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Political ContessaSurviving Massachusetts Politics with Alyson Sullivan Almeida on Female Empowerment and Judicial Challenges In this week’s episode, Jennifer is joined by Alyson Sullivan Almeida, the Republican State Representative for the 7th Plymouth District in Massachusetts. Alyson is a dedicated legislator, a young mother of two, and has served in office since 2019. Raised in a politically active family, Alyson brings her deep understanding of statehouse affairs and her passion for advocating for women’s issues and victim protection. Known for her vocal stance on pro-life matters and commitment to serving her constituents, Alyson continues to speak out on topics impacting young women and families across Massachusetts. Jenni...
2025-11-2737 min
Help Me Abide5.60 Back on the Field: Meagan Sullivan | South AfricaHey friends, welcome back to the Help My Abide podcast. I can’t believe it, but this is the final episode in Season 5: Back on the Field. What a season it’s been. Before we jump in, I want to let you know that Season 6 is right around the corner. It’s going to be called “Beauty for Ashes,” and I’ve already started interviewing our guests. Let me tell you: it’s shaping up to be such a powerful and insightful season. I can’t wait to share it with you.Today, we’re closing out this season with a...
2025-11-1059 min
Giants Official Podcast Network | New York GiantsHer Playbook | Jennifer O’SullivanOn this episode of Her Playbook, Madelyn Burke sits down with Chief Operating Officer for NYCFC, Jennifer O’Sullivan. She discusses how she started her career, her journey that led her to working for NYC FC, and building the first soccer-specific stadium in New York City. Presented by Kendra Scott. :00 - Jennifer’s path to NYCFC 6:50 - What drew her to sports 8:25 - Building a soccer stadium in New York City 13:00 - Building a community 19:30 - Jennifer’s motivationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025-10-2326 min
Skillful Means Podcast#111 Awakening the Heart Part 3: Generosity of Spirit with Lauren GoldbergText me your feedback.In Part 3 of the Awakening the Heart series, we're looking at why acts of kindness and service are powerful resilience-builders — possibly the exact things we need if we're to overcome so much divisiveness in our relationships and discourse. To understand why a generous spirit is so supportive, we explore the Buddhist and Yoga concepts of dana (generosity) and seva (selfless service) and how they relate to modern psychology's hope theory (hat tip to CR Snyder). Then Jennifer is joined by friend and colleague Laurent Goldberg to talk about her simp...
2025-08-0556 min
Stories From The Earth#67 The Wild Temple 🍃 Brooke Sullivan 🍃 Yoga 🍃 Herbalism 🍃 Stories From The Earth Podcast🍃 Today we are honored to be talking with Brooke Sullivan. She is a yoga therapist, tantric herbalist, writer, retreat leader, and educator of the Science and Philosophy of Sri Vidya Tantra. She is the director of The Wild Temple School of Yoga + Herbal Wisdom and the lead teacher of our Tantra Yoga Therapy program, a 500hr RYT (registered yoga/radical yoga teacher) training program, called The Sage Apprenticeship.🍃An initiate of the Himalayan Sages, her passion is to connect people to nature and ancient tantric wisdom for health, empowerment and the courage to live life fully. As a "dharm...
2025-05-311h 41Political ContessaCozy Murders and Soccer Sidelines: Deirdre Sullivan on Writing Her Debut Novel In this week’s episode, Jennifer welcomes Deirdre Sullivan, an emerging author and mother of four daughters based in the Boston area. Deirdre began her writing journey with a passion for storytelling that was sparked in high school and continued through the publication of three children’s books. As her children grew, so did her writing style, leading her to explore adult fiction and ultimately craft a debut murder mystery novel inspired by real-life events closely connected to her community. Deirdre is also a participant in Jack Grapes’ Los Angeles-based writing classes, which have helped her tran...
2025-05-2931 minSkillful Means Podcast#104 Earth and Sky Guided Visualization PracticeText me your feedback.The Taoists believe that we can harness the stabilizing qualities of Earth Qi along with the generative qualities of Heaven/Sky Qi to improve physical health, increase longevity, and cultivate inner harmony. In this guided practice, Jennifer O'Sullivan shares a visualization technique, paired with mindful breathing, to mobilize and balance these vital energies in the body.👉 After a brief introduction, the meditation begins as 1:48. If your podcast player supports chapter markers, you can skip ahead.Skillful Means Podcast offers these guided practices to help you deepen into your...
2025-04-2912 minSkillful Means Podcast#102 Standing Your Ground + Leading with Spiritual ValuesText me your feedback.Grounding practices are more than just coping mechanisms during tumultuous times. They're empowering strategies to discharge excess emotional energy while tap rooting your inner strength and resilience. In this episode, we're exploring:An empowered way to think of grounding as a practice6 principles of effective grounding techniquesProactively collecting your tools so you can reach for them when you need themJennifer also pulls from yoga and Buddhist dharma teachings to answer a listener question about engaging others in our values-based causes without creating harm.Resources Mentioned On This Show
2025-04-0138 minSkillful Means Podcast#100 What's Stopping You? Buddhist and IFS Perspectives on ResistanceText me your feedback.Ever wonder why you feel resistant to doing something that you actually want to do? This month we're unpacking the complexities of resistance through Buddhist teachings and IFS Parts Work. We're going to scrap the self-sabotaging label and get to the roots of why most people struggle to make progress on their goals. The difference types of resistance according to Buddhism's Five HindrancesThe IFS Perspective on the intentions of parts and why they put up road blocksJennifer also shares a few personal anecdotes that highlight a compassionate approach to...
2025-03-0427 min
To Be Completely BluntTo Be Completely Blunt - Ep. 8, Season 3: Against All Odds, How CannaBama Became Alabama’s CBD PioneerOn this episode of To Be Completely Blunt, we chatted with Jennifer Boozer, the founder of CannaBama, Alabama’s first hemp and CBD retailer. Born in Colorado, raised in Louisiana, and now calling Alabama home for over 18 years, Jennifer’s journey is nothing short of inspiring. From battling chronic health issues and the loss of her son, to overcoming addiction, Jennifer found a life-changing solution in CBD and cannabis. Fueled by her own transformation, she created CannaBama in 2018, a passion project that quickly became a beacon of hope for her community. Today, she’s not only educating people about cannab...
