Kind Mind

Todd gives an introduction to the podcast for new listeners. Additionally, the show now sometimes features dialogues with transformational thought leaders in the fields of art, music, science, philosophy, public service and beyond. Look for episodes with “Live Free or Dialogue” in the title. You can support this work and access bonus content via Patreon: https://patreon.com/kindmind and send mail...

from the Dawn Chorus artist retreat at the Grand Canyon, New Year's Eve 2020. you can join the virtual Kind Mind Gathering each month and access the Kind Mind Studio meditation page by becoming a patron of this podcast on Patreon for as little as $5/month: https://patreon.com/kindmind (music “Sunlight on Still Water” by The Lovely Moon and episode artwork on website by Emily Dawn Duforest)

Vitaliy Katsenelson was born in Murmansk, Russia, and immigrated to the United States with his family in 1991. After joining Denver-based value investment firm IMA in 1997, Vitaliy became Chief Investment Officer in 2007, and CEO in 2012. Vitaliy is also an award-winning writer. Known for his uncommon common sense, Forbes Magazine called him "The New Benjamin Graham." He's written for publications...

Please consider supporting this podcast and accessing bonus content the Kind Mind Gatherings via https://patreon.com/kindmind Send feedback and mail to: michaeltoddfink@gmail.com This episode was recorded over 3 consecutive weeks 1 year ago in June 2021 at Speakeasy Spiritual Community. It’s called The Seahorse Series because of the uniqueness of the male seahorse and subtitled mending masculinity...

send mail to: michaeltoddfink@gmail.com support this show: https://patreon.com/kindmind An attitude is a lot like a musical score, a kind of outline or map for the potential expression or organization of sounds and rhythms. Similarly, an attitude, in the psychological sense is a set of thoughts, feelings and most importantly behavioral tendencies towards someone or something. So, both are mental c...

Kute Blackson is a transformational teacher, speaker, visionary, guide and national best-selling author of You. Are. The. One. and The Magic of Surrender. https://www.kuteblackson.com "Live Free or Dialogue" is a video conversation series within Michael Todd Fink's "Kind Mind" podcast platform and based on the qualities of dialogue: two individuals (di) communicating with openness, respect and mut...

You can support this podcast and access live virtual events and bonus content via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kindmind Send mail to: michaeltoddfink@gmail.com Compared with other organisms, humans are born significantly underdeveloped physically and highly vulnerable for a considerable period of time. Therefore, trust and mistrust can be profoundly wired into our design as it is uniquely rele...

You can support this work and access live virtual events and bonus content via Patreon: https://patreon.com/kindmind mail to: michaeltoddfink@gmail.com Why do we build and rebuild? It could be because of breakdown or breakthrough and the interpretation may be up to us. Sometimes there are setbacks where things fall apart and need repair. Other times, we learn, grow and envision a better way to add...

Todd talks with Sandy Gibson. Sandy Gibson is the Founder of Better Place Forests, America's first conservation memorial forest. Instead of graves, Better Places offers a sustainable alternative to cemeteries for families who choose cremation. Launching in 2017, the 130+ acre woodland based in San Francisco has raised more than $75M in venture capital! Better Place Forests has also been featured i...

Join the Patreon community and access bonus content and live events: https://www.patreon.com/kindmind send mail to: michaeltoddfink@gmail.com Sleep is really weird when you think about it. You get 16-24 hours of life out of a human and then they need 8 hours to fully charge. There are so many interpretations of dreams from psychology and spirituality. They include descriptions of our subconscious...

Todd talks with Jose Hernandez. In 2004 Jose began creating art as a meditative tool. His art has now exhibited in galleries across the US and hangs in private and corporate collections worldwide. Jose founded Inner Immersion, LLC and Immersive Arts, LLP. He is a member of the Association of Transformational Leaders. Jose is featured in the Netflix docu-series, Surviving Death, and the Dr Oz show....

Join the Kind Mind patreon community and access bonus content and live events: https://www.patreon.com/kindmind You can send mail to: michaeltoddfink@gmail.com We tend to take for granted when our bodies are healthy and strong. We also tend to assume the worst when there is pain and worry that it will never go away. In my understanding, health is not a permanent state. Consider all the factors inv...

