How To Find Peace When The Holidays Feel Heavy
The holidays can be dazzling and demanding at the same time—lights and laughter on the outside, pressure and mixed emotions on the inside. We tackle that paradox head-on with simple, compassionate mindfulness tools you can use in real time to steady your nervous system and protect what matters most. We start with family dynamics, where old patterns and sensitive topics often intensify stress. You’ll learn mindful listening that lowers reactivity, silent loving-kindness that shields your hear...
20 Dec 20259min
How Self-Compassion Turns Perfectionism Into Presence
Perfectionism says mindfulness must be done “right.” We flip that script. In this conversation, we share an everyday approach to mindfulness designed for overwhelmed and neurodivergent brains—one that starts with safety, honors choice, and turns presence into something you can actually enjoy. We begin by grounding in self-compassion and a simple reframe: rather than labeling thoughts and feelings as right or wrong, notice whether they feel pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral. That shift softens...
19 Dec 20255min
Listening To The Body
Start at the only place that never lies: the body. We open with a simple grounding—seat, feet, contact with the earth—and follow a thread of curiosity through head, chest, and belly to discover what the moment actually needs. Instead of forcing a schedule or chasing a perfect state, we let the felt sense choose the next step, whether that’s steadying with the breath, offering loving-kindness, or naming a few real things to be grateful for. Across the conversation, we get practical about work...
16 Dec 20255min
The Dharma of Healing, with Justin Michelson
Healing isn’t a checkbox; it’s a way of relating to what hurts. We sit down with Insight Meditation teacher and author Justin Michelson to explore a grounded path through stress, pain, and trauma that begins with self-compassion and widens into nature, lineage, and something larger than ourselves. Justin's website: JustinMichelsonDharma.com Justin's book: The Dharma of Healing From his first teen meditation class to hard-won lessons with overwhelming energies, Justin shares how he moved...
13 Dec 202541min
Reset Your Day With Sacred Transitions
Ever notice how your day turns into one long, uninterrupted scroll? We leave work on a call, weave through traffic still mid-story, and step into the kitchen without ever really arriving. We wanted to break that blur, so we dug into a simple framework: use the day’s natural hinge points—dawn, noon, midafternoon, dusk, and night—as scheduled pauses to reset attention and rebuild a sense of home. This is an excerpt of an interview with Austin Hill Shaw: AustinHillShaw.com Together we explore h...
11 Dec 20254min
Integrating Mindfulness, Movement, And Meaning In Your Yoga Class
You can feel when a class lands: the room gets quiet, the body softens, and attention holds steady even as movement continues. That shift is not magic; it’s method. We sat down with senior teacher and writer Sara-Mai Conway to unpack a practical, human way to make yoga and meditation one continuous experience rather than two separate boxes on a schedule. Sara-Mai's website: https://www.iwriteaboutwellness.com/ We start by redefining yoga as skillful energy movement using both outer and inner...
9 Dec 20251h 18min
Mindfulness For Long Lines And Short Tempers
We turn a slow line into a short mindfulness practice that eases tension and reshapes impatience into patience and kindness. We ground in breath, relax the body, and extend compassion to strangers and staff who share the same wish to be happy. • naming impatience as normal and common • breath work with nose inhales and mouth exhales • scanning and softening jaw, shoulders and belly • grounding through feet, posture and relaxed face • wishing yourself ease, patience and kindness • sensing oth...
8 Dec 20255min
Healthy Anger, Healthy Body - with Dr. Gabor Maté
When does being “nice” start hurting your health? We explore the surprising science that links suppressed emotions—especially healthy anger and buried grief—to immune function, inflammation, and long-term disease risk. Drawing on affective neuroscience, we break down the core mammalian systems wired for rage, fear, panic and grief, care, seeking, and play, and explain why these circuits exist to protect boundaries and connection, not to create chaos. Gabor Maté's website: https://drgabormate....
7 Dec 20258min