2025-02-0400 min
Our Hen House: Vegan & Animal Rights Movement | Stories from the Frontlines of Animal LiberationThe Truth About Regenerative Grazing with Jennifer Molidor and Ashley CappsIn this essential episode for animal advocates, environmental experts Jennifer Molidor (Center for Biological Diversity) and Ashley Capps (A Well Fed World) expose how the meat industry uses “regenerative grazing” claims to greenwash factory farming. From debunking myths about grass-fed beef to revealing the devastating impact of cattle grazing on wildlife and climate change, this conversation equips our flock with science-backed responses to common pro-meat environmental claims. This episode explores: • The scientific evidence debunking regenerative grazing as a climate solution • Why grass-fed beef requires more land and produces more methane than factory farming
2025-01-311h 29
American Grown PodcastMichael Cahill - Army Vet & Executive Director of Team Jennifer Cahill Charities/Topics: Meeting the One, A Terminal Diagnosis & Helping Others - Ep.114Episode 114: of the American Grown Podcast in the Colortech Creative Solutions studios with Michael Cahill Army Vet & Volunteer Executive Director of Team Jennifer Cahill Charities.In this episode Mike shares with us his journey to become an Army mortarman. While training he was seriously injured requiring 12 surgeries! While on the mend Mike met Jennifer at a local social club and within a short amount of time they were married. The honeymoon was short lived however as Mike & Jennifer discovered she had terminal cancer. Their organization Team Jennifer Cahill Charities is to help support female Veterans facing terminal...
2025-01-151h 00
The Crew Up North Podcast"It's an Incredible Feat for Anything to Ever Work" | Northern Actor Daren SullivanSo…. The dog ate my podcast. No but like, for real. Hubert the hound dog ate the SD card with the original version of this episode, so here we are for round two (and hopefully it’s less tasty)! Northern actor Daren Sullivan was kind enough to join TCUN and host Jennifer Tocheri twice to discuss his stumble into the film world that led to his second career. As a seasoned background performer, Daren leads us through the process of becoming a full union member, what the background community means to him, what the heck is a Stand In, and...
2024-12-171h 41
Sweet but Fearless PodcastCracking the Code Behind Human Connection with Jennifer K. Hill, CEO & Co-Founder of OptiMatch (S8:Epi 195) In this episode, Mary Sullivan, co-founder of Sweet but Fearless is joined by Jennifer K. Hill, CEO & Co-Founder of OptiMatch and Keynote Speaker. Having cracked the code of human connection, Jennifer reflects on the science behind what makes people click and understand the motivating factors of individuals to create greater coherence in teams. Utilizing the Golden Triangle of connection, Jennifer provides insight into how we can foster the ability to understand what motivates ourselves and others. If you found this episode inspiring, please subscribe, like, and leave a comment. MORE ABOUT J...
2024-06-1825 min
The Cure...with Scotty and SullyRevolutionizing Healthcare: A Chat with Jennifer Fitzpatrick, CSPIn this enlightening episode of The Cure, Scotty and Sully dive deep into the evolving world of healthcare with Jennifer Fitzpatrick, a seasoned professional who brings a unique blend of healthcare operations expertise and psychotherapeutic insights.
As the author of "Reimagining Customer Service in Healthcare" and "Cruising Through Caregiving," Jennifer shares invaluable strategies for enhancing patient and client experiences, tackling the tough conversations around service gaps, and the importance of compassion in caregiving.
Whether you're a medical employee, sales professional, or a leader seeking to elevate your organization's service...
2024-03-0853 min
For Those We Lost: COVID StoriesJennifer in OregonEpisode 51. Jennifer in OregonSince this is the last episode of season 2 and I am putting this podcast in a hiatus (possibly permanently) I wanted to tell my mom's story. Today we will be talking about my mom, Bobbie Lee, and she passed away on August 24, 2020. My mom had Alzheimer's from a Traumatic Brain Injury and she'd been in a memory care since October 2018. She was a feisty lady and general good health, despite the Alzheimer's, when her memory care was shut down to visitors due to COVID. My mom got COVID in August 2020 in...
2023-07-191h 28
Books Are My People93 - Books Are My People with soThis founder, Annie Long SullivanSign up for my new Books Are My People Newletter here! This week, I speak with Annie Long Sullivan, founder of soThis, a bookclub with benefits. She speaks with me about some of her favorite recent reads and why she started a virtual bookclub community. Books Recommended:Click any title to be taken to my affiliate Bookshop.org shop.All Signs Point to Paris by Natasha SizloThe Things We Do To Our Friends by Heather DarwentI Miss you I Hate this by Sara SaediThe...
2023-01-0925 min
The Healthy Skin Show272: Protopic Withdrawal: A Personal Story w/ Dominika O'Sullivan It can be helpful to hear from others going through the same struggle or journey as you. My guest today shares her powerful story of determination and never giving up on finding the root cause for her rashes which started in childhood. Today's guest is Dominika O'Sullivan, a former city girl thriving in the beautiful West of Ireland and transitioning to countryside living. She is a lifelong eczema warrier and Protopic withdrawal sufferer who was failed by several medical, skin and alternative medicine professionals and is currently discovering and addressing her root causes of the original condition...
2022-12-0836 min
Way of Champions Podcast#298 How to End Abusive Coaching: A Discussion with Dr Amy Saltzman, Dr Jennifer Fraser and Mitch LyonsThis week on the podcast we take a deep dive into what exactly is abusive coaching and how parents and coaches can take steps to stop it. To do so we gathered three experts in the field of bullying and coaching abuse to join John and Jerry for a fascinating discussion. Dr. Amy Saltzman a holistic physician, mindfulness coach, long-time athlete, and a member of the US Soccer Participant Safety Taskforce. She's had the privilege of being recognized by her peers as a visionary and pioneer in the fields of holistic medicine and mindfulness for athletes, coaches...
2022-11-111h 21Way of Champions Podcast#298 How to End Abusive Coaching: A Discussion with Dr Amy Saltzman, Dr Jennifer Fraser and Mitch LyonsThis week on the podcast we take a deep dive into what exactly is abusive coaching and how parents and coaches can take steps to stop it. To do so we gathered three experts in the field of bullying and coaching abuse to join John and Jerry for a fascinating discussion. Dr. Amy Saltzman a holistic physician, mindfulness coach, long-time athlete, and a member of the US Soccer Participant Safety Taskforce. She's had the privilege of being recognized by her peers as a visionary and pioneer in the fields of holistic medicine and mindfulness for athletes, coaches...
2022-11-111h 21
Clean Beauty SchoolHow did beauty get this polarized? | beauty journalist Jennifer G. Sullivan“There's polarity in the beauty industry, but nothing's black and white. I can almost always see the other person's side of the story," says beauty journalist and co-host of Fat Mascara Jennifer G. Sullivan. In this episode of Clean Beauty School, mindbodygreen beauty director and host Alexandra Engler chats with Sullivan about the many gray areas of the modern beauty industry. Plus, why the pillars of her beauty routine are good health, exercise, and injectables. Show notes:-Follow Jennifer G. Sullivan and Fat Mascara-Follow along with Jenn’s writing, inclu...
