Untangle

Wendy Stern talks about how meditation helped her to overcome her grief after losing her first child at just nine months old. Wendy is the Executive Director of the Grief Support Network, an organization dedicated to empowering people to transform through their experience with grief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and...

Emily Fletcher sits down with Rebecca Dreyfus and Elena Brower to talk about their film project, "On Meditation". In the series, Rebecca and Elena convey the first-hand experiences of those who have developed meaningful practices, and how meditation has changed them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privac...

Alexa Silvaggio talks about her struggles with anorexia and how meditation and yoga helped her transition to a happier, healthier life. She is a yoga teacher, meditation practitioner, and leads yoga retreats with The Travel Yogi to exotic locations like Bhutan, France, and Iceland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Ca...

Emily Fletcher sits down with Sharon Salzberg. Sharon tells her personal story and talks about the power of meditation, including how she used meditation to overcome her own personal suffering. Sharon, one of the world’s leading meditation teachers, is the author of nine books, including "Lovingkindness" and "Real Happiness". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Priva...

Emily Fletcher interviews Daniella, a former student of hers. Daniella struggled with depression, thyroid issues, and a number of other mental and physical health problems. She talks about how meditation helped her health, her stress levels, her relationship, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priv...

George Mumford talks about his book, "The Mindful Athlete", mindfulness, and passing on his lessons of meditation to the next generation of young basketball players. George is a sports psychologist, mindfulness teacher, and coach, and worked with Phil Jackson and Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls during their legendary six-championship run, as well as with NBA superstars like Kobe Bryant and Shaquill...

Julie Campilio is joined by two of her students, Tessa and Catherine, who are here to talk about the power that yoga has in helping young kids deal with stress. Julie struggled with anxiety since she was a child. Yoga and mindfulness helped Julie overcome years of panic attacks, so she founded Radiant Beginnings Yoga to help students aged 2-18 cope with stress in their own lives. Learn more about...

Elisha Goldstein, Ph. D., talks about using meditation to find happiness, reduce stress, and regulate the emotional ups and downs that many of us struggle with on a day-to-day basis. Elisha is the co-founder of The Center For Mindful Living in Los Angeles and author of several books and articles on meditation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at htt...

Cathi Peterson speaks with Emily Fletcher to share her story: what it felt like to be diagnosed with cancer, and how she used meditation to help her move through the treatment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Lodro Rinzler sat down with Emily Fletcher to share his story. Lodro is a practitioner and teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage and the founder of MNDFL studio in NYC, offering a variety of simple techniques in an accessible way. He is the author of five books, including, "The Buddha Walks Into A Bar". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https:...

At the age of 25, Amy Kurtz was hit with a “perfect storm” of health issues: celiac disease, thyroid disorder, parasite infections--and worse. Meditation helped her overcome these illnesses and take control of her life, and she’s now a certified health and wellness coach, Pilates instructor, and detox expert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at http...

Susan Piver, is the best-selling author of "How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life" and eight other books on meditation and Buddhism. The experienced meditation teacher shares her thoughts on mindfulness, communication in relationships, tapping into our creativity, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California...

Dan Harris is an ABC News Anchor and the author of "10% Happier" and his latest book, "Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics." He’s funny and honest, and shares how meditation has helped him handle conflict and everyday annoyances with those who matter most in his life. He discusses tools for learning meditation--especially for those who say they can’t sit still. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Stephen Batchelor is a contemporary Buddhist teacher and author, best known for his agnostic and controversial approach to Buddhism. He's known as a skeptical Buddhist who questions the strict dogmas and beliefs of Buddhism while exploring and engaging in what's truly distinctive in the teachings. His insights are illuminating. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Pri...

At the age of 15, Lisa Wimberger suffered a trauma that changed her life. After years of blackouts and seizures, Lisa combined meditation and neuroscience to create neurosculpting, a whole-brain approach to trauma. Lisa is also the founder of the Neurosculpting Institute in Denver and has written two books on the subject. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy P...

In 2014, Dina Kaplan took a hiatus from her type-a, workaholic life to travel the world. When she came back, she launched The Path: a startup that brings together young professionals to learn­­ meditation techniques for a modern audience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com...

Despite a successful career as a high-powered executive--holding jobs with Bain & Company and Apple--Lois Shannon always felt that something was missing. After the birth of her children, she discovered what had been holding her back, and began a mindfulness practice to help her better nurture her kids and herself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Polic...

A self-labeled former meat-head and amateur cage fighter, Justin Kaliszewski attended his first Vipassana, a ten-day silent retreat, last summer. In this episode, Justin tells the story of how that retreat changed the course of his life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/...

The talented and creative Emily Fletcher is a former Broadway actress who began suffering from insomnia, anxiety, and graying hair at the age of 26. A fellow actress turned her on to meditation and it changed her work and personal life forever. She's now the Founder of Ziva Meditation and devotes her life to teaching meditation to others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...