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Meditation MattersPoetry Friday - A.A. MilneToday's poem comes from A.A. Milne, creator of Winnie the Pooh.
2024-05-1713 minMeditation MattersA Focus on LovingkindnessIn celebration of "Do Something Good for Your Neighbor Day", today's meditation will focus on Lovingkindness.
2024-05-1614 minMeditation MattersAwakening and Expanding JoyIt doesn't always feel this way, but joy is a state of being we can choose. What's more, joy is infinite and always within us.
Today's podcast will focus on expanding joy.
2024-05-1515 minMeditation MattersWell-Being Week In Law: Emotional Well-BeingAs part of Well-Being in Law Week, today’s meditation will focus on emotional well-being. We'll practice letting go of the things we don't want and expanding the things we do want.
2024-05-1014 minMeditation MattersWell-Being in Law Week: Social Well-BeingAs part of Well-Being in Law Week, today’s meditation will focus on social well-being. Healthy relationships can profoundly impact our mental health and overall wellness. Research shows that we live longer, heal faster, have less stress and more joy.
So today, let's expand our social well-being by focusing on deepening our relationships and connections with others.
2024-05-1014 minMeditation MattersWell-Being Week in Law: Professional Well-BeingMeditation can help us achieve professional well-being by allowing us to focus on true and lasting success.
As part of Well-Being in Law Week, today’s meditation will focus on Professional Well-Being.
2024-05-0814 minMeditation MattersWell-Being Week in Law: Spiritual Well-BeingMeditation can help us calm our mind and provide the fertile soil where answers we seek can come more easily.
Today's meditation will focus on spiritual well-being.
2024-05-0715 minMeditation MattersWell-Being Week in Law: Slowing Down and Releasing StressResearch shows that meditation can help reduce the body's production of cortisol, which is our body's stress hormone.
As a part of Well-Being Week, today's meditation will focus on slowing down and releasing stress.
2024-05-0616 minMeditation MattersPoetry Friday: William Wordsworth - "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"William Wordsworth's poetry captures the healing powers and beauty of the natural world. It provides respite from the business of our daily lives.
Today we'll listen to his poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud".
2024-05-0313 minMeditation MattersA Focus on Simple MeditationThe most productive thing you can do is to do nothing.
Today's podcast will focus on being still.
2024-04-3013 minMeditation MattersEnjoying the Poetry of Wendell BerryToday's meditation will focus on the poetry of Wendell Berry and healing power of nature.
2024-04-2612 minMeditation MattersSpring (Soul) CleaningToday's podcast will focus on a spring cleaning of the soul.
2024-04-2514 minMeditation MattersPoetry from Khalil GibranToday's podcast features poetry from Khalil Gibran, a Lebanese-American writer and poet. Gibran is most famous for a book of poems called "The Prophet", first published in English in 1923.
Remember poetry, like meditation, can be experienced in any way you experience it.
2024-04-1914 minMeditation MattersThe Gift of Compassionate BreathingOften the greatest gift we can give ourselves is the gift of stillness.
Today's podcast will focus on compassionate breathing.
2024-04-1714 minMeditation MattersA Focus on Being PlayfulGeorge Bernard Shaw once said "We don’t stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing.”
Today's podcast will focus on being playful.
2024-04-1614 minMeditation MattersPoetry Friday: Blessings from David Steindl-RastToday's Poetry Friday will focus on words from David Steindl-Rast. While you're listening, become aware of a growing feeling of gratitude.
2024-04-1213 minMeditation MattersThe Wonder of SpringWhile it's true that every season contains infinite possibilities, spring seems to be nature's reminder of all that is possible. Perhaps this is because spring is when we can easily observe the life bursting forth in everything.
Today we'll share a few poems about spring.
2024-04-0514 minMeditation MattersBecoming Like WaterBruce Lee once said "Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend."
Today we'll focus on becoming like water.
2024-04-0414 minMeditation MattersWelcoming the Healing Power of LoveLove is the key ingredient to healing. When we feel the power of love, we connect to our deeper spiritual self.
Today's meditation will focus on the healing power of love.
2024-04-0313 minMeditation MattersReclaiming the Beginners’ MindA beginners' mind is a mind full of curiosity and wonder, free of preconceptions and expectations.
Today's podcast will focus on reclaiming the beginners' mind.