2022-11-0848 min
I've Had ItJennifer Welch and Angie ”Pumps” SullivanOver the past two decades, former television personalities Jennifer Welch and Angie "Pumps" Sullivan have been amassing a list of things they've HAD IT with and it's a hilarious slant on power moms, over-talkers, men who skirt the system and people who blame bad behavior on their astrological signs.
Join the ladies and their special guests on "I've Had It" and let this comedic, feel-good podcast expose you to all the things you didn't know you've had it with!
Don't ask them to bring a casserole to your event or to celebrate international snow cone day with you because they've HAD I...
2022-10-1801 min
Big Little Small TalkJennifer Wright (Summers)Jennifer Wright (Summers) is an artist in every sense of the word. But she's also a scientist, a film maker, editor, and a television presenter and so much more. Hear how Jennifer is dedicated to Public Art, especially work that is science based, environmentally aware, promotes reconciliation and has social justice values. Recorded 25 September 2022
2022-09-3048 minWay of Champions Podcast#275 Jennifer Fraser, PhD, on her New Book The Bullied Brain, and the Impact of Bullying from Coaches on Youth AthletesJennifer Fraser, best-selling author and award-winning educator, has a PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of Toronto. Her online courses and workshops provide dynamic lessons in the impact neuroscience has on personal development and culture change. Her previous book, Teaching Bullies: Zero Tolerance on the Court or in the Classroom (Motion Press, Aug. 8, 2015), explores what happens when the bully is a teacher or coach. Her new book, The Bullied Brain: Heal Your Scars and Restore Your Health (Prometheus Books, April 1, 2022), delves into how bullying affects the brain and how the brain can heal. In our conversation...
2022-06-0359 minWay of Champions Podcast#275 Jennifer Fraser, PhD, on her New Book The Bullied Brain, and the Impact of Bullying from Coaches on Youth AthletesJennifer Fraser, best-selling author and award-winning educator, has a PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of Toronto. Her online courses and workshops provide dynamic lessons in the impact neuroscience has on personal development and culture change. Her previous book, Teaching Bullies: Zero Tolerance on the Court or in the Classroom (Motion Press, Aug. 8, 2015), explores what happens when the bully is a teacher or coach. Her new book, The Bullied Brain: Heal Your Scars and Restore Your Health (Prometheus Books, April 1, 2022), delves into how bullying affects the brain and how the brain can heal. In our conversation...
2022-06-0359 minWay of Champions Podcast#275 Jennifer Fraser, PhD, on her New Book The Bullied Brain, and the Impact of Bullying from Coaches on Youth AthletesJennifer Fraser, best-selling author and award-winning educator, has a PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of Toronto. Her online courses and workshops provide dynamic lessons in the impact neuroscience has on personal development and culture change. Her previous book, Teaching Bullies: Zero Tolerance on the Court or in the Classroom (Motion Press, Aug. 8, 2015), explores what happens when the bully is a teacher or coach. Her new book, The Bullied Brain: Heal Your Scars and Restore Your Health (Prometheus Books, April 1, 2022), delves into how bullying affects the brain and how the brain can heal. In our conversation...
2022-06-0359 min
Empowered Within with Jennifer Pilates – Spiritual Growth | Inner Empowerment | Transforming Mind-Body-SpiritFrom Drug Dealer to Pastor to Successful Coach with Kyle SullivanDo you ever wonder how everything you have gone through builds you into the person you are today? You may be surprised to learn that a D1 athlete, drug dealer, pastor husband, father of 2 under 2, and founder of a coaching company are all parts of Kyle Sullivan's story? These stages of life have built upon and led to the creation of his successful coaching business, Unleash the Champ. Kyle has spent over 10 years leading 1000s of men and women to the powerful creation of Unleash the Champ coaching. With all of his great successes Kyle still says, first and...
2022-03-0232 min
NZIF Audio Archive2.4: Conversation Series with Jennifer O'Sullivan, Christine Brooks, and Laura Irish (NZIF 2021)This season we bring you our Conversation Series - in each episode, a trio of improvisors come together to talk about what lights them up, what challenges them, and what keeps them excited about the future of improv.Featuring: Jennifer O’Sullivan and Christine Brooks from Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington), and Laura Irish from Whakatū (Nelson) Recorded in front of a live audience at BATS Theatre in October 2021.This episode was produced and edited by Aaron Douglas and made possible thanks to the New Zealand Improvisation Trust and Creative NZ.NZ Improv Fes...
2022-01-3150 min
Unleash The Champ Leadership Podcast41. The Magic Formula to Life with Jennifer PopkenA coach for coaches, Jennifer Popken found her true calling in life after making a shift from the fashion world to the world of nutrition, coaching people to make healthier decisions with their nutrition, exercise and mindset. Connect with Jennifer: Jennifer-helene.com
2021-12-0635 min
Kathy Sullivan ExploresThe Unknown North with Jennifer KingsleyJennifer Kingsley is the founder and project lead for Meet The North, a project that emphasized the lives of the people who call the Arctic their home. The project\'s focus was to allow the world to know the four million people living at the top of the world: their culture, their stories, and how climate change is affecting the way they live. The project ran from 2015 to 2018 and investigated the parts of Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Alaska, and Svalbard that have been rarely explored. Jennifer is also the author of the book, Paddlenorth: Adventure, Resilience, and Renewal in the...
2021-08-121h 10Skillful Means Podcast#40 Mindful Awareness of the Body Guided PracticeText me your feedback.In this guided practice, Jen offers a meditation on establishing body awareness as a mindfulness anchor. Because the body is always available, bringing our attention to the posture and sensations of the body helps us to connect to the immediacy of the present moment. ~Skillful Means Podcast offers these guided practices to help you deepen into your yoga and mindfulness journey. We welcome your comments. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram, send us a note at feedback@skillfulmeanspodcast.com, or leave us a voicemail at https://www...
