We're dismantling your false narratives and demystifying meditation, giving you the resources you need to rebuild in a way that works for you. Each episode includes a guided meditation. Just looking for a quick meditation you can use at a time of need? Check out the much-abbreviated Quickie Meds instead...and then catch up on the full episode whenever you have time.
Use this Quickie Med whenever you are overextended or exhausted, when your nervous system feels like it's constantly firing and on alert, or just when you can't seem to find rest. Full episode also available.
Are you physically tired or emotionally exhausted? Do those things even feel different? At times we are exhausted in all the layers of our selves, this extended, meditative practice can be a lifesaver. In this episode, we dive into the how and why of the magnificent practice of Yoga Nidra and start to lean in to the gift of rest.
Use this Quickie Med whenever you are experiencing an overwhelming moment of anxiety and you need to harness your involuntary responses to trauma and use them to incite you to compassionate action. Full episode also available.
In these most uncertain times, we're all feeling the heat of fear and anxiety, but we don't have to let it get the best of us. In this episode, we unpack the important topic of how to harness our involuntary responses to trauma and use them to incite us to compassionate action.
Use this Quickie Med whenever you need to regain focus in your life by using the practice of sankalpa, or leading with the intention. Full episode also available.
Use this Quickie Med whenever you are confronting a pain or a challenge in your life that seems insurmountable. Although it's a tiptoe into the more esoteric waters of meditation with Tonglen, this ancient meditation practice is really just about "sending and taking". Full episode also available.
Use this Quickie Med whenever you need to go deep into a meditation that can meet you in your darkest moments and help restore your faith in humanity and, more importantly, in yourself. Full episode also available.
Use this Quickie Med whenever you need to refocus your mind or gather your thoughts through a breath-guided visualization that lets your imagination run free. Full episode also available.
Use this Quickie Med whenever you need to be present with your emotions by forging a strong and tangible connection with your body. Full episode also available.
The pain of loneliness is real and, for some of us, ever-present. In this episode, we explore ways to transform that pain into something beautiful, and we tiptoe into the more esoteric waters of meditation with Tonglen, an ancient meditation practice of "sending and taking".
The word "meditation" often conjures up an image of blissful enlightenment or maybe of peace and calm. But sometimes life is hard. In this episode, we go deep into a meditation that can meet us in our darkest moments and help restore our faith in humanity and, more importantly, in ourselves.
Let's have some fun! Meditation is not just about finding your center and sitting in stillness. It's also about training your brain to frame and reframe the world in a way that is very particularly YOU. In this episode, we work with a breath-guided visualization that lets your imagination run free and, if you do it for long enough, might even make you feel younger!
With your intention set in the first episode, it's time to dive right to the most basic form of Meditation: Body Awareness. In this episode, I have some useful information for you about the who, why, and how of Body Awareness, and how to be present with your emotions by forging a strong and tangible connection with your body.
We're kicking off 2020 with a little bit of intention setting and just a bit of information about why we encourage to break your meditation out of the box. In this episode, we focus specifically on the practice of sankalpa, or leading with the intention.