An exercise to help you notice when you are in your senses as opposed to in your mind and when you are acting to move towards what's important to you as opposed to acting to escape from difficult internal experiences. 

ACT matrix warm up

This the Self-Compassion Nourishing Breath Meditation in Elisha Goldstein's 6-month online mentorship program - A Course in Mindful Living. Find out more here: http://acourseinmindfulliving.com

A Course in Mindful Living

Nourishing Breath Meditation 10 Minutes

Bringing distractions back into the beginning of the inhale. Victoria, B.C. Recorded January 17, 2017.

15 minute Guided Meditation on the Breathing Body

Formal Practice: Interconnection Meditation from "A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook for Anxiety" by Bob Stahl, Florence Meleo-Meyer, Lynn Koerbel

This meditation will help strengthen your sense of interconnection. Set aside about twenty minutes for this practice. You can do it in a seated position, standing, or even lying down. Choose a position in which you can be comfortable and alert.

A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook for Anxiety

Interconnection Meditation (20 min)

Tuning into breath in the nostrils to explore subtle sensations and bring mind into its natural state. Recorded 2017.

20 min. Guided Meditation: Tuning into Breath in the Nostrils

Nothing needs to be refused. Let the breath travel the body without picking up speed. The clouds of thought haul across the sky. Let them come and go. Let the breath move the way blood moves: let it find its own rhythm. Recorded 2017.

20 min. Guided Meditation: Feeling the Sensations of the Body

Three minutes breathing space

Real Happiness Challenge 2018 • Week 3 Gathering with Amy Gross 

The local NYC gathering for week three of the 2018 Real Happiness Challenge is hosted by New York Insight and guided by Amy Gross. Amy will introduce the week three focus, "Mindfulness of Thoughts and Emotions". This includes working with difficult emotions and also cultivating positive emotions for greater balance and resilience. The gathering includes a short talk on the coming week’s theme, a guided meditation by Amy, and time for question and answer dialogue.

2018 Real Happiness Challenge • Week Three Gathering w Amy Gross

Anxiety engenders feelings of isolation—when we don't feel at ease, how do we find peace? This meditation explores making amends for the times we've hurt ourselves, others, or those who have hurt us.

Reconciliation Meditation (20 min)

Many of us struggle to silence our inner critic on a daily basis. According to meditation teacher Tara Brach, that’s because we are living in a “trance of unworthiness,” and are addicted to self-judgment. Tara is the the founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, D.C., a best-selling author, and a clinical psychologist who has been at the forefront of blending Buddhist meditation and therapeutic methods. She is perhaps best known for her teachings on RAIN, an acronym that stands for Recognize, Acceptance, Investigation, and Nurturing, and that describes a method for applying mindfulness to difficult emotions. In her new book, Radical Compassion, she focuses on using RAIN to cultivate compassion—beginning with compassion for ourselves.

Tara Brach: Radical Compassion

A conversation with  Liz Stanley.

This episode's guest is Elizabeth Stanley, a professor at Georgetown University and author of the book "Widen the Window: Training Your Brain and Body to Thrive During Stress and Recover from Trauma." Liz is a U.S. Army veteran who came to practice (in part) to help her with PTSD. In their conversation, David and Liz discuss contemporary definitions of trauma and how this relates to the current moment; the neurophysiology of trauma, including the relationship between what Liz terms the “thinking brain” and “survival brain”; and their current assessments of the impacts of COVID-19, it’s impact on social windows of tolerance, and their hopes for the path ahead.

Episode 14 | Widening the Window of Tolerance

Awake in the World Podcast is a library of talks on a wide-range of topics, including bringing mindfulness and meditation practice into daily life; personal and community issues regarding mental health; and social change. The podcasts were recorded at live events so you might hear coughing, airplanes, cars, sirens, laughter, and peoples’ questions—all part of the intimate experience. Michael Stone (1974-2017) was a Buddhist teacher, author, and mental health advocate. His legacy is stewarded by Carina Stone. Podcast funded by Patreon (patreon.com/michaelstone).