In the Eastern traditions that developed our meditation practices, the concepts of “heart” and “mind” were inseparable. Today’s podcast episode explores how we’ve come to live from the neck-up and how meditation can be an invitation to live life in a way in which the mind and heart are not separate but one and the same.
Read MoreRecently, I heard someone refer to this new normal of the coronavirus era as The Big Pause. When we encounter any large and abrupt change in life, resistance is a natural response. This blog post addresses any challenges that you may be experiencing and how meditation can help you to find freedom even in stressful situations.
Read MoreAll living beings are subject to aging, disease, and death. There are no exceptions to this rule. In this podcast episode, we discuss the concept of our own mortality and how mindfulness can help us to alleviate some of the anguish that we experience.
Read MoreThere are two modes of existing: Being and Doing. Both are essential. In today’s podcast episode, we’re exploring how mindfulness and meditation can keep these two operating systems in balance for optimal wellbeing.
Read MoreIn Zen, there is always the invitation to come back to “don’t know mind,” to rest in this space of uncertainty. As humans, however, our instinct is to seek stability and certainty. My latest podcast episode delves into my latest entheogenic experience and how my relationship with psychedelics has been able to better my mindset surrounding uncertainty.
Read MoreMeditation is a kind of deep listening that allows you to be completely open and receptive to whatever is arising within your experience. Today, we are exploring what it means to come home to your own nature and to tune into the nature of your surroundings, for they are one the same.
Read MoreVery few of us are willing to actively contemplate our mortality. Usually, if someone brings up the topic of death it’s considered to be impolite, almost offensive as if the implication is “we were having a nice time until you reminded us of reality.” In today’s podcast episode, we’re exploring how the contemplation and acceptance of death allow us to live life more fully.
Read MoreSometimes life breaks you in so many places you don’t even know where or how to begin picking yourself up again. Just two weeks ago it happened again, when one of my closest friends, Nate Olk, died very suddenly. This podcast episode explores grief and how being with the experience can open you up to freedom.
Read MoreVery few of us know how to be alone with ourselves. In today’s podcast episode, we’ll explore the difference between loneliness and solitude, as well as how mindfulness can provide you with an alternative intimacy to ease that feeling of loneliness.
Read More“Samsara is a mind towards outwards; nirvana is a mind resting in its own place.” In today’s podcast episode, we’ll explore the concept of samsara, how the coronavirus perpetuates this idea, and how it is also an opportunity to mindfully choose out of this cycle.
Read MoreFor many people living in developed societies, there is a trend towards science and reason. However, with time I’ve come to appreciate that faith is an indispensable virtue worth cultivating. Faith is the antidote to doubt. In today’s podcast episode, we’ll explore the merit of faith and how it shows up on our journey to a more mindful way of living.
Read MoreAll things come and go…our beliefs, interests, identities, jobs…all of it. The one unchanging fact is that all human beings, without exception, are subject to aging, disease, and death. In today’s podcast episode, we discuss the importance of opening ourselves to the vulnerabilities of life and leaning into any challenge emotions that arise with it.
Read MoreMost of life is outside of our control. This has been true all of our lives, and it’s in poignant moments, like in the face of a global pandemic, that one must confront this deeply uncomfortable reality. What is it about the coronavirus that triggers our survival reaction and how might this be an opportunity for us to respond in a more conscious and mindful way?
Read MoreRAIN of Self Compassion is a powerful technique for transforming negative emotions. It is a four-part process that allows you to identify where in the body you hold emotions and how to let them go with self-compassion. Join us in using this powerful technique through guided meditation.
Read MoreWhy is it that we always feel like we never have enough and how can meditation bring a sense of awareness to our longing for more? On today’s podcast episode, we’ll explore the trance of Never Enough and a meditation technique that can teach you to begin to let go of that attachment to pleasure.
Read MoreWhat gives us the right to judge? As humans, we’re very quick to judge, but rarely do we judge our ability to judge. In today’s podcast episode, we’ll explore this topic, as well as how mindfulness meditation can support us in observing these tendencies.
Read MoreHow do I quiet my mind? In today’s podcast episode, we explore this paradoxical question and how we can utilize meditation techniques to drop down into that sense of Being, and not Doing, that allows us to find silence.
Read MoreTransform your life with mindfulness meditation coaching. Life is a journey full of successes as well as failures; join me on this path to self love and transformation.
Read MoreThis free, guided meditation will allow you to foster self-compassion such that you can heal from toxic shame and move into being guided by wise remorse.
Read MoreIn this ten-minute guided meditation, we turn to the practice of naming emotions. As we develop self-awareness of our emotional state we can develop our capacity to respond wisely to challenging situations.
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