2021-04-2213 minSkillful Means Podcast#39 When Nothing Lasts, Life is PreciousText me your feedback.In this episode, Jen and Sarah Jane talk about the concept of precious impermanence, an organizing principle for many Asian religions and belief systems.Impermanence dignifies the transient nature of reality. Clinging to things as if they could be permanent is what causes unnecessary suffering in life. Through Buddhist, yogic, and Taoist textual references and stories, Sarah Jane and Jen demonstrate the value of seeing the world as ever-changing and uncertain. Not only is it realistic, but it compels us to live meaningfully, passionately, now.~~~
2021-04-1554 min
Our Hen House: Vegan & Animal Rights Movement | Stories from the Frontlines of Animal LiberationEpisode 586: Women-Owned Businesses in the Post-Animal Economy ft. Jennifer StojkovicJennifer Stojkovic joins us on the podcast this week for a powerful and information-packed conversation about the role of women and women-owned businesses in the post-animal economy. Jennifer is the founder of Vegan Women Summit (VWS), a global events and media organization dedicated to empowering women as they work to incorporate vegan ethics and values into their careers. In her conversation with Jasmin, Jennifer explains why she felt it necessary to focus on women working to build the post-animal economy and how women are crucial to the success of the vegan beauty, food, fashion, and overall lifestyle movement. She...
2021-04-031h 09Skillful Means Podcast#38 Tree Meditation Guided PracticeText me your feedback.In this meditation inspired by popular teacher Jack Kornfield’s tree meditations, Sarah Jane guides you through a visualization that accesses the stabilizing and steadfast qualities of trees. Recalling a tree that has been significant in your life is the beginning of a short relational journey that includes rooting downward for nourishment and rising to the challenges of life’s seasons. Then, breathing like the tree and being like the tree, we enhance a sense of interconnectedness and presence, and trust this inner ground as a place to return to, aga...
2021-03-2514 min
New Light Living - See Your Life in a New Light!Jennifer Maurer: Passion Principles - Turning Your Passion Into ActionMy guest Jennifer Maurer, public speaker, certified life coach and motivational guide shares powerful wisdom within her framework of passion principles how important it is to burst through your fears and turn your passion into action. This episode is a bundle of straight forward inspiration to get started and finally get into action. Find Jennifer on https://www.jennifermaurer.net/
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2021-03-2335 minSkillful Means Podcast#37 Dharma Book Club: "The End of Your World" by AdyashantiText me your feedback.In this inaugural episode of the bi-monthly Dharma Book Club, Sarah Jane and Jen chat about The End of Your World. In this book, based on a series of his talks on the nature of enlightenment, spiritual teacher Adyashanti describes both the initial “glimpses” and the journey to “abiding awakening,” which he also describes as abiding as “Spirit.”Concerned that folks will assume this book is not for them, Jen and Sarah Jane encourage listeners to see for themselves, and not to be surprised if it validates a potential “glimpse” into a non-dual under...
2021-03-1148 minSkillful Means Podcast#36 Yoga Nidra for Awakening Compassion Guided PracticeText me your feedback.In this month’s guided practice, we offer Yoga Nidra, the sleep of the yogis.The practice of Yoga Nidra dates back thousands of years and was developed to invoke a deep meditative state so that the practitioner may gather soma nectar for rejuvenation and immortality. Today, Yoga Nidra has drawn a lot of interest for its ability to relax the body’s stress response. Many people who practice Yoga Nidra regularly experience reduced anxiety and depression along with better nighttime sleep and overall improved feelings of wellbeing. In...
2021-02-2528 minSkillful Means Podcast#35 Are We in a Golden Age of Trainings and Retreats?Text me your feedback.In this episode, recorded nearly a year after the first COVD-19-related lockdowns, Jen and Sarah Jane discuss the benefits and pitfalls of the mad rush to move trainings and retreats online. From individual teachers, to studios and centers, to decentralized institutes, the pandemic has brought much change in the way teaching –and learning –is done. Impacts include increased access to teachers and programs, relaxed program requirements, and more. This evolution has greatly benefited us all as students. However, pitfalls abound. Sarah Jane and Jen get real about imposter synd...
2021-02-121h 05Skillful Means Podcast#34 Contemplating the Elements from the Inside Out Guided PracticeText me your feedback.In this episode, Sarah Jane introduces and leads a mindfulness meditation on the four elements from the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta (Foundations of Mindfulness) as taught by the Venerable Bhikkhu Anālayo, a contemporary Theravada Buddhist monk and scholar.Contemplating the elements (earth, water, fire, and wind, according to early Buddhist writers), as they are expressed both within the body and outside in the natural world, can lessen harmful over-identification with the body. They also remind us that we are in and of nature, not separate from it. Further, it can give r...
2021-01-2822 minSkillful Means Podcast#33 What We’re Turning TowardText me your feedback.In this episode, Jen and Sarah Jane return from a winter break. Amidst ever increasing levels of upheaval in the States, they discuss their go-to practices and resources that buoy body, heart, and mind. In a casual back and forth conversation, they describe the methods and inspirations they rely on, including hara breathing, the idea of expansiveness, contemplating the elements while walking in a cemetery (yup!), weekly planning, and more. Not ones for navel-gazing, Jen and Sarah Jane put their practices to work not only in replenishing their reserves...
2021-01-1457 minSkillful Means Podcast#32 Inner Smile Guided PracticeText me your feedback.In this Taoist meditation, Jen will help you harness the loving energy of a smile and direct it inward for profound sense of self-compassion, joy, and relaxation.In Taoism, it's believed that the energy of negative emotions blocks Qi flow, leading to disease Practicing the inner smile meditation will help you clear out blocked negative energy for improved health, well-being, and longevity. This is an old practice, more recently popularized by the Qigong master Mantak Chia. ~Skillful Means Podcast offers these guided practices to help...
2020-12-3118 minSkillful Means Podcast#31 The Only Way Out is Through Guided PracticeText me your feedback.In this talk and guided practice, Sarah Jane describes the benefit of thinking of Buddhism’s Four Noble Truths as Four Ennobling Tasks. As tasks, the teachings become invitations to action. In the case of the first, the invitation is to comprehend dukkha (suffering). How? We practice. Why? Clear comprehension gives rise to liberating insight.But more than orienting our minds toward helpful concepts that support practice, this episode is meant as a gift during a holiday season in which people may feel tender and weary from struggling through the public he...
2020-12-0322 min
The Dramatic Workshop PodcastScene 11: Jennifer NolanWe had the joy of chatting with SCDW friend, Jennifer Nolan!Music: audionautix.comSend us an email: scdwpodcast@gmail.comGo here to support us: anchor.fm/scdwpodcastSullivan County Dramatic Workshop: www.scdw.net--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scdwpodcast/support
2020-12-0240 minSkillful Means PodcastTuning In, Reaching Out Virtual Retreat Day 3: Loving-Kindness in the Tradition of Thich Nhat HanhText me your feedback.Jen wraps up our first virtual retreat with a practice very dear to her heart. Loving-kindness, or metta, is at the very heart of spiritual practice. By tuning into our common humanity, we not only touch the essence of our true Self, but we are able to recognize and appreciate the Self of others, even difficult people. Consider this a training in radical acceptance. Jen shares her thoughts on retreating and then guides a gentle mindful movement break followed by a loving-kindness practice in the Plum Village tradition of Th...
