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.
Podcast: Proactive Mindfulness
This page shows all episodes of the Proactive Mindfulness podcast 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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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.
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.
My context for proactive mindfulness
In this article, I want to share 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.
A down-to-earth perspective on non-duality
I want to find a down-to-earth experience that helps me relate to non-duality.
One-minute mindfulness: Embodied presence
I am going to describe to you a one-minute practice. Now, when I say one minute, it could be 50 seconds or five minutes.
Koshin Paley Ellison: Connection as a spiritual practice
Koshin Paley Ellison and Serge Prengel talk about connecting with others as a healing spiritual practice.
Leslie Ellis & Serge Prengel: Active Imagination
I invited my friend and colleague Leslie Ellis tohave a conversation about Active Imagination in therapy and in life.
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.
How to practice embodied meditation
What does it mean to pay attention to our body? A lot opens up when we bring our awareness to the silent, invisible parts.
Pablo Márquez: Photography as a meditative process
Serge Prengel talks with photographer Pablo Márquez about his meditative approach to photography. Pablo describes how his art emerges from his being present.
Linda Modaro & Nelly Kaufer: Reflective Meditation
Serge Prengel talks with Linda Modaro and Nelly Kaufer about their gentle, inspiring approach to meditation practice and self-discovery.
Raja Selvam: Embodying emotions
Serge Prengel talks with Raja Selvam about developing the capacity for emotions by making more room for them in the body.
Seth Zuihō Segall: In praise of Pluralism
Serge Prengel talks with Seth Zuihō Segall about his journey, making sense of life through the practice of psychology, Buddhism, and philosophy.
Maia Szalavitz: An inspiring perspective on addiction
Maia Szalavitz blends personal experience and years of investigative research into an inspiring perspective on addiction. Conversation with Serge Prengel about her perspective on addiction.
Kirk Schneider: Life-enhancing anxiety
We do our best to avoid anxiety, and in so doing, risk missing out on the best of the depth and mystery of existence. We also risk compounding the very anxiety we hoped to avoid and becoming destructive as a result.
A conversation on mindfulness & the Polyvagal Theory
How does the Polyvagal Theory affect our understanding of mindfulness? Blake O’Connor, Education Director of the Polyvagal Institute, interviews Serge Prengel.