Balanced Mind with Julie Potiker

A guided meditation to quiet your mind as you breathe in compassion and peace. Julie Potiker completes the mediation with her poem, "Christmas Morning Meditation". -Christmas Morning Meditation, by Julie Potiker The carob trees are packed with bees A susurrus of sound My mind this morning a busy place Thoughts bouncing all around I drop my awareness to my feet Plant them firmly on the ground Retur...

The Winter Solstice bringing us longer daylight hours as we reflect on the end of the year and new beginnings. Julie Potiker leads you through this guided meditation focusing on the light within and around you. She completes the meditation with a reading of the poem, "Snowy Night", by Mary Oliver. Snowy Night, by Mary OliverLast night, an owlin the blue darktossed an indeterminate numberof careful...

Receive and pass along loving kindness through this guided meditation led by Julie Potiker. She completes the meditation with a reading of a poem, "Prayer", by Elaine Starkman. Prayer, by Elaine Starkmanlord, let my soulsour above my roomlet her dance on the wallsto songs of violinsleap rooftopsto pages of poetrypraisean orange, a horsea mountain, a breezelet her transcend all limitsof my small li...

Throughout this season take the time to remember what you're grateful for. During this guided meditation led by Julie Potiker we focus on being thankful. Eagle Poem, by Joy HarjoTo pray you open your whole selfTo sky, to earth, to sun, to moonTo one whole voice that is you. And know there is moreThat you can’t see, can’t hear;Can’t know except in momentsSteadily growing, and in languagesThat aren’...

Join Julie Potiker as she guides you through this Healing Gratitude meditation. She completes the meditation with a reading of the poem, "Mysteries, Yes", by Mary Oliver. Truly, we live with mysteries toomarvelous to be understood. How grass can be nourishing in themouths of the lambs. How rivers and stones are foreverin allegiance with gravitywhile we ourselves dream of rising. How two hands touc...

Feel the energy of hope as you sit back listen, and breathe into this guided meditation led by Julie Potiker. You will be focusing on hope that's all around you - and around the planet. She completes the meditation with a quote from Eric Liu. “To be optimistic is to assume things will work out. To be hopeful is to realize things can work out if you work at them. Hope requires responsibility and ag...

Julie Potiker leads you in this loving kindness meditation where you'll relax into moments of ease. She completes the meditation with a reading of the poem, "Let Me Begin Again," by Major Jackson. Let Me Begin Again, by Major JacksonLet me begin again as a quiet thoughtin the shape of a shell slowly examinedby a brown child on a beach at dawnstraining to see their future. Let me beginthis time kno...

Join Julie Potiker as she leads you in this healing light meditation. She completes the meditation with her poem, "Bird World Orchestra". Bird World Orchestra, by Julie Potiker. Sitting in a comfy chair under the cool canopy of a black locust tree,I’m serenaded by the Bird World Orchestra. The acorn woodpecker appears to be hosting a happy hour and salon at 5pm. His guests swoop in and flit out. T...

Where do you find joy? Within yourself, through others? In this guided meditation Julie Potiker helps you tap into your own healing energy infused with joy. Joy, by Donna AshworthJoy does not arrive with a fanfare,on a red carpet strewn with the flowers of a perfect life. Joy sneaks in, as you pour a cup of coffee,watching the sun hit your favorite tree, just right. And you usher joy away,because...

Tap into all your senses through this guided meditation led by Julie Potiker. She completes the meditation with her poem, "Softly Raining". Softly Raining, by Julie Potiker. An Acorn Woodpecker joined me as I sipped my morning coffee. Soon we were joined by a House Finch then an Allen’s Hummingbird. Sitting under the carob trees I heard a crackling sound, a gentle snapping, as rain drops landed on...

In this guided meditation led by Julie Potiker you'll focus on forgiveness, for yourself and others. She completes the meditation with the reading of a quote from Thich Nhat Hanh. Most of us walk without chains, yet we aren’t free. We’re tethered to regret and sorrow from the past. We return to the past and continue to suffer. The past is aprison. But now you have the key to unlock the doorand arr...

Find yourself a comfortable spot, sit back, relax and breathe in peace through this guided meditation led by by Julie Potiker. She completes the meditation with the poem, "Walk Slowly", by Dana Faulds. Walk SlowlyIt only takes a reminder to breathe,a moment to be still, and just like that,something in me settles, softens, makesspace for imperfection. The harsh voiceof judgment drops to a whisper a...

