Concentration has many uses and benefits. It assists us in studying, enables faster comprehension, improves memory, helps in focusing on a task, job or goal, and enables you to ignore meaningless and irrelevant thoughts and background distracti

S1E7 Relaxing the Body Meditation

Aug 8th, 2021 26m 29s

Join Jess Okanya Patel in this guided meditation where we intentionally tend to our own body in order to bring a sense of relaxation. By bringing our attention to our body we slow down mental processing and move into a deeper, more grounded spa

S1E6 Motivating With Compassion Instead of Criticism Meditation

Apr 19th, 2021 29m 36s

In this practice Jess Okanya Patel assists us in connecting with the wise, compassionate part of ourselves to naturally foster greater motivation, in order to reach our goals in life, instead of relying on our harsh inner critic.

S1E4 Nourishing Breath Meditation

Apr 18th, 2021 19m 48s

Join Jess Okanya Patel in the Nourishing Breath meditation, a supportive practice for grounding oneself when feeling overwhelmed. This practice brings attention to the natural contraction/expansion rhythm of the breath. Practitioners rest in

S1E5 Compassion and Caregiving

Apr 18th, 2021 29m 4s

Caregiver burnout is at an all-time high due to the challenging conditions of COVID-19. Join Jess Okanya Patel in this conversation where she explores the practice of compassion to soothe and bring relief to the painful feelings often experie

S1E3 Self-Compassion for Emotional Resiliency

Apr 18th, 2021 26m 19s

In this episode Jess Okanya Patel discusses the importance of self-compassion for building emotional resiliency. Rather than continually judging and evaluating ourselves, self-compassion involves generating kindness toward ourselves as imperfe

S1E2 The Loving Kindness Meditation

Mar 29th, 2021 22m 52s

Join Jess Okanya Patel in this guided meditation that evokes feelings of love and kindness to ourselves and others. This meditation can help to soften feelings of anger, judgment and worry by helping practitioners to see the innate goodness wi

S1E1 The Dynamic Duo: Mindfulness & Compassion

Mar 28th, 2021 28m 58s

In this episode Jess Okanya Patel provides an introduction to the benefits of mindfulness and compassion. We will explore how these two qualities foster a state of warm, connected presence during difficult moments in our lives. It is an inner s

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