Mindful

This week, Ni-Cheng Liang leads us in a 4-7-8 breath practice to release stagnant air and find calm. Ni-Cheng is a pulmonary physician, podcast host, and mindfulness teacher. In the early days of the pandemic, she recruited eight medical colleagues from across the United States to create the Mindful Healthcare Collective, which offers free online mindfulness sessions to healthcare workers, with topics including basic breath awareness, mindful eating, and even anti-racism work.   

Susan Bauer-Wu shares a guided mindfulness practice to help you cultivate the patience to ride the waves of change. Susan Bauer-Wu, a researcher, scholar, teacher, and trained nurse, turned to meditation to help her develop both a peaceful mind and heart. Now, as president of the Mind & Life Institute, she integrates her scientific and clinical background with the wisdom of mindfulness to better understand the mind and help heal the world in its current divisive state.

This week, Tovi Scruggs-Hussein leads us in a practice to explore integrity, inspiration, and purpose with compassion. Tovi is an author, educator, and leadership coach, as well as one of the powerful women of the mindfulness movement featured in the August issue of Mindful magazine. Her 17 years as a high school principal showed her that overworked and under-supported teachers were burning out, while students suffered as a result. Now she teaches leaders to reach their full professional potential—which in turn helps those they lead reach their full potential. 

Ruth King offers a guided meditation practice from her heart to yours. Ruth is a teacher, author, founder of the Mindful of Race Institute, and featured in the August issue of Mindful magazine as one of the powerful women of the mindfulness movement. In this first episode of 12 Minute Meditation, she invites us to savor stillness and feel deeply into the ways our lives are interconnected. “May we remember that we belong to each other.”

If you find it difficult to pause and grieve, begin this meditation practice to connect with the natural rhythm of rest. This practice is a refuge from the ever-present social and political chaos in society. Experience the sacred healing that comes with resting in awareness Show notes: Meditation by Rashid Hughes. Rashid Hughes is the co-founder of the Heart Refuge Mindfulness Community, a mindfulness community in Washington, DC that is dedicated to inspiring Black, Indigenous, and People of Color to live with love and courage.

Mindfulness allows us to create space between ourselves and our emotions. In this space, we can find stability and cultivate resilience. As you go through this guided practice, you can begin to see how emotions are like hurricanes and recognize the qualities and impermanence of your stormiest emotions. Show notes: Meditation by Scott Rogers. Scott Rogers integrates neuroscience research into the efficacy of mindfulness training programs in high-stress professions and has written numerous articles and authored various books on mindfulness.

This engaging meditation uses the energy and imagery of the wind to foster inner connection and emotional regulation. Follow the guided practice and join your child on a mindful adventure. Show notes: Meditation by Heather Hawk Feinberg.  Heather Hawk Feinberg is a mother, counselor, writer, music-maker, educator, and spiritual guide. In 2016 she founded Mindful Kids, a non profit organization that creates pioneering resources for social emotional awakening.

Our hearts break, but our hearts also heal. The thread that pulls us from heartbreak to healing is love, says Judy Lief in this practice for working with grief.

This gratitude practice is designed to change that; its aim is to amplify the experience of optimism. Meditation by Nate Klemp. Meditation read by Priti Patel.

If discussing money brings a feeling of unease and discomfort, try this guided practice led by Spencer Sherman to turn the feeling of stress into one of self-awareness. 

This engaging meditation uses the energy and imagery of the wind to foster inner connection and emotional regulation. Follow the guided practice and join your child on a mindful adventure. Show notes: Meditation by Heather Hawk Feinberg.  Heather Hawk Feinberg is a mother, counselor, writer, music-maker, educator, and spiritual guide. In 2016 she founded Mindful Kids, a non profit organization that creates pioneering resources for social emotional awakening.  

This engaging meditation uses the energy and imagery of trees to foster inner connection and emotional regulation. Follow the guided practice and join your child on a mindful adventure. Show Notes: Meditation by Heather Hawk Feinberg.  Heather Hawk Feinberg is a mother, counselor, writer, music-maker, educator, and spiritual guide. In 2016 she founded Mindful Kids, a non profit organization that creates pioneering resources for social emotional awakening.

This engaging meditation uses the energy and imagery of clouds to foster inner connection and emotional regulation. Follow the guided practice and join your child on a mindful adventure. Show Notes: Meditation by Heather Hawk Feinberg.  Heather Hawk Feinberg is a mother, counselor, writer, music-maker, educator, and spiritual guide. In 2016 she founded Mindful Kids, a non profit organization that creates pioneering resources for social emotional awakening.

With time we might find ourselves drifting apart from our partners. In this guided meditation, you will take a moment to visualize your love story and as your heart grows with gratitude, you will find the space to reconnect with your partner. Show notes: Meditation by Nate Klemp and Kaley Klemp. Nate and Kaley Klemp are a husband and wife team that are co-authors of  The 80/80 Marriage: A New Model for Happier, Stronger Relationship.

The idea of a home is not limited to a physical location, it can refer to the love and care you feel within yourself. This practice can help you work on being present with yourself in an aware, kind, and loving way. Show notes: Meditation by Jenée Johnson.  Jenée Johnson is the Program Innovation Leader in Mindfulness, Trauma, and Racial Equity at the San Francisco Department of Public Health.

In times of conflict and anger, it becomes difficult to respond with compassion. Mark Bertin takes us through this meditative practice to take care of the world, take care of ourselves, and stay in touch with the fact that all beings everywhere are driven by the same core wishes in life. Show notes: Meditation by Mark Bertin. Mark Bertin MD., is a pediatrician, author, professor, and mindfulness teacher specializing in neurodevelopmental behavioral pediatrics.

It’s easy to get trapped in your own emotions and narratives, let alone the ways you can encounter obstacles in society. Here, Jenée Johnson leads a loving-kindness practice, adapted from the work of Dr. Shelly Harrell, that focuses on liberation. Show notes: Meditation by Jenée Johnson. Jenée Johnson is the Program Innovation Leader in Mindfulness, Trauma, and Racial Equity at the San Francisco Department of Public Health.

Life is constantly changing in various ways that can make it feel like the rug is constantly being pulled out from under you. Join this walking meditation with Mark Bertin as he explores how mindfulness can help you find a balance between accepting what you cannot change and seeking out where to actively put your effort. Show notes: Meditation by Mark Bertin. Mark Bertin, MD., is a pediatrician, author, professor, and mindfulness teacher specializing in neurodevelopmental behavioral pediatrics.

If you find it difficult to develop a sense of patience in the face of uncertainty and discomfort, begin this guided meditation to face whatever is causing you discomfort in this moment. You will learn to let go of whatever feels triggering and be able to engage with compassion.  Show notes: Meditation by Mark Bertin. Mark Bertin MD., is a pediatrician, author, professor, and mindfulness teacher specializing in neurodevelopmental behavioral pediatrics.