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.
Proactive Mindfulness podcast: Redefining Personal Growth
We explore the process of mindful change. The podcast features stimulating conversations with therapists, mindfulness practitioners, and other thoughtful people. This page shows all episodes in chronological order (most recent on top).
You can see also separately:
– Conversations about mindfulness
– Conversations about therapy
– Short Talks
You can also see an Alphabetical list of all conversations
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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.
Engaging with life involves engaging with our body
Explore why embodied presence improves mindful engagement in everyday life and how to cultivate it.
Eric Wolterstorff: How transference impacts growth & healing in therapy
We discuss how transference in the context of trauma therapy. Eric shares an experience that illustrates how this can lead to healing.
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.
What prevents us from engaging more fully in life: a mindful group exploration
In this video, people reflect on their inner experience when they have difficulty engaging compared to when they can engage more.
Steven C. Hayes: A process-based approach to therapy
Steve Hayes is a developer of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Here, we talk about going beyond the specifics of any given therapy
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.
Ven. Gendun: Buddhism & the practice of freedom
Ven. Losang Gendun tells the story of a Buddhist monk who had been put in jail and tortured. The point of the story was how he responded to the situation.
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.
Mindfulness journey
I share here what has shaped my understanding of what I now call Proactive Mindfulness.
Gregory Kramer: Not knowing, being present in the moment
Gregory Kramer and I set about to embody the attitude of not knowing as we stay present with what happens moment by moment.
Relational meditation informed by Focusing
This approach blends moments of meditation and moments of sharing our experiences of meditating.
A down-to-earth perspective on non-duality
I want to find a down-to-earth experience that helps me relate to non-duality.
Koshin Paley Ellison: Connection as a spiritual practice
Koshin Paley Ellison and Serge Prengel talk about connecting with others as a healing spiritual practice.
Peter Levine reflects on his life and work
Peter Levine talks with Serge Prengel about his personal journey through trauma and how he came to develop Somatic Experiencing.