Mindfulness in Action

When political systems change, social values shift, and countries disappear, what happens to our sense of identity and belonging? Drawing on their personal histories, Dalida and Magdalena reflect on how war, family, and society shape who we believe we are. Together, they explore the space between authenticity and adaptation, the borders we carry within us, and whether mindfulness can help us belon...

What happens when a practice that teaches non-striving becomes a profession in which we have to strive? Dalida reflects on envy, comparison, ambition and competition within the mindfulness community. Rather than treating these experiences as failures of practice, she asks whether they can become part of the practice itself. Can we acknowledge our desire to succeed without letting it determine how...

What is the benefit of bringing difficulty into meditation practice, and how do we know what is ready to be held in meditative space? In this episode of Mindfulness in Action, Dalida Turkovic explores the stages of acceptance, beginning with resistance, and how each stage can teach us something about our inner experience, our capacity to stay present, and the moment when a difficulty becomes ready...

When I revisited my conversation with Rob Fisher, one idea resonated deeply with what my own practice has taught me: mindfulness can become a way of studying our inner experience through the body. In this reflective episode, I return to that understanding and invite you to explore it directly. This episode is an invitation to pause, listen inwardly, and practise together — noticing what becomes av...

Magdalena Živković and Dalida Turkovic co-founded MIR — Mindfulness in the Region — with a shared intention to bring mindfulness and compassion to vulnerable communities. In this deeply personal episode, they turn toward their own experiences of grief and the moments in life that touch tender places that still burn. When Grief Is Not Acknowledged is about recognizing that, no matter how much we tr...

What does mindful care look like as our parents age? Dalida Turkovic speaks with Dunja Vučković, founder of NANA Prime, whose work connects elderly care projects in Finland and Serbia. In a gentle, honest and practical conversation, they explore dignity, recovery, human connection and what it means to truly see our parents as they age — while comparing two approaches to elderly care and asking wha...

In this Mindfulness in Action episode, Dalida speaks with Mirka Knaster, author of Living This Life Fully and Discovering the Body’s Wisdom. Together they explore the body, Dharma, ethical speech, healing, and what it means to live mindfulness in everyday life. A conversation with a writer, scholar, practitioner, and artist whose work bridges cultures, spiritual traditions, and the wisdom of embod...

In this episode of Mindfulness in Action, Dalida Turkovic speaks with Grace Myhill, MSW, recently retired from AANE’s Neurodiverse Couples Institute and Couples and Partner’s Services. We explore the challenges neurotypical and neurodivergent partners often face — misunderstanding, loneliness, emotional distance, sensory needs, and different expectations of connection — and how mindfulness can sup...

In this solo episode of Mindfulness in Action, Dalida reflects on mindfulness in difficult relationships — especially in moments when we feel triggered, misunderstood, disappointed, or disconnected. Drawing from Mindful Self-Compassion, she explore how to pause, feel the body, notice the story forming, and meet relational pain with kindness before reacting. A reflection on rupture, repair, and sta...

This Mindfulness in Action episode is inspired by th ebook Discovering the Body’s Wisdom by Mirka Knaster. Dalida shares her personal exploration of mind-body practices for releasing pain and discomfort, restoring energy, and finding a way back into the body. A reflective episode on pain, pleasure, dissociation, protection, and the quiet intelligence of the body — reminding us that aliveness is no...

In this episode of Mindfulness in Action, Dalida Turkovic speaks with Rob Fisher, Hakomi trainer, psychotherapist, consultant, and author of Experiential Psychotherapy with Couples. Together they explore relational presence, the intelligence of the body, and what happens when healing is not forced, but supported through mindfulness, nonviolence, curiosity, and trust in the living system of the per...

In this episode of Mindfulness in Action, Dalida speaks with Bari Tessler, a pioneer in financial therapy, about how financial crisis and uncertainty can deeply trigger fear, shame, scarcity, and questions of self-worth. Together they explore how mindfulness, somatic awareness, and compassion can help us relate to money with greater honesty, clarity, and care revealing our financial life as a powe...

In this episode of Mindfulness in Action, Dalida speaks with Janine Kirby about The Art of Mindful Dying, and how mindfulness, compassion, and gentle presence can support people and their loved ones in life’s final chapter. With over 30 years of experience in palliative care, Janine invites us to see dying not only as a medical event, but as a deeply human passage that can be held with dignity, co...