2020-11-2243 minSkillful Means PodcastTuning In, Reaching Out Virtual Retreat Day 3: Yoga & CompassionText me your feedback.Welcome to Sunday, the third day of “Tuning In, Reaching Out.” We are maintaining our commitment to practice in part through the connections we’ve made and the energy we’ve felt from you, and we hope you feel the same. Sarah Jane is interested in the active quality of compassion and how it can inform and even compel us to engage in the world. She opens this practice with a short yin yoga sequence (butterfly, sphinx, and banana/crescent poses) during which she introduces lojong (practice slogans) and what it means to...
2020-11-221h 07Skillful Means PodcastTuning In, Reaching Out Day 2: The Four Foundations of Mindfulness and Yin YogaText me your feedback.Welcome to the second and fourth overall practice of “Tuning In, Reaching Out.” We have deeply enjoyed connecting with some of you about intentions, methods, hindrances, and insights. A deep bow to all practitioners.In this practice, Sarah Jane shares thoughts on the purpose and practice of mindfulness through the Early Buddhist lens and highlights some aspects of the Satipatthana Sutta, an early practice guide in the voice of the Buddha. She suggests a few yin postures in which to dwell while practicing each of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness--body, feelings, mind...
2020-11-211h 14Skillful Means PodcastTuning In, Reaching Out Virtual Retreat Day 2: Gentle Movement to Unwind Stress and Connect with YourselfText me your feedback.Welcome to the second day of your virtual retreat. This morning, Jen brings you a gentle yang yoga practice in the tradition of her root teachers of Nosara Yoga Institute. This practice is appropriate for all levels including beginners, but you may find it helpful to have some asana experience in order to follow the verbal cues. DisclaimerThe information and postures shared in this episode are not a substitute for proper medical care. If you are ill or injured, please consult your physician. Practicing asana c...
2020-11-211h 11Skillful Means PodcastTuning In, Reaching Out Virtual Retreat Day 1: Cultivating Concentration in Yin YogaText me your feedback.In this second practice of the Tuning In, Reaching Out Virtual retreat, Jen will guide you through a timeless meditation called Shamatha, or calm abiding. You'll have an opportunity to practice in a formal way as well as in Yin Yoga postures. The postures featured in this practice include: butterfly, sphinx, empty coat sleeves, and reclined twist. You might appreciate having a folded blanket or blocks handy for the poses as well as whatever set up you use for meditation practice. DisclaimerThe information and postures s...
2020-11-2058 minSkillful Means PodcastTuning in, Reaching Out Virtual Retreat Day 1: Yoga & RAIN MeditationText me your feedback.We are pleased to kick off our virtual retreat with this Yoga & RAIN Meditation practice with Sarah Jane. In this guided practice, Sarah Jane invites you to spend a few moments warming the body and enhancing chi circulation with simple movements undertaken in concert with a slow and steady breath. We then settle in and progress through the steps of RAIN meditation--Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture--with the opportunity to rest in various yin yoga postures through their unfolding. Poses include: child's pose, shoelace, dragonfly, recalled butterfly, and savasana. You may ne...
2020-11-2058 min
Inside Education - a podcast for educators interested in teachingPodcast 408, Jennifer O'Sullivan on Teaching Reading (14-11-20)Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.
On this week's programme I am delighted to interview my colleague, Dr. Jennifer O'Sullivan on the topic of teaching reading. Specifically, we explore the areas of phonemic awareness, phonological awareness and picture books. Jennifer also recommends several useful resources for teaching reading.
Among the topics we discuss and the resources mentioned are the following:
Jennifer's route to becoming a teacher
The joys and challenges of teaching in a junior school that had disadvantaged status
Doing a master’s degree in literacy.
Specific challenges teachers experience in their fir...
2020-11-1458 min
It's a ProcessNicholas SullivanNicholas Sullivan is a very process driven sculptor and one of two Nicks who run A.D. gallery on NYC’s LES. We talk about his new studio, his cool artist mom, materials and their meaning, the power of work that is both personal and political, the tenderness of paper, Orwell’s 1984, and learning to trust one’s self in the creative process wherever it goes.https://www.nicholas-sullivan.com/http://adnyc.co/Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu SuzukiRichard Powers, The OverstoryThe Fullness of Emptiness by Thich...
2020-11-101h 32Skillful Means PodcastYou're Invited to Tune In and Reach Out with us on Nov 20-22Text me your feedback.This is just a quick reminder about the upcoming virtual retreat here on the podcast. Join us on Nov 20-22 for twice daily practices to help you strengthen your connection both to yourself and to those around you. Episodes will appear here in the podcast feed at midnight and noon EST. You can also join for optional live Zoom calls and receive email tips. Sign up at: http://bit.ly/tiro2020We hope this offering is off benefit to you and the wider world.-----
2020-11-1003 minSkillful Means Podcast#30 Get To Know Your Parts IFS Guided PracticeText me your feedback.As a companion to episode 29 on Internal Family Systems (IFS therapy), we invite you to enjoy this guided parts meditation.Jen will help you locate and get to know one or more parts during this experience. IFS is an embodied practice, so the doorway into your inner environment is through body sensations. After a few minutes of guided relaxation, you'll start to track your somatic experience as a way of foregrounding what needs the most attention right now. It's helpful to engage in IFS parts work at a quiet...
2020-11-0520 minSkillful Means Podcast#29 What is IFS?Text me your feedback.In this episode, Jen and Sarah Jane finally and excitedly get around to talking about Internal Family Systems. IFS is having a moment lately, and is being brought into yoga and Buddhist communities by some prominent teachers, including Sarah Jane and Jen’s primary teacher, Sarah Powers.Since Jen has completed Level II IFS training, Sarah Jane asks her to describe the core proposition of IFS – that our mind is composed of sub personalities that have their own perspectives and motivations – and the benefits of bringing this model into spiritu...
2020-10-2257 minSkillful Means Podcast#28 Earth & Sky Guided PracticeText me your feedback.In this meditation drawn from Taosit practices, Sarah Jane guides you through a breath-based visualization for replenishing and balancing inner energy. We are both individually whole and inextricably interconnected with each other and the natural world. We can view everything--even human beings--as composed of elements and infused with energies that, when in balance, create harmony and health. By drawing grounding earth chi, or earth energy, from below to fill the dantian or hara, the body’s energetic center in the lower abdomen, we capacitate stability. Similarly, by drawing energizing heav...
