Filomena Leonardi: Mindful Holidays – The Gift of Presence – Podcast 170
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The Holidays: a season of joy, gratitude, family and friends… and anxiety, sadness, chaos and conflict. Filomena Leonardi helps us unpack this contradiction, and investigates the role of mindfulness in helping us navigate the holidays.
Elizabeth Reid: Gathering Strength from the Richness of the Phenomenal World – Podcast 169
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What does it mean to engage fully with our world? Shastri Elizabeth Reid discusses the power of meditation to open us up to our senses, and to engage with the richness of the phenomenal world.
Kevin Bogle: Meeting the Bogeyman – Podcast 168
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We all have our personal bogeymen, the day to day fears and anxieties that keep us up at night. Kevin Bogle discusses how meditation can help us “meet the bogeyman”.
Shanté Smalls: The Gift of Kindness – Podcast 167
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What happens when we unwrap the gift of non-aggression and kindness, both for ourselves and for other people?
Natalie Baker: The Lost Art of Good Conversation – Podcast 166
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Natalie Baker draws from the new book, “The Lost Art of Good Conversation” by Sakyong Mipham Riponche, as a basis for exploring how to communicate mindfully and how to avoid the pitfalls of communicating from negative emotions.
Eric Spiegel: Essentials of the Shambhala Teachings – Podcast 165
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Acharya Eric Spiegel discusses the view of the Shambhala tradition, and what it means to determine a personal view for our lives.
David Perrin: Difficult Times – Podcast 164
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In a talk recorded the day after the mass shooting in Las Vegas, David Perrin speaks to the emotional turmoil – or even numbness – we may experience in the wake of such events. What is the answer? What can meditation and the Shambhala teachings offer in response to great tragedy and upheaval?
Ethan Nichtern: Using Your Story to Wake Up – Podcast 163
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We all have a story. These stories can either trap us, or they can be liberating. While discussing his latest book, The Dharma of the Princess Bride, Shastri Ethan Nichtern describes how our stories can be the setting for our own awakening.
Joseph Mauricio: Meditation in Real Life – Podcast 162
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We often have pre-conceived ideas about meditation. These assumptions can become a trap. Joseph Mauricio emphasizes the importance of accepting our real life, individual experience of meditation. What if – on and off the cushion – we could simply be who we are?
Natalie Baker: Making Friends With Loss – Podcast 161
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We all experience loss: a cherished possession; the end of a relationship; the death of a loved one… How does the path of meditation help us make friends with loss?