2024-04-0214 minMeditation MattersA Focus on Simplicity and StillnessThích Nhất Hạnh once said "if we are not calm, we cannot listen and understand."
Today's meditation will focus on finding stillness.
2024-04-0114 minMeditation MattersPoetry Friday - Classic Poems from the United KingdomIn solidarity with Catherine, Princess of Whales, we'll enjoy some classic poetry from the United Kingdom.
2024-03-2915 minMeditation MattersEnjoying a Relaxed MomentSometimes the most productive thing you can do is to just relax.
Today's podcast will focus on meditating to achieve complete relaxation.
2024-03-2815 minMeditation MattersPoetry Friday - William Edgar StaffordWilliam Edgar Stafford was a poet from Hutchinson, Kansas. Some of his most poignant poems are about the simple beauty of nature and appreciating the moment.
Today we'll reflect on his poem "Ask Me".
2024-03-2215 minMeditation MattersPrayer Through GratitudeIt's been said that what we focus on expands and grows. Thus when we focus on the goodness in our lives, we actually create more of it.
Today's podcast will focus on prayer through gratitude.
2024-03-2115 minMeditation MattersBreathing in PeaceYou are completing deserving of peace, now and always. From time to time, your mind may begin to wander to a memory of fear. That's part of being human.
Today's meditation will focus on welcoming peace with our breath.
2024-03-2015 minMeditation MattersThe Joy WithinJoy is a state of being you can choose. Joy is infinite and part of who we really are. Sometimes we simply need to reawaken the joy that exists naturally within us.
Today's meditation will focus on the joy within.
2024-03-1214 minMeditation MattersMindfulness-Based Stress ReductionMindfulness-Based Stress Reduction is a mindfulness training program created by Jon Kabat-Zinn in 1979. It is supported by a wide body of research showing that is effective in treating stress, chronic pain, anxiety, and even depression. One component of the program is called the body scan, in which we bring awareness to various parts of our body.
Today's podcast will focus on the body scan component.
2024-03-1116 minMeditation MattersChoosing to Welcome Inner PeaceWelcoming inner peace begins with choice. Our emotions are our emotions. In the words of the American nun Pema Chödrön "Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions."
Today's meditation will focus on welcoming inner peace.
2024-03-0714 minMeditation MattersChoosing Mindfulness and Expanding AwarenessMindfulness is simply expanding your awareness of your own actions, thoughts and feelings. It is the practice of non-judgmental serving. It allows us to liberate ourselves from the extremes of thinking too much and thinking too little.
Today's podcast will focus on choosing mindfulness.
2024-03-0614 minMeditation MattersTo Choose HappinessEspecially in times of uncertainty or difficulty, it's important to remember that we all deserve happiness. True happiness is not dependent on what is happening around us, but is within us and always available.
Today's podcast will focus on choosing happiness.
2024-02-2614 minMeditation MattersA Focus on Conscious BreathingThich Nhat Hanh once said "Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor."
Today's podcast will focus on conscious breathing.
2024-02-1513 minMeditation MattersThe Infinite Healing Power of Pure LoveWhen love is the foundation of your life, there are no limits or problems that cannot be solve. Today's meditation will focus on the healing power of love.
2024-02-1413 minMeditation MattersPoetry Friday - Margaret AtwoodMargaret Atwood is known for her book series The Handmaid's Tale and is regarded as one of Canada's finest writers. She is also an accomplished poet and activist.
Today's meditation will focus on poetry from Margaret Atwood.
2024-02-0913 minMeditation MattersReleasing AngerWe all feel anger from time to time, both in our personal lives and as we bear witness to injustice around the world. Anger is natural, and if properly directed can lead to positive emotions and actions.
Today's podcast will focus on releasing anger.
2024-02-0814 minMeditation MattersGreatness Through HumilityWhat is humility exactly? It's not the observation of ourselves as small, but rather viewing ourselves as part of something larger.
Today's podcast will focus on finding greatness through humility.
2024-02-0714 minMeditation MattersDon’t Worry, Be HappyBobby McFerrin once sang "In every life we have some trouble. But when you worry, you make it double."
Today's podcast will focus on living a stress-free life.
2024-02-0614 minMeditation MattersA Simple Relaxation MeditationToday's podcast will focus on meditation to achieve complete relaxation.