In this episode of Mindfulness in Action, Dalida Turkovic speaks with Iskra Tabakovic Hasic, clinical psychologist, mindfulness teacher, and co-founder of Polyvagalna Akademija Balkan. Together they explore how Polyvagal Theory helps us understand safety, connection, trauma, and healing through the intelligence of the body. Mindfulness in Action is broadcast live Fridays at 11AM ET and Music on W4...

In this episode of Mindfulness in Action, Dalida Turkovic reflects on Outsmart Your Pain by Christiane Wolf and explores the role of interoceptive awareness in pain management. What happens when we stop fighting the body and begin listening to it? Through mindfulness, embodiment, and compassionate attention, this conversation invites a different relationship to pain, stress, and the signals our ne...

In this episode of Mindfulness in Action, Dalida Turkovic speaks with Tristan Macquet, an engineer, educator, and project facilitator bridging ecology, innovation, and human connection. Together, they explore what it means to work in service of living systems — restoring marine ecosystems, engaging communities, and responding to climate challenges — while reflecting on how mindfulness, responsibil...

In this episode of Mindfulness in Action, Dalida speaks with Mairi Mackay, founder of MettaEconomics, whose work connects leadership, systems thinking, spirituality, and a more compassionate vision of economics. Drawing on experience in diplomacy, impact finance, and social innovation, Mairi explores what becomes possible when economics is shaped not only by growth and performance, but by care, re...

In this reflective episode, Dalida Turkovic explores the emotional landscape of bittersweetness — those moments when gratitude and longing, tenderness and loss, joy and sadness quietly coexist. Inspired by reflections from Atlas of the Heart and resonating with insights shared by Christopher Germer and the understanding that compassion often carries both tenderness and ache this episode invites a...

In this episode, Dalida reads an introduction to Thich Nhat Hanh's book The Art of Power and invites you into reflection on what power means in our time. In a world where success is often measured by speed, performance, and external results, this opening offers a different question: what helps us stay balanced, human, and deeply connected while moving through modern life? An invitation to pause, l...

In this episode of Mindfulness in Action, Dalida Turkovic speaks with Mila de Koning, whose work has brought mindfulness and self-compassion into healthcare, teacher training, and communities living through war and deep uncertainty. Together they explore belonging, trauma, and what becomes possible when compassion is practiced not outside difficulty, but in the middle of it — when staying human ca...

In this episode of Mindfulness in Action, Dalida Turkovic speaks with Peter Bonanno, a meditation teacher and seven-time co-founder of mindfulness-based organizations. After years of designing mindfulness programs for global organizations, Peter shares what drew him toward founding Daily Connect — a space where deep listening, daily reflection, and presence with another person become a gentle prac...

In this episode of Mindfulness in Action, Dalida Turkovic speaks with Yael Schweitzer, a psychotherapist and dance/movement therapist who offers mindfulness-based movement workshops, presentations, and trainings internationally. She shares her therapeutic method, which emphasizes movement rooted in physical awareness and offers simple dance and movement practices for healing, emotional clarity, an...

In this episode of Mindfulness in Action, Dalida Turkovic speaks with Chris Germer, clinical psychologist and co-developer of the Mindful Self-Compassion program. Together they explore compassion in times of global uncertainty, the role of shame in human suffering, and how mindfulness and compassion are integrated into psychotherapy. Chris shares insights from decades of clinical practice on how c...

Steady Under Fire brings together Maryna Chychuha, psychotherapist (CBT, EMDR), MBSR/MBCT and MSC teacher, and Khrystyna Kolesnyk, clinical psychologist and MBSR teacher, to explore how psychotherapy and mindfulness meet during war. Drawing from three years of supporting communities in Ukraine, they reflect on trauma, chronic stress, nervous system resilience, ethical responsibility, and what mind...

In this episode of Mindfulness in Action, Dalida speaks with Frederiek Stapel about mindfulness and mental health in clinical practice. As a cognitive behavioral therapist, Frederiek explores how mindfulness complements CBT, supports emotional regulation, and strengthens resilience. They discuss therapist neutrality, professional boundaries, presence with suffering, and the gap between psychologic...