2020-10-1413 minSkillful Means Podcast#27 Meeting Uncertainty & ChangeText me your feedback.In this episode, Jen and Sarah Jane address the human predicament: We are wired to avoid unfamiliarity, uncertainty, and unpredictability in life, even while these very forces are ever-present realities. This simple paradox is the source of much of the stress in our complicated lives. Acknowledging the particular challenges of navigating life in the midst of a global pandemic, the US election, and seasonal changes, Jen and Sarah Jane share the methods they use to soothe the nervous system in times of distress. But what about building long-term resilience so that w...
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2020-09-2830 minSkillful Means Podcast#26 Cultivate Resilience in Uncertain Times with Yin Yoga for the Spleen and Stomach Guided PracticeText me your feedback.In this guided Yin Yoga practice, Jennifer guides you through a short series of postures designed to nourish the spleen and stomach. According to Taoist Energetic Medicine, the spleen and stomach work together to perform the important function of extracting vital life force energy from the food we eat. When the spleen and stomach experience disharmony, it affects our entire organ system. These organs are also associated with important emotional and mental faculties including feelings of groundedness, connectedness, understanding, insight, and mental clarity.During times of transition...
2020-09-1031 minSkillful Means Podcast#25 Get to Know Yourself with the Body-Heart-Mind Check-InText me your feedback.The landscape of yoga studios is not what it once was. With some studios closed permanently and others open only temporarily or in limbo, practitioners who relied on guided classes may be more motivated than ever to develop a self-led practice.In order to have a regular self-led yoga asana practice, you need one thing: some form of inquiry practice. Whether it’s a regular mindfulness practice, a journaling practice, or another method of self-examination, you need to be able to assess your current state of being so that you can se...
2020-08-2742 min
Destined For SuccessKat Sullivan Interview Building a Business and Managing PeopleGet all the inside secrets and tools you need to help you develop your leadership skills so you can build the best team to drive productivity and profitability. The Amazing Kat Sullivan was laid-off from a finance company the same day she found out she was expecting her first child. Her ability to lead people in the finance industry translated to leading a team to help build her brand and two amazing online businesses. In this episode you will learn: Lead by example Set expectations BE HUM...
2020-08-1742 minSkillful Means Podcast#24 Equanimity for Balanced Action Guided PracticeText me your feedback.Wrapping up our series on the Four Immeasurables, in this guided practice, Sarah Jane Shangraw unpacks the fourth “sublime state,” upeksa (equanimity). Upeksa is a state of non-preferencing that can arise in meditation when we feel into and accept the uncontrollable flow and tonality of experience, and leave it at that. Not a cool and distant quality, equanimity combines the wisdom of understanding together with compassionate inclusivity. Under its influence, we are balanced and open, able to “be with” rather than give in to the compulsion to “react to.” More broadly, it helps us...
2020-08-1322 minSkillful Means Podcast#23 Uncovering Conditioning & Biases with Buddhist MindfulnessText me your feedback.In this episode, Jen and Sarah Jane take a look through the Buddhist lens at the mind. Specifically, they explore using mindfulness, being with discomfort, and taking responsibility as foundations for the necessary and ongoing work of recognizing and undoing our conditioning, including unconscious bias.Though this conversation is inevitably incomplete, it touches on several concepts that can serve as jumping off points to further our contemplation and engagement in a world where the dominant racial identity group must reckon with and right deeply rooted, systemic wrongs. Conversation includes:
2020-07-3141 min
Empowered Beyond Pain#9 - A-Z of Osteoarthritis with Dr JP Caneiro (part 3) (guest hosted by Jennifer Persaud)Part 3 of our Osteoarthritis mini-series. In this episode guest host Jennifer Persaud from Arthritis and Osteoporosis WA talks to Dr JP Caneiro about:
- When a consultation with a surgeon is appropriate
- Can care for osteoarthritis be done via online video consultations?
- Tips and advice as well as where to find more good quality resources.
Show notes: www.bodylogic.physio/podcast
Our twitter: https://twitter.com/EBPPodcast https://twitter.com/PeteOSullivanPT
https://twitter.com/JPCaneiro
https://twitter.com/KWernliPhysio
*Peter O’Sullivan and JP Caneiro were awarded specialisation by the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2005 and 2013 respectively. Th...
2020-07-2420 min
Empowered Beyond Pain#8 - A-Z of Osteoarthritis with Dr JP Caneiro part 2 (guest hosted by Jennifer Persaud)Part 2 of our Mini-series on Osteoarthritis guest hosted by Jennifer Persaud.
Today, Jennifer and JP discuss:
- The call-to-action for therapists treating osteoarthritis (based on https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/54/5/256 )
- Self management strategies for joint pain
- How structure is important, but only one of a handful of considerations for those with joint pain.
Show notes: www.bodylogic.physio/podcast Our twitter: https://twitter.com/EBPPodcast https://twitter.com/PeteOSullivanPT https://twitter.com/JPCaneiro https://twitter.com/KWernliPhysio *Peter O’Sullivan and JP...
2020-07-1716 minSkillful Means Podcast#22 Meeting Difficulty with Ease and Presence in Sphinx Pose Guided PracticeText me your feedback.In this episode, Jennifer offers guidance for creating space between a difficult stimulus and the response to it. Whether you are confronted by a challenging event or a triggering conversation, the prompts in this meditation can bring forward a more responsive — rather than reactive — inner attitude.The setting for this guided practice is sphinx pose, chosen for being a relatively gentle, although not entirely neutral, shape. Postures can help us approximate uncomfortable situations so that we can practice how we respond to them. For more guidance on how how to pr...
2020-07-1612 min
Empowered Beyond Pain#7 - A-Z of Osteoarthritis with Dr JP Caneiro (guest hosted by Jennifer Persaud)This week we welcome Jennifer Persaud as guest host. Jennifer is the manager of Health, Education and Research at Arthritis and Osteoporosis Western Australia ( https://www.arthritiswa.org.au/ ).
She has a Q&A session with our very own Dr JP Caneiro and asks all the common questions people have about osteoarthritis.
Show notes: www.bodylogic.physio/podcast
Our twitter: https://twitter.com/EBPPodcast https://twitter.com/PeteOSullivanPT
https://twitter.com/JPCaneiro
https://twitter.com/KWernliPhysio
*Peter O’Sullivan and JP Caneiro were awarded specialisation by the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2005 and 2013 respectively. Theme music by Fervun and Ca...
2020-07-1018 min
Inside SoccerEpisode 10 - MLS is Back, NYCFC COO Jennifer O'SullivanNYCFC COO Jennifer O'Sullivan is a proven sports leader and great legal mind. Her experience in soccer, football, and law is unmatched. Now she is working at NYCFC as COO and takes our listeners on a journey inside the workings of a very unique MLS member.
