Gregory Kramer talks about integrating Buddhist wisdom with our everyday life. Gregory Kramer teaches, writes, and is the founding teacher of the Insight Dialogue Community. His primary focuses are sharing a relational understanding of the Dham

Shelly Chauhan reflects on her experience dealing with breast cancer

Nov 1st, 2020 33m 8s

Shelly Chauhan reflects on her experience dealing with breast cancer: “As a psychologist and coach, being diagnosed with breast cancer has enabled me to experience, first-hand, the transcendental power of emotional regulation, self-compassion,

Jan Winhall: Making meaning

Oct 1st, 2020

Jan Winhall and Serge Prengel talk about making meaning. Or, rather, feeling it, sensing into it. Jan Winhall, M.S.W., R.S.W., F.O.T., is a psychotherapist in Private Practice and Director of Focusing On Borden, a centre for teaching Focusing a

Richard Gillett: The high cost of divisiveness and how to deal with it

Oct 1st, 2020

Richard Gillett is the author of It’s A Freakin Mess: How to thrive in divisive times. Here, we talk about how personal and social divisiveness manifests and its huge costs to our physical and mental well-being. We talk about how to change the

How to depolarize political conversations

Sep 14th, 2020 6m 21s

Political conversations tend to bring out activation and polarization. This is not a reason to avoid them. To avoid falling into the pitfalls of polarization, use a mindful approach that fosters curiosity. Instead of defending a position, make

Fingers touching: Embodied one-minute mindfulness practice

Aug 23rd, 2020 3m 54s

See the audio recording below the text. Today, I am going to describe to you a one-minute practice. Now, when I say one minute, it could be 50 seconds or five minutes. We’re not timing it. You sit on a bench or a chair, with your feet touchin

Merete Holm Brantbjerg: A gentle exploration of stress

Aug 1st, 2020

In this conversation with Merete Holm Brantbjerg, we explore experientially what happens in our body when we get stressed. See PDF transcript of this conversation. Merete Holm Brantbjerg developed Relational Trauma Therapy, a psychomotor and sy

Harbert Rice: How a felt sense functions in a group

Aug 1st, 2020

In this conversation, you will learn how a felt sense functions in a Quaker Meeting’s gathering circle. Harbert describes how his work with Gendlin’s philosophy and Quaker practice came about in a Quaker meditation as a felt sense to map Quaker

Victoria Ramos: Dance with the Divinity which is you (a guided meditation)

Jul 16th, 2020 16m 20s

“In this guided meditation, I will share with you how you can experience each breath as a gift from the Divine. The tradition is Shaivism Tantric Yoga, and just my own yoga physical practice. But yes the origins are Yogic. But the awareness of

Deb Dana: How the nervous system affects our daily life

Jul 1st, 2020

The nervous system is where our experience begins. In this conversation, Deb Dana describes how it works and how it affects our daily life. There is a PDF transcript of this conversation. Deb Dana, LCSW, specializes in treating complex traumati

Bruce Nayowith explores experiences of connection

Jul 1st, 2020 20m 3s

In these two short conversations, Bruce Nayowith explores his inner experience in 2 situations: (1) making contact with others while connecting with a young part of himself; (2) a situation in which an energetic connection was felt at a distanc

Judyth Weaver: What Sustains Me (2020)

Jun 20th, 2020 49m 19s

Five years after the original conversation we had about what sustains her, Judyth Weaver follows in 2020. Judyth O. Weaver was awarded the USABP Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018. As a modern dancer she went to Japan in 1965 to study Kabuki an

Judyth Weaver: What Sustains Me (2015)

Jun 20th, 2020 37m 46s

Judyth Weaver talks about her life force (2015). See also 2020 follow-up conversation. Judyth O. Weaver was awarded the USABP Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018. As a modern dancer she went to Japan in 1965 to study Kabuki and Noh and then ente

Faith as a human experience

May 16th, 2020 10m 40s

Here, I am not talking about faith in God or in religious beliefs. I am talking about the human capacity for the experience of faith. See audio recording at the bottom of the page. When you hear the word faith, you probably think about religiou

Stephen Porges: Finding meaning in the midst of the Coronavirus crisis

Apr 16th, 2020

In this 3-minute video, Stephen Porges talks about finding meaning in these difficult times: “Perhaps this challenging period is directing us to what our real goal in life is. And that is to relate to others, to connect.” See PDF transcript – S

Connecting during COVID-19 : Reach In & Reach Out

Apr 1st, 2020

During these difficult times, you can help other people, and help yourself, by reaching out. In this 4-minute video, Stephen Porges talks about listening and connecting. See also PDF transcript and 日本語のPDF. How you can do it See the short vid

Greg Cootsona: Finding Grace, Finding Space

Apr 1st, 2020

In this conversation, we explore the notion of grace. We talk about it from a spiritual perspective: the Christian spiritual tradition which is Greg’s anchor, as well as other spiritual traditions. We also explore down-to-earth experiences, suc

Active Listening: How to compensate for social distancing

Mar 16th, 2020 7m 36s

With the pandemic, we have to avoid unnecessary contact. So we need to make the most of what little contact we have: When you can’t go broad, go deep. This is the spirit in which I describe an approach called Active Listening, in the 7′ 30″ vi

Washing hands as a mindful practice

Mar 11th, 2020 4m 27s

This 4-minute talk suggests a way to approach washing hands for the coronavirus as a mindful practice. For a transcript, see my article on Medium: Washing hands as a mindful practice. Published March 2020

Marcella Calabi: Enjoying a mindful conversation

Mar 1st, 2020 46m 5s

We start talking about language. As we speak from the felt sense, it becomes a conversation about incorporating a mindful attitude into a conversation. And an invitation to enrich our lives with mindful conversations. Marcella Calabi helps peop

Bill Epperly: Awakened living

Jan 1st, 2020

In this wide-ranging conversation, Bill Epperly discusses his sources of inspiration and renewal as well as the role of vulnerability in awakened living. The conversation ends with a discussion of how to be an awake, mindful person in today’s c

Loch Kelly: Effortless Mindfulness

Dec 1st, 2019

Loch Kelly talks about effortless mindfulness, and how he sees access to awakening as the next natural stage of human development. Loch Kelly, M.Div., LCSW, is an author, meditation teacher, psychotherapist, and founder of the 501c3 non-profit,

Edgardo Riveros Aedo: The emergence of the new

Nov 1st, 2019

In this talk, Edgardo Riveros Aedo gives a spontaneous demonstration of the kind of inner dialogue that makes it possible for something new to emerge. The video is in Spanish. Even if you don’t speak Spanish, I suggest you look at it (at least

Feeling the sense of connection: Conversation with Lisa Dale Miller

Oct 28th, 2019

This is a continuation of the previous conversation with Lisa Dale Miller… but it can be listened to without listening to the first one. Here, we explore the experience of having a sense of connection. Lisa Dale Miller, LMFT, LPCC, SEP is licen

Mindfulness & connection: Conversation with Lisa Dale Miller

Oct 20th, 2019

This conversation is an exploration of the shared pause: What happens when we pay attention not just to thoughts and ideas, but also to the experience of being in conversation. Lisa Dale Miller, LMFT, LPCC, SEP is licensed to practice integrati