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This episode is sponsored by our Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification. Register today for 80% off at ⁠⁠https://mindfulnessexercises.com/certify⁠ 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 episode, we hear from Mindfulness Exercises founder Sean Fargo on the power of breath awareness. Sean shares his insights on the practice of mindful breathing, what mindfulness teachers should be aware of, and tells the story of how mindful breathing once saved his life.   Mindfulness Exercises is an online platform which shares free and premium mindfulness resources for practitioners and teachers alike. This episode contains excerpts from Sean’s weekly live presentations to those in the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training Program.  Learn more about that program at teach.mindfulnessexercises.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Juli 202225min

This episode is sponsored by our Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification. Register today for 80% off at ⁠⁠https://mindfulnessexercises.com/certify⁠ 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 program is internationally accredited and accessible entirely online. Students in the program receive live, in-person mentorship from Sean Fargo and his team weekly. They are joined by the world’s most respected mindfulness and meditation teachers who present on a wide range of topics. Train to share mindfulness with confidence, compassion and skill within a supportive online community. Learn more at teach.mindfulnessexercises.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Juli 20228min

This episode is sponsored by our Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification. Register today for 80% off at ⁠⁠https://mindfulnessexercises.com/certify⁠ 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 include moving from judgment to curiosity, cultivating inner awareness to remove blind spots, and how to truly be anti-racist. Mindfulness and emotional intelligence educator Michelle Maldonado is a former corporate and tech attorney turned CEO of Lucenscia, a global firm dedicated to human flourishing and mindful business transformation. Michelle has worked with the world’s most powerful organizations in the education, industry and government sectors, with the goal of ​​elevating human consciousness and alleviating suffering. Her most recent compassion project "A Bridge to Better" centers on an open letter to humanity. In it, Michelle and her family call on us to courageously co-create the conditions for social and racial justice. This action begins with mindfulness. This talk is a brief excerpt of Michelle Maldonado’s live presentation to our Mindfulness Teacher Trainees. You can access the full recording and learn more about that program at teach.mindfulnessexercises.com Find Michelle and additional resources for mindful connection at abridge2better.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13 Juli 202239min

This episode is sponsored by our Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification. Register today for 80% off at ⁠⁠https://mindfulnessexercises.com/certify⁠ 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 method has gained worldwide recognition for its enlightening, empowering approach to healing. In a safe space, connected to our body, our breath and the present moment, we’re guided to gently uncover the layers of childhood trauma and suppressed emotion at the root of our illness and addiction. Although we begin with a guide, compassionate inquiry is ultimately a practice we can attend to on our own. In this episode, Gabor and Sean discuss the relationship between Compassionate Inquiry and the kind, non-judgmental curiosity we learn through the practice of mindfulness, the 5 levels of compassion that comprise the Compassionate Inquiry process, and why being triggered is not always a bad thing, especially within the safe container of compassionate, kind awareness.  Dr. Gabor Maté is a best selling author and sought-after speaker whose experience is rooted in 20 years of practice as a physician in family practice, palliative care, and addiction. This interview is a brief excerpt from a presentation he gave to the Mindfulness Exercises Mindfulness Teacher Training program. You can learn more about that program and the other world-class presenters who join as guest teachers at Teach.MindfulnessExercises.com Learn more about Dr. Gabor Maté and his Compassionate Inquiry process at Compassionate Inquiry.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6 Juli 202228min

This episode is sponsored by our Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification. Register today for 80% off at ⁠⁠https://mindfulnessexercises.com/certify⁠ 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 affordable and 100% accessible online. Learn from Sean Fargo and the world’s most respected and well-known voices in mindfulness. Receive an internationally accredited certification with weekly personal support and no pressure to meet deadlines. Learn more about the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training Program at teach.mindfulnessexercises.com For show notes from this episode, visit https://mindfulnessexercises.com/podcast-episodes/teaching-mindfulness-kevin-griffin-answers-your-most-frequently-asked-questions/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

29 Juni 202227min

This episode is sponsored by our Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification. Register today for 80% off at ⁠⁠https://mindfulnessexercises.com/certify⁠ 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 as Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach, and Sharon Salzberg. He has taught mindfulness and meditation for corporations, health and government organizations, and prisons and hospitals around the world.  Mindfulness Exercises has shared mindfulness with over 6 million people via free and premium services including downloadable meditations, guided meditation scripts, mindfulness worksheets, courses, content and live online retreats. Find more guided meditations and meditation scripts for body scan meditations at MindfulnessExercises.com  Download hundreds more guided meditations here: https://mindfulnessexercises.com/free-guided-meditations-mindfulness-talks/  Access free meditation scripts here: https://mindfulnessexercises.com/free-guided-meditation-scripts/  Listen to the next episode, a discussion of this guided meditation for practitioners and teachers alike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Juni 202230min

This episode is sponsored by our Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification. Register today for 80% off at ⁠⁠https://mindfulnessexercises.com/certify⁠ 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 Mindfulness Exercises Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training Program. This self-paced online course offers an affordable and accessible internationally recognized teaching certification. Participants learn from lead instructor Sean Fargo and the world’s most well-known voices in mindfulness. Receive certification at your own pace, in the comfort of your home Get up to 4 hours of weekly, live mentorship from Sean Fargo and his team Learn directly from the world’s top mindfulness and meditation teachers Gain the confidence and skills you need to teach to groups and individuals This supportive, comprehensive program can help you make a real difference by sharing mindfulness and meditation with others. Learn more by visiting teach.mindfulnessexercises.com   To see the show notes from this episode, visit https://mindfulnessexercises.com/podcast-episodes/neuro-learning-and-amplifying-our-meditation-practice-with-dr-rick-hanson/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Juni 202235min

This episode is sponsored by our Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification. Register today for 80% off at ⁠⁠https://mindfulnessexercises.com/certify⁠ 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, reconnect to a movement bigger than ourselves, and sustain the energy needed to effect real change. Would you like to share mindfulness with others, but you’re not exactly sure what to say?  Download a 10-session mindfulness and meditation teaching curriculum that you can share immediately with your patients, students, clients, anyone! This 100% brandable curriculum can be easily updated with your name, your logo and your website. Use it to make sharing meditation easy! What’s more, ensure your teaching is based on the latest scientific evidence, research, and studies related to mindfulness and meditation. Quickly download over 900 minutes of mindfulness teaching content at MindfulnessExercises.com  For the show notes from this episode, visit https://mindfulnessexercises.com/podcast-episodes/sharon-salzberg-on-healing-ourselves-and-the-world-for-real-change-with-sean-fargo/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Juni 202230min