Use your breath to wrap yourself in love through this guided meditation led by Julie Potiker. She completes the meditation with a quote from Jon Kabat-Zin. Don't go outside your house to see the flowers. My friend, don't bother with that excursion. Inside your body there are flowers. One flower has a thousand petals. That will do for a place to sit. Sitting there you will have a glimpse of beautyi...

Find your breath, as you breathe in compassion through this guided meditation led by Julie Potiker. She completes the meditation with a reading of the poem, "Alive", by Zach Beach. AliveWe are alive every day,and alive for the moments we realize it. When,lost in thought,an ancestor or a god or a peck of pollenshakes us awake,and an ocean of small beautiesdemand our attention. The flowers themselve...

Tap into your own warmth, caring and nurturing through this breathing meditation led by Julie Potiker. She completes the meditation with a reading of the poem, "My Symphony", by William Henry Channing. My SymphonyTo live content with small means;to seek elegance rather than luxury,and refinement rather than fashion,to be worthy, not respectable,and wealthy, not rich;to study hard, think quietly,ta...

In this guided meditation led by Julie Potiker, you will focus on appreciating every part of your body. She completes the meditation with a reading of "Morning Poem", by Mary Oliver. Morning Poem, by Mary OliverEvery morningthe worldis created. Under the orangesticks of the sunthe heapedashes of the nightturn into leaves againand fasten themselves to the high branches–and the ponds appearlike blac...

Focusing on a healing light will help you bring in calm, peace and compassion to yourself and the world around you. Julie Potiker completes the meditation with the poem, "Home", by Zach Beach, Home, by Zach Beach We are rarely where our body is. At the office, our mind is at home. At home, our mind is at the office. Holding our children,we are wonderingwhich emails to reply to first. Make the choi...

Join Julie Potiker as she leads you through this loving kindness meditation. She completes the meditation with the poem, 'Living on the Razor's Edge', by Beth Kurland, Ph. D. Living on the Razor's Edge, by Beth Kurland, Ph. D.I never was an ocean child —traveling each summer to the mountainson vacationsbecame homeat a young agethat familiar mass of solid rockimmovable, unshakeablestable and strong...

Sit back and relax into this guided Loving-Kindness meditation led by Julie Potiker. She completes the meditation with a quote from Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ph. D., poet and author of many books, including, Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype.“The doors to the world of the wild Self are few but precious. If you have a deep scar, that is a door, if you have a...

Breathe in and out healing energy through open awareness in this compassion meditation led by Julie Potiker. She completes this guided meditation with the poem, "Take the Loving Path", by Zach Beach. Take the Loving Path, by Zach Beach When you’re lost at sea,wondering where to goand who is safe to ask, take the loving path. With forgiveness in each stride,a backpack of kindness and a desireto do...

Breathe in awareness and compassion in this guided meditation led by Julie Potiker. She completes the meditation with the poem, "Unfinished Things", by Jessica Kantrowitz. Unfinished Things  Peace to the things you left undonethe book abandoned, scarf half-knitThe call you meant to makethe friendship never rekindledThe time you did your hairand then stayed homePeace to the things that made nodiff...

Generate goodness and send it out into the world through this compassion meditation led by Julie Potiker. She completes the meditation with a reading of a poem by John Muir.           "The Sun Shines Not On Us But In Us", by John Muir The rivers flow not past, but through us. Thrilling, tingling, vibrating every fiber and cell of the substance of our bodies, making them glide and sing. The trees w...

Ride the wave of relaxation and discovery in this guided meditation led by Julie Potiker. She completes the meditation with the poem, 'Human Emotions', by Jessica Kantrowitz. Human EmotionsI am human, and nothing human is alien to me – Terrence Good morning humans. What do you feel today? Fear, joy grief, longing,anger, love, frustration,happiness, exhaustion, bewilderment,anxiety, amusement, hope...

Close your eyes and feel the breeze gently brush against your skin as you sway along with the Aspen Trees in this guided meditation led by Julie Potiker. She completes the meditation with a reading of her poem, 'Aspen Trees". Aspen Trees by Julie Potiker When we arrived, the grey trunks were welcoming, their black eyes and symbols beckoning us to witness thousands of delicate naked arms swaying in...

Breathe in compassion, energy, light, and love through this guided meditation led by Julie Potiker. She completes the meditation with a reading of the poem, "Let Us Love", by Jessica Kantrowitz. Let Us Love Please let us be healthy,and if we can’t be healthy let us take care of each other in our illness. Let us be kind, and when we are not kind let us be honest and apologize, and try again. Let us...