2024-02-0514 minMeditation MattersPoetry Friday - A Few Poems From Wendell BerryWendell Berry's poetry celebrates the sacredness of life and everyday miracles.
Today's meditation will feature a few of Berry's poems, including "The Peace of Wild Things."
2024-02-0214 minMeditation MattersLimitless LovingkindnessToday's meditation will focus on sending wishes of wellbeing to others.
2024-01-3108 minMeditation MattersA Magical Journey Across All Time and SpaceToday's podcast will focus on expanding our connection with the entire universe.
2024-01-3013 minMeditation MattersBeing PlayfulGeorge Barnard Shaw once said "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing."
Deciding to bring more playfulness into our lives is a decision to stay young in mind, body, and spirit. Today's podcast will focus on being lighthearted and childlike.
2024-01-2912 minMeditation MattersThe Act of BreathingThere is nothing planned for today's podcast, so instead we'll focus on the act of breathing. Sometimes the greatest gift we can give to ourselves is the gift of mindful breathing.
2024-01-2412 minMeditation MattersTranquil Tuesday: Simple RelaxationSometimes people judge and say "Don't just sit there, do something." But occasionally it's nice to do the opposite.
Today's podcast will focus on simply sitting.
2024-01-2314 minMeditation MattersMellow Monday: Simple RelaxationHenry David Thoreau once said that our health requires relaxation and aimlessness.
Today's meditation will focus on letting our breath be our masseuse.
2024-01-2211 minMeditation MattersConversations with GodIt's been said that spirituality is the bravest journey. Today's meditation will focus on strengthening our connection with the divine and fearlessly peering into the mysteries of life.
2024-01-1807 minMeditation MattersA Focus on Welcoming Inner PeaceInner peace is always there. It is not necessarily the solution, but it is a way to the solution.
Today's podcast will focus on welcoming inner peace.
2024-01-1814 minMeditation MattersReleasing Worry and Living Stress-FreeIt seems like stress can be a familiar friend, always with us. But stress is not a mandatory part of life.
Today's podcast will focus on enhancing our wellbeing by letting go of stress and releasing worry.
2024-01-1614 minMeditation MattersBeing Joyfully Present in 2024It doesn't always feel this way, but joy is a state of being that you can choose.
Today's podcast will focus on one of our intentions for 2024, which is to live joyfully present.
2024-01-1014 minMeditation MattersPoetry Friday - 99 BlessingsWhen hearing poetry, nothing is supposed to happen. Instead, allow the words to flow through you.
Today's podcast will include a poem from David Steindl-Rast's book "99 Blessings."
2024-01-0515 minMeditation MattersWelcoming a Week of GratitudeThere is always something, even in times of difficulty, that we can be grateful for. But when we focus on the goodness of our lives, we actually create more of it.
Today's podcast will focus on being grateful.
2023-11-2014 minMeditation MattersLetting Go of Reactivity and AnxietyThrough mindfulness and non-judgmental learning, we become aware of the choices we make through every single moment. Once we become aware of those moments, we can choose to let go of anxiety and overcome reactivity.
Today's podcast will focus on releasing ourselves of reactivity and anxiety.
2023-11-1415 minMeditation MattersResilience in Times of DifficultyIn times of difficulty and challenge, the resilience that lies within each of us is always there. That resilience is part of who we really are. We are resilient not because we lack challenges, but often because of them.
Today's podcast will focus on resilience in times of difficulty.
2023-11-1316 minMeditation MattersPoetry About HopeEspecially in times of uncertainty or difficulties, it's important that we bring our awareness to expanding hopefulness.
2023-11-1014 minMeditation MattersBeing ThereWe hear a lot of the importance of being there for friends and family, being there for those who are struggling. Of course, true presence is more than just being there.
Today's podcast will focus on expanding our ability to be there for others.
2023-11-0914 minMeditation MattersTrusting LifeAs the Benedictine monk David Steindl-Rast said "in thanksgiving to life, I pledge to overcome fear by seeing in what I might otherwise fear, the opportunity to cultivate courageous trust in life and so to lay the foundation for a peaceful future."
Today's podcast will focus on Trusting Life.
2023-11-0814 minMeditation MattersBeing Joyfully PresentWhile it may not feel like it with all of the difficulties swirling around us, joy is a feeling that you can choose.
Today's podcast will focus on trusting in the universe and being joyfully present.
