Mindfulness Podcast
Here are the podcast episodes related to mindfulness in a very broad sense: a mindful exploration of how we engage with life. Episodes are in chronological order, most recent on top. See also list of ALL podcast episodes: Chronological and Alphabetical.
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Aziz & Maoz: An Israeli and a Palestinian Refuse to Be Enemies
After losing family to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, here’s how Maoz Inon and Aziz Abu Sarah chose peace over revenge — and became brothers.
Procrastination as a freeze response: Everyday Somatics with Jennifer Tantia
Learn why procrastination is an autonomic freeze response and how everyday somatics helps you move past task avoidance using bottom-up regulation and curiosity.
Beyond Screen Addiction: Reclaiming Presence in the Attention Economy
This article puts screen addiction within a larger context and draws practical conclusions. The environment in which human attention evolved has changed so dramatically that mindfulness is becoming an essential human capacity rather than an optional spiritual practice.
Meditation as a Living Process: Moving Beyond Forced Stillness
Stop trying to force stillness. Discover an experiential meditation process to move from automatic tension to embodied presence through physical sensing.
Looking Past Political Autopilot: Scary Does Not Mean Powerful
What happens when you look past political outrage? Discover how mindfulness interrupts automatic reactions and reveals the vulnerability beneath the surface.
Gentle Presence with John Amodeo: Turning Anxiety & Defensiveness into Connection
Explore how gentle presence helps you drop out of your head and into your body. John Amodeo shares how pausing and welcoming what you feel shifts automatic reaction into mindful connection.
Meditation as Engagement: Mindfulness Is Not a Spectator Sport
Mindfulness is more than passive observation. Discover how active, embodied engagement—from meditation to somatics—helps you move from automatic reaction to conscious response.
Mindful Presence & Embodiment: A Conversation with Andrew Rosenstock
Andrew Rosenstock and Serge Prengel explore embodiment, self-regulation, and how to stay grounded in felt body awareness during live conversation.
Stephen Batchelor: Mindfulness Beyond Dogma & Rigid Rules
Stephen Batchelor discusses how returning to early Buddhist sources and Greek philosophy helps us move beyond rigid dogma, cultivate ethical judgment, and bring mindful presence to life’s choices.
Embracing mindful connection & its transformational power
Serge Prengel and Bruce Nayowith explore the power of mindful human connections and their vital role in personal growth.
Andrea Ruhland: Autism & Mindful Parenting
Andrea’s journey as a mother to a daughter on the autism spectrum. This heartfelt conversation conveys a down-to-earth sense of the complexities and rewards of mindful parenting.
What we mean by mindful engagement
Engagement in everyday life involves being present in the moment. Here is a simple, down-to-earth example of how it works in everyday life.
Julie Nelson: A mindful exploration of power dynamics in spiritual communities
We delve into the importance of recognizing power dynamics and how they affect mindful living and spiritual growth.
How to truly engage with your life: A mindfulness experiment
In this video, people reflect on their inner experience when they have difficulty engaging compared to when they can engage more.
Brenda Shoshanna: an experiential conversation about authority
Brenda Shoshanna and I are having a conversation informed by Zen, being present with our experience, as we discuss authority.
Dan Clurman: Feldenkreis & the body as an organizing system
The Feldenkrais method teaches people to be aware of how they move so that they can change ineffective habits. Here, we’re using these tools to put the method into practice, live.
Active imagination: Leslie Ellis & Serge Prengel
I invited my friend and colleague Leslie Ellis to have a conversation about Active Imagination in therapy and in life.
Jeff Warren: Coming into presence through connection
Jeff Warren has an iconoclastic approach to meditation and what it’s like to be human. Here, we discuss coming into the present, practicing what we preach.
Owen Flanagan: What it is like to be an addict
Owen Flanagan is an expert in the philosophy of mind and ethics. For many years, he was also an addict. Here, we talk about addiction from both perspectives.