2020-07-0237 minSkillful Means Podcast#21 Dharmic Activism: Lessons from the Bhagavad Gita with Kaya MindlinText me your feedback.In this episode, Jen is joined by her friend and colleague Kaya Mindlin to discuss the Bhagavad Gita and how to fully and authentically show up for social justice while staying true to one’s dharma. In this sweeping conversation that, at times, adopts the atmosphere of a workshop, Jen and Kaya discuss:how to embrace the discomforts of learning, the setting and themes of the Bhagavad Gita, what is yoga, understanding the mind through the lens of the Gunas, what the Vedas can tell us about the origins of implici...
2020-07-021h 29Skillful Means Podcast#20 Embodied Awareness & Compassion for the Weary Guided PracticeText me your feedback.This guided meditation encourages you to take up residence in your body in order to be present for the life that is inside you right now. With kind attention, we feel into the physical body and citta (the heart-mind), which may need some buoying. Then, drawing on our own creative compassion, we resource ourselves internally so that we can meet the call of the wider world in the in this and future moments. Finally, we wish safety, happiness, and peace to all beings, near and far, known and unknown...
2020-06-1818 minSkillful Means Podcast#19 Resources for Social Justice in Intentional & Spiritual CommunitiesText me your feedback.Today, we pivoted a bit to share resources on the intersection of mindfulness, Buddhism, anti-racism, and collective healing. We focus on the major voices, most of them people of color, shining a light on the social justice issues facing spiritual communities and how to overcome them. Books: The Way of Liberation: A Practical Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Adyashanti Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People by Mahzarin Banaji & Anthony GreenwaldAwakening Together: The Spiritual Practice of Inclusivity & Community by Larry YangGood C...
2020-06-0317 minSkillful Means Podcast#18 Yin Yoga To Awaken a Peaceful Inner Attitude Guided PracticeText me your feedback.Inspired by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh's Pebble Meditation, Jennifer guides you through the four qualities of freshness, solidity, clarity, and freedom in the container of a calming Yin Yoga practice. Each point of the meditation is paired with a Yin Yoga pose that evokes these qualities including sphinx, supported caterpillar, reclining butterfly, and pentacle. Originally developed for children, the Pebble Meditation is, nevertheless, very popular with adults for the peaceful state that it awakens. You may find it helpful to follow this practice any time you are feeling...
2020-05-2126 minSkillful Means PodcastBONUS: Guided Heart Center Practice With Sarah PowersText me your feedback.In Episode 17, Sarah Jane and Jen spoke with their teacher Sarah Powers about the wisdom and opportunity for awakening amidst the suffering of the coronavirus pandemic.During the recording of that episode, Sarah generously led an inquiry meditation for holding and healing wounded and distressed parts of ourselves with maitri, loving friendship to ourselves. We decided to release this meditation separately so that you can return to it again and again as need. The meditation begins at 00:27 and is approximately 15 minutes long.Following the meditation is a...
2020-05-0728 minSkillful Means Podcast#17 A Conversation with Sarah PowersText me your feedback.Our primary teacher Sarah Powers has spent decades studying, living, and teaching from the Wisdom traditions--Buddhism, Yoga, Taoism, and contemporary western psychology. As the new coronavirus pandemic spread, Sarah joined us via Zoom from London to talk about the wisdom and opportunity for awakening amidst this suffering. From how to be sick, to parenting, to lifestyle medicine, in this episode we hear about aspects of the harmonious approach to living Sarah developed well before our current circumstances. We examine the question, "how do we foreground what is most important and bring...
2020-05-071h 18Skillful Means Podcast#16 Sympathetic Joy Guided PracticeText me your feedback.Mudita, or sympathetic joy, is the third in the series of the four most highly regarded qualities, or “sublime states,” in Buddhism: metta (loving-kindness), karuna (compassion), mudita (sympathetic joy) and upeksa (equanimity). Mudita is a potent practice that helps us experience joy even when life feels difficult and warm feelings are hard to access. In this guided meditation, Sarah Jane helps you bring forth feelings of joy so they will be more likely to arise spontaneously in daily life.Skillful Means Podcast offers these guided practices to help y...
2020-04-2322 minSkillful Means Podcast#15 Yin Yoga For Strengthening Wei Qi Guided PracticeText me your feedback.In Chinese Medicine, the immune system is comprised of a protective barrier of energy (Qi), called Wei Qi ( pronounced “way chee”), that circulates through the body while also emanating about an inch around the outside of the body. The Taoists believe that, like a force field, Wei Qi prevents external pathogens, like viruses and bacteria, from making us sick.In this guided practice, Jennifer shares a gentle Yin Yoga practice that targets the Kidney, Urinary Bladder, Lung, Large Intestine, Spleen, and Stomach meridians to help strengthen Wei Qi. You’ll nee...
2020-03-2623 minSkillful Means Podcast#14 Yin Yoga for the Physical Body (Part 2)Text me your feedback.Continuing the conversation on how Yin Yoga affects the physical body, Jen and Sarah Jane talk about the physical benefits of the practice, immediately zeroing in on the elephant in the room: the edge. What is it? Why is it important? Is it safe to spend time there? How might we describe it to students so they can safely encounter it, so they can find their sweet spot?In the course of this discussion Jen coins a phrase: ujayii bypassing. If you don’t immediately have an idea what th...
2020-03-1237 minSkillful Means Podcast#13 Compassion Guided PracticeText me your feedback.Karuna, or compassion, is the second in the series of the four most highly regarded qualities, or “sublime states,” in Buddhism: metta (loving-kindness), karuna (compassion), mudita (sympathetic joy) and upeksa (equanimity). Compassion arises when loving-kindness meets suffering and stays loving. It's more of a process than a static quality. In practice, we call upon this natural capacity of the heart and purposefully sustain it through the repetition of phrases. In this guided meditation, Sarah Jane encourages you to draw on the natural care that arises when considering a beloved person...
2020-02-2718 minSkillful Means Podcast#12 Yin Yoga for the Physical Body (Part 1)Text me your feedback.In this episode of our continuing series on Yin Yoga, Jen and Sarah Jane talk about the physical benefits of the practice. Many of us practice Yin Yoga, at least in part, to give ourselves the chance to experience “just being,” an antidote to the stresses produced by our busy lives. But even as we enjoy the emotional and mental effects of slowing down in Yin poses, all sorts of wonderful things are happening on the physical level.As we unpack the benefits of Yin Yoga, including better mobility, Jen addresses comm...