2023-11-0714 minMeditation MattersFocusing on Our Inner PeaceWhile we all have challenges and difficulties, and these are difficult times, we need to remember that we have control over our inner peace. Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to let another person or external event to control your emotions.
2023-11-0614 minMeditation MattersPoetry Friday: Julia FehrenbacherToday's podcast will focus on poetry from Julia Fehrenbacher's collection On the Other Side of Fear.
2023-11-0314 minMeditation MattersHealing: Step ThreeToday's podcast will focus on the third step in our Healing series. Pain and life is inevitable, but suffering is not.
2023-11-0214 min2023-11-0114 minMeditation MattersMindfulness-Based Stress ReductionMindfulness-based stress reduction, or MSBR, is a training program created by Jon Kabat-Zinn the late 70s. MSBR is supported by a wide body of research that showing that it is it is effective at addressing chronic pain, anxiety, depression, and general stress reduction.
One key tool of this program is called the body scan, which is what today's podcast will focus on.
2023-10-1916 minMeditation MattersWeathering the Inner StormWhether it be worry, grievance, pain or any other emotion, we often feel as if there is a storm within us.
Today's meditation will focus on calming that storm and regaining a sense of harmony.
2023-10-1813 minMeditation MattersAchieving Inner PeaceIt’s been said that conflict in the world is an outer manifestation of the human mind. And thus, in bringing an sense of ease to the human mind, perhaps we will gain an understanding to the true power of peace.
Today’s podcast will focus on achieving inner peace and coping with uncertainty in the world around us.
2023-10-1714 minMeditation MattersThe Serenity PrayerToday's podcast will focus on the Serenity Prayer, often attributed to the American theologian and philosopher Reinhold Niebuhr. The prayer offers us the opportunity in times of great stress and discord to re-center our thoughts and actions where they can be helpful and constructive.
2023-10-1616 minMeditation MattersPoetry Friday - Yehuda AmichaiToday's podcast will focus on poetry from Yehuda Amichai. Born in Germany in 1924, he fled the Nazi's at age 12 and settled in Tel Aviv. He's recoginized as one of Israel's finest poets, and it's been said that he's the most widely translated poet since King David.
2023-10-1314 minMeditation MattersOvercoming AngerWe all feel anger from time to time. Anger is natural and if properly directed, can lead to positive emotions and change.
Today's podcast will focus on overcoming anger.
2023-10-1214 minMeditation MattersUnityMartin Luther King once said "we must learn to live together as brothers, or perish together as fools."
Today's podcast will focus on finding unity.
2023-10-1113 minMeditation MattersStrategies for Difficult TimesToday's podcast will focus on using meditation to deal with difficult times.
2023-10-1012 minMeditation MattersFortitude and CourageFortitude is the ability to walk through fear, doubt and uncertainty.
Today's meditation will focus on embracing our inner courage and inner fortitude as we pray for unity and strength around the world.
2023-10-0914 minMeditation MattersOur Infinite CenterIt's been said that while being self-centered is the source of grief, being centered is the source of freedom.
Being centered means being aware of the calmness and quiet inside of you. As you become centered, you experience timelessness.
2023-10-0315 minMeditation MattersRecalibrating after the WeekendIt's said that a calm mind is a best cure for life's challenges.
Today's podcast will focus on relaxing our bodies and calming our minds.
2023-10-0215 min2023-09-2913 minMeditation MattersDiscussions with the DivineThe most important thing about meditation is that it gives us the opportunity to hear our soul speaking to us. Today's meditation will focus on listening to our souls.
2023-09-2814 minMeditation MattersRenewal in this SeasonThere is no better time than autum to imagine that we are standing like trees, our inner selves unadorned by decoration, ready to rest and regain our strength. Growth requires release.
Today's podcast will focus on renewal.
2023-09-2715 minMeditation MattersA Focus on ForgivenessWe all make mistakes. Other people, even those close to us, can hurt us from time to time. But if we hold on to grudges forever, it's like adding an entire new injury to the experience.
Today's meditation will focus on forgiveness.
2023-09-2614 minMeditation MattersPoetry Friday - Reb NachmanReb Nachman advocated for an unstructured and spontaneous form of prayer, often in solitude. His goal was to see the divinity inherent in all beings.
2023-09-1514 minMeditation MattersLovingkindnessLovingkindess has no conditions and no expectations. It is ideal, pure love which exists within each of us.
