Men Talking Mindfulness: Mental, Physical, & Emotional Fitness to Elevate Performance and Resilience for Leaders and Teams Under Pressure!

Well, that's a wrap!  Season 4 is about to be in the books and done!  Join us for the season finale of Men Talking Mindfulness as we review this last season and highlight some of the amazing lessons we've learned and the deep topics we've discussed.   We once again have teamed up with our friends at MovementRX to bring you the Mindfulness and Movement or M2 Experience.  The M2 Experience is specif...

Our guest EJ Long is a Coast Guard Veteran who has Bachelors of Science in Finance from Penn State University. (Go State!!)  He is the president and founder of Long financial group.  Long Financial manages over $350 million in client assets. Will "While I have this opportunity, I just want to take a moment and honor my friend. EJ you have been an incredible friend to me. I’ve watched you climb to...

Join Will & Jon as we discuss cultivating discipline with fellow mindfulness teacher and yogi, Jai Sugrim (  @Jai Sugrim  ).   Jai Sugrim is a yoga teacher, healer and guide with 26 years of professional experience. Jai hosts a podcast called The Jai Sugrim Method, he also teaches five live yoga classes per week, and coaches students who want to weave spirituality & health into their daily...

Today we will be talking with Nic Gregoriades, an internationally acclaimed jiu jitsu master, author, and mentor.  Nic's mission is to help men face their fears, embrace their power, and lead lives of extraordinary fulfillment.   His latest book, Aligned: The Modern Man’s Guide to Health, Wealth & Freedom features 20 essential principles for success which Nic has formulated from his extensive...

Today we are going to speak about something called: Masculinity Contest Culture. Here’s a little taste of what we are going to dive into: “ At work, this pressure to prove “I have what it takes” shifts the focus from accomplishing the organization’s mission to proving one’s masculinity. The result: endless “mine’s bigger than yours” contests, such as taking on and bragging about heavy workloads or...

The second episode in our Masculinity 2.0 Sub-series.  Tune in to learn how to deal with being offended more appropriately.   01:00 Dealing with Being Offended with Dr. Clark Chilson 02:00 How do we react to being offended? 05:00 The STEA Process 07:30 The programming of hypermasculinity vs the sensitivity of men 11:00 Short-circuiting the natural reaction of anger 13:00 Anger as the glorified cho...

To stay hydrated, one must drink eight 8oz glasses of water a day, right?  WELL... there's WAY more to it than that AND the benefits of staying hydrated are WAY more than you think!  Join Will and Jon as they interview Dr. Dana Cohen, co-Author of Quench to learn more!   Dr. Dana Cohen has worked side by side with the late Dr. Robert Atkins, a true pioneer in the field of integrative medicine and...

How much pain is caused by holding grudges or never forgiving… not forgiving others AND not forgiving yourself!?  Let’s talk about the capacity to forgive!  Jon  and Will are joined by Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher John Abate to talk about letting go of these toxic grudges!   John has lived through a tragic personal event that might leave most men forever bitter, angry and rese...

Here's your preview for tomorrow's show... Jon and Will speak with John Abate, survivor of a tragic accident and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Instructor, all about Forgiveness.  Let's learn about it for our own sake and for others in our lives!  Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

How often do we get wrapped up in everything that is external to us and forget about the miracle that we are?  This meditation is designed to help us remember the miracles we are - the miracle YOU are! Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

You have to grind grind grind to be an entrepreneur!   Do you though?   How can one be both mindful and a successful and impactful entrepreneur.  Will and Jon join Rennie Curran, former NFL Linebacker turned successful mindful entrepreneur!   Rennie was born in Atlanta, GA and is the son of Liberian immigrants, Rennie Curran is a former professional athlete and now CEO of Game Changer Coaching whe...

Gold gold gold!  A quick taste of what tomorrow's episode with Rennie Curran.  So many good one liners - absolute gold!! Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Who lives in your head with you? What story do they tell you? Let’s get to know this “person” and work on that narrative! Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

We did an episode on Fatherhood in season 2... we owed this episode to all the mothers out there - we finally got it done and we're so glad we did!  An amazing, touching, heart string tugging conversation about Motherhood with our good friend and business partner, Dr. Theresa Larson. (Men need to understand this topic too - as husbands, as fathers, as sons!) Dr. Larson is a Marine Veteran, former...

A short and to the point meditation - learning to focus on the here and now... then letting go... then focusing again - developing the neural pathway of focus! Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Self Sabotage… it’s when we say we want something and then go about making sure it doesn’t happen … Author Alyce Cornyn-Selby   Welcome to Men Talking Mindfulness where we do our best to de-mystify and make mindfulness meaningful to you… To help us understand Self Sabotage … what it is, why it’s so pervasive and so destructive, and how to decrease it in our lives, we’re bringing one of our previou...

A preview of tomorrow's show...  Self Sabotage… it’s when we say we want something and then go about making sure it doesn’t happen … Author Alyce Cornyn-Selby.  Tune in tomorrow to learn from addiction, trauma, and self sabotage expert, Dr. Robb Kelly Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Starting with a quote from Eckhart Tolle - Will leads us through a meditation to help “stop the insanity!” Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Ever feel like the work or task you were doing felt completely effortless?  Ever lose track of time while playing?  Ever get into "the zone?"  That's what we're talking about today with Cara Bradley - FLOW STATE.  Cara Bradley, Founding Member of the Mental Fitness Collective and former Lead Mentor for the Flow Genome Project (https://www.flowgenomeproject.com/). Listen to learn more.    Cara Brad...

What's tomorrow's show hold?  Here's a little sneak peak.   Ever feel like the work or task you were doing felt completely effortless?  Ever lose track of time while playing?  Ever get into "the zone?"  That's what we're talking about today with Cara Bradley - FLOW STATE.  Cara Bradley, Founding Member of the Mental Fitness Collective and former Lead Mentor for the Flow Genome Project (https://www...

Our bodies and minds are subjected to so much throughout each and every day. This meditation is designed to help you release what we have been exposed to and will be exposed to - letting go of the past and the future - allowing for a much deeper, more restorative sleep. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Let’s learn how to be better listeners so we can be better leaders!  Join Jon and Will as they discuss this with guest, communications specialist, Ryan Schadt.   Check us out in Mindful Magazine (https://www.mindful.org/a-grounding-practice-to-cultivate-resilience-and-equanimity/)  Join us for the M2 Experience with Movement Rx (http://movement-rx.com/mtm)  Get your own Mindful Frogman Shirt (http...

Check out the preview of tomorrow's show.  Will and Jon discuss what they learned and why YOU should LISTEN to the episode on LISTENING!  :) Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Hey, do you know how important it is to stay hydrated?  Will uses this week's mindful moment to share what water does for us - it is WAY more important than you think it is; and he shares his secrets on how he stays hydrated and how you can know if you're optimally hydrated or not ... hey 8 glasses a day is NOT the way!   We will be doing a more in depth episode on this later this season! Hosted o...

What would make meditation and mindfulness more "palatable" to most men?  What language should we be using?  What IS masculinity?  Will and Jon discuss that with Dr. Clark Chilson on this special bonus episode of Men Talking Mindfulness.   01:00 Further Discussions on Masculinity with Dr. Clark Chilson 02:00 Quote from “Mindful America: The Mutual Transformation of Buddhist Meditation and American...