embodying mindfulness, meditation, and manifesting practices that have transformed over 120,000 lives. Together, they explore: ✔ How meditation cured Emily’s insomnia and anxiety within days ✔ Why the Ziva Technique blends mindfulness, meditation, and manifesting for real-world success ✔ How meditation helps release stored stress and unlocks new levels of vitality ✔ The relationship between embodiment, sacred sexuality, and spiritual growth ✔ Insights into balancing the divine masculine and feminine within ourselves This episode offers inspiring lessons for anyone seeking real-world mindfulness practices, deeper emotional healing, and a fuller, more joyful human experience. It’s a valuable listen for mindfulness teachers and meditators who want to integrate mindfulness not just on the cushion, but throughout every aspect of life. Connect with Emily: Website - Ziva Meditation Instagram Facebook Podcast - Why Isn't Everyone Doing This? Enjoyed this episode? ⭐ Leave us a review and share how mindfulness and meditation are enhancing your life and teaching! 🔗 Join our community to connect with other mindfulness professionals: Connect Community for Mindfulness Teachers: Join Here Instagram: Mindfulness.Exercises LinkedIn: Mindfulness Exercises Facebook: Mindfulness Exercises 🎧 Explore more guided meditations, mindfulness teacher certifications, and free teaching resources at Mindfulness Exercises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2 Mai 40min
Breathing Care Into the Whole Body, a Guided Meditation
When we pause and breathe with intention, we tap into the quiet power that lives within us—a nurturing, healing energy that moves through every cell of our body. This guided meditation from Mindfulness Exercises invites you to reconnect with your breath as a source of care, vitality, and inner balance. Designed for both mindfulness practitioners and professionals, this practice offers a gentle journey into whole-body breathing. Through visualization, breath awareness, and calming affirmations, you’ll explore how each inhale and exhale can bring not only stillness—but also renewed strength, warmth, and presence. What You’ll Experience in This Meditation: ✔ Breath as a bridge between your body, mind, and the universe ✔ Visualization of healing light moving through the body ✔ Gentle guidance to breathe with awareness, from chest to fingertips to feet ✔ Whole-body breathing to cultivate inner harmony and connection ✔ An invitation to ground, center, and nurture yourself with each breath Whether you're offering care to others or simply in need of a mindful reset, this meditation is a reminder that your breath can nourish and support you—just as you are. 🌿 Take this time to breathe fully, feel deeply, and connect gently with your whole being. Enjoyed this episode and meditation? ⭐ Leave us a review and share how mindfulness enhances your professional practice! 🔗 Join our community to connect with other mindfulness professionals: Mindfulness Exercises Website: http://mindfulnessexercises.com/ Connect Community for Mindfulness Teachers: https://mindfulnessexercises.com/connect-mindfulness-community/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Mindfulness.Exercises/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mindfulness-exercises/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/exercising.mindfulness 🎧 Explore more guided meditations and mindfulness resources at Mindfulness Exercises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
29 Apr 9min
Mindfulness for Pain & Illness | Part 2 with Vidyamala Burch
In part two of our conversation with Vidyamala Burch, we dive into practical applications of mindfulness for pain and stress. She explains how habitual breath holding and tension reinforce pain, and introduces the concept of whole-body breathing as a way to unwind secondary suffering. Vidyamala teaches how to bring soft, embodied awareness to five key areas of the breath—the buttocks, belly, back, back of the mouth, and brain—which she refers to as the “5 Bays of the Breath.” This episode includes a guided body-based practice exploring these areas and encouraging fluid, receptive awareness to counteract pain and reactivity. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✔ How to use mindful breathing to release tension and reduce reactivity ✔ The connection between resistance, breath holding, and pain ✔ An introduction to the 5 Bays of the Breath and how to apply them ✔ A guided body-based mindfulness practice for pain relief and grounding This episode is ideal for mindfulness teachers, health professionals, and anyone looking to deepen their understanding of how breath and awareness can transform pain into fluid, manageable experience. Connect with Vidyamala: Website Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Enjoyed this episode? ⭐ Leave us a review and share how mindfulness enhances your professional practice! 🔗 Join our community to connect with other mindfulness professionals: Mindfulness Exercises Website: http://mindfulnessexercises.com/ Connect Community for Mindfulness Teachers: https://mindfulnessexercises.com/connect-mindfulness-community/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Mindfulness.Exercises/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mindfulness-exercises/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/exercising.mindfulness 🎧 Explore more guided meditations and mindfulness resources at Mindfulness Exercises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