Today's podcast will focus on expanding love towards ourselves and others.
2023-09-1313 minMeditation MattersGreatest Weapon Against StressToday's podcast will focus on the wisdom of William James, the great American philosopher who once said "the greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another."
2023-09-1214 min2023-09-1114 minMeditation MattersPoetry Friday - Khalil GibranThis week's Poetry Friday will focus on Khalil Gibran and his poem "On Self Knowledge".
2023-09-0814 minMeditation MattersPoetry Friday - Poems about HopeThis week's Poetry Friday will focus on poems about hope.
2023-08-1814 minMeditation MattersThe Healing Power of LoveThrough love, we connect to our true spiritual self, without flaws or imperfections. Through love, we connect to the infinite, perfect stillness which is always with us.
2023-08-1714 minMeditation MattersChoosing Inner PeaceInner peace always begins with choice. In the words of the American Nun Pema Chödrön, inner peace begins the moment you choose not to let another person or external event control your emotions.
In today's podcast, we'll focus on a simple exercise that will help us choose peace.
2023-08-1614 minMeditation MattersRelaxing Awareness MassageIn celebration of National Relaxation Day, today’s meditation will include a Relaxing Awareness Massage.
2023-08-1514 minMeditation MattersIncreasing Strength and ResilienceWe are resilient not because we lack challenges or burdens, but because we each have the capacity to continue on despite those challenges.
Today's podcast will focus on increasing strength and resilience.
2023-08-1414 minMeditation MattersNational Lazy DayIn today's podcast, we'll celebrate National Lazy Day by including 10 minutes of silent meditation in addition to our normal opening and closing.
2023-08-1014 minMeditation MattersBeing Present for Others is Your Greatest PresentSometimes being present is the greatest gift we can give others.
In today's meditation, we'll walk through four intentions to strengthen our ability to be there for those who are important in our lives.
2023-08-0914 minMeditation MattersHappiness is Your BirthrightHappiness is not dependent on what it happening. It is already within us, just waiting patiently for us to call upon it.
Today's meditation will focus on embracing happiness more fully.
2023-08-0813 minMeditation MattersCultivating a Beginner’s MindA beginner's mind is a mind for of curiosity and wonder. It is free of pre-conceptions, curious, and fresh.
Today's podcast will focus on expanding an cultivating a beginner's mind.
2023-08-0713 minMeditation MattersPoetry Friday - Li PoToday's meditation includes poetry from the 8th century Chinese poet Li Po. His poetry emphasizes harmony with nature, appreciation for the present moment, and stillness. In this way, Li Po's poetry reflects many of the themes of our daily meditation.
2023-08-0414 minMeditation MattersSpeaking with the Divine PresenceRabbi Joseph Gelberman, a renowned Kabbalah teacher, once said "the most important thing about meditation is that it allows us the opportunity to hear our souls speaking to us."
Today's meditation will give us the opportunity to allow our souls and the divine presence to speak to us.
2023-08-0113 minMeditation MattersExpanding the Light WithinToday's meditation is a version of one we did in March of 2020.
2023-07-3114 minMeditation MattersPoetry Friday - Randy MeisnerIn today's meditation, we'll reflect on some timeless lines by Randy Meisner.
2023-07-2814 minMeditation MattersExpanding an Attitude of GratitudeMental health professionals teach us that by increasing gratitude or gratefulness, we improve our resilience and optimism.
Today's podcast will focus on expanding an attitude of gratitude.
2023-07-2713 minMeditation MattersFinding Your FlowAll of us from time to time become frustrated with events in life. We can become upset even at little things that aren't exactly right, often a reaction to stress and anxiety.
On today's podcast, we'll focus on expanding our ability to go with the flow.
2023-07-2615 minMeditation MattersReplacing Disappointment with HopeDisappointment is a feeling that follows the failure of expectations. We all feel disappointment sometimes, but we need not be defined by it.
Today's podcast will focus on dislodging any disappointment we may be carrying.
2023-07-2414 minMeditation MattersTake a BreathThe greatest gift of meditation is simply the opportunity to pause and go within.
In today's meditation, we'll focus on taking a moment to breathe.
2023-07-1914 minMeditation MattersPoetry Friday - Thich Nhat HanhIn today's meditation, we'll reflect on poetry from Thich Nhat Hanh.
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