Being Consistent with our Mindfulness Practice
Do you ever feel like it’s hard to meditate daily? In this brief episode of the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast, founder Sean Fargo shares tips on how to build a consistent practice. When we take the time to be present with how we feel when we do (and don’t) meditate, motivation becomes less of a cognitive exercise and more of an embodied experience. Listen to this episode for practical advice on becoming more consistent with your mindfulness practice. Sean Fargo is the founder of Mindfulness E...
14 Sep 20224min
Sharing Mindful Self-Compassion, with Chris Germer
Self-compassion can be a tricky term, not to mention difficult to practice. We might mistakenly believe that it’s selfish or self-indulgent, or that compassion makes us weak. We may also have trouble extending the same loving kindness to ourselves that we so willingly offer to others. We hear from self-compassion expert Chris Germer on why those beliefs couldn’t be further from the truth. This episode is a brief excerpt from Chris’ presentation to participants in the Mindfulness Exercis...
7 Sep 202221min
Self-Compassion Meditation, with Sean Fargo
Self-compassion is a virtue that can be cultivated through meditation. Expand self-compassion by acknowledging your pain, remembering your common humanity, and sending yourself and all others love and well-wishes. In this episode, Mindfulness Exercises founder, Sean Fargo, leads us in a 20-minute meditation for self-compassion. The practice begins with an invitation to recall a challenging moment in our lives. Choose a workable memory that allows you to remain within your window of tol...
31 Aug 202223min
Bringing Mindfulness to Our Creative Nature with Austin Hill Shaw and Sean Fargo
Do you see yourself as creative? Or do you only associate creativity with art, performance, inventiveness or eccentricity, thinking it has little to do with you? For author and home designer Austin Hill Shaw, creativity is at the very core of what it means to be human. Creativity matters because people are their happiest and most fulfilled when immersed in creative flow. In this episode, Sean Fargo, the founder of Mindfulness Exercises, speaks with Austin Hill Shaw on the nature of creativity...
24 Aug 202224min
Inspiring Courage as a Mindfulness Teacher
Our capacity to remain present in meditation supports our ability to be present in our lives. But it’s not always easy to be with what is, especially if it’s challenging or unpleasant. As teachers, part of our role is to encourage courage. By creating a container of safety and care, we can invite people to practice being with what is, even if it’s uncomfortable. In this short episode, Sean Fargo discusses the role of courage in our mindfulness practice. He explains how sensing into our own he...
17 Aug 20225min
Expanding Your Reach by Choosing a Niche, with Sean Fargo
Contrary to what you might think, choosing a niche won’t necessarily limit your teaching opportunities. In fact, it can help deepen your offerings and expand your reach, allowing you to help more people with mindfulness, in a more significant way. Mindfulness Exercises founder Sean Fargo explains why choosing a niche is more than a smart business practice; it also allows us to address tangible, relevant and specific challenges in a deeper and potentially more transformative manner. This...
10 Aug 202219min
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 Aug 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 Juli 202224min