25 Apr 28min
A Safe Space for Grieving and Emotional Healing, a Guided Meditation
Grief can feel heavy, isolating, and unpredictable. Whether you’re navigating the loss of a loved one, a relationship, or a chapter of life, this guided meditation offers a soft, supportive space to be with your emotions, just as they are. In this episode of the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast, you’re invited into a safe, compassionate space to process grief mindfully, without pressure or judgment. Using gentle imagery, breath awareness, and compassionate presence, this meditation helps you honor your grief while staying grounded in your innate strength and capacity to heal. What You’ll Experience in This Meditation: ✔ A calming, safe space to acknowledge and feel your grief ✔ Breath as an anchor during emotional overwhelm ✔ Gentle visualization: grief as a passing cloud in the sky of awareness ✔ Reminders that you are not your grief—you are the space that can hold it ✔ A practice of non-attachment and emotional resilience ✔ Permission to move at your own pace, with tenderness and patience Whether you are personally grieving or supporting someone who is, this meditation is a reminder that you are not alone, and healing happens one breath at a time. 🌿 Let this be your space to grieve, breathe, and begin again—with compassion. Enjoyed this episode and meditation? ⭐ Leave us a review and share how mindfulness enhances your professional practice! 🔗 Join our community to connect with other mindfulness professionals: Mindfulness Exercises Website: http://mindfulnessexercises.com/ Connect Community for Mindfulness Teachers: https://mindfulnessexercises.com/connect-mindfulness-community/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Mindfulness.Exercises/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mindfulness-exercises/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/exercising.mindfulness 🎧 Explore more guided meditations and mindfulness resources at Mindfulness Exercises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
22 Apr 9min
Mindfulness for Pain & Illness | Part 1 with Vidyamala Burch
In this episode, Vidyamala Burch, co-founder of Breathworks and a leading voice in mindfulness-based pain management, shares her personal story of living with chronic pain for nearly 50 years and how it led her to develop powerful mindfulness practices for pain and illness. She describes her early struggles, moments of insight, and the journey from resistance to resilience. Vidyamala outlines the key distinction between primary and secondary suffering, and how mindfulness helps reduce the emotional and cognitive layers of pain. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✔ The difference between primary and secondary suffering ✔ Vidyamala’s personal story of chronic pain and transformation ✔ The parable of the two arrows and how it applies to pain ✔ Practical metaphors like the cushion exercise and resistance loop ✔ Strategies for noticing and softening reactivity around pain ✔ The importance of recognizing your own resistance patterns This episode offers deep insights for anyone working with chronic pain—personally or professionally—and provides mindfulness teachers with grounded, compassionate tools to support others through discomfort. Connect with Vidyamala: Website Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Enjoyed this episode? ⭐ Leave us a review and share how mindfulness enhances your professional practice! 🔗 Join our community to connect with other mindfulness professionals: Mindfulness Exercises Website: http://mindfulnessexercises.com/ Connect Community for Mindfulness Teachers: https://mindfulnessexercises.com/connect-mindfulness-community/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Mindfulness.Exercises/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mindfulness-exercises/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/exercising.mindfulness 🎧 Explore more guided meditations and mindfulness resources at Mindfulness Exercises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
18 Apr 27min
Awareness Without Judgment, a Guided Meditation with Sean Fargo
In a world that constantly pushes us to do more and feel less, this guided meditation led by Sean Fargo invites us to do the opposite: to pause, sense, and simply be. With gentle presence and deep compassion, Sean guides us through a practice of awareness without judgment—noticing the sensations, emotions, and energies of the present moment as they are. This practice helps us return to the body, reconnect with the breath, and cultivate an inner steadiness that allows us to meet life with openness and care. It’s a space to slow down, let go of striving, and remember the quiet strength of being fully here. What You’ll Experience in This Meditation: ✔ Awareness of body sensations, breath, and emotional tone ✔ Guidance on noticing what’s here—without trying to fix or change it ✔ Permission to let go of judgment and just be ✔ Visualization of breathing with the whole body ✔ An invitation to meet this moment with gentle, embodied presence ✔ A soft closing that supports integrating presence into the rest of your day This meditation is especially supportive for mindfulness teachers, practitioners, and wellness professionals seeking to deepen their connection to presence—not as a technique, but as a way of being. 🌿 Let this practice be a reminder: presence is always available, and you are already enough. Enjoyed this meditation? ⭐ Leave us a review and share how mindfulness enhances your professional practice! 🔗 Join our community to connect with other mindfulness professionals: Mindfulness Exercises Website: http://mindfulnessexercises.com/ Connect Community for Mindfulness Teachers: https://mindfulnessexercises.com/connect-mindfulness-community/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Mindfulness.Exercises/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mindfulness-exercises/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/exercising.mindfulness 🎧 Explore more guided meditations and mindfulness resources at Mindfulness Exercises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
