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MEN TALKING MINDFULNESS Ep #19 - Vipassana Meditation A Solo show today. Life got in the way today for Jon (@mindful_frogman)so it’s just me. Sticking with out Meditation theme, I will be talking about my experience with Vipassana Meditation 🧘‍♂️ ➡️ What it is? ➡️ Why do this retreat? ➡️ What I learned? ➡️ How it helped to open my Mind & Heart ❤️ To learn more about Vipassana and to sign up h...

MISCONCEPTIONS pt3 on Men Talking Mindfulness Mindfulness in the moment today as @mindful_frogman struggles to get to the show on time as he waits at the DMV. In part #3 of “Meditation Misconceptions” we tackle and debunk the following myths: ➡️ “I can’t meditate bc I’m to anxious.” ➡️ Meditation 🧘‍♂️ isn’t working if my mind is wandering. ➡️ Meditating is self-indulgent ➡️ You must sit to medita...

MEDIATION MISCONCEPTIONS Pt2 on MTM Today we debunked the following Mediation myths: ➡️ meditation is religious ➡️ levitating during meditation ➡️ “meditation is relaxing” ➡️ meditation should be practiced in silence. Thank you tuning in!! Opening and closing Music: Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic​ https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell​ Creative Commons — Attribu...

Men Talking Mindfulness covering Mindfulness and Meditation Misconceptions!  How many more "M Words" can we fit in one sentence!?   We are starting a new series and Episode #16 is Part #1 on “Meditation Misconceptions” Today we touched on the following misconceptions : ➡️ “I can meditate because I’m too busy”. ➡️ “meditation is stopping your thinking” (wrong) We shared some profound personal exper...

FEELING SERIES RECAP Within this episode we recap the last five weeks of our series on Men and our feelings. Our discussion lead us too: ➡️ Reacting vs Responding ➡️ the physiology of our nervous system as related to our emotions ➡️ how we are emotional being at our core. ➡️ emotional non-bias ➡️ how mindfulness raises our EQ ➡️ Emotional expression. ➡️ Celebrating our MTM podcast launch. So you c...

Within this episode we focus on dominance & aggression and discuss: ➡️ the alpha male needs ➡️ how destructive dominance can be ➡️ why dominance is so pervasive in society ➡️ how true leaders lead ➡️ how meditation can help you become aware of your dominant impulses #mindfulmen #mindfulness #meditation #leadership #dominance #aggression #mentalkingmindfulness 🙏 @mindful_frogman Opening and cl...

Wow! What a great conversation about men and how we experience and process sadness & grief. In episode #13 we analyze: ➡️ Numbing our feelings instead of being with them ➡️ Being Brave and working through our feelings ➡️ Accepting our feelings ➡️ The importance of asking for help when dealing with sadness ➡️ The value of a brotherhood (a network of good men) ➡️ The emotional turning points in...

Wow! What an enlightening conversation about pride. And note, we're not too proud to publish this even with the background noise!  Within this episode @mindful_frogman and I dive in and discuss the following: ➡️ Our struggles with pride ➡️ Prideful v. Being a Proud Man ➡️ Arrogance v. Confidence ➡️ Ways to overcome your prideful arrogance ➡️ Senselessly fighting to be right ➡️ How being prideful c...

Wow! Thank you to Jon’s stand in this week, Jackie Shorrock... yes, a woman on Men Talking Mindfulness- for an insightful discussion about feelings! I enjoyed learning from your feminine perspective and hearing the struggles you have as a well-being guru, a wife, and as a mother of two. Here are some of the highlights in this episode: - the “need” for women to seem like they have it all together -...

ANGER and how mindfulness can help. Is this Episode we speak of: - our struggles with anger - how anger is rewarded for men - masculine hive mentality with anger - what triggers our anger - how we can change our relationship to anger to create positive outcomes instead of ones we regret. - and more! Thank you for listening and sharing with your loved ones. Opening and closing Music: Malecon by Soy...

TOPIC: FEELINGS (Recorded Sept 4, 2020) This is our first of a series of discussions about feelings. During this series we are going to discuss: - Being a man with feelings. - What are ‘acceptable’ feelings - ones men are allowed to express and ones that are shamed. - Bravado and Tribalism - The Man Box - How to get to know your feelings. - Authenticity and more. What questions or stories do you h...

Here is Part 2 of our 'Digital Detox' conversation where we explore our past week’s results where each of us trying to create new boundaries with our tech! Feelings came up a lot during this conversation regarding how they can predict or determine our actions. Oh and if you want to be more productive outside of your tech CHECKOUT “Scrum on the Go” available on Amazon. Created by Jon! Opening and c...

“Are you in control of your technology or is your technology in control of you?” In this episode Jon and Will explore their relationship with technology through that question. They also discuss: - what science is saying about our lives and technology. - Ways to digital detox. - They both take a “digital detox” quiz (and fail miserably) -And finally, they commit to a few "boundaries" for an entire...

This week our conversation centers around defining, understanding and how to develop sympathy, empathy and compassion. We also touch on the distinction between mindfulness and meditation. Thanks all of you for listening and sharing! Opening and closing Music: Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic​ https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3....

Resilience defined: (noun) the capacity to recover quickly from difficulty or adversity. We loved today’s discussion. Within this episode, we talk all about the importance of developing resilience (“rolling with the punches”) by “leaning in” to whatever and wherever the difficulty might be; withing your relationships, your work life, your physical body and your emotional life. It’s a huge asset to...

Find out how meditation not only helps you focus and relax, this simple practice will also help you become more aware of your emotional life. In this episode, Jon and I share our meditation experiences and some of our favorite practices. Opening and closing Music: Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic​ https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell​ Creative Commons — Attributi...

What is the practice?  What it all means. How to develop one. Importance of being consistent. Opening and closing Music: Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic​ https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-malecon​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xbWzYbtMgIE Host...

"Back to basics" on MTM: What are Jon and Will's fundamentals and their approach to mindfulness? Opening and closing Music: Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic​ https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-malecon​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xbWzYbtMgIE H...

This week on MTM we discuss Jon Macaskill's (Navy SEAL Commander) transitioning out of the military life after serving our country for the last 24 years. thank you for listening. If you enjoyed this then the odds are someone else you care about will too, Caring is sharing! Opening and closing Music: Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic​ https://soundcloud.com/aminem...