You can support this podcast and access bonus content, mindfulness resources and Kind Mind Gatherings via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kindmind Send mail to: michaeltoddfink@gmail.com Relgions have long been the purveyors of rituals or sets of actions deemed sacred or worshipful. Despite the growing disaffiliation with religious institutions, spirituality remains important to most people and r...

Todd talks with Jeff Booth on 12/6/21. You can also watch this conversation on the Michael Todd Fink Youtube Channel . Jeff Booth is a visionary leader who has lived at the forefront of technology change for 20 years. He led BuildDirect, a technology company that aimed to simplify the building industry, for nearly two decades through the dot-com meltdown, the 2008 financial crisis, and many waves...

Happy Thanksgiving! You can support this work, access bonus content and submit your own questions about anything for future segments of the show via https://www.patreon.com/kindmind Feedback, mail and booking inquiries may be sent to: michaeltoddfink@gmail.com

Enjoy this October full moon Halloween spooktacular episode about ghosts and other paranormal experiences and the possible scientific explanations such as psychological bias, hallucination, sensory limitations and mental illness. Music by Bing Satellites “Mysterious Ways Part 1-3” and episode artwork by Emily Dawn. https://www.michaeltoddfink.com

You can support this podcast and access bonus content here: https://www.patreon.com/kindmind You cannot have opposites without some opposition. Right, left, masculine, feminine, hot, cold, day, night, and other seeming anitpodes dance or wrestle endlessly. Another meaning of polarity has to do with terrestrial magnetism around the north and south pole, resulting from the dynamo effect of flowing l...

This is the introduction only. The full episode is available via Patreon membership: https://www.patreon.com/kindmind Thank you for your support! Free will is the ability to choose between possible courses of action. Many people feel themselves to be the authors of their thoughts, the agents of action and believe this to be true with respect to their decisions. There is a sense that one could have...

You can support this podcast and enjoy bonus content including access to the Kind Mind Studio online with mindfulness resources and guided meditations, recommended reading, poems, lessons, and more: https://www.patreon.com/kindmind Fire has been such a powerfully creative and destructive element. This episode explores the history of it’s spiritual and evolutionary significance. Music “The Slow Mov...

You can support this podcast and enjoy bonus content and access to the Kind Mind studio and virtual meetings by becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/kindmind Are people more skeptical than ever? Or are certain groups more skeptical than others when it comes to science, religion or certain knowledge? When is it good and when is not good to be skeptical? The word "skeptic" has origins in anc...

You can support this podcast and access additional content via https://www.patreon.com/kindmind Thank you for your support! Perhaps seasonal affect disorder and winter blues were selected by evolution to help mammals, including humans, withdraw and survive the harsh outer conditions. Meditation is looking for the inner light, a mini version of the winter solstice. The winter solstice is a mini ver...

https://www.patreon.com/kindmind - please consider becoming a patron of the Kind Mind podcast and access bonus content. The etymology of the word 'frustration' traces back to 1500's Latin 'frustratio' which meant a deception. It's Medieval origin is also relevant in these troubling times as the road ahead is not only fraught with uncertainty due to the novel pathogen but also some groups' novel se...

This little gift is my last of 2020 and all about friendship - what really matters. Thank you for 50 episodes! Your support in the form of listening, sharing, rating, reviewing and at https://www.patreon.com/kindmind is greatly appreciated. Friendship is not just a relationship that we have with another person, but a way of life. It is one of four qualities of true love found in the Yoga Sutras an...

You can support this podcast via patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kindmind Among all the metabolic and visceral processes in the human body - such as digestion and circulation - breathing is unique in that it can function voluntarily or involuntarily. It can be regulated autonomically by the medulla in the base of the brain or controlled consciously in the higher cortex. This dual-network for resp...

You can support this podcast on patreon and access bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/kindmind Often times, elegance is conflated with extravagance or opulence. There is a relationship insofar as all three involve style, but those other two are meretricious whereas elegance is actually something akin to their inverse. In elegance, the outward style is simple but behind the appearance lies some...