Nearly Mindful

Imagine a meditation hall filled with perfectly serene people. Straight backs. Peaceful faces. Not a wandering thought in sight. At least that’s what it looks like. The reality? Most of us are paddling away beneath the surface like swans on a lake, wondering if we’re doing this right while quietly assuming everyone else has somehow figured it out. This week’s guided meditation explores the differe...

Sometimes we forget that we’re allowed to simply BE. Not fixing, planning, solving, or carrying the weight of everything for everyone else. This is your time to step out of the noise and into the simple experience of being alive. To notice the breath, the body, the sounds around you, and the quiet awareness underneath it all. Nothing to achieve. Nothing to prove. Just this moment, exactly as it is...

So much suffering comes from believing we are separate, alone, disconnected. Life shows us again and again that we belong to each other, to this world, to this moment. This meditation explores nonduality in a simple, human way through the metaphor of the wave and the ocean. Together we’ll soften the feeling of separation and remember that we are not apart from life at all, even when our mind tells...

Let's explore how our thoughts shape our experience and how easily we can get pulled into them without realizing it. Using a simple story of a painter and a tiger, I walk you through a grounded way to notice thinking, let it be, and gently set it down so you can stay present without fighting your mind. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access...

A Meditation for human dignity, compassion, and shared humanity in a time we all need to feel at home on our hearts and minds. Offered on the day we celebrate the words, thoughts and good works of Reverend Martin Luther King. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

Today, we'll explore rest—not as something to earn, but as a basic act of compassion toward yourself. Rest is a right, not a privilege. It's a form of healing. A radical actof self-kindness. When you find yourself caught up in the turmoil and you can escape for just a moment, allow yourself to take a moment for rest. Learn more on the website . This is a public episode. If you would like t...

A short meditation from my class on manifesting our intentions. Listen to it a few times as you begin to get comfortable with manifesting your intentions. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

In this meditation, we'll explore the art of returning our hearts to steadiness during times of stress. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

Life's unpredictability can be challenging, but this guided journey empowers you to find peace within the present moment. Release the grip of frustration and stress as you learn to accept life's circumstances with a sense of calm and resilience This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness...

We can find the center of ourselves in a place where grace offers comfort, care, love and the ability to hold space for ourselves as well as others. A meditation on grace from Nearly Mindful and Janet Fouts . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

Saying "I'm sorry" can become a reflexive response to so many things, but do we really mean it? Saying I’m sorry isn’t always an acceptance of responsibility, or fault, offering to fix it, or taking the blame for something. And yet we say it. So what can we do to express regret for something someone is experiencing? Listen on.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other...

When we're busy, busy, busy, it's a good idea to take a few breaths to re-center so we can be at our best! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

Mind too busy to meditate? Yeah, I get it, I've been there too, but my eyes were opened with a little practice, and I see it differently now. So can you. Have a listen and let me know what you think! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

Sometimes we overload ourselves with the worries of others. We want to help, to support, but we also need to take care of ourselves as well as the other person. If you, like me, are a "fixer", wanting to be there for someone to the point we wear ourselves out? Listen to this podcast and let me know what you think. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers o...

This Hawaiian forgiveness practice is about accepting responsibility for wrongs that are done. Not just wrongs by us or to us, but accepting responsibility for what is going on in our world and offering to reconcile with those wrongs on a universal scale. We can heal our fractured world by repeating this beautiful prayer as a mantra, repeated over and over to soak it into the depths of our beings,...

Pretty much nobody just sits down, starts meditating, and is immediately changed. Like everything else you aspire to do, you gotta practice to develop your skills. You gotta do the work to reap the rewards.  The work is the practice.  The joy is in the practice too. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdo...

When things get rough on this roller coaster ride we call life, the memories of what brings us happiness or joy can sustain us. This is simply a reminder to be present with matters most. Different for everyone in one way or another, but alike all the same. We are one human race, with similar desires, problems, needs, and sources of joy. All are to be held precious! This is a public episode. If you...

Listen to my dear friend Dr Cecilia Lopez on those automatic thoughts that influence our behaviors in so many ways. Dr. Lopez has been practicing therapy for eight years in California’s South San Francisco Bay Area. She has a doctorate and master’s degree in counseling psychology and is a licensed marriage and family therapist. She has worked at a non-profit as a clinician for seven years and now...

My wish for you for 2021 is to know that you are good enough, strong, enough, smart enough, and to wish for you all that you need to be your best self.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

If we can take just a second or two to appreciate before we move on? We open the door to making appreciation and gratitude an integral part of our lives. We can LIVE in gratitude and enjoy the benefits all the time. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

When we allow ourselves the freedom to simply Be, without having to DO, it can be incredibly freeing. Give it a try? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

This concept of equanimity, of letting go of struggle and letting what is be– can be challenging and yet, liberating.  We can struggle and struggle, or we can change how we approach life and challenge.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

This meditation offers a short 5 step practice to get grounded when you're feeling anxious or stressed. Gi e it a try! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

We have such interesting relationships with the days of the week. Monday is the beginning of the week for most of us, and can have quite a lot of emotion connected to it. Take a listen and let me know how you feel about Mondays!  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com

Sometimes we feel like a feather on the wind, our emotions ruled by external forces and unable to get grounded. Those are the times when we forget that we have the power to choose our own path.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.microdosedmindfulness.com