2020-02-1343 minSkillful Means Podcast#11 3-Part Check-in Meditation in Butterfly Pose Guided PracticeText me your feedback.Many yoga and mindfulness practices are specifically designed to grow one's capacity to remain present - internally and externally - from moment to moment. In this guided practice, Jennifer shares a simple practice for getting to know the current state of your body, heart, and mind so that you have the information you need to take care of yourself in a practice or in daily life. This meditation is particularly beneficial at the very beginning of a yoga practice, so that you have a better snapshot of what you need and...
2020-01-3012 minSkillful Means Podcast#10: The Life-Changing Magic of Yin YogaText me your feedback.Yin yoga, the slow and quiet approach to asana, flows against the current of mainstream yoga practices these days. With this episode, we urge you to try it based on the ways in which it bolstered us during challenging times. Not to dismiss the physical and energetic benefits of the practice, here we’re talking about an often unspoken aspect of Yin Yoga, that the poses serve as accessible containers for mindfulness meditation and similar practices. In this episode, we get personal and share our early experiences with the pr...
2020-01-1649 minSkillful Means Podcast# 9 Loving Kindness Guided PracticeText me your feedback.Metta, or loving-kindness, is the first of a series of meditation practices offered by the Buddha to cultivate the four qualities of love: metta (loving-kindness), karuna (compassion), mudita (sympathetic joy) and upeksa (equanimity). Practicing loving-kindness (metta bhavana) begins a process that, when mature, leads to a more accepting, kindly, and caring relationship towards one’s self and others.In this guided meditation, Sarah Jane takes you on a sweet and tender journey to self compassion. Skillful Means Podcast offers these guided practices to help you deepen into your yoga and...
2020-01-0226 minSkillful Means Podcast#8 Maintaining Practice While Traveling & Visiting FamilyText me your feedback.Maintaining practice is a must for yoga and meditation teachers, as well as serious practitioners of all sorts who are interested in spiritual growth. Establishing and maintaining the habit of practicing regularly is often hard won. It doesn’t take much to disrupt a daily routine, so what happens when holidays arrive? What happens when we travel for work or go on vacation? How does our practice life fare when we are among family we rarely see, or who don’t understand—or worse, don’t value—our path? Knowing that consistency...
2019-12-1940 minSkillful Means Podcast#7 Body Scan Guided PracticeText me your feedback.This relaxing Body Scan practice is inspired by a Buddhist teaching called Mindfulness of the Reality of the Body that appears in the First Foundation of Mindfulness. It's designed to help cultivate non-attachment to the body and to demonstrate one of the Buddha's most fundamental teachings: impermanence. Jennifer begins this episode with a short talk on the context and intention behind the Body Scan practice. The meditation begins at 2:40. Skillful Means Podcast offers these guided practices to help you deepen into your yoga and mindfulness journey. Follow...
2019-12-0523 minSkillful Means PodcastBONUS: RAIN Guided PracticeText me your feedback.In this bonus episode and companion to Episode 6, Sarah Jane takes you through a guided RAIN practice. Experience for yourself this transformative method for reframing your relationships with your feelings while cultivating self-compassion. Skillful Means Podcast offers these guided practices to help you deepen into your yoga and mindfulness journey. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram, or send us a note at feedback@skillfulmeanspodcast.com with your comments. ~ ~ ~SMP welcomes your comments and questions at feedback@skillfulmeanspodcast.com. You can also get in touch with J...
2019-11-2113 minSkillful Means Podcast#6 What is RAIN meditation?Text me your feedback.RAIN (Recognize, Accept, Investigate, Nurture) is a mindfulness meditation method developed by western Insight Meditation teachers to support practitioners in skillfully dealing with difficult emotions. RAIN can be used as an antidote to obstacles when they arise during meditation practice, as a practice in and of itself, in partnership, or off-the-cushion as a means to simply and mindfully pause during a challenging situation.Sarah Jane is a regular practitioner of RAIN, and Jen has questions. In this episode, Jen shares what she has heard about RAIN meditation and asks Sarah Jane...
2019-11-2139 min
Make Room ShowHome Organization: Cleaning Your Home Through Responsible Consumption with Amanda SullivanWhen was the last time you took a good, long look at your home and thought it was as clean and organized as it could be? In today’s busy, fast-paced world, home organization often tends to fall by the wayside unconsciously. Amanda Sullivan, the author of Organized Enough: The Anti-Perfectionist’s Guide to Getting – and Staying – Organized, discusses how “going with the flow” might just help you get your home – and your life – as organized as possible. A change in the way space looks and feels starts from the way one thinks about that space. Who knows, beneath all the clutter...
2019-11-2026 minMake Room ShowHome Organization: Cleaning Your Home Through Responsible Consumption with Amanda SullivanWhen was the last time you took a good, long look at your home and thought it was as clean and organized as it could be? In today’s busy, fast-paced world, home organization often tends to fall by the wayside unconsciously. Amanda Sullivan, the author of Organized Enough: The Anti-Perfectionist’s Guide to Getting – and Staying – Organized, discusses how “going with the flow” might just help you get your home – and your life – as organized as possible. A change in the way space looks and feels starts from the way one thinks about that space. Who knows, beneath all the clutter...
2019-11-2026 minSkillful Means Podcast#5 Walking Meditation Guided PracticeText me your feedback.In this practice episode, Sarah Jane guides you through the practice of walking meditation. You can expect instructions, reminders, and several periods of silence for you to focus on the experience.A formal meditation practice doesn't have to be static. Walking meditation is particularly helpful when you're feeling restless, but it also takes your practice off the cushion and into daily life. And the Buddha himself was fond of this practice.Skillful Means Podcast offers these guided practices to help you deepen into your yoga and mindfulness journey.
2019-11-0717 minSkillful Means Podcast#4: Advancing in a Yoga PracticeText me your feedback.In #4, we discuss what it means to advance in a yoga practice. Through the lens of the koshas--concentric layers of a human’s identity described in the Upanishads--you can view advancement as moving from the gross to the subtle, from the physical to the mental.We unpack the koshas and their related practice methods from the outside in, from asana for anamaya kosha (the physical or “food” body), to pranayama for the pranic body, and so forth. From her perspective as a private teacher, Sarah Jane shares the qualities that ar...
2019-10-2438 min
Converge CoffeeBuilding Great Paid Digital Media StructuresIn this episode, Sean sits down with Jennifer Denney, Founder and CEO of Elevated Marketing Solutions. They dive into Jennifer's extensive marketing background and why she started a paid marketing company. They go deeper into the importance of segmenting and funneling audiences and what is the difference between Google, Facebook, and LinkedIn advertising platforms. Jennifer leaves some great advice on how to make paid ads simpler.
More About Jennifer. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferdenney/
2019-10-1123 min