Mindfulness Exercises, with Sean Fargo

Mindfulness Exercises, with Sean Fargo

Practical, trauma‑sensitive mindfulness for everyday life — and for the people who teach it. Expect grounded guided meditations, evidence‑informed tools, and candid conversations with leading voices in the field.


Hosted by Sean Fargo — former Buddhist monk, founder of MindfulnessExercises.com, and a certified Search Inside Yourself instructor—each episode blends compassion, clarity, and real‑world application for practitioners, therapists, coaches, educators, and wellness professionals.


What you’ll find:
• Guided practices: breath awareness, body scans, self‑compassion, sleep, and nervous‑system regulation
• Teacher tools: trauma‑sensitive language, sequencing, and ethical foundations for safe, inclusive mindfulness
• Expert interviews with renowned teachers and researchers (e.g., Sharon Salzberg, Gabor Maté, Byron Katie, Rick Hanson, Ellen Langer, Judson Brewer)
• Clear takeaways you can use today—in sessions, classrooms, workplaces, and at home


Updated 2-3x weekly. Follow the show, try this week’s practice, and share one insight in a review to help others discover the podcast.


Explore more resources and training at MindfulnessExercises.com and the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification.

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Dr. Gabor Maté on Compassionate Inquiry, with Sean Fargo

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 Jul 202227min

A Deeper Mindful Body Scan, with Sean Fargo

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 Jun 202226min

Elemental Body Awareness Meditation with Sean Fargo

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 Jun 202229min

Neuro-Learning and Amplifying Our Meditation Practice with Dr. Rick Hanson

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 Jun 202234min

Sharon Salzberg on Healing Ourselves and the World for Real Change, with Sean Fargo

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 Jun 202229min

Why Sean Fargo Recommends Mindfulness of Breathing

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 Jun 202221min

Breath Awareness Meditation with Sean Fargo

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 Jun 202214min

Teaching Mindfulness: Kevin Griffin Answers Your Most Frequently Asked Questions

Teaching Mindfulness: Kevin Griffin Answers Your Most Frequently Asked Questions

Teaching meditation can seem scary. How do you know when you’re ready? What skills and qualities does a mindfulness teacher really need? The answer is the same whether teaching is your career, a calling, or just a happy accident. In this episode, Buddhist author and leader in the mindful recovery movement Kevin Griffin shares advice for mindfulness teachers and provides answers to some of the most important questions. This talk is a brief version of a live presentation Kevin shared wit...

1 Jun 202229min

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