15 Apr 18min
Overcoming Cravings through Mindfulness, a Guided Meditation
Cravings can feel intense... like waves that rise and crash, demanding our attention. Whether it’s food, substances, technology, or habits, these urges can easily pull us out of alignment with our values. But mindfulness offers a powerful path toward greater awareness, resilience, and choice. In this episode of the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast, we offer a guided meditation to help you observe cravings without judgment and respond with clarity and compassion. Rather than pushing cravings away or giving in, this practice supports you in riding the wave of the urge—grounded in presence and empowered by choice. In This Guided Meditation, You Will Be Invited To: ✔ Recognize the physical and emotional sensations of cravings ✔ Cultivate a non-judgmental awareness of urges as they arise ✔ Visualize cravings as passing waves in the vast ocean of your awareness ✔ Anchor your attention in the breath and body to create space between urge and action ✔ Reaffirm that you are not your cravings—you are the awareness observing them Whether you’re a mindfulness teacher, therapist, or practitioner seeking support in your personal journey, this meditation offers a practical and compassionate way to manage cravings with mindfulness. 🌿 Return to this meditation anytime you feel pulled by craving—and remember the peace and strength that already lives within you. Enjoyed this episode and meditation? ⭐ Leave us a review and share how mindfulness enhances your professional practice! 🔗 Join our community to connect with other mindfulness professionals: Mindfulness Exercises Website: http://mindfulnessexercises.com/ Connect Community for Mindfulness Teachers: https://mindfulnessexercises.com/connect-mindfulness-community/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Mindfulness.Exercises/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mindfulness-exercises/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/exercising.mindfulness 🎧 Explore more guided meditations and mindfulness resources at Mindfulness Exercises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9 Apr 9min
The Difference Between Mindfulness & Meditation
Are mindfulness and meditation the same thing? It’s a common question... even among seasoned practitioners. While the two are deeply connected, understanding their unique qualities and purposes can transform how you approach your personal practice or how you guide others. In this episode of the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast, we explore the key distinctions between mindfulness and meditation, drawing from their ancient roots, scientific research, and modern applications. You’ll gain clarity on how each practice works, when and how to use them, and which approaches may best support your mental well-being, emotional regulation, and spiritual growth. Whether you're a mindfulness teacher, therapist, coach, or curious practitioner, this episode will deepen your understanding and support more intentional choices in your practice. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: ✔ The historical and cultural roots of both mindfulness and meditation ✔ How mindfulness differs from meditation in structure, intention, and setting ✔ The role of formal and informal practice in mindfulness ✔ A breakdown of various meditation styles—including loving-kindness, TM, visualization, and body scan ✔ What the science says: unique benefits of different meditation practices ✔ Common myths and misconceptions that hold people back ✔ How to choose the right practice for your goals, lifestyle, and personality Mindfulness and meditation are not one-size-fits-all. When we understand their differences, we can choose the tools that best support us—and those we serve—with greater clarity, intention, and depth. 🌿 Tune in to gain clarity, deepen your practice, and better guide others in mindfulness and meditation. Enjoyed this episode and meditation? ⭐ Leave us a review and share how mindfulness enhances your professional practice! 🔗 Join our community to connect with other mindfulness professionals: Mindfulness Exercises Website: http://mindfulnessexercises.com/ Connect Community for Mindfulness Teachers: https://mindfulnessexercises.com/connect-mindfulness-community/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Mindfulness.Exercises/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mindfulness-exercises/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/exercising.mindfulness 🎧 Explore more guided meditations and mindfulness resources at Mindfulness Exercises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